Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 23, 2015
March 22, 2015
March 24, 2015
Transcript:
Rat: I'm going skydiving with my boss from the cafe next week.
Goat: I thought you hated him.
Rat: We don't all have parachutes.
Goat: I didn't hear that.
Rat: Good. Because the police will ask.
I dunno. Will Goat crack under questioning from the cops? Will Rat do the time for the crime? Will the ill-fated jump actually take place, for that matter? Is Cartoon-Boy aiding and abetting?
Bilan almost 10 years ago
It’s not as classic a way to rise in the ranks as back stabbing, but …
Sherlock Watson almost 10 years ago
And if the boss doesn’t go for that, ask him to play “blind man’s bluff” in traffic.
Alexander the Good Enough almost 10 years ago
Perhaps a rat will chew the suspension lines on the boss’s ’chute.
phylum almost 10 years ago
per usual,..i smell a rat
Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 10 years ago
When did Rat, get a job at the café?
eddie6192 almost 10 years ago
Rat had better not tell this story to that dumb Pig.
Darque Hellmutt almost 10 years ago
If at first you don’t succeed … well, so much for skydiving.
puddlesplatt almost 10 years ago
gonna leave an impression I bet?
abbybookcase almost 10 years ago
beginners usually have guided jumps anyway with experienced jumpers attached to the rookie
Ragtime78rpm almost 10 years ago
Not talking about a golden parachute, I guess.
lmonteros almost 10 years ago
Wish I had thought of that with my last two bosses.
Number Three almost 10 years ago
I’m sure your boss doesn’t care much for you either, Rat.
xxx
dzw3030 almost 10 years ago
In the Thrifty Nickel: Bungee Jumping cord, used once, repairable.
codedaddy almost 10 years ago
How do the PBS characters hold their coffee cups without using the handles?
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
I dunno. Will Goat crack under questioning from the cops? Will Rat do the time for the crime? Will the ill-fated jump actually take place, for that matter? Is Cartoon-Boy aiding and abetting?
knight1192a over 9 years ago
Looking at some of these responses I’m suddenly remembering Blood on the Risers