Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 05, 2018

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 7 years ago

    7 × 13 = 28

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    Sherlock Watson  almost 7 years ago

    Stephan to Pig: “Here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!”

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 7 years ago

    I’ve heard of A&C as well as L&H, but not Smothers. (In the final panel, shouldn’t be Hardy and Abbott?)

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 7 years ago

    Laurel and Hardy are easier to draw.

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    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3P1qnd65IjM

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    thetraveller4  almost 7 years ago

    Pig is getting smarter…just a few strips ago, he thought “homophobic” meant being afraid of home!

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    blunebottle  almost 7 years ago

    Now we know why their TV looks so old…..

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    Dirty Dragon  almost 7 years ago

    I guess I never thought about it that way.. neither Laurel or Hardy were a straight man, they pretty much had equal chances to get the laughs.

    Bud Abbott and Dick Smothers were unquestionably the straight men in their acts. George Burns was the straight for Gracie Allen.

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    Bilan  almost 7 years ago

    Dean Martin was arguably the best straight man.

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    Gent  almost 7 years ago

    So, it’s a sin to be straight now?

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    dadoctah  almost 7 years ago

    How about Wheeler and Woolsey?

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    ellisaana Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    If we still had Paulsen to run for President, he could probably win. Gracie Allen might have a chance, too.

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    chris_weaver  almost 7 years ago

    Apparently, Tommy Smothers was the ‘gay’ man – because Mom always liked Dick best!

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    chris_weaver  almost 7 years ago

    Mr. Pastis, this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!

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    jerumulligan1  almost 7 years ago

    There’s going to be a 2018 release of the movie “Stan and Ollie” starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. Can’t wait. And Stan Laurel always referred to Oliver Hardy as “the funniest straight man in history.”

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    PICTO  almost 7 years ago

    Was John Ritter the “straight man” man in Threes Company?

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    tripwire45  almost 7 years ago

    I bet someone out there will read this and really be offended.

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    Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    A tip of the comedic foil chapeau…

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    Masterskrain  almost 7 years ago

    What about Zeppo Marx? Poor guy, having to be the straight man to 3 different comics…

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    TurbosDad  almost 7 years ago

    Wasn’t Snoopy running for President then? And didn’t both of them get a lot of write-ins?

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    LMAO!

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    Greyhame  almost 7 years ago

    We offer you this Laurel, and Hardy handshake.

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    Nyckname  almost 7 years ago

    Stan Laurel and Charley Chaplin came from England in the same comedy troupe. When times were tough, they’d go out and swipe food together. Things like one would distract a baker carrying trays out to a delivery wagon and the other would walk behind him and lift a few loaves.

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    Ignatz Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    Odd choice, since neither Stan nor Ollie were straight men. They were the time-honored combo of the Stupidest Person In The World and his Stooge. Dumb and Dumber. Lenny and Squiggy. Toby Belch and Andrew Aguecheek. But possibly the best example of the type ever.

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    Ignatz Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    They actually DID have gay stock comic characters, called the “Nancy Boy” or “The Nance” for short. The Marx Brothers stage act had one, an actor named Paul Yale playing the part. Yale was actually straight, presumably, since he and his wife did a musical vaudeville act for years.

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    joefearsnothing  almost 7 years ago

    I met the Smothers Brothers (when they they were struggling to make it to the big time) in the parking lot of a Motel in Houston TX in the early sixties! I was attending a business conference and they were the act in the Lounge! I saw them attempting to fix the power window on their old Lincoln sedan and I walked over to see if I could be of assistance. They were a couple of friendly all american kids!

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    nopainogain  almost 7 years ago

    i’m sure they were at roasts during their time that made this joke look tame by comparison. and im sure they all would have laughed and some might have nodded.

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    Fuz  almost 7 years ago

    I don’t get it

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    Number Three  almost 7 years ago

    “Homophobic” must be Pig’s favourite word now as mentioned above.

    xxx

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    Kind&Kinder  almost 7 years ago

    Check out Stan and Ollie and Santana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5rjfWxGQ0E

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    Faramir   almost 7 years ago

    Pig is getting smarter by the strip

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    Sisyphos  almost 7 years ago

    Pig understands neither comedy nor English. As for Stan and Ollie (easily caricatured), I hope they pound Cartoon-Boy into the floor! Too many times sipping from the same trough….

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    ellisaana Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    Let’s not forget Carol and Harvey, Vickie and Tim.

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    Geldhart  almost 7 years ago

    Is it just me, or does he look like the “Show me what you’ve got” guy?

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    DebUSNRet  almost 7 years ago

    You must not be very old

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    DebUSNRet  almost 7 years ago

    You must not be very old

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    ND Cool Z  over 6 years ago

    Rat, please don’t kill me when I say this: LOL!!!

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    BenjaminSilversten  almost 5 years ago

    i don’t get it

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    Meme Dee Dee (king of the comic reviewers)  about 3 years ago

    Is that Laurel and Hardy?

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