Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 22, 2016
Transcript:
"The council of aliens met at alien headquarters." Alien: We are an advanced race, but that poor race of humans is not. They are sad, silly, and stupid. "So the council of aliens passed a resolution." Alien: We will save the human race from itself. "And so, using all of their advanced technology, the aliens constructed their gift to humanity. And fired it in a rocket to earth. And this. I was born." Rat: And that's chapter one of my autobiography. Goat: Burn chapter two. Pig: Don't mock our gift!!
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Where is kryptonite when you need it?
knight1192a over 8 years ago
The Council of Aliens then realized that it was ultimately they who had been sad, silly, and stupid, but were proud that they had given the curse their ancestors had placed upon them onto the humans. They just hoped that one day the humans would not retaliate by cursing them with something far worse than Rat. Justin Bieber.
Sherlock Watson over 8 years ago
Do the aliens have an exchange department?
Bilan over 8 years ago
Did they intend it as a glaring example of our sadness, silliness and stupidity?
Wilde Bill over 8 years ago
A Sunday strip with no obnoxious pun? Who are you and what have you done with Pastis?
RuinQueenofOblivion over 8 years ago
I call this council of humans to order, all for sending Justin Bieber to the aliens to “thank” them for Rat say aye.
jackhs over 8 years ago
Rat plagiarized me once again
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Technically, they are not Alena if they are on their home planet.
Kamino Neko over 8 years ago
He’s a Gift in the German sense of the word.
legaleagle48 over 8 years ago
Well, that explains a lot. Rat is from another planet!
Eric Salinas Premium Member over 8 years ago
Aren’t those the aliens from Toy Story?
Kaputnik over 8 years ago
Rat does have the interesting ability to make a pencil stick to the side of his head rather than putting it behind his ear.
juicebruce over 8 years ago
I’m with Goat ! Instead of burning chapter 2 just send Rat back :-}
laurac5800 over 8 years ago
If Rat is humanity’s savior, we’re all screwed.
LizardPriest over 8 years ago
Don’t you normally rest a pencil on the top of your ear not the bottom?
whiteheron over 8 years ago
Another example of how things go horribly wrong when the “elite” try to save the sad, the silly, and the stupid from themselves.(drops mic and walks away)
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
Seeing the third panel, I thought it would be a strip about the election. still good though.
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
Talk about narcissism. Rat is right about one thing though; we are a sad, silly and stupid race. You just got to watch the news every day to realize that.
garcoa over 8 years ago
Thanks, Alien council, we are so much better off, some of us are now happy, serious and smart. Some of the other commentators here don’t appreciate your thoughtfulness, but I do.
KEA over 8 years ago
Rat is a Thern??
ChessPirate over 8 years ago
And that makes him not sad, not stupid, and not silly?
Number Three over 8 years ago
Suddenly everything makes sense.
xxx
Rush Strong Premium Member over 8 years ago
Looks like Rat fails the Pencil Test.
RuinQueenofOblivion over 8 years ago
Now don’t go insulting Egrayj by implying that he can’t sing better than Justin Bieber. A tone deaf 5 year old sings better than Justin Bieber.
Alex Hallatt creator over 8 years ago
And then they sent me to do a human cull.
ArhaanPatel about 4 years ago
Now you know why we destroy aliens
DragonNerd almost 4 years ago
STAR WARS