I’ve been single for 18 years. I do and go where I want. Eat and drink what I want. Buy what I want and need, with in reason. Listen to the music I want to in the car. No arguing over the children, money, how clean the house is, etc. Ahhhh, single bliss.
“Elly” is usually a fictional strip within the strip, drawn by Rat. As such, I’m surprised the final panel doesn’t feature Rat giving an inappropriate moral.
Pretending that women do not give precedence to a potential partner’s wealth is like pretending that men do not give precedence to a potential partner’s looks.
Well Elly Elephant what did you bring to the table other then your big butt ? The weights and measures go both ways. At least this guy was talking not sitting like a bump on a log like you. … Crock Power !
Elly, as one of the two people in the entire world who has never married, may I suggest you give the single life a try? As you can see from many comments here, marriage ain’t always what it’s cracked up to be. . .
She’s not a gold digger. Good for her! In the gender swapped version of this comic, the guy would meet the girl in a neutral location to make sure she was attractive first. She would be, and then prattle on about how attractive she was. However, it would make no difference to the guy, and he would invite her back to his place.
Feel like I should post this on a few of the dating apps I have been on! All the women I ever see on those apps live nothing but the high life. They always have their pictures on boats or on the beach in Mexico or the Caribbean. Either that or they are in some exotic locale at a swank club or restaurant. It’s almost as if they are all millionaires or something. Oh, and they all list Traveling the world as their favorite past time. I stopped going on those apps cause none of the women on them even seem real. They are all far too materialistic for me. None of the women I have ever dated in real life or know in real life are anywhere close to the women I saw on those apps!
I’m a guy. Some guys really do act that way. They are not elephants however, I call them pigs. However, there are women out there that like pigs, so we will always have pigs…..
I did the blind date scene through agencies before computers. If a guy told me he had an 8000 sq ft house, he would have automatically been deleted from my second date possibles, unless he also told me that he used it to house his foster kids.
OK, listen, it isn’t just that women aren’t as impressed with money as we used to be — now that we’re allowed to make our own, or at least 80% as much as we’d make if we were men. It’s that, if you think your money “says everything” about you, then you’re probably shallow and dense. Not a good candidate for life partnership.
The male elephant is not a kind person. It’s all about the $$. Any female who has used a dating app would be nuts to go on a first date to a guy’s home. IMO.
BE THIS GUY about 4 years ago
When you see what’s out there, you go running back in.
BasilBruce about 4 years ago
This strip doesn’t make sense to me; I’d have expected her to scream if she’d right-swiped a guy who wasn’t rich.
sirbadger about 4 years ago
That’s 8000 square feet not counting the basement.
Templo S.U.D. about 4 years ago
well, Elly, you lost your chance… again
Bilan about 4 years ago
But he didn’t even get to show her his big . . . trunk.
I meant in the car.
Bilan about 4 years ago
I do like her taste in teddy, er, piggy bears.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 4 years ago
8000 square feet are not that much for an elephant .
DennisinSeattle about 4 years ago
Good call, Elly.
Kurtass about 4 years ago
I’ve been single for 18 years. I do and go where I want. Eat and drink what I want. Buy what I want and need, with in reason. Listen to the music I want to in the car. No arguing over the children, money, how clean the house is, etc. Ahhhh, single bliss.
stillfickled Premium Member about 4 years ago
Too much to read- so I didn’t.
gopher gofer about 4 years ago
♩think i’m better off with the blues…
Caldonia about 4 years ago
Celebrity news sure has taught us that rich dudes are never creeps and criminals (sarcasm).
amethyst52 Premium Member about 4 years ago
“Self praise is no recommendation.”
Georgette Washington Bunny about 4 years ago
The only thing he’s missing is a trilby he keeps insisting on calling a fedora.
nosirrom about 4 years ago
If Elly Elephant wants to catch a guy she has to do the following.
Dig a deep hole
Line the bottom of the hole with ashes
Place peanuts around the rim of the hole
When a guy elephant comes by to eat the peanuts kick him in the ash hole.
hariseldon59 about 4 years ago
“Elly” is usually a fictional strip within the strip, drawn by Rat. As such, I’m surprised the final panel doesn’t feature Rat giving an inappropriate moral.
iggyman about 4 years ago
8000 square feet? That’s peanuts Ellie thought!
iggyman about 4 years ago
Don’t quite get it except the guy was too shallow for her?
LilyGilder about 4 years ago
Did he forget to wear his long, red tie?
Gent about 4 years ago
Elly Elephant has issues.
A Common 'tator about 4 years ago
All our cafés are closed… Hopefully the restaurants will open in the new year… but we’ll still need to leave our contact details…
Gent about 4 years ago
I just want to know whether they drink coffee with putting the cup to their mouths or by using their trunks.
mr_bill_10 about 4 years ago
Pretending that women do not give precedence to a potential partner’s wealth is like pretending that men do not give precedence to a potential partner’s looks.
we5garay about 4 years ago
8000, just big enough for two elefantes!,
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Horton hears a Elly?
