Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 20, 2015

Here, Pig, I hope this helps:.meta

A term, especially in art, used to characterize something that is characteristically self-referential.

“So I just saw this film about these people making a movie, and the movie they were making was about the film industry…” “Dude, that’s so meta. Stop before my brain explodes.”

Stephan never meta pun he didn’t like.

What’s a metaphor?It’s a place for sheep to graze.

And where do virtual Indians live?In an online reservation.

Quit while you’re ahead, Stephan.

Met a Meta Metaphor for four?

“A man’s reach must exceed his grasp, or what’s a metaphor.” — Marshall McLuhan (what’re you doin’?)

Me, I never metaphor-panel pun I didn’t like.

This one is only three… but it’s meta…and I never meta meta-pun before…So I’ll letta meta setta panels slide.

What’s a metaphor?To catch a basa balla.

I’d rather be one who metaten.

BTW… much as I love this strip….Pearls Before Swine began in 2002.

Puns have been around since way before Roman times….

(or even Times New Roman.)

Groucho made puns on television in the early 1950’s, The comic strip Frank n’ Ernest, which started in 1972, makes horrible ones almost every day.

Not everyone who writes puns is Pastis… or imitates Pastis or steals from Pastis.Let us put those accusations Pastis… er…. Pastus….

Some of us are just afflicted.Have some sympathy!

Where’s Rat’s baseball bat when he needs it?

I’m So Meta, Even This Acronym

Rat hat Recht!STOP this insanity now!

fuzzy wuzzy was a bear..fuzzy wuzzy had no hair..fuzzy wuzzy was not really fuzzy wuzzy…oldie but goodie

Meh. Ta!

I’m with Rat! Stop Pastis before he puns again!

I don’t know what’s the meta with me.

at last the end, has come

at last the end, has come!

@Susan Sunshine—Here’s one of the ignoblest Roman puns of them all:

BRUTUS—Julius, is it true you ate a dozen hot dogs at yesterday’s Coliseum games?

JULIUS—No, I only et two, Brute.

oh dear

Pastis’ new superhero comic: The Meta 4.

‘Like’. :) Peace.

i met a fourwho had a doorthat when you enteredyou became centeredand when you returnedyou were mentally burnedfor your thoughts were explainedto the emotional painof all who could see you

Stephan, I hope you never run out of ideas! Laughing out loud is a great way to start one’s day.

Metafor: meta two plus two.

LOL – I always wonder how students of English as a second language do with these things, especially if you read them out loud.

Prof’s hubbie: If you are not a ship owner, not enough to survive, drachmas or euros.

Hilarious!

xxx

I agree. Rat’s explosive, wide-eyed panic made me laugh for a full minute or two.

meta references entertain me. once saw a porn movie with some. i was hysterical

Your citation regarding sarcasm and wit is attributed to Oscar Wilde, but has never been verified in any of his writings. The comment I referenced about the pun is from Samuel Johnson, who took Shakespeare to task for his use of the form, saying it had some “malignant power” over the bard’s mind. So, both those notions are out and about in the world,

Nothing matters about the metas.

Thank you, Rat (for once!).

This column should be required reading in every English class in America from K-12 through college!

This strip tends to be pretty meta