Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 06, 2013
Transcript:
Man: Excuse me, but are you the cartoonist who made fun of polka music a while back? Stephan: I guess. Who are you? Man: E.O.R. Rat: Eeyore? Man: E.O.R...easily offended reader. Stephan: Well, what's wrong with making fun of polka music? Man: Polish people pay polka music...it's offensive to Polish people. Stephan: But I didn't even mention Polish people...what if I just make fun of accordions? Man: Polish people play accordions. Still offensive. Stephan: What if I just make fun of music? Man: Polish people play music. Man: Ohmygawd...fine..I'll make fun of...uh...tetherball! Is that okay with you?? Man: No. Stephan: What now? Man: It has a pole. Could be viewed as a veiled reference. Rat: I say go ahead and make fun of Polish people. Stephan: I give up. Man: Hey, make fun of Russians. Now they've got it coming.
Of course it’s offensive to polish people!
But why would anybody want to polish people?
I mean, sure, anybody would make fun of shiny people, after somebody polishes them….