Breadboard about 4 years ago
Well Elly Elephant what did you bring to the table other then your big butt ? The weights and measures go both ways. At least this guy was talking not sitting like a bump on a log like you. … Crock Power !
zerotvus about 4 years ago
money can’t but happiness, but it damn sure can you smile…..
Zebrastripes about 4 years ago
He turned up to be a shallow ele! That’s it in an empty nutshell.
1953Baby about 4 years ago
Elly, as one of the two people in the entire world who has never married, may I suggest you give the single life a try? As you can see from many comments here, marriage ain’t always what it’s cracked up to be. . .
aerotica69 about 4 years ago
Apparently female elephants have higher standards than female humans.
diskus Premium Member about 4 years ago
Funny thing is you can see these guys a mile away.
Billavi Premium Member about 4 years ago
She’s not a gold digger. Good for her! In the gender swapped version of this comic, the guy would meet the girl in a neutral location to make sure she was attractive first. She would be, and then prattle on about how attractive she was. However, it would make no difference to the guy, and he would invite her back to his place.
Ellis97 about 4 years ago
If I found a rich girl, I’d devote my world to her.
Joker05 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Feel like I should post this on a few of the dating apps I have been on! All the women I ever see on those apps live nothing but the high life. They always have their pictures on boats or on the beach in Mexico or the Caribbean. Either that or they are in some exotic locale at a swank club or restaurant. It’s almost as if they are all millionaires or something. Oh, and they all list Traveling the world as their favorite past time. I stopped going on those apps cause none of the women on them even seem real. They are all far too materialistic for me. None of the women I have ever dated in real life or know in real life are anywhere close to the women I saw on those apps!
Flossie Mud Duck about 4 years ago
Good for you, Elly.
pcmcdonald about 4 years ago
Did Elly faint?
Bucinka about 4 years ago
Ugh, if his house is big and his bank account is big, I hate to see what the next thing he’d show her is big….
Mando about 4 years ago
The return of Elly the Elephant.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 4 years ago
Who says Stephan Pastis is a cynic again?
Andrew Sleeth about 4 years ago
Elly clearly is an elephant and not a human female.
monya_43 about 4 years ago
I swear, I’ve dated this guy. I agree with Elly’s assessment.
raybarb44 about 4 years ago
I’m a guy. Some guys really do act that way. They are not elephants however, I call them pigs. However, there are women out there that like pigs, so we will always have pigs…..
mi_sbs about 4 years ago
Elephant. Rich. Big house. Screaming. Is this a political statement about a certain party/person?
tripwire45 about 4 years ago
So, what happened?
Diane Lee Premium Member about 4 years ago
I did the blind date scene through agencies before computers. If a guy told me he had an 8000 sq ft house, he would have automatically been deleted from my second date possibles, unless he also told me that he used it to house his foster kids.
aphasia219 about 4 years ago
OK, listen, it isn’t just that women aren’t as impressed with money as we used to be — now that we’re allowed to make our own, or at least 80% as much as we’d make if we were men. It’s that, if you think your money “says everything” about you, then you’re probably shallow and dense. Not a good candidate for life partnership.
Eric S about 4 years ago
I…need….PUNS…{gasp}
Ammosexual is riding the Red Wave Premium Member about 4 years ago
I married a high school sweetheart 40 years ago, the thought of dating makes my blood run cold.
ComicsLover132 about 4 years ago
I’m Honestly Surprised Pastis. Theres going to be a sequel to sopranos coming out and you haven’t mentioned it in your strip at all.
DCBakerEsq about 4 years ago
Plus, no sex is required at a cafe.
Indycar about 4 years ago
With a personality like that it’s no wonder that he is single!
Keno21 about 4 years ago
Let’s be honest; Most women would marry him.
zeexenon about 4 years ago
Hey, wasn’t she in a movie, shortened her name to ELY, Deep Impact?
WilliamDoerfler about 4 years ago
You’re reading the wrong strip.
Call me Ishmael about 4 years ago
Don’t give up, Elly ! There are plenty of elephants in the sea..
jal333 about 4 years ago
The male elephant is not a kind person. It’s all about the $$. Any female who has used a dating app would be nuts to go on a first date to a guy’s home. IMO.
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
Right call, Elly. The dating scene is not for every lady-elephant. I’m sure, though, there is a good bull-elephant out there for you, somewhere….
lindz.coop Premium Member about 4 years ago
I’m with Elly.
Califtony707 about 4 years ago
Hilarious! – I LOVE this one – Keep up the social commentary, Stephan.
Califtony707 about 4 years ago
It’s not so much POLITICAL commentary (although there IS an elephant (I mean, ELEMENT)of it in it) – it’s more SOCIAL commentary.
Dragongirl55 about 3 years ago
Elly dodged quite the bullet, good job sis.
Snuffles [Previously Helikitty] almost 3 years ago
I bet introverts feel the same as Elly elephant. (Last Panel)