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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2019, 04:34 PM Apr 2019

This past Sunday's Pearls Before Swine comic. Ain't it the truth.

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2019/04/14

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This past Sunday's Pearls Before Swine comic. Ain't it the truth. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2019 OP

Ouch. That hurt! Karadeniz Apr 2019 #1

I had forgotten how fantastic Pearls is. (I stopped with comix a few years ago) Thanks. UTUSN Apr 2019 #2

PBS is one of the few strips that makes me literally laugh out loud. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2019 #3

I was going to use "PBS" in my post but steered off because of Public/etc. UTUSN Apr 2019 #4

Why is it that cartoonists and late-night talk show hosts Blecht Apr 2019 #5

Karadeniz

(22,540 posts)

1. Ouch. That hurt!

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 06:37 PM

Apr 2019

UTUSN

(70,713 posts)

2. I had forgotten how fantastic Pearls is. (I stopped with comix a few years ago) Thanks.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 06:59 PM

Apr 2019

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)

3. PBS is one of the few strips that makes me literally laugh out loud.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 07:27 PM

Apr 2019

I might get a chuckle or smile from others but many times I've actually laughed at Pearls Before Swine. (I especially love the pun set ups).

Right now my daughter has discovered Pastis' Timmy Failure books and absolutely loves them.

UTUSN

(70,713 posts)

4. I was going to use "PBS" in my post but steered off because of Public/etc.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 09:55 PM

Apr 2019

Blecht

(3,803 posts)

5. Why is it that cartoonists and late-night talk show hosts

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:06 PM

Apr 2019

... are the only ones telling it like it is?

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