Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 05, 2016
Transcript:
Goat: What are you watching Pig? Pig: Some movie about people in the 1970's. But their plane is on fire and they're all gonna die. Goat: Their plane is not on fire, Pig. They're just smoking cigarettes. Pig: Hahaha... you're dumber than me!! People were never aloud to smoke on PLANES!! Goat: Let me explain the '70s. Pig: And how come people have legroom?
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
“…and why are stewardesses so pretty?”
Sherlock Watson over 8 years ago
“And how come there’s a piano bar upstairs?”:Seriously, watch Airport ’77; the plane had a bar with a piano upstairs, instead of just more rows of seats.
tiomax over 8 years ago
“And why are all these people at the gate? They can’t all be getting on this flight.”
legaleagle48 over 8 years ago
Then again, if it’s a movie about airplanes in the 70s, chances are that it’s a disaster flick, so Pig may not really be wrong about this one!
Thirdbase over 8 years ago
Check out the guy holding the knife.
cdgar over 8 years ago
Planes aren’t like they used to be, when a beautiful lady would push up a cart and ask you “Coffee, Tea, or Me?”
alviebird over 8 years ago
I guess it’s a good thing I smoked through most of the ‘70s, because you couldn’t escape it. Not even in a doctor’s office. I now have zero tolerance for the cr@p. And I mean ZERO.
dadoctah over 8 years ago
And how come they can just drive right up to the airport on a whim, slap some cash down on the counter and run onto the plane..And what’s the deal with those kids with the shaved heads and white robes handing out flowers?
Oshietekun over 8 years ago
And why is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar flying the plane?
wolfowned over 8 years ago
If you remember the 70s, you weren’t there.
Hugh B. Hayve over 8 years ago
I guess pig picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue.
Kristiaan over 8 years ago
That’s one thing I don’t miss about the seventies.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 8 years ago
I was a heavy smoker. I was stationed in Scotland and would come home once a year on a 7 hour flight. I booked NON Smoking section. I wasn’t going to sit in smoke for 7 HOURS!
mortaur over 8 years ago
while flying over Europe, the plumbing sprung a leak both inside and outside the plane. Yes, the rain over Spain fell mainly in the plane.
sarah413 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Robin Williams had the best quote ever. “This who took drugs and remember the 70’s are lying.”
dmk57 over 8 years ago
…and why are they getting free meals, and why do they get free pieces of luggage and why…
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Makes me grateful I was born in 1988
c001 over 8 years ago
Because in the 70s, only people who could affordto pay for legroom travelled by plane, Pig.
Snoopy_Fan over 8 years ago
“Okay. Give me Ham on five, hold the Mayo.”
tahoeh2o over 8 years ago
And everyone is dressed so nice…
Ratbrat over 8 years ago
What’s your vector Victor?
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
I was there, did that thing. I was a non-smoker, but with a Smoking Section nearby, the atmosphere was just as polluted; it didn’t really make much difference, especially on long flights, when I’d end up with my clothes just as stinky from the smoke as if I’d been smoking myself.I’m not sure if Pig’s problem is that he’s (to use his own word) dumb—he seems to be so often—or that he’s just too young and uneducated to have a grasp of the history of commercial passenger flight….
RACerri32 over 8 years ago
Roger ,Roger & Over , Over
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
And why is it so much more expensive these days?
Packratjohn Premium Member over 8 years ago
Real food, real cutlery, and really well dressed passengers. Flying was an adventure, an event, not the flying bus it is today. I know, I can’t change it, but I do miss some things about the 60s and 70s. Mostly I miss hippy chicks, but that’s a different story.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member over 8 years ago
Born in the middle 30’s I remember flights my father took us on a 4 engine Constellation. A beautiful graceful plane which was an Air Force One back in the day. I thought it was hugeas a youngster. But latter went aboard the one restored in KC MO. Tiny & cramped. Loved twin engine DC 3 in short flights up & down East coast states. When jets became popular, I didn’t feel as safe in them, especially when passengers were packed in like cattle in the 80’s & 90’s.
pugmahone12 over 8 years ago
More crocs please.
Daniel Quilp over 8 years ago
Pig: "And who is that white lady who just said, “I speak jive?”
Number Three over 8 years ago
That’s something I’ve learned.Ignore those people who say you can’t learn anything from comic strips.
xxx
Dapperdan61 Premium Member over 8 years ago
I only flew once as a kid in the 60’s & fortunately by the 80’s airlines had gone smok free. It obviously helped reduce their cleaning costs once smoking was banned. Now you just need to be concerned if someone is trying to light a shoe bomb
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 8 years ago
Flying in the ’70s — one flight to Memphis, TN was overbooked so I just switched airlines at the counter. No additional fee, no fuss, just took the hard-copy ticket to the next agent. Another flight (coming back to L.A.) I had some carry-on items, including an entire brick of firecrackers. Just tossed them in the overhead bin without a thought.It was also common for those so inclined to just go to the airport and hang around the gates, people-watching. No ticket required, free to move to any gate and enjoy the passing parade.
ericheadley over 8 years ago
The legroom comment really struck me. It used to be possible to leave the window seat and get into the aisle without the middle passenger or the aisle passenger getting up. This was in coach people, not first class. I like to travel, but flying has now become so unpleasant I wonder if there is some feasible alternative. You used to be able to enjoy your flight, now you just endure it.
Asharah over 8 years ago
Remember flying on a plane when I was 6. They served pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
Saddenedby Premium Member over 8 years ago
yeah what about leg room? back in the 70’s i actually could stretch to the point my knees weren’t around my ears. really!
HowieL over 8 years ago
A benefit of flying in the smoking section (usually the rear of the plane) was first shot at the overheads, plus, people with screaming kids almost always avoided the smoking section.
arthurseery over 8 years ago
I remember when you could Fly from SFO to NYC for $99, with Two Free Drinks, and Full Meal and a Movie. You could also Fly from Boston to NYC for $20, and still get a Free Beer and a Snack. Yeah, take me back to the 70’s (before disco).
Lupin III over 8 years ago
And the 70’s hijackers used to actually land the plane somewhere and negotiate with a government to release the hostages unharmed!
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Ruined by the word “never”
Zebra over 6 years ago
“Where are the seat recline thingys”