Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 21, 2014

It’s not bragging if I say it.

Head-butt him, Paris, and let’s see if your points miss him.

I’m twice as humble as you are.

One must admit, Rat has attitude aplenty.Arrogance? Bah, humbug!

I even except alms for my humility.

Not Very Humble If You’re Bragging About It.

Oh lord it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way.

Rat….you are tiny and you are quite an accomplishment….so hush yo mouth!

Humility is for poor people.

I am too humble to speak of MY greatness.

I am too humble to speak of MY greatness.

Does Rat play defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks?

I’m more humble than you are.

I think it was Babe Ruth who said, “It’s not bragging if you can do it.” And I think (though I’m not as sure about this one) that it was Winston Churchill who said of a political rival, “He is a modest man, with much to be modest about.”

How can Rat miss THE point…it’s on top of his skull!!

Embrace your inner Rat. And admit that the waters around you have grown. And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone. For the idiots, they aren’t a-changing, though the common level is rising.

Richard Sherman.

You must have some humility in order to have gratitude (and you really need that in order to be happy).

Well since Rat has tiny accomplishments…….

Someone said the ‘return of the crocs’. They haven’t really been gone. They’ve even been in the strip this year. They’re just not in it often, because he’s focusing on other stuff.

I’m surprised Rat said yes at all.

You’re asking to get the arrogance kicked right out of you.

To be fair, wasn’t rat a top tier attorney…and CEO…and also an eldritch abomination who vored all of Pearls? I’d say he has rather earned his arrogance.

I was once deputed to tell my boss that his colleagues and staff thought he was arrogant. He looked at me and said “Well, I’ve got a lot to be arrogant about.”