Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 04, 2016

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    BE THIS GUY  over 8 years ago

    I cringed, and I like Cream..Happy Independence Day to my fellow American readers. For the rest of you, it’s just another Monday.

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    AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Make a gag like that today and the young server will give you the blankest expression imaginable.

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    AKHenderson Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Strange brew…

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    Sherlock Watson  over 8 years ago

    By now, I would imagine that they’re all whipped, heavy, and sour.:Twelvescore years ago, something happened…

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    Lukefunnies  over 8 years ago

    Whatever happened to rats job there?

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 8 years ago

    Anyone got a baseball bat wherewith to smack Steph for that joke?

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    x_Tech  over 8 years ago

    No, Rat, you just a little Blind Faith.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member over 8 years ago

    In my white room, with black coffee….

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    electricshadow Premium Member over 8 years ago

    That joke was hardly the cream of the crop.

    Then again, neither was this one.

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    blunebottle  over 8 years ago

    Wow…I’d forgotten how good that band sounded.

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    Phatts  over 8 years ago

    it’s tough with jokes that require a certain demographic.every now and again, someone will ask me how old I am, and I’ll say, “39, like Jack Benny”yah, I see that blank stare. just Google him.

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    anna.i.bykova  over 8 years ago

    I love that Stephan’s maniac smile on the 3rd frame.

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    blueshound  over 8 years ago

    I still have most of their albums. Yeah, I know….What’s an album?

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    Brass Orchid Premium Member over 8 years ago

    It’s a bit like talking to a police officer. If you have to explain something, nobody is going to be laughing.

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    dadoctah  over 8 years ago

    Cream.Bread.Raspberries.Vanilla Fudge..The four food groups.

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    juicebruce  over 8 years ago

    Happy 4th of July to those folks on this side of the pond………..Great comments everyone ! Now I must get out some “Cream” to listen to while I smoke those ribs…………

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    emmapocl  over 8 years ago

    Amazed that Ginger Baker is still alive. What a life that guy has led!

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    Plods with ...™  over 8 years ago

    She went to find her mom to explain the reference.

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    Snoopy_Fan  over 8 years ago

    Knowing Pastis, this could have taken an uglier turn…

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    sarah413 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    When I’m at the bar in a restaurant and someone asks me if there’s anyone sitting on the stool next to me I tell them that Harvey is. Some just smile as they get the joke. Others just walk away. I then tell them that it’s a joke and explain who Harvey is.

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    whiteheron  over 8 years ago

    Pastis seems to be at a Crossroads.

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    starcandles Premium Member over 8 years ago

    In a white room, with black satin!

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    Chad Cheetah  over 8 years ago

    I was thinking today would be the crocs trying to kill zebra with fireworks.

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    chris_o42  over 8 years ago

    >sigh< Now I’ll have “White Room” stuck in my head all day.

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    Mcthrice  over 8 years ago

    Check out the documentary, “Beware of Mr. Baker”

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    Diane Forbus  over 8 years ago

    I got it too

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    MS72  over 8 years ago

    i’ll have some Vanilla Fudge

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    Michael Hartmann  over 8 years ago

    Nice.

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    jpsomebody  over 8 years ago

    Wait until he tells her the Tales of Brave Ulysses.

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    Hoodude  over 8 years ago

    Oh ye of little blind faith

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    dmostroff  over 8 years ago

    Stange Brew, Steph, what’s inside of you?

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    Queen of America  over 8 years ago

    Never cared for Cream.

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    cruiserd  over 8 years ago

    I’ll go ahead and age myself. I was at their concert recording at Winterland. (Yeah, Google it)

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    knight1192a  over 8 years ago

    Yeah, she’s a bit young to get that idiotic joke. Might not get who Clapton is either. Try it on her folks, bet they’d get it.

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    Nuliajuk  over 8 years ago

    “Will you join me in a coffee?”“I don’t know – that cup doesn’t look very big. Maybe we could sit on the edge and dangle our feet in?”

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    KEA  over 8 years ago

    Cringing is good, it’s when they just look at you with the ‘deer-caught-in-headlights’ expression of total non-comprehension that hurts.(happened a lot when I was teaching)

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    drycurt  over 8 years ago

    Clicked on the link, was a bit disappointed in sound quality. So I pulled out my Cream album, put it on the turntable, and cranked up the stereo system. Sounds mu-u-u-ch better.

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    peabodyboy  over 8 years ago

    He could have started singing “Spoonful.”“Could fill spoons full of coffee.Could fill spoons full of tea.Just a little spoon of your precious loveIs that enough for me?”Then she would have called the police.

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    BillyJoBob69  over 8 years ago

    A large coffee cup wouldn’t even have enuff room for their drugs

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    leemartinlee  over 8 years ago

    If you’re over 50, a good rule is “Never date anyone who thinks Earth, Wind and Fire is a body spray.”Happy Fourth, everyone!

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    Stephen Mitchell Premium Member over 8 years ago

    The REAL Cream!!!

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    jackhs  about 8 years ago

    At last! Almost a good one.

    Creams 2005 concert was their greatest.

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    roc97007  about 8 years ago

    Nobody under 50 gets it.

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    Number Three  about 8 years ago

    Luckily, I found out who Cream was a few years ago otherwise I would be completely blank!

    xxx

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    sarah413 Premium Member about 8 years ago

    S.W.L.A.B.R.

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    peabodyboy  about 8 years ago

    And after that, Stephan walked into McDonalds and ordered pressed rat and warthog.

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    Toxicdave  about 8 years ago

    When I go to Jamba Juice (or another such establishment) I’ll order the tropical fruit smoothie with a Captain Morgans “boost”. Some get it, other’s don’t.

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    robnvon Premium Member about 8 years ago

    At 70 years plus, my having yet to get this response from young folk makes almost as happy as I feel as I wish you all a Happy Independents Day.Stephen, your strip is a delight.

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    Dana Atnip  about 8 years ago

    Always make room for cream!

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    BE THIS GUY  about 8 years ago

    Like most guys my age in the 80’s, I had a thing for the lead singer.

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    beach004  about 8 years ago

    60+ comments? Haven’t we milked this one enough?

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    Lil Nachoe  about 8 years ago

    Is rat getting fatter or is that the way Steph just drew him today?

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    dominochance  about 8 years ago

    My wife is continually cringing at my jokes like this.

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    Wilde Bill  about 8 years ago

    85 comments and no one mentioned that Jack Bruce died almost 2 years ago.

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    Sisyphos  about 8 years ago

    I’m surprised Cartoon-Boy is old enough himself to have heard of Cream. And nobody should remember the names of its members!

    I am old enough to have lived during their “heyday” (if you want to call it that) and barely recall their existence!

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    Mike Parsons Premium Member about 8 years ago

    Hate to admit it, but I’ve been tempted to say the same thing as Steph many times, even though I know the barista will just give me a blank stare, or cringe and walk away.

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    chriscc63  about 8 years ago

    all your band name responses, LOL

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