Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 30, 2011
Transcript:
Mom: I hear Dennis the Menace set fire to your house... sounds like your new 'family strip' idea's going great. Pastis: Listen, Mom... I had a nice talk with the young man and I told him he needed to act much, much better. Dennis: Repent, for the end is near. Mom: Maybe too much. Pastis: Hey, Dennis. Go back to burning down my house. Dennis: Here... let me leave you with some literature.
rayannina over 13 years ago
The good news is, you’ll be rid of him after October 21 …
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
Where are cartoon-Pastis and cartoon-Mama Pastis today, if not at the home studio? Dennis is bad enough when he’s normal; when he’s in an “End Is Near” cult, he’s worse! P.S. Mama Pastis, your roots need re-touching!
Ottodesu over 13 years ago
Now, I’m really scared.
loganswift over 13 years ago
I almost didn’t catch the dialogue in the second panel.
zero over 13 years ago
Now I look at it, this is exactly the kind of kid this incarnation of Dennis looks like.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 13 years ago
Actually, the end WAS near — he walked right out of the last panel.Cartoon lives have a beginning and an end every day. Do you think they stay in character between scenes?Maybe they all hang out at a toon bar and talk about US.
Lunatic over 13 years ago
Religious wackos are currently busy burning down the entire country. Please be patient, they’ll destroy your house and business just as soon as they can.
Coyoty Premium Member over 13 years ago
Dennis the Minister.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Well, I home the house burns before the end comes/ I wouldn’t want to miss it.
HaroldPalmer over 13 years ago
Great. Instead of being a little monster, now he’s handing out literature for some religious fantasy camp.
3hourtour Premium Member over 13 years ago
…I loved this week’s cross over strips……death to comic.con…
3hourtour Premium Member over 13 years ago
…oops,that just slipped out…I meant…great job..
hariseldon59 over 13 years ago
At least Mr. Wilson’s getting a break this week.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago
no cults, I think.looks to me that Dennis is a Jehovah’s Witness…….hammering on doors on Saturday morning and pushing their literature into your face
georgelanigan over 13 years ago
“Repent, For The End Is Near?” That Sounds like more of a threat than actually burning down the house. It sounds like something Samuel L. Jackson would say just before he blows you away.
David Bethke Premium Member over 13 years ago
Shouldn’t that second panel have been drawn in a “circle”?
1pbsfan over 13 years ago
I wonder what Stephan’s mom really looks like? We know he isn’t as fat as he makes himself look.
Number Three over 13 years ago
LOL LOL xxx
mac47 over 13 years ago
He’s not a menace anymore!
anddaz over 13 years ago
i love this strip, discovered it only from a few days..
the frog body guard is great :-)
FishingWithMissD over 13 years ago
Dennis has been hanging out with B.C.
pocounohamster over 13 years ago
Well has your mother called yet Stephan?
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
There’s more than one way to be a menace…
LocoOwl over 13 years ago
Pastis is really reaching here…
PRASHANTSRIVASTAV716 over 13 years ago
am quite sure Dennis reads the Bible in cartoon form.. ;)
Pearlslover01 almost 12 years ago
I just realized, Dennis talks in bubbles like all the other characters.It’s the Family Circus kids that talk under the panels