PS: Did you know that most houseflies travel in nearly linear segments with sharp turns between them? I think it’s a survival characteristic in an environment with predators who can be led into assuming you’re going to be there by the time they can attack. Similar to the way squirrels make a sudden turn and let their tail mislead the eye into thinking they’re still moving in a line.
I can’t figure out how Stephan does this. At first glance I thought he had just copied panel 1 into panel 2 and changed the dialogue. I checked all three figures and could not find the slightest difference.
Nobody who writes can deny/ that it’s harder to write on the fly/ so why take a chance ?/ Use the SEAT of your pants/ But be sure that the pants are quite dry…
Include a chapter on the rapid figure eight wing pattern and supergluing your ass to it. Another chapter of the great odors while eating dung and rotting flesh. Oh yes, another chapter on walking the rim of my milk glass.
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
Rat, that’s messy. How about a big can of bug spray?
Sherlock Watson over 4 years ago
Today’s background music: The theme from S.W.A.T.
deojaideep aka Courage over 4 years ago
Splat!!
B UTTONS over 4 years ago
Things can now happen — PIG can FLY.
Gent over 4 years ago
If the fly flies with Pig on his back, we can say “oh look, flying pig!”
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 4 years ago
Stephan, your fly is open…
dadoctah over 4 years ago
“Be afraid. Be very afraid.’
(I seem to be making a lot of old TV and movie references in this strip this week.)
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Well THAT pun just buzzed right on by.
PS: Did you know that most houseflies travel in nearly linear segments with sharp turns between them? I think it’s a survival characteristic in an environment with predators who can be led into assuming you’re going to be there by the time they can attack. Similar to the way squirrels make a sudden turn and let their tail mislead the eye into thinking they’re still moving in a line.
GROG Premium Member over 4 years ago
Wouldn’t you like to flee on the fly?
Sanspareil over 4 years ago
In the dark, Pig could be a FLY by night author!!
tudza Premium Member over 4 years ago
This is one of those SWATings I’ve been hearing about?
DennisinSeattle over 4 years ago
Oh, Stephan. Pig’s on Fly, really?
Thomas Pernot over 4 years ago
This is the kind of strip I like, skip the political crap
Eric S over 4 years ago
he’s just trying to pun-ish everyone
Breadboard over 4 years ago
Rat you need a " Bug – a – Salt " Firearm. Shoot Pastis in the butt ;-) … Croc Power !
rekam Premium Member over 4 years ago
Well, I love puns. Miss my hubby’s.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 4 years ago
Goat over 4 years ago
Is the fly, by any chance, Gregor Samsa?
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
That’s it, Rat calls in the swat team!
JasonBall over 4 years ago
Lmao. This is absolutely hilarious. The imagery, the pun. Only Pastis can make me laugh so hard.
Willywise52 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Highly.
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
Ewwww!
MS72 over 4 years ago
HIT ‘IM AGAIN!
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 4 years ago
Rat is bugged by jokes like this.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 4 years ago
I prefer Ron O’Neal, the original Super Fly!
Steverino Premium Member over 4 years ago
I have gotten appundicidis from reading this strip.
StratmanRon over 4 years ago
Pigs on the wing. This may call for the full SWAT Team!
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Rat, DO IT!
nosirrom over 4 years ago
It’s a flypaper story.
Al Nala over 4 years ago
Me, I’m thinkin’ “tactical nuke”.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Now the fly was overwelmed
by this deep generosity of Pig,
to give give give of the foodage.
’Cause all life lassk ssk suf of the foodage, ha!
He look at Pig and said.
Is there anything I can reciprocale,
or do in the joy of return for your generosity,
for giving me food and stuffy?
Pig, I’m looking for the other half of the moon and dangly,
This is my folly, show me where the missing half of that moon.
I don’t know, said the fly returnly, but I know someone who know,
if only I were big enough to transporty most.
I would take you there myself, I would do this.
And Pig, having the possey power of the Magicold,
Ah, standed over, roley out the sleevey,
wavely hand, hovery hovery hovery hovery
and out with these magic wordy.
If all the flys were one fly,
what a great enormouse flyfelolifer that would bold, oh.
And there, incredible but oh dear, hovery hovery.
Now the fly recalled with these wordage.
Not only will I transportnum there,
but I will sing it a deep joy of a songload in your eardroves.
That I will Do.
.
Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
Bookworm over 4 years ago
The next time one of your local TV channels shows “The Fly” of 1958, check out the credits. Watch for an actor named “Al.”
Kveldulf over 4 years ago
I can’t figure out how Stephan does this. At first glance I thought he had just copied panel 1 into panel 2 and changed the dialogue. I checked all three figures and could not find the slightest difference.
Then I noticed the skyline.
if(comicStrip == "funny") {return "laughter";} over 4 years ago
And he kept telling pig about his problems… pig’s fly was open
BiathlonNut over 4 years ago
The grass between rat and the fly is longer in panel 2.
tonicee9 over 4 years ago
Love it! More, more, more.
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
Swat him, Rat!!
johndifool over 4 years ago
Help me! Help me! Hellllppp meeee!
Chad Cheetah over 4 years ago
I might wrong but don’t fly’s have something like antennae?
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
I get all my best ideas in the shower. But, it’s really hard on laptops.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 4 years ago
If Rat caught Pig on the fly, he’s out.
CaveCat87 over 4 years ago
It could have been worse, Pig could have been wearing a pair of pants with the fly open if he would have made a pun like that.
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
Nobody who writes can deny/ that it’s harder to write on the fly/ so why take a chance ?/ Use the SEAT of your pants/ But be sure that the pants are quite dry…
Ryan B Premium Member over 4 years ago
Why did I visualize the last panel before I saw it? ..lol
marilynnbyerly over 4 years ago
I’ve been attacked by horse flies almost that big. Nasty, painful things.
zeexenon over 4 years ago
Include a chapter on the rapid figure eight wing pattern and supergluing your ass to it. Another chapter of the great odors while eating dung and rotting flesh. Oh yes, another chapter on walking the rim of my milk glass.
knight1192a over 4 years ago
Too small, Rat. With the size of the fly he gave the strip, that swatter needs to be five times that size.
hitek1st over 4 years ago
HAH! Another LOL moment. Thx, Steph.
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
That’s too disgusting, Rat. Try something like bug spray.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 4 years ago
?
Jml58 over 4 years ago
Your fly is open.
SaraScopp over 4 years ago
guh-roan
writemom over 4 years ago
Today I got a huge laugh from this strip!
Cat Hammer over 4 years ago
With this transport, Pig and his literary output can end up on the same dung-heap.
oakie817 over 4 years ago
ka-swat
tinstar over 4 years ago
Pig is just winging it.
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
Swat! Swat! Swat!
Ahh, now I feel better. Just deserts for Cartoon-Boy….
randomrobot over 4 years ago
Best drawing of a fly to ever appear in Pearls
Orcatime over 4 years ago
It explains a few strips.
Corey Cohen over 4 years ago
This certainly was!
No One in Particular over 2 years ago
I swear, soda almost came out of my nose when I read the PUNchline.