Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 20, 2021

You mean he writes those puns sober?

Sounds like that could be a potion from the Wizarding World.

I think the drink Rat’s thinking of in the third panel is called “Beer.”

I suppose it was PASTIS time to bring that up, Rat? ;D

Black licorice, eh? I’m going to have to investigate.

Liquorice toothpastis of the same taste.

It tastes like drinking a glass of licorice, and it looks like lemonade.

We have a food called pasties , but it’s just a “miner” food.

It’s just absinthe for the weak. However, I can say from personal experience you don’t want to vomit absinthe. Moderation in all things, especially if it’s above 100 proof and tastes like black licorice.

OK Stephan …. A circle is a circle ;-)

Black liqorice? Sounds like Jagermeister…..

Good to check and be safe, Rat, but don’t ever have it if it’s past-is best by date!

…said the king of setups.

Now, where is that comic strip by Grand Marinier?

Wait until the gang hears about pasties.

Which is more horrid, pastis or ouzo?

That joke is “Pastis” prime !

Does Rat look as tall as Stephen when he stands on his desk? No, just Pastis eyes.

lmao

Add enough Fernet Branca and it’ll kill most of the licorice taste.

Pass the pastis, Pastis.

Set up by his own strip. Not sure if that’s a new “low” or a new “high” for Pastis. lol

Like Sambuca maybe? Not really a fan of that taste at all. I’m a bourbon and cognac kind of guy.

We can’t all be cunning linguists.

“Pastis” will leave you pun-dering aimlessly…it sounds like UUUUzo

I spent an interesting afternoon drinking that stuff in a bar in Marseille

American licorice or European? American stuff is for wimps.

No, doesn’t taste like black licorice, or I’d hate it. It’s a unique taste, but very good. Introduced to it by French friends.

So now we’re left wondering: What kind of liquor does cause Mr. Pastis to “spout stupid puns?” (Rat’s words, not mine)

Wait… I haven’t had any of this, yet I’m still a pun-ster. No one’s immune to terrible wordplay…

Real licorice is only black. Anything else is Red Vine or Red Rope, and they contains no licorice extract. So, calling licorice “Black Licorice” is redundant. Whew! Glad I got that off my chest. I’ll step down off my soapbox now. :)

Black licorice is licorice. In any other flavor, it’s not licorice.

No more puns.

There’s also a covering for part of the female anatomy with a similar sounding name…

A pregnant woman once told me that she likes black licorice because it tastes just as good coming back up as it did going down. I’m partial to Good’n’Plenties myself.

Of course, that would make it Past-EE!

Hmm, and here I thought Pastis had taken the pledge. Maybe he smelled lemony for a different reason.

Pastis with ice-cold water (no ice) was the first apéritif I was offered at my first dinner party when living in France. The louche effect is magical…

Is it similar to Pernod?

isn’t the PBS author here of Greek heritage, not French?

When the drink is brought to the table, does someone say “Okay gang, the Pastis present!”?

If I eat anise, I get heart palpitations. I’m not sure I want to experiment with anise-based liqueurs. Though there are more unpleasant ways to end up in the ER.

From what I just saw, it is pus colored.

My HS French teacher said it was delicious.

Racist!

Cartoon-Boy takes some self-inflicted punishment for his being a paronomasiac! This could be fun! But as a Greek he should prefer ouzo to pastis. I do, even though not Greek by blood….

If it tastes like black licorice, it IS utter crap.

Licorice—>AnsiseBut not named after Pastis.So: It’s not Pastis anise.

So is it pronounced pas-TEEST? Like I thought Stephan’s surname was until I watched him on IG? (and learned his name is PAS-tis, of Greek orignin)