Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 06, 2022

Dogs shouldn’t be allowed in diners.

There was once a Benny Hill sketch about a homemade space rocket called Indestructible the Second; the first one fell apart.

Boney Bone Two’s got a bone to pick with you.

Was that dog Marmaduke?

I kind of like Boney Bone. Hope he stays.

Boney has a bone to pick with you, Pig.

an old man cometh to play knick knack give a dog a bone, all innocent fun but boney isn’t having it unless there is some gristle on his manly parts; he does have his modesty after all…..

Here doggie. Come here boy…

boney looks like a bit of a bonehead…

They founded this band, ‘Boney M’. The ‘M’ stands for ‘mutt’.

Nothing like hearing about your predecessor being ripped to shreds to kill the mood. Of course, Boney isn’t happy about it.

I wonder how Stephen comes up with these ideas for his cartoons ? " boney bone " that is a riot for sure . : )

Boney Bone has B( º )( º )Bs?

Unless they’re anthropomorphic, dogs ain’t allowed in the diner.

can’t open the strip. But do remember another roadside attraction, dogs in space ya all

Is this strip discriminating against “Milk Bones”? So Pearls is “Bacist”.

Bones tend to be moody when they reflect on their history…crushed, broken, boiled, smashed, eaten, crunched…..

I am going to report Stephan to the PETB, People for the Ethical Treatment of Bones.

When I was a asst. mgr at Safeway, I used to have to be the one to escort people who snuck in Fluffy, out of the store. And I still cringe when I see a dog in a store or place that serves food- especially when the mutt is in the “baby seat” of the cart. Dogs on a leash are NOT a good combo with carts either. Service dogs are trained to stay with their human & not cause a hazard by getting their leash in front of other carts.

but, there’s always something. People used to put their baby in a leaky diaper on the checkstand belt in the days we used to ban pets.

there should be a sign on the door for dogs – BYOB

I’m more interested in how cat scratching posts are feeling.

A dog and his bones are friends to the end……

Honest question: who brings a non-service dog to a diner? I have never seen that.

Ya, I wonder why…

As a dog, I will say boney bone looked like a snack so I took full advantage of that.

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of pearls!

It was kind of Boney #1’s own fault – he should’ve never mouthed off to that dog and said: “I’ll bet you only eat soft foods!”

Boney Bone 2 looks waaaaaay too happy in frame 1….

I am a dog owner and I totally agree with Be this guy

Moody river, more deadly than the vainest knifeMoody river, your muddy water took my baby’s life

Last Saturday evenin’ came to the old oak treeIt stands beside the river where you were to meet meOn the ground your glove I foundWith a note addressed to meIt read “Dear love, I’ve done you wrong”“Now I must set you free”“No longer can I live with this hurt and this sin”“I just couldn’t tell you that guy was just a friend”

Moody river, more deadly than the vainest knifeMoody river, your muddy water took my baby’s life

I looked into the muddy water and what could I see?I saw a lonely, lonely face just lookin’ back at meTears in his eyes and a prayer on his lipsAnd the glove of his lost love at his fingertips

Moody river, more deadly than the vainest knifeMoody river, your muddy water took my baby’s life

Embrace your destiny.

What did you expect, Pig, telling the story of how you caused the demise of Boney Bone #1?

No kidding! “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” – Words to live by.