Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 24, 2013

Thus begins the Magical Mystery Tour.

If I were the gentleman, I’d choose the air freshener… while wearing eye, nose and mouth protection (on my own eyes, nose and mouth).

Don’t ask. Don’t smell.

I love to see Rat beat up!

Wherein rat learns the value of filters…

Typical commuter train, typical commuter, typical beat-down. The only thing untypical today is that it happened to Rat! YAYYY!

Pastis reads the comments…this arc is to placate the anti-Rat sector. Hope it’s a long, detailed one!

Rat should’ve brought his Louisville Slugger along.

I ride public trans. I like the ones who sit there & cough all over everyone. Or wipe their greasy heads on the windows!

A fair question

Well really! Even after he asked politely, he still got beat up. What is this world coming to.

Apparently I have missed nothing by never having ridden a subway…

Can we PLEASE have another croc arc?????

I’ve sometimes wondered what became of Bernard Goetz…

Rat should of used his " nut kick " move.

add the wonderful nose pickers, who wipes it on the seat…lovely

should “of”?

People! Those two legs can be so tempermental.

Now rat will have to spray himself after getting up off the floor.Its gonna sting a bit.

what happens in the subway stays in the subway

@Number Six—why wasn’t there a subway in The Village?!?——AND I don’t mean the food chain!

And a very stupid Rat…

LOL xxx

Someone got the best of Rat? Awesome!!!!

I was wondering the same.He might not require the sprays and wold not be recognized – in that, he looked like Kenny.

I agree about public transit – worst part of every day working downtown Chicago was the commute. My last two jobs required me to drive (available for field assignments) so biggest prob was parking.

It’s about time Rat got it in the neck!

It’s not too often you see Rat getting the treatment he really deserves. And usually when you see it happen it’s some attractive woman doing it (hey, keep in mind what strip you’re reading when I say attractive woman).

Good start to the bus ride.

Ah, Pastis! A true Californian.

Love that the cigarettes say “Tatulli” on the box!