Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 15, 2015
May 14, 2015
May 16, 2015
Transcript:
Pig: Can I help you, Mr. Death?
Death: Yeah, Pig, your kumquat tree is dropping kumquats on my lawn. You need to go over there and pick them up.
Pig: I'm sorry, but I'm not going to do that. I love defying death.
He could have gone with a pun there. Death could have asked Pig to stop walking across his yard, and Pig replying “My feet won’t let me”, or something Like that. Then in the last panel Pig tells Rat that he has Death defying feet.
He must have been listening to, “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” Pick up those quats, Pig, or you might wind up as roast pork! Have you been a bad little Piggy?
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
So if Death picks up Pig’s kumquats, the kumquats will shrivel into nothing?
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Here Lies Pig~~~~~~~~~~All for the Sake of Kumquats
blunebottle over 9 years ago
Never seen Pig so assertive
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 9 years ago
This one needs a fourth panel where Rat goes and introduces Pastis to Death.
tulpoeid_ over 9 years ago
I never expected I’d say this. But I almost miss the pun stories.
Z Blair Premium Member over 9 years ago
Pastis likes to do those on Sundays. Stay tuned.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Next thing you know, Pig’ll try to dare devils.
danfromfreddybeach over 9 years ago
tomorrow Pig goes to Death’s Door to apologize
Arianne over 9 years ago
What in Hel…sinki is Pig thinking?
Arianne over 9 years ago
@Susan and danf.f.b. Ha! Perfect!
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Pig? Death-defying feats?! Egad, what is this world coming to, when Pig is the most pro-active character in the strip? Death, where is thy sting?
phylum over 9 years ago
kumquats….haahaaahaaaa ha haha ha haaa haaaa.
knight1192a over 9 years ago
Boy, someone’s a real daredevil.
me over 9 years ago
I’m not sure Pig realizes what a grave matter this is.
whiteheron over 9 years ago
You can defy Death, Pig, but don’t play cards with him. We all know you can’t cheat Death.
dre7861 over 9 years ago
“Give me kumquats or give me death!”
celeryonthelapel over 9 years ago
He could have gone with a pun there. Death could have asked Pig to stop walking across his yard, and Pig replying “My feet won’t let me”, or something Like that. Then in the last panel Pig tells Rat that he has Death defying feet.
Peam Premium Member over 9 years ago
Kum quat may, Pig is certainly valiant.
hariseldon59 over 9 years ago
Maxwell Smart once said that “Life is a kumquat”. So I guess death is a lack of kumquats.
Alabama Al over 9 years ago
C’mon Pig. Be a good neighbor. What has death done to you – yet?
tazz555 over 9 years ago
to defy him is like courting death
AtariDragon over 9 years ago
Just don’t make the mistake of defying Mandy.
abbybookcase over 9 years ago
i understand perfectly, walking around the yard of death sounds more unsafe than telling death i ain’t picking up kumquats, sorry
Number Three over 9 years ago
Comic strips teach me something new every day.Rat would definitely tell “Mr. Death” where to go!xxx
Kind&Kinder over 9 years ago
He must have been listening to, “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” Pick up those quats, Pig, or you might wind up as roast pork! Have you been a bad little Piggy?
hariseldon59 over 9 years ago
Maybe Death should take a holiday to get away from Pig for awhile.
cdgar over 9 years ago
Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I fear no evil, for I’m the meanest #%!!! Kumquat of them all.
singkong2012 over 9 years ago
this seems like something rat would do
LOAFY almost 4 years ago
What is with this comic and kumquats?