Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 07, 2017

Just take 2 with water and get a book from the library.

Actually, it’s quite easy to read a book on a tablet; just lay the tablet down, set the book on top of it, and read.

You’ll notice that this works with both computers and aspirins.

Ain’t modern technology grand? (Zebra’s dad looks more like a granddad to me.)

Why would his dad call him Zebra? What does dad call the other siblings?

Usually I read One A Day on my tablet

The smell of Croc is in the air………..Beware Zebra Na-bor!

All I can read on my tablet is Rorer 714…

Just take a picture of the tablet using the built-in camera that most tablets have. Then you can read the tablet on a tablet!

Zebra referred to himself as “Zebra” to his Dad. Which should be like me calling my Father and referring to myself by our last name.

Zebra does a Charlie Brown impression?

Damn. I’m Zeba’s dad. Hey! That makes me a stud!

Is this the first time we see Zebra’s dad?

ASA

Now I finally understand… After 3 &$&?# hours

Long time no see, Zebra.

Kindle, baby— real Kindles, like the Voyage. Uses reflected light, so it works fine in any light; and has a built-in light so it works just as well in no light. I have walls of bookshelves and a Kindle, too— I like both in different circumstances.

Something to read while you recharge?

Zeeba live with Pig. Zeeba think like Pig.

This took me a minute, but this is absolutely a conversation I could see having had with my grandmother. One of the stories told at her funeral was the time she called my mother all excited because she had heard on the news that they were giving away free condos to students on Spring Break in Miami.

Stephan was actually funny Today!

Generation Gap! I see that Zeeba Neighba’s dad has a landline, too!

Ain’t Progress wonderful?!

I’ve actually died.

So funny! Well done, Pastis!

xxx

who the @#!$%^&^ calls an aspirin a tablet???

Next time, Zebra should say, “Hi, Dad. It’s me, Thompson … you know, from your experimental phase.”

No tablets pictured there – just capsules

Actually, this can be a problem once you get older and have a dozen prescriptions, half of which are white tablets with tiny letters on them.

There are aspirin tablets, then there are iPad tablets.

Yah you have to be of a certain age for this one