Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 22, 2019

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 6 years ago

    Spare him his life from this monstrosity

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    Kveldulf  almost 6 years ago

    Frightening thought: what is his worst subject?

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    Kaputnik  almost 6 years ago

    I see a little silhouetto of a pig…

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    MrFixit  almost 6 years ago

    Galileo Galilei

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    comic4matt  almost 6 years ago

    Mamaaa, Rat’s just killed a man. Put his gun against Steph’s head…

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    verticallychallenged Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    And to think I read these comics to help me fall back asleep. Sigh. Carry on, carry on.

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    dadoctah  almost 6 years ago

    Before Bohemian Rhapsody, we used to sing Galileo’s full name to the tune of “The Happy Wanderer”.

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    enigmamz  almost 6 years ago

    The most important lesson: Nothing really matters.

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    nosirrom  almost 6 years ago

    A Starmus play to his audience and Pastis does a very good job.

    I know most won’t get the reference but most of us don’t have a PhD in astrophysics.

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 6 years ago

    Pig, that is not saying much.

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 6 years ago

    Mama Mia!

    If you’ve got 6 minutes, here it is with lyrics.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFKBR1ggTMY

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    some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Okay, I’ll say it: that’s not a science question. It’s history trivia.

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    Hugh B. Hayve  almost 6 years ago

    I heard somewhere he was pretty scared of thunder and lightening.

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    Radish the wordsmith  almost 6 years ago

    Scaramouch, Scaramouch will you do the Fandango?

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    WilliamRichmond  almost 6 years ago

    Oh great, now I have that song stuck in my head….

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    Breadboard  almost 6 years ago

    Wayne’s World …… Party Time !

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    jmcenanly  almost 6 years ago

    Ask Brian May about that.

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    mjb515  almost 6 years ago

    You have gone and thrown all that away.

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    Fred  almost 6 years ago

    no more music for you young man

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    stringer831  almost 6 years ago

    I’m waiting for Pig’s answer to the inevitable question about the properties of Mercury.

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    Emmett Wayne  almost 6 years ago

    A gratuitous Queen comic on the day the Oscar nominations come out. Nicely done, Steph.

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    Emmett Wayne  almost 6 years ago

    I think the first lines sums up this entire strip: “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”

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    SkyFisher  almost 6 years ago

    One of the most famous celebrations of murder.

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    drycurt  almost 6 years ago

    That is a history question, not a science question.

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    Bookworm  almost 6 years ago

    “Eppur si muove.” Galileo Galilei .

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    Future Reuben Recipient  almost 6 years ago

    if you tell siri “i see a little silhouetto of a man” she’ll sing Bohemian Rapsody

    its true. see for yourself.

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    Znox11  almost 6 years ago

    History Factoid: Galileo was a poor boy from a poor family.

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    chris_weaver  almost 6 years ago

    Is this a real science test, or is this just fantasy?

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    DCBakerEsq  almost 6 years ago

    Let him go.

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    Motormaniac  almost 6 years ago

    Scaramouche!

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    Al Nala  almost 6 years ago

    Everyone KNOWS it’s Gallant Galileo of Galalee!

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    WCraft Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Very funny. Pastis always brings it!

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    Ron Dunn Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Long live Freddy Mercury.

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    ChessPirate  almost 6 years ago

    Bohemian Rhapsody reminds of the “funny wrong lyrics” thing. The line “Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for meeee” sounded to me like “Beelzebub has the devil for a side-board, me, for me, for meeee”… ☺

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    meg_grif  almost 6 years ago

    If you have Siri on your phone, try telling it “I see a little silhouetto of a man”.

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    judy2eyes Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me…

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    genej101  almost 6 years ago

    Oh, Siri, I’ll never let you go… :^)

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    tracybsmith  almost 6 years ago

    BRILLIANT!

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    I’mStandingRightHere  almost 6 years ago

    I’m sure you’re being facetious. Why would anyone try to inject politics into everything.

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    ADNERB Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Okay…I found this really funny!! I’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything when I read this. It would have been bad for my keyboard.

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    Kind&Kinder  almost 6 years ago

    “Any way the wind blows….”

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    Daeder  almost 6 years ago

    Pig totally rocked that question!

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    skipper1992  almost 6 years ago

    …. aaannnd straight to the comments.

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    Chris Sherlock  almost 6 years ago

    I find Pig’s remark in the last panel somewhat discouraging, given his answer to the question.

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    Sisyphos  almost 6 years ago

    You’re such a bohemian, Pig!

    It is pretty scary if Science is your best subject; do you expect to graduate?

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    mdmp22  almost 6 years ago

    Omg so funny

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    GeifuKe  almost 6 years ago

    Galileo leaves Pig all starry-eyed.

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    GeifuKe  almost 6 years ago

    The subject of Galileo’s funeral: Planet. Then do it.

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    GeifuKe  almost 6 years ago

    Actually, this sounds more like an interrogation and less like a science quiz. Also, give the age of Galileo when he made his most important discovery, his residence at the time, the distance from his house to his place of work, the number of hours he worked, and the number of wives he had, if he had any, and then multiply all numerical data by 3.14.

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 6 years ago

    103 comments and no political bickering> Oh Joy! This must be a comic strip!

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    dzeeba41  almost 6 years ago

    Could not agree more. Hope its not a dream.

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    BeatrizBroadfoot  almost 6 years ago

    He’s just a poor boy from a poor family

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    Andrew Bosch Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Does Beelzebub have a devil put aside for Pig?

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    EmilyDuncan  almost 6 years ago

    Love this!

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    elementium11  about 2 years ago

    He’s Just a poor boy from a poor family spare him his life from this mostrosity

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