Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 21, 2024

But what about Vern?

Ernest? Where’s Frank?

The Importance of being Ernest…

I thought when you put meat on the bones of idea, the expression was “flesh them out”, and “flush them out” was what you do with the contents of a toilet. I’ll bet Pastis says “butt naked” and “for all intensive purposes”.

It’s me, it’s me, it’s Ernest T. (Bass)

Ernest does Pearls…

Let’s be Frank, Ernest has not had an Earnest thought in ages.

At least it’s not in dead Earnest.

I have seldom seen such a great assemblage of mondegreens as in today’s replies. Well done, people!

They need to understand The Importance of Being Earnest, it’s a Wilde idea!

If you’re gonna flush him out, try “colon broom”.

well, at least he is earnestly earnest about his puns!

Flush them out?

“Whatta ya think, Vern?” ~ Ernest P Worrell

He should keep goingi n earnest.

I suspect he loves the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”.

Always a great way to start the day with one of Stephan’s puns

May I be Frank? I’ll be Earnest if you’d rather?

—Benny Hill

…it’s like a vicious snowball.

Weak pun.

This is what happens when you try to make a joke about hurricane Ernesto at 4am, the morning before deadline – his “think” tanked

“Flush them out.” Exactly correct: Down the toilet they go!

More ‘Crocs’.

These weekday pun strips can be refreshing, though they also feel a lot more forced than the Sundays because there’s so much less space for develop them.

Aah, yes and he, Ernest Hemingway, did some great work, one of the best being Mariel.

In the religious Brotherhood of Likas, novate Tomee stood out with the ladies. They appreciated he was Lika Brother Tomee.

Someone should flush the Heritage Foundation’s think tank Project 2025.

“I think I’m gay”, said Tom, half in ernest.

that’s the importance of…

G R O A N — LOLOL

I love the puns!!!!

Oscar Wilde did this one 100 years ago