Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 11, 2011

Pig, you have the brains of a dust ball.

I guess Zebra’s never heard the song “Tap Your Troubles Away”.

It’s a “Lion eat Zebra” world we live in.At least it wasn’t the Crocs.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Lions who live next door.What happened to Zebra’s wall?

That reminds of a tale my sister told me when I was a kid:“I had a wion [lion] named Hoiman.Hoiman was a nice wion.One day, I came home from school and called ‘Muddah, Foddah, Bruddah, Sistah.’ But Hoiman had eaten up my Muddah, My Faddah, my Bruddah and my Sistah.O Hoiman, I tought you were a nice wion.The next day I came home from school and I tought now Hoiman’s gonna eat (sob, sob) me up.O Hoiman, how could you do dis? I tought you were a nice wion.Den I saw my Muddah, my Faddah, my Bruddah and my Sister!Hoiman had boiped!"

Pig! If the sad story of Dean and Steve didn’t move you to stop dancing … for Pete’s sake, won’t you please stop now?!

Then again, though it’s occasionally misplaced, it is sweet that Pig has such boundless optimism on tap.

Zeeba Neighba should not project his woes on The Tapping Pig, who spreads joy to all the good little boys and girls when he visits on Christmas Eve and leaves presents under the tree…! —Oh, wait. I’m confusing Tapping Pig with Santa Claus! Well, they’re both chubby, people!

They’re dead, Pig played taps; what’s the problem?

C’mon Zebra…..who wouldn’t be cheered up by a tap dancing pig??

If panel 5 ever gets on a shirt or something, I’m buying it! Just panel 5. Not the whole comic.

We haven’t seen the crocs in a while, either.

I agree at least Pig tried.

And today Pig is a strong third in his bid for his party’s nomination

My biggest question is where did Pig buy the purple suit? Kind of snazzy if you ask me!

I’m sorry . . . I don’t intend to be unsympathetic to Zeeba Neighba. But his relatives were obviously very incompetent zebras.It’s not easy for lions to kill full-grown zeebas . . .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6NyQSHTVOU

Well, so much for Obama’a plan to send tap-dancers to the middle east…

No magnifier. Luckily, with this strip that isn’t a major issue, but they sure are more enjoyable when you can blow them up some. PLEASE GoComics… Get it together!

No, no people – the Wall is protecting Zeeba from the Crocs, even though the world condemns it….It’s the unprotected Zeebas that are getting eaten by Lions.But, that’s okay because nobody’s sensibilities are being offended by a Wall.Tappety Tap Tap!

Lions, down in Kenya?

If panel 5 were made into a T-shirt, I would sooo buy it!

Must have borrowed the suit from Willy Wonka.

Zebra’s relatives must have all been slower than the fastest lion. Or someone tripped them in order to ensure their own escape & survival.

If the Tapping Pig won’t cheer Zeeba up, maybe the Rockin’ Robin or Disco Duck will.At least Pig wasn’t dancing to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

Awwwwwwww…

Pig is so funny… I’m sure Rat would have something NEGATIVE to say though!

xxx

BTW, you can buy an outfit like Pig’s in any men’s store in Gotham City.

Snazzy. perhaps going to a Ravens game with those purple threads?

“I count a day lost that has no dancing…” Eat, drink, and be merry…and don’t look back, something might be gaining.

A tap-dancing pig would DEFINITELY cheer me up. I’m a fan.

SusanSunshine and phuh knees, I was going to give this one a break. Pig should be careful, lest he have a spat with Zeeba.

Hey Pig! Check me off as not a fan also!

So… um … wouldn’t “Zebra’s Uncle Steve’s Brother Pete” be… Zebra’s “Uncle Pete?”

@Daoine No. My Auntie Esther’s sister is not my aunt; nor is my Uncle Nosson’s brother my uncle. They’re technically not related to me at all; we’re just “family”.

Bmonk — he’s already got TWO spats with Zebra, doesn’t he? And it’s a tie — in case you can’t see it.

Saoine — For us, yes — hard to say with zebras after all those wild nights.

Thanks, Col. And if you mean the first one… I didn’t think anybody got it. LOL — story of my life. ;cD

Reminds me that Napoleon Dynamite did a dance for his friend Pedro who was running for President.If there’s no part for mourning, then at least one can dance.

Lions gotta eat.

how did Pig pass Zebra’s wall? The Crocks should buy tapping shoes!

If Pete is Steve’s brother, then wouldn’t he be Uncle Pete? I mean, why name him as “his brother Pete” but “Uncle Steve?”

Nice try…

Pig’s heartless.

LOVE the purple suit!! :)

look at the year befores strip on the same day. 1 DANG COMMENT!!!!!

I luv pig wen he dances

ah…I see we’re no longer keeping count of dead zeebas. I’m oddly ok with this.

The Zeebas should buy heavy weaponry from Snuffles.

Tapitty tap