Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 04, 2012
Transcript:
Rat: Hi, boys and girls. Today we're gonna learn about revolution, like the one Jihad Jerry just pulled off in Mr. Rat's neighborhood. As you may notice, I'm now dressed a little different. But don't worry, boys and girls, other than that, everything else in Mr. Rat's neighborhood will be just like it always was. Isn't that right, Mr. Trolley? Camel: Ding! Ding! Rat: Hey, Trolley, sell this oil to Mr. McFeely at exorbitant prices. Jihad Jerry: Bad news. Meester McFeely taken hostage by rival sect. Mr. Rat's Neighborhood.
RobinGoh almost 13 years ago
hahahahahha love it
rf_eq almost 13 years ago
fracking oil prices (are a bit higher than drawing from a natural reservoir)
jlhuitz almost 13 years ago
Wow, just wow. Funny, but I think there are some that won’t feel the same, and they tend to take things rather personal. Siberia would be a good place to flee to.
Ottodesu almost 13 years ago
You’re a wicked lad, Mr Pastis!
zero almost 13 years ago
Any chance the gov’t still has any of those blankets they gave the “Indians?” they ’d make lovely headresses for the sheikhs.
Montaholic almost 13 years ago
Is Pastis trying to win the Pulitzer Prize for religious bigotry? He’s supposedly depicting the mainstream Muslims who have overthrown their countries’ dictators in the Arab Spring. I don’t think Pastis is really a bigot, but this is badly misdirected satire.
Sherlock Watson almost 13 years ago
I’m guessing that, when all the excitement started, Rat disguised himself as a woman so he could sneak out of the situation, and that’s why he now has to wear a burqa.Either that or he just loves the way it feels…
valaraukarsbane almost 13 years ago
What I love about this is how it nicely points out how the Arab uprisings tend to be replacing despotic religious tyrants with despotic theocracies.
Brockie almost 13 years ago
Arab spring turns into winter of discontent.
4shadow almost 13 years ago
It’s Farfur!
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Oh, my! Now is the winter of our discontent! Down with domination by burka! Down with oil cartels! Rescue McFeely!
jbmlaw01 almost 13 years ago
Wicked humor, maybe the best this column has produced.
Lowtech almost 13 years ago
racist
nadzhija almost 13 years ago
Well done, actually.
Sunnaze almost 13 years ago
GoodQuestion Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Well, there goes the neighborhood . . . . ☻
walruscarver2000 almost 13 years ago
When? When did you ever see a racist wash his robes?
dtrujil9 almost 13 years ago
Muslims or Arabs are not above being derided. I’m glad actually that a mainstream comic strip gambled in poking a little fun at a group of people who, on the very extremist side of their culture, would kill a cartoonist for depicting a picture of Mohammed. There seems to be risk in making even a passing joke about Arabs & Muslims, and I applaud it. No person or group of people are above being comedic fodder.
Sweet B almost 13 years ago
who do you like better?rat or pig?
finale almost 13 years ago
At the start of all of these “Arab Spring” situatuions the crowds contained a large amount of Females. As the situation progressed there were fewer and fewer Females. Now, there are almost none (and those “allowed” to participate are covered and escorted). Sorry. It is the truth. Don’t take anyone’s word; LOOK at film of the situation. Enough of soapbox from me.
finale almost 13 years ago
This is probably the last “Mr. Rat’s Neighbourhood” since liquor is now banned.
rockngolfer almost 13 years ago
How about drawing Mohammed, I have always wanted to see what he looks like, cartooned.
Hussell almost 13 years ago
I think it is funny. Ironically, Pastis didn’t make this up. He is merely showing a view of some of the things going on overseas.
