Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 02, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  over 3 years ago

    This is not the joke you want to tell.

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    The One follower   over 3 years ago

    Funny

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    Rod Gonzalez  over 3 years ago

    Don’t apologize, Pastis.

    Rat deserves to look bad.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago

    That’s enough!

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    Bilan  over 3 years ago

    He’s a couple of days early for that joke.

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    DennisinSeattle  over 3 years ago

    Ouch!

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    PC200X  over 3 years ago

    Many times, I can predict the joke Pearls is going to make from the first or second panel. This was definitely not one of those times.

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    willispate  over 3 years ago

    Pastis you Bonebrain, Star Wars Tributes are not for another 2 days!

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    BasilBruce  over 3 years ago

    “Lemme ask, Rat”? Can Pig not tell the difference between Hugh and Rat, or is he expressing his opinion of Hugh?

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    Imagine  over 3 years ago

    This is not the pun you are looking for.

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    Warhaft  over 3 years ago

    Ow, my head.

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    ImDaRealAni  over 3 years ago

    Don’t know anything about Star Wars. Is “May the Fourth be With You” some sort of reference to the series? Also is Luke some character in Star Wars?

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    blunebottle  over 3 years ago

    I think I’m going to hurl.

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    Concretionist  over 3 years ago

    Ouch!

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    AndreasMartin  over 3 years ago

    As far as I know, this is the first time Stephan actually apologizes for this special kind of crime :-)

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    kraftjeff  over 3 years ago

    Steph calculator is bad at math

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    dadoctah  over 3 years ago

    “Four candles” reference in three…two…one….

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    Orcatime  over 3 years ago

    At least Pig didn’t go over with Jaycee, Joe the Fat One, Chris, Kirk and Patrick over at Justin’s Timber Lake asking when the party is going to be with Lance’s bass.

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    nosirrom  over 3 years ago

    Meh. This was kind of Borg-ing. ;-)

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    Courage the Cowardly Dog!  over 3 years ago

    Get that Baseball bat Rat!!

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    John Ruttner  over 3 years ago

    Pastis, even for you that’s low, and that’s going some…

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    rshive  over 3 years ago

    Is his address 44? Or 444? or 4444? Or ….

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    mikeywilly  over 3 years ago

    Trouble is, you jabba too much and you hut to stop!

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    Breadboard  over 3 years ago

    Be glad Stephan did not use Princess Leia in some manner .

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    Caldonia  over 3 years ago

    It is a torturous path to that joke, though.

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    iggyman  over 3 years ago

    Ow, Ow, Ow!! Love it!

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    iggyman  over 3 years ago

    EWOK away from that pun!

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    wrd2255  over 3 years ago

    That’s some JarJar-level bad, there.

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    MS72  over 3 years ago

    “These Are Not the Puns You Are Looking For"

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    Ellis97  over 3 years ago

    What did I tell you about puns?

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    Masterskrain  over 3 years ago

    “I sense a disturbance in the Force… as if millions of comics readers cried out in horror…”

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    Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago

    This gave me a Cinco feeling.

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    MikeM_inMD  over 3 years ago

    I did not see this one coming. Good job, Stephan. LLAP!

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    Zebrastripes  over 3 years ago

    Lmao!

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    Goat from PBS  over 3 years ago

    Perfect timing for Star Wars day!

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 3 years ago

    Hugh’ve got to be kidding.

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    Bucinka  over 3 years ago

    Couldn’t save it ’til Tuesday, huh?

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    diskus Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I would have so preffered a croc guard duck sighting

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    Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    AHA!

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    Reader  over 3 years ago

    Let’s give Pastis a Han for this one.

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    uniquename  over 3 years ago

    He’s looking for a little one. You know, a Petite Four.

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    Serial Pedant  over 3 years ago

    Better late than ever….

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 3 years ago

    A Star Wars fan asked a friend what she thought of Han Solo. She replied, “I like Han Kuryakin more”!

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    ILK  over 3 years ago

    It’s never on the list of all time great movies but can you name any movie that has had more influence on society than Star Wars? Specifically A new hope? I know people will argue other episodes were better but if episode 4 had been a stinker none would have been made. TV shows, movies, literature and you name it all have references to it constantly over 40 years later. My grandson Lucas even has a build a bear that says “Luke, I am your grandfather” in my voice. Yes I know that’s not the actual line.

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    Pgalden1 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Awesome

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    raybarb44  over 3 years ago

    Ouch…..

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    Natarose  over 3 years ago

    So close.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Rat, could I borrow your ball-bat? I’d like to hit myself in the head for reading today’s strip.

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    BenTechCode  over 3 years ago

    Honestly, Puns are the best part of Pearls IMO. Although the timing is a bit early, possibly because he knew most people in newspapers only read the Sunday comics, so he wanted this one to reach as many as possible.

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    zeexenon  over 3 years ago

    When I stretch a story that thin, it breaks like a 50-year old rubber band.

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    walstib Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Once someone gave my son some sort of Star Wars action figure that had a button to push for a recording: “Most impressive. But you are not a Jedi yet!” Heard that about a million times.

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    tripwire45  over 3 years ago

    Are you really left handed?

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    MichaelCody  over 3 years ago

    He’s really reaching; I’m really retching.

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    JPuzzleWhiz  over 3 years ago

    Today, we get a two-fer in the pun department! BONUS!

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    marilynnbyerly  over 3 years ago

    STAR TREK had a space shuttle name. That beats a day of the year that isn’t really on the calendar.

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    The Waffles are my friends  over 3 years ago

    Lovely pun, Comrade Pastis. However, the Glorious Leader misses the strips (both the pun-oriented and non-pun-oriented) when Rat killed you or tried to kill you. He found those to be hilarious, Comrade, so if you include those again, it would be most appreciated.

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    txmystic  over 3 years ago

    Hilarious, this is not…

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    DCBakerEsq  over 3 years ago

    Dork Vader.

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    paullp Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Oh, yes, almost forgot that Star Wars day is in two days. Thanks for the reminder!

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    LaughterIsJoyMuliplied  over 3 years ago

    Has to be one of Steph’s best / worst ever. Take your pick.

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    AndromedaMike  over 3 years ago

    Score!

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    cdgar  over 3 years ago

    Something smells bad.

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    jrbaskind Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Yay! Puns! My favorite form of silliness!

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    El Cobbo Grande  over 3 years ago

    Hahahahahaah…..luved it

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    El Cobbo Grande  over 3 years ago

    Pastis………Yo da man!

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    willie_mctell  over 3 years ago

    No like

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    knight1192a  over 3 years ago

    Too early for this pun. Should have been a Tuesday strip.

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    pamela welch Premium Member over 3 years ago

    G R O A N — LOLOL

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    Sisyphos  over 3 years ago

    Aaargh! Cartoon-Boy has a way with puns, and I am tearing myself apart inside, not knowing whether to congratulate him or to join Rat in taking a baseball bat to his noggin! —The man’s a Genius, but I think an Evil Genius….

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    Rogue Symmetry  over 3 years ago

    We’re living in Darth times, indeed.

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    ronaldspence  over 3 years ago

    Love the effort…

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    AndreasMartin  over 3 years ago

    At least rat is definitely numbered one now.

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    GregBrady  over 3 years ago

    Reading comics like this helps me to appreciate the other comics even more.

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    Malph  over 3 years ago

    LOVE Stephan Pastis!

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    Me_Me  over 3 years ago

    may the fourth be with you

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    PBS1!  over 3 years ago

    I like the simplicity of this pun

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