Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 01, 2023

Too bad. I was hoping for Larson-Pastis collaboration. Stephan can use all the help he can get.

Who is April, and why does she want to fool people?

Poisson D’Avril! way to be humbly Pastis and pay tribute to a legend! Well done!

Maybe I’ll start a new scam today. If I get arrested, I’ll tell the police that my scam was an April Fools joke.

Well, let’s just go over to www.thefarside.com and see… Hmmm… I’m not sure…

The Far Side is timeless, and you can catch reruns of 3-4 of them every day at thefarside.com.

Pastis’s self humility on this one is brilliant!

“April fool” , not “April fool’s”. It’s short for “You are an April fool.” Arlo and Janis gets it right.

Appreciate the nod to Larson.

I get dozens of Far Side cartoons on FB every day—-loaded with chickens, cows, gun toting dogs, cavemen, aliens, giant bugs, and insufferable nerds.

Pearls is good. No, I didn’t say April Fools. The Zeeba and Crocs part is closer to Far Side.

Rat would make a good Far Side villain, and Pig would be a good nerdy victim.

When I was growing up in Oklahoma, April Fool’s was basically about lying, i.t. getting someone to believe something that wasn’t true, like in this strip. But here in Iceland, it’s different. April Fool’s is about tricking people into doing something, i.e. practical jokes. For example, there is a “news” item in one of today’s papers that claims that one store in the capital area is selling chocolate Easter eggs filled with fresh vegetables rather than candy. Included in the eggs are broccoli, bell pepper slices, kohlrabi pieces and baby carrots, among other things. They say there is a limited number of these eggs, so I expect a lot of people will be waiting when the store opens in about an hour.

No Fool like an April Fool!

Finally, this comic now has a funny element. :)

Stephan is the best comic artist ever!!!

The Count is visualizing Pig pushing on a door that says “Pull” at The School for the Gifted.

Pastis is bringing back the Crocs on a regular basis!!

April Fools.

Personally, I like Pearls better than I ever liked Far Side.

That sneaky little rat.

PBS is the greatest! KEEP it going! ❤️☺️

Brilliant!

“The Far Side” is in a league of its own.

Poor, Stephan. His own characters disrespecting him like that.

That was funny!

Well, today’s strip came close, Stephan!

Stephan Pastis won a medal for his comic strip.p

It’s gold.

Oh wait…tinfoil….(the chocolate’s not too bad)…

April Fools!

I still have my Far Side calendar, and the complete Far Side. Those were rly good.

And now you have learned the hard, bitter truth that I learned writing comic books: you’re never fully in charge (and with internal lobbying by the characters, you can be replaced).

April Fish!

Deal with it, Cartoon-Boy! The reality is, your characters are smarter than you, more popular than you, and wittier…well, no, you do put words in their mouths

Ha! April Fool’s, Stephan. We love you….

Close, but no cigar. I would say The Far Side, Tumbleweeds, and then Pearls. All are very close together with just a hair separation.

cute

In the strip “For Better or For Worse” the youngest daughter, April, was born on April 1 and was named such due to that reason.

One of your best ever Steph.

it’s “April Fool” not “April Fool’s”

The Far Side got me through the stress of middle management in the ’80s. First procedure when arriving in my office mornings was to flip the FS calendar. Second was Nectar of the gods, coffee.

My family got me a Far Side day-to-day calendar. They said that I would enjoy the humor of it. Now, after three months, I see why people like it so much. It’s amazing.

Great job, Stephan! Rat was right in the 2nd panel.

Don’t worry Stephan. Your strip is as Huge, make that HUGER, than far side……..bwaaaa ha ha ha haha ha ha hahahaaaahhhhhaaasa. I

Why the apostrophe in April Fools?

Rat’s sickest burn yet.

From “Bummer of a Birthmark” to “Midvale School for the Gifted” Larson always delivered.

The Far Side is still available daily.

I thought one of the criticisms of FS was that people didn’t get it (thus it wasn’t funny to them), so maybe PBS is better off in comparison?

This comic is the best!

I come from a region so backwards, we celebrate loof lirpa!

It must be rough having characters fooling around inside your head like that. My sympathies, Mr. Pastis. No, not really. Yes, I really mean it. Oh, come on… Shut up!, No, YOU shut up! Let me… no… arrghghaaf ahffoa;fha [due to technical difficulties, this comment will be discontinued]

In much the same way that March comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb, April comes in like a Fool and goes out like a much poorer Fool.