If this was about 75 years ago, Rat’s neighborhood would have been stormed by a Nazi army. There would have been some puppets hiding upstairs behind the king’s bookcase.
massha almost 13 years ago
@Montaholic so calling things as what they are is bigoted to you?
gordrogb Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Spring forward, Fall back.
rmvose11 almost 13 years ago
Did anyone else notice the “Die Imperialist Dogs” sign? Not pigs…..
shaggy92420 almost 13 years ago
so no more “Speedy Delivery”?
papabear almost 13 years ago
Mr Trolley’s new name is Fatwa Feldman, as he says “what hump?” Also, Pastis must be well aware that the only non-violent mohammedans are the ones that are not fully committed to following the koran and the hadiths. If someone doesn’t know that they are either ignorant or complicit… there are no other options.
boobooyah almost 13 years ago
I am amazed how racist this strip is. Even more so when I see how some of the comments run with this theme. “Indian blankets for sheiks”?? Do you realize what you are saying here?
jolats almost 13 years ago
This strip is awesome.
Farley55 almost 13 years ago
I wasn’t sure I could like Pastis even more than I already did…but now I do!
coldsooner almost 13 years ago
When’s Rat gonna met Achmed? ("Rat, don’t look at me, I keeeeel you!) This sort of humor is way overdue.
Number Three almost 13 years ago
Ooops!
LOL xxx
codedaddy almost 13 years ago
I turn to the comics for escape, a break; it’s why I skip Doonesbury. I hope that we can soon return to goat, rat and pig, and, of course, the crocs.
fastfred almost 13 years ago
oilcloth almost 13 years ago
Sorry, but I don’t need this in the comics section.
admwrlk Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I was laughing until today. Now I’m a little worried.
tigre1 almost 13 years ago
Sometime it might be interesting to check on the times and situations that Muslims are allowed…even suggested…to lie.
It’s really interesting and puts a whole new light on lots of behaviors. You can google it, or go to a good library.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Hear, hear! Well done.
Moishe3rd almost 13 years ago
OMG! LMAO! BITYGTFATJAGTKYNGLWT! (But I think you’ve gone to far and the Jihaddis are going to kill you now. Good luck with that….)Oh dear Mr. Pastis, why o’ why couldn’t you have just stuck to the obscure and veiled Wall of the Zeeba? Now, you have shown your true colors… Oy.
Robert Debelak almost 13 years ago
I find it interesting that the last two ‘Pearls’ strips on GoComics are different than the ones run in the Detroit Free Press. Perhaps the Freep is trying to avoid offending its audience in Dearborn.
bartbell almost 13 years ago
Wow, this has to be the hardest I have laughed at a comic since Bucky from Get Fuzzy thought Johnny Damon was the Jesus and swore the Yanks would have Buddha by next season.
kcostell almost 13 years ago
Satire? Yes. On target? Perhaps. Funny? Not in the slightest.
Yammo Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Ooohh… Stephen is taking on radical Islam (i.e. Islam, which by definition is radical when practiced as instructed. Not Islam when practiced radically…)!
fmasroor almost 13 years ago
This is absolutely hilarious.
bmonk almost 13 years ago
I agree. A Christian who follows the example of Jesus is a radical: non-violent submission to unjust accusations, who “turns the other cheek” and “goes the extra mile.” But few are willing to be that committed.
pdxjmorris almost 13 years ago
I have really loved this strip – but I hate racist sterotyping even more….it’s truly a shame that someone as smart as Pastis would deal in narrowminded shallow imagery to smear a whole culture (really multiple cultures at one time). Truly a shame….
krayziehustler Premium Member almost 13 years ago
@pdxjmorris , you couldn’t have said it better
lattewoman almost 13 years ago
Hilarious! Another favorite!
kvchappell almost 13 years ago
Loved it! Depicts the innocence of yesterday mixed with the realities of the present. When Eddie Murphy used Mr. Robber’s Neighborhood on SNL they thought it was funny.
tegm almost 13 years ago
yeah, unfortunately they have a completely different sense of humor there so none of this will be funny
bartbell over 12 years ago
Why did Go Comics change this strip?
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
It ain’t a beautiful day in that neighborhood.