Casting Pearls Before Swine

Theo: “Thank you for calling Last Hope Help Desk; my name is Theo. How may I assist you?” Voice on phone: “I seem to be having trouble with a virus. It’s smashing through my firewall.”
Theo: “Have you noticed anything in particular that it’s attacking?” Voice on Phone: “It seems to go after anything that seems new or unfamiliar.”
Theo: “It’s one of those pachyderm strains. A rhino virus.”
Voice on phone: Is Stephen Pastis working with you these days?” Theo: “No, sir. His puns are significantly more complex.”

The undisputed champion of the comic strip pun has to be Stephan Pastis, who has caused me no end of agony with his strip “Pearls Before Swine.” I thought the least I could do was to show him that I’m still trying to be as good/bad as he is. I’m not at all sure I’ll ever catch up, but that doesn’t mean that I won’t stop trying. You’ve been warned.

These days, my brain is clearly still in rehab; I overlooked the misspelling of Mr. Pastis' first name when proofing the strip. There are times when I’m certain that my attention span is… SQUIRREL! Thanks for putting up with me.

Chapter

  • Theo at the Help Desk

Location

  • Last Hope Help Desk

Characters

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