Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 06, 2014

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    Phatts  over 10 years ago

    you just now figure this out, Rat?

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    Sherlock Watson  over 10 years ago

    That particular one is certainly different from her son. Makes me wonder what the father’s like…

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    Zebra=D  over 10 years ago

    THIRD COMMENT

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    Sisyphos  over 10 years ago

    This is exactly true-to-life. Moms are moms. Hurrah!

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    jackhs  over 10 years ago

    My Mother and Rat’s Mother are a lot alike.

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    jackhs  over 10 years ago

    In fact I am a lot like Rat myself

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    dadoctah  over 10 years ago

    Remember back when he got her that singing fish on a plaque?

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    juicebruce  over 10 years ago

    It’s squid day ! “Over the Hedge” has squid also. Watch out for the eggplant.

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    KZ71  over 10 years ago

    Ya know dukedoug, where I come from, when you get the first comment you are congratulated.

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    looks like Rat doesn’t get his personality, from his mother

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    puddlesplatt  over 10 years ago

    Thank goodness ,for little Moms, what would we do without them.{one of my favorite songs}

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    Matthew Davis  over 10 years ago

    I don’t think he was trying to be nice… it just worked out that way.

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    CoBass  over 10 years ago

    Rat and I have the same Mom???

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Rat has a mother? That shoots down my theory, that he was the result of an Area 41 project gone awry!

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    hariseldon59  over 10 years ago

    If you take out the squid it doesn’t seem like such a bad gift.

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    liberalnlovinit  over 10 years ago

    I WANT ONE OF THOSE! Where can I get one?

    Wal-Mart MUST have one!

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    Number Three  over 10 years ago

    Rat’s mum is lovely. Unlike her son!

    xxx

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    Spyderred  over 10 years ago

    Mothers get a lot of practice praising plaques made of a child’s hand in plaster and so on. My son, who is now in his late 40s, made a small table vase when he was 11 and it still has pride of place in my living room. I am so lucky in that every one of my children make me so proud that they have become good husbands, wives, mothers and dads themselves.

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    tmick2001  over 10 years ago

    I didn’t know there was a competition to be one of the first to comment. Does GoComics give prizes or medals?

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    Gokie5  over 10 years ago

    My mom-in-law, God rest her soul, was reared to be self effacing. When I’d be dividing up a pie, say, after Sunday dinner, I’d ask her if she’d like a piece or so to take home. She’d always say “no.” One day, after several no’s I just up and wrapped a couple of pieces and gave them to her. She said, “Ooohhh! Is that for MEEE?” Drove me nuts.

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    99gagtx  over 10 years ago

    I think most moms are like this. I’m guessing Mr. Pastis went through this exact conversation with his mom.

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    lmonteros  over 10 years ago

    You know the best gift, the really best gift adult offspring can give their moms? Work! Yes! Take care of the dogs for a couple days so Mom can go out of town, or mow the lawn, or pull some weeds, or (if you live at home) clean up the mess you left in the living room and kitchen.

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    claire de la lune.  over 10 years ago

    Awwww…At first I thought Rat’s mom was dead, but then I remembered it was his dad that got killed by a clown.

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    gocomics  over 10 years ago

    Gocomics releases new daily comics at 0510 GMT daily

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    usedm  over 10 years ago

    This Sunday 4/6 comic is the most accurate illustration of mothers I’ve ever seen. Just wish my Mom was here to see it with me.

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    Lamberger  over 10 years ago

    Even if she already had one.

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    4thStooge  over 10 years ago

    Now that I think of it, a cooked-squid-on-roller-skates-clock-radio would be nice to have.

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    FrostbiteFalls  almost 2 years ago

    Give Rat points for trying to be unselfish for a change.

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    misterblister  5 months ago

    why is rat showing actual humanity to someone

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