PEARL BEFORE SWINE STEPHEN PASTIS
Pig : "HEY, GUYS. WHATCHA UP TO?"
Cow : "WE'RE GOING TO A COSTUME PARTY. I'M THE WRITER OF 'THE ILIAD' AND 'THE ODYSSEY.'"
Rat : "AND I'M A BASEBALL PLAYER."
PIG : "OOOOH. THAT SOUNDS GREAT."
Rat : "NO, THE GREAT PART IS THAT THE BEST COSTUME WINS A CASH PRIZE."
Pig : "REALLY?"
Cow : "YEAH. BUT THE RULES ARE THAT WE HAVE TO STAY IN CHARACTER THE WHOLE NIGHT. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, TALK TO US LIKE WE'RE THE REAL GUYS."
Pig : "OH, I'M SORRY...WELL, UN, GO OUT AND WRITE ANOTHER GREAT BOOK, SIR!"
Cow : "THANK YOU."
Rat : "WHAT ABOUT ME?"
Pig : "OH, RIGHT UH...GO OUT AND HIT A HOMER!"
CRACK
The rat hit the cow with a baseball bat.
Cow : "WHAT JUST HAPPENED?"
Pig : "I DON'T KNOW."
Rat : "BLAME THE PIG."
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