Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 13, 2013

C;mon Goat! Asking Rat if he’s an optimist is like asking Hitler if he’s a pacifist.

More like a Pest-imist.

Actually, it makes perfect sense to me, Goat.

I’m a pessimist who is disappointed with positive results. I am a supressimist.

Took a second, then I LOL’ed. :)

An optimist is a guy with no medical training who thinks he can improve your vision.

What, Goat foiled by a crude neologism?! I no longer think of you as “the smart guy in the strip,” Goat!

And of course Rat expects to be disappointed by anything he is optimistic about. LOL.

Rat’s tail is longer than Goat’s legs.

A bigamist and then Brigadoon…

Always expect the worst. if it happens, you’re prepared. And if it doesn’t, you feel pretty good.

PESSIMIST- One who says his or her mug of Guinness is half emptyOPTIMIST—One who says his or her mug is half fullREALIST—One who quickly drinks the Guinness & orders another!!

Wood that make pig a disapessimist? . . . ☻

Does Stephan always draw his characters so that they look like they are sitting on invisible chairs?

You want me to marry you? That would be pretty big o’ me.

“Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be.” (George Carlin)

Hmm… Right.

LOL xxx

Looks like some people are questioning this cartoon. This might give all he answers needed: http://twitpic.com/ddboft

Is the glass half full or half empty?

When filling it, it is half full.When emptying it, it is half empty.

When it’s just sitting there, it’s half a glass.

The glass is always full… Unless you are in a vacuum. But then again being here making comments kind of is an intellectual one isn’t it?

Yes, perfect sense.

The real question is alcohol in natural occurring amounts(as in beer or wine) dangerous to people? I am sure that distilled alcohol products and “fortified” are not good for you(too strong), but it is hard to believe that beer and wine(used as they did to kill germs in their drinking water) was bad for them.

An optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist is sure of it.

I’m a pessimist with a thin veneer of optimism. I see the glass as half full, but I keep knocking it over.