Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 17, 2015

I wonder if Pig believes World War II was between Mars and Jupiter?

Frankly, Pig, we don’t give a damn.

I think the Dakotas weren’t around yet as states during the Civil War.

The Jersey Shore started the war, Pig.

And remember: Pig votes!

It’s a touchy subject, pig. Ask again in 100 years.

Sadly Pig’s question seems like one some Americans actually would ask.

Yes, Pig. And the Cold War was between Iceland and Greenland.

Too soon.

The black or the blue side?

The Civil War was fought between Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”.

Dakota was formed as a territory in 1861 which included present day North and South Dakota plus most of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. There was a separate war with the Sioux Indians in the Dakota territory that coincided with the US Civil War.

CIVIL WAR???War is HELL people and it is hardest on the civilians.

It was a war between the farmers and the industrialists. Both sides lost, and both sides won. Does that answer your question, Pig? It doesn’t? You’re more confused than ever? Welcome to the US of A.

I thought the Dakota was an apartment building on Central Park West.

Greenland won, at least there were no Icelandic survivors left in Greenland.

Silly Pig! It’s the annual college football game between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University.

There was nothing civil about it. 600,000 soldiers died.

The Joyzee/Jersey line is around exit 9 of the turnpike for those that want to choose sides.

Or between the north and the south pole

There have been lots of civil wars through history, but only one War of Northern Aggression.; P

Silly Pig. It was between West and East Virginia. The East lost so now it’s just called Virginia.

Ever notice that South Dakota is in the Northern US?Or that North Carolina is in the Southern US?Or that West Virginia is in the Eastern US?

oh, wonderful strip today. I live in South Jersey……………

The War of the Roses was between Pete and Axl. The 100 year’s war was between Bob Hope and George Burns. Know your history, Pig!

“Mars and…??” Wasn’t it?

Civil war is a misnomer. It was the War of Secession. It would have been a Civil war if the South had tried to conquer the North.

Well, the thing I find remarkable is how they managed to fight nearly all of the Civil War battles at national parks. Revolutionary War battles, too.

Pig needs to start from the beginning and learn about the states—34 at the time of the War Between the States.

Regardless, the North wins. Screw you, South Dakota!

Its time to take up arms against the those North Jerseyians again. We’re sick of that giant sucking sound from Trenton North! Throw in Cherry Swill while your at it and anything North of the 42 Freeway!!!! To Arms!!!!

We claim to make societies CIVIL as opposed to barbaric. Is it so that they could wage a CIVIL War??Then all’s well in the world today!!! Just a simple minded pig, trying to make sense of it all, that’s me!

It was between North America and South America.

The Seven-Years’ War (1755-1764, which isn’t seven years) had battles in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia, so shouldn’t it be considered a World War? It is known as the French and Indian War here in the States and our friends to the north call it the War of Conquest.

Well, Pig, it all started at Fort Sumter, which is located in Southern California.

don’t forget the texas-israeli war. it was a doozy

Unfortunately it was not confined to North Carolina vs South Carolina (who was primarily responsible)

well at least Pig isn’t a comic nerd

everyone knows the civil war was against Iron man and Captain America

Isaac Asimov once pointed out that only one state or colony has ever been designated as “East,” namely, East Jersey Colony, along with West Jersey.

The only other East/West divided state I can think of offhand is East and West Germany—which have since been reunited.

“War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!”

Love that song.

xxx

North and South America – We lost

North Jersey rules! South Jersey drools!

SP, i will have to look up if you grew up in the tristate. (Any chance of a relationship w Teddy? She and i grew up going to Setauket School and ELVHS more decades ago than i think you have been in the world.) Yes, southern NJ was and remains more midatlantic while northern NJ is and remains closer in ways to NYC and New England, and that division did show up in some split sympathies around the time of the Civil War.

Ah, you grew up in California if Wikipedia is to be trusted, SP. Reading that ddid lead me to your Timmy Failure series which i have added to mt wish list for our great-niece and great-nephew.

When I was a wee one, I thought the Civil War was fought between North and South America.

Northern and Southern California. Aren’t they two states now?