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8 Out of 10 Pearls

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/itoons/?comic=417

Strip by: KelpTheGreat

Rat: What are you watching?
Pig: Jimmy Carr on "8 Out of 10 Cats." I like him, but sometimes the panelists make him laugh and then I have to---
{Pig quickly puts on a pair of earmuffs}
Jimmy Carr: Eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh
{Rat is bowled over by the hideous noise}
Rat: A man's laugh should not sound like an asthmatic howler monkey choking on a papaya.
Pig: Did you say something?

The author writes:

I came up with the "asthmatic howler monkey choking on a papaya" line some months ago on an internet thread asking people what noises they hated. Someone replied, "OMG, how is that such a perfect description? XD", to which I replied, "Because I spent 2 hours thinking of a perfect description." Because... I had indeed spent two hours thinking of a perfect description. This is how I spend my time, people.

Anyway, when I was re-reading one of my Pearls collections, I came across this strip and realized that it would be a perfect opportunity to re-use the line.

I'm not worried at all about offending Mr. Carr; he's said that he enjoys getting heckled and he knows he has a "unique" laugh.

Original Pearls Before Swine: 2008-10-06.