The Big Picture by Lennie Peterson for September 21, 2016

If someone threatens you with a baseball bat, then I’ll call foul.

Stephen Patis did not invent the pun nor does he have a copyright on using puns in comic strips

Some people just like to criticize, it makes them feel better by putting someone else down

Actually, I think Lennie is ripping off “Gasoline Alley” — but you have to look pretty deep to see the similarities.

The issue isn´t about using puns that makes it “similar” to Pastis. But the same kind of low brow puns as he does which makes it so “similar”. Also when you don´t do it on a regular basis in that way it really does stand out more.Besides, it isn´t a bad thing to copy him (or compared) – if that had been the case, and yes I know what I wrote yesterday, but you ought to just see it as a joke when commenters see it as that similar. :)

I use the term “Pastisitis”. A simple affliction causing uncontrollable use of puns and word-play. Unfortunately, Lennie, there is no cure . . .

I just went to “Diamond Lil” where there was a pun. And there it was again! Someone had to invoke Pastis. Geez!

haha!! Don’t be sad….. there are those of us who love your strip for itself.

The people accusing you of this are all either accounts belonging to Pastis or people paid (in some coin) by him. Publicity is hard to come by.