Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 16, 2012

Good thing (apparently) that there are so many crocs.

Should he have told him to ‘Break a leg’ instead? Nah.

Good thing Zeeba didn’t tell them to “slay the audience.”

In today’s strip, the rôle of Bob was played by Frank. RIP. Dat’s how, Larry Croc!

. . . hey, it worked for Punch and Judy . . . right?

I didn’t know Frank was a crack head

Frankly, I’m surprised there are so many crocs left. Dumbness kills.

Let us be perfectly frank, he’s dead Jim.

Zeeba has just found a way to eliminate crocs…talk to them encouragingly.

Well, the good news for Frank is, the pressure of Larry’s bat has completely taken his mind off the pressure of being a predator.

Frankly speaking, I think we’ve seen the last of Frank.

All the crocs’ roles are under-studied.

I’ll be frank.No, you were frank last time; it’s my turn to be frank; you be earnest.

He knocked one out of the ballpark.

Not a literal expression

The play? “Dumb and Dumber”.

Yes – I know it is not a play – you got a better one?

A highly inappropriate way to celebrate a patriotic holiday. Taking up arms against your government is only an act of patriotism if you win the ensuing war. If you lose, it becomes treason, pure and simple.

They’ll need about a 1000 of them to stage “Le Miserable” for a 3 show run.

It helped the play by taking Frank out of it.

Heaven is an all-the-zebra-you-can-eat buffet. You have to kill every croc on the block, then your own family, and then hang yourself to get there. – Problem solved.

Frank should get an Oscar, instead of a Tony. Does Frank even give a D@mn?

Poor Zebra in the last panel.

I love the ‘CRACK’

xxx

I have been wondering forever when stephan would use that phrase.

they’re doing a play on the new “Batman” movie.

I wondered about the bat,too.

Usually it is sweet, dim Pig who takes comments literally. But then he is too nice for that line to work here.

Pastis ran out of Bobs?

Larry has really gone to bat for Frank. Even if it is only strike one, Frank is out at home. Must have been a sacrifice play?

Rip Frank : Killed by the the stupidity of his fellow crocs

Seriously, not even ONE “Break a leg!” joke? What’s wrong with you people?

Zebra, capitalize on this! Guessing that Bob has come back to lif… back to "Pearls’… "“Bob, You can do better! Hey, tell me about your family. Knock ’em all dead!”

55 dead crocs

63 dead crocs.

59

68

77 crocs

86

larry be very strong

Halloo Zeeba Neighba!