Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 10, 2018

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    BE THIS GUY  over 6 years ago

    One would think all that biking would reduce the chance of reproduction.

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    Rod Gonzalez  over 6 years ago

    Somebody beat up Rat within an inch of his miserable no good life.

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 6 years ago

    A vicious Cycle.

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    ND Cool Z  over 6 years ago

    TAKE THAT, JEF!!!

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    knight1192a  over 6 years ago

    No Pig, it’s not all of them. Need a plan to also eliminate the arrogant drivers.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 6 years ago

    Where is Jef, anyway? Is that him in panel one?

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    Bilan  over 6 years ago

    I’m not worried about the cyclist. It’s the politicians breeding that’s got me panicking.

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    blunebottle  over 6 years ago

    YAY! THREE CHEERS FOR RAT!!!

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member over 6 years ago

    Please, do that to Jef the cyclist

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    Soo5002  over 6 years ago

    Oh Lord yes. Only a small minority of cyclists are morons like Jef. But, alas, it’s this small minority that give the rest of us a bad name. And to be fair, there are plenty of idiots in motor vehicles who have a sense of entitlement and think they own the roads. Indeed, why can’t be be courteous and respectful to each other?

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    PrairieDog37  over 6 years ago

    Wouldn’t beating each other with sacks of granola infuriate the grainarians, who are just a self righteous as the cyclists? Then the grainarians would probably beat up the fruitarians, who would beat up ….

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    Nyckname  over 6 years ago

    Put your bike within sixteen inches of me in a crosswalk or on a sidewalk, and you will end up with road rash.

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    ekw555  over 6 years ago

    I think that as a plan to “eliminate cyclists” this is badly flawed.

    as Panel 3 shows, what you have succeeded in doing first is eliminate all the non-cyclists.

    now when the cyclists beat each other to death with sacks of granola, there will be no one left to enjoy their absence.

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    corzak  over 6 years ago

    If there’s going to be massive demand for huge bags of granola, it’s seriously time to think long-term about oat commodity futures.

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    MeGoNow Premium Member over 6 years ago

    The ones the granola doesn’t get will die in bicycle/bicycle collisions at stop sign intersections.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 6 years ago

    No matter what side you are on, this is darn funny!

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    A_NY_Outlaw  over 6 years ago

    how do they breed through the spandex?

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    JohnSmith3  over 6 years ago

    I think this should apply to anyone who’s elitist, cyclist or otherwise.

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    J Quest  over 6 years ago

    Planet Of The Jefs

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    Spiny Norman Premium Member over 6 years ago

    I have a full size pick up, hardly notice cyclists, just another bump in the road.

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    hooglah  over 6 years ago

    I couldn’t agree more A person has to really hunt to find something more worthless than a cyclist.

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    blunebottle  over 6 years ago

    IF I RULED THE WORLD™, there would be no bicycles allowed on any road that was posted over 30km/hr (20mph). And that ban would extend to those fake electric power-assist “bicycles” that they allow in traffic. In BC, they are classed as bicycles, don’t require a license or insurance and only a bicycle helmet, which most don’t even wear.

    And if one hits you, good luck getting anything out of them in court.

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    Ermine Notyours  over 6 years ago

    A comic strip about cyclists without a single bicycle pictured. I seem to remember this from a book cover somewhere.

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    Cavenee Lonnie Premium Member over 6 years ago

    I have a couple of old European bicycle pedal type mopeds and I’ll be go to hell on a forklift before I ride them on a major artery through town with full size SUVs barreling through at 20mph (or more) over the speed limit. People who ride bicycles on main roads need their heads examined.

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    F-Flash  over 6 years ago

    I think we should re-cycle training wheels.

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    nopainogain  over 6 years ago

    Pastis stop making comics about me!! lol jk

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    RWill  over 6 years ago

    Stephan doesn’t get invited to many barbecues at Levi Leipheimer’s house. Just a guess.

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    Sisyphos  over 6 years ago

    Very perceptive of you, Pig! Now, get busy filling these big burlap sacks with granola! It’s very important to the welfare of the world!

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    Constantinepaleologos  over 6 years ago

    If I read Rat’s plan right, that would eliminate all people.

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    cdgar  over 6 years ago

    Stephan has identified one of the worst segments of our society. Let’s help them destroy each other, then we can take back the bicycle lanes they’ve stolen from motorized vehicles.

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    chris_weaver  over 6 years ago

    Cyclist genocide!

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    Mumblix Premium Member over 6 years ago

    I had an encounter with a “Jef” cyclist last week when I went into a roundabout in my subdivision. I heard a yell and looked back and saw a cyclist behind me. He somehow followed me to my house (which considering it was 100 degree and uphill and a mile from the roundabout was a pretty good feat) and when I got out of my car he had his phone out recording. He said that I nearly killed him. I told him that I didn’t see him. He kept saying “bikes aren’t invisible, sir” in a prissy voice. Eventually he went away.

    Later I wished that I had said, “No, bikes aren’t invisible but they are small and when ridden by an enthusiast like you they are fast. It seems like when you see a car at an intersection you should think that maybe they won’t see you and maybe you should slow down and take precautions in case they pull out in front of you.”

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    GCNP Premium Member over 6 years ago

    Hating on cyclists is an American tradition. It’s easy because they look silly, some of them are rather extreme, but mostly because they are defenseless against drives in cars. But this is what happens as the end-game of that hate attitude:

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/11/latest-man-who-killed-5-cyclists-gets-40-year-sentence.html

    Enabling and reinforcing that hatred and derision, leads to normalization of violence and acceptance of sloppy careless driving, and it’s not a good look for PBS. Just read your comments from drivers.

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    Cherry  about 4 years ago

    I see a flaw. if the world is filled with nothing but bikers, if they beat each other to death, not only would bikers be gone, but also the human population. Oh well.

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