Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 08, 2013

Light him on fire, and he’s very warm. He makes a good night light, too.

Cuddly he’s not.

…not enough lipstick in the world…

Cudgely?

A-Rat?!. . ..

“Hes just batty about people. In fact, he’s always interested in finding new clubs.”

Keep him in stir! Don’t shelters…ahem… put down critters that haven’t been adopted after a certain amount of time? How much time left in Rat’s sentence? —Just wondering, you understand.

This actually got Goat so stirred up, he uttered profanities!

Rat could only be apeeling if someone were to skin him alive.

And out comes the rat bat….This strip needs a bat….one that flies and hangs upside down….

Toon Boy is about to feel “cuddly”, or should I say concussed?

Me adoppt zeeba! You tell heem waite at frunt door wile i go to store, get bobbycue sauce!

If Pastis wants to get rid of Rat, he can just have Guard Duck take him out. Or better yet, just use an eraser.

Excellent

Rat and his bat should be drafted by the Crankees or the Mertzs…it would be an improvement!!

@WoodEyeYesterday, you wrote “It’s too bad you can’t get Mutts in GoComics.”True, but Mutts is available at it’s own website. You can even view old strips there, or sign up for an emailed strip.

Yesterday, the strip said Mutts ran Shelter strips. Anyone know a time frame for when he last ran one? It’s not this week.

Let’s face it Stephan…you can’t get rid of Rat.

Don’t take much to make rat batty . . ☻

Heh!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Rat smile the way he’s smiling in the first panel. He looks… different.

@jeffc42 said;

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ya beat me to it, guy… props! Still running Fawlty Towers from Ch 24 in Orlando.. Can’t afford any BritComs newer’n 1979..And yet they ‘shake the can’ for donations for this stuff of the ages when a few keystrokes gets the same thing OnLine.. Bad business plan.

Just this past weekend, there was an newspaper article highlighting Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico. Maybe Rat can find a home there.

Goat has just took the words out of my mouth!

LOL xxx

Actually, rats make good pets. They are much nicer (and smarter) than either gerbils or hamsters. Only problem is that darn naked tail – that is the turn-off for most people. Really a shame that most rats in pet stores wind up as snake food.

Pastis could send Rat to the military.He could look for road side bombs and land mines in Afghan land.He ever has the bat to check the ground for explosives.They would probably mistake him for a mongoose at first glance.

Not THAT rat!!!!

Hi, I’m Rat, and I am in need of a home. I promise not to beat you with a bat too much, and I won’t drink ALL your beer.

What are the Mutts going to do about this? Invade.

Shoulda made him look cute. If you’re gonna lie about Rat and his personality to get him adopted and out of your hair, lie BIG!!!!!!!! Sears Tower big.

Here in Alberta, Rat, just like all rats, is banned and kept out by the Rat Patrol.

Since when is nonsense a bad word?