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Pearls Before Swine cartoon (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 OP
I'm trying to assess whether it's an intentional paradox Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #1
The guy in the hat is the cartoonist jmowreader Jun 2021 #2
Spoiler alert! marble falls Jun 2021 #3
How is that a spoiler alert? left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 #5
In a nation of over 330,000,000 people, how many do you think know what this strip is ... marble falls Jun 2021 #6
OMG left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 #7
I am so glad you see my point. It just pains me to know the funniest joke in all creation ... marble falls Jun 2021 #12
Lol left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 #13
And I am sure you're unaninous in that. One manifestation, one vote. marble falls Jun 2021 #14
bye left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 #15
After a while you can guess he might be setting up a pun! 😂 electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #10
GAWD, I just LOVE this strip! MyOwnPeace Jun 2021 #4
I read it online. n/t left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 #11
Great cartoon LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #8
He's soooo funny! electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #9
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. I'm trying to assess whether it's an intentional paradox
Sun Jun 6, 2021, 02:27 PM
Jun 2021

that the song in play ... is one in which the singer is basically bashing the 'listener' throughout?

Guessing ... yes?

I gather the guy in the hat is the cartoonist?

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
2. The guy in the hat is the cartoonist
Sun Jun 6, 2021, 04:00 PM
Jun 2021

Pearls Sunday strips have puns in them a lot of the time, and those strips always end with one of the characters berating the cartoonist.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
6. In a nation of over 330,000,000 people, how many do you think know what this strip is ...
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 12:09 AM
Jun 2021

... I believe this broach of one of the main in-jokes of the strip has now been ruined for over 300,000,000 potential readers. This is so unfair!

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
12. I am so glad you see my point. It just pains me to know the funniest joke in all creation ...
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 07:39 AM
Jun 2021

... has been irredeemably ruined for the vast majority of the American people. This shall not pass.

I'll be bringing it up at the antifa meeting tonight.

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