Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 13, 2009
Transcript:
Elly Elephant wanted romance. She wanted a knight. She wanted brave. She wanted bold. She wanted Cary Grant. She wanted help hands. She wanted Central Park in the rain. She wanted intelligence. She wanted depth. She wanted books read together with tea by the fire. She wanted passion and surprise. Tuxedos and bow ties. Truth and not the lies. Hellos and not goodbyes. One Embrace that never dies. To the tune of heartfelt sigs. All lost in deep brown eyes. Uninterrupted by the cries... of Hippo says, "Open you #$%^^&% eyes, ref!" Elly Elephant settled for chocolate and a romance novel."
It seems kind of empty without someone getting beat up, or without Goat complaining.