Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 18, 2013
Transcript:
Goat: So if Calvin's selling bootleg merchandise these days, what is his tiger, Hobbes, doing? Rat: That old humanist lefty? He's doing the same thing all you lefties do when they grow up... became more conservative. Goat: Hobbes became a right-winger? Rat: You don't watch T.V.? Anchor: We go now to our correspondent in Washington. Hobbes: Good Evening, Sean. President Obama is the antichrist.
Sherlock Watson over 10 years ago
In the last panel, we see a vicious animal with stuffing for a brain, and a toy tiger.
Alexander the Good Enough over 10 years ago
Oh, I can tell already THIS is going to fun, sorta.
Majin Nathan over 10 years ago
Hobbes doesn’t care. He just observes us foolish humans in our trivial pursuits and makes snide comments.
barbara chaffin Premium Member over 10 years ago
yup!!!!
Ida No over 10 years ago
The truth is ugly.
bubjerryk over 10 years ago
Is tomorrow when Waterson comes out of hiding to strangle Steph with his own intestines?
Varnes over 10 years ago
Jerry, yes.
zero over 10 years ago
Hobbes is only the Rightwing’s imaginary voice…
Varnes over 10 years ago
Pig can’t be a lefty, he has a cup of tea!
firedome over 10 years ago
hobbes is working for Faux? that would make him the most intelligent one there, wouldn’t it?
Varnes over 10 years ago
I like the scroll below…..Anyway it’s the republican brotherhood that is the problem……
ozed over 10 years ago
And for those who can’t read the text in the yellow scroll: Pastis irritates millions with Calvin and Hobbes parody strip.
edclectic over 10 years ago
All the news that gives you fits.
orinoco womble over 10 years ago
I’m just about done here.
Arianne over 10 years ago
Please, everyone, we can’t let Stephan down. He’s counting on us. Do your part and flame this board with political rants. Every little bit helps. Ask not what your cartoonist can do for you, but what you can do for your cartoonist.
Kaputnik over 10 years ago
Liberals have some, er, interesting ideas of what conservatism is. Oh well. I wonder if Susie Derkins will show up.
It’s not on this site, but I’ve often thought that the comic strip “Zits” may show us a bit of Calvin’s future. Others have pointed this out too.
El Ctrosan over 10 years ago
Come on people. There is no right. There is no left. Good people are trying to do the best they can – which alas isn’t very much. ( Too much bad people I suppose )(I’m Dutch, but it isn’t that much better here )
crabbear over 10 years ago
I think it stinks that a comic strip can become a place for political rants. Oh well, If you can’t beat them, join them! I would say that Hobbes has way more intelligence that the average Tea Party halfwit!!!!
ekw555 over 10 years ago
this is far worse than your terrible puns.
joeshmo30 over 10 years ago
i hope this calvin and hobees story arch is long :D so far, im enjoying it!
eyebuzz Premium Member over 10 years ago
Was Rat a lefty when he was younger? Personally I like to use both hands…wait that’s not appropriate…
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 10 years ago
I wonder what Bill Watterson’s lawyers think of this series!
Hugh Manatee over 10 years ago
“Truth isn’t mean. It’s truth.”
Darsan54 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Bill Watterson must not know where you live Stephen.
JudyAz over 10 years ago
Looks like the years have been a lot kinder to Hobbes than to Calvin!
Tinman Premium Member over 10 years ago
Silly. Obama is not the antichrist. He’s the anti-American.
finale over 10 years ago
Cruz-Bachman 2016
Tinman Premium Member over 10 years ago
“blah, blah, blah blah, and blah blah Blah, for the well being of the average citizen.”
e.groves over 10 years ago
And the alternative was Palin the first time and Romney the second time. Even republicans wouldn’t vote for them.
Kip W over 10 years ago
And quit crucifying America on a cross of gold!Oh. They did? Wow.
De_Faulto over 10 years ago
High five, don’t forget to mention how conservative our troops are.
singlefemalelaywer over 10 years ago
When you are young and have a heart, you are a Democrat….then you grow up and get a brain, you become a Republican……………………
jbmlaw01 over 10 years ago
I cannot believe it – a Fox News joke that does not disparage conservatism and is not based on the usual leftist meme rooted in epithets. Well done.
dvoyack over 10 years ago
They said the samething about Reagan.
gamer2k4 over 10 years ago
Since when was Hobbes a “humanist lefty”?
filmsgraded over 10 years ago
I’m afraid they will simply see the strip as a means to an end.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 10 years ago
If you ask me, Hobbs and Tigger should be hosts of the newCrossfire on CNN
kzturtlegirl over 10 years ago
We all know Calvin grew up to be Frazz. I like to think this is another dig at Jef Mallett, although a very oblique reference.
Jimbo213MO over 10 years ago
I zoomed in electronically and used a magnifying glass on my paper comics and still can’t read the LOGO nor the wording in the YELLOW scroll. PLEASE HELP so I don’t miss all the joke. I love Pastis and how utilizes other famous comic characters. Well done Stephan.
OldestandWisest over 10 years ago
Pig makes a cameo appearance today in “Baby Blues.”
Donna S over 10 years ago
I beyond love PBS! Always have, always will. And…Hobbes hasn’t aged near like Calvin. (Thank goodness!)
artegal over 10 years ago
I can attest. I grew up in a very liberal household, then joined the Army, and now I’m so conservative I make Rush Limbaugh look like a hippie.
alfracto over 10 years ago
Impostor tiger sued for identity theft. Can now be seen in D. C. ZOO.
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Hobbes is a little too extreme to be a conservative. I’m sure Sean will tame him down a bit. Meanwhile, Goat, drink your tea! Rat, drink your beer! Flamers, drink your kool-aid!Pastis is exploring the territory once held exclusively by Berke Breathed, the Equal Opportunity Satirist (jabbing the hot-air balloons both Left and Right)!
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 10 years ago
Still an imaginary tiger.
Fryguy2112 over 10 years ago
If you like your Messiah, you can keep your Messiah. Period.
babytoes Premium Member over 10 years ago
Say it ain’t so, Hobbes!!!!
Hectoruno over 10 years ago
“Conservatives are much more likely to have a college degree than Democrats”All the Conservatives I know think that college is a leftist recruiting center and would never go to one.
xpurplezebra over 10 years ago
I’m so shocked!
Number Three over 10 years ago
The speeches 6 year old Calvin used to make by speaking his mind were pretty amazing with the difficult words he used.I know this is only a comic strip but I would have expected Calvin to be just as successful as Hobbes with how ambitious he was.Anyway, Funny strip!xxx
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 10 years ago
Blah, blah, blah, Obama! Blah, blah blah, Pastis. Blah, blah, blah, Hobbes! I can’t get any political flames going without a proper accelerant, so this low smolder is the best I can do.
Lamberger over 10 years ago
They’re just labels. The Liberals are not, nor are the Conservatives. They’re both just big government spendthrifts.
dvoyack over 10 years ago
When it comes down to it the consevatives are as bad as the liberals and vice versa.
Kerrdog over 10 years ago
Wow, that was unexpected.
vxevxb over 10 years ago
enough blasphemy
cactusjack99 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Good one Pastis, totally unexpected, made me laugh, and I’m an Obama guy.
mac47 over 10 years ago
I wouldn’t call Hobbes “humanist”
ChrisV over 10 years ago
All lefties beome more conservative as they grow up? Hasn’t happened to me yet.
Kirby_Dots over 10 years ago
He is lying. A quick google search show studies that say the opposite. That is the problem with believing Faux News. They lie to you too.
Moishe3rd over 10 years ago
Yes! Yes! Pastis Rocks! NSA, here you come! Who Disappears first? Pig? Zeeba? Back behind bars for the lot of you!
Omniman over 10 years ago
I’m constantly amazed and dismayed by the people who allow other people to tell them that “left” and “right” are actually important concepts. People need to think for themselves, or the country will continue to be run by political marketers.
Omniman over 10 years ago
I’m constantly amazed and dismayed by the people who allow other people to tell them that “left” and “right” are actually important concepts. People need to think for themselves, or the country will continue to be run by political marketers.
Arianne over 10 years ago
Come on, toon ’taters… almost at triple digits… we can do this!!!
The#1BoiseStateFan over 10 years ago
HOBBES!
Arianne over 10 years ago
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their comic.
danaseilhan over 10 years ago
I started out more conservative and grew to be more liberal over the years. But then I suppose you have to have actual life experience before that happens—not your skin color or your penis or your money insulating you from everything except getting beat up in a bar by a redneck because you winked at his girlfriend. And that never, ever teaches ’em anything, alas.
Arianne over 10 years ago
Uncle Stephan Wants You!
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Arianne over 10 years ago
So close….
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Arianne over 10 years ago
Stephan, if you made any money wagering on this…. you’re welcome!
Arianne over 10 years ago
Obviously, at least for tonight, I’ve got Too Much Time On My Hands. But I’m sure not complaining. Beats the alternative.
jwondga over 10 years ago
Oh, my goodness. I haven’t laughed this hard in MONTHS.
Maybe this will coax Mr. Watterson to come out of hiding and start drawing more cartoons. I miss him.
And the documentary, “Dear Mr. Watterson” made me cry. In a good way.
corzak over 10 years ago
Here’s my 2¢.
Darth Revan II over 3 years ago
PASTIS!
CesarSantos almost 3 years ago
He grew a brain then.