Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 29, 2016
Transcript:
Hey, Rat... It's your old neighbor Bill...Haven't heard from you in a while. Is there a reason for that? Rat: You're an olympic neighbor. What's that? Rat: Someone I only need to see once every four years. Rat: I like our neighbors to know where they stand.
knight1192a about 8 years ago
Think better than half my neighborhood is that way. But then that’s really more my not interacting with folks rather than actually hating them like Rat. Leave them in peace and they tend to leave me in peace. Though there is a kid on a scooter I feel like strangling right now.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
Bummer to be you, Bill.
Oshietekun about 8 years ago
Rat is more like a Year of Jubilee neighbor.
oldpine52 about 8 years ago
Bill don’t complain unless it’s about seeing Rat too often.
alaskajohn1 about 8 years ago
Sort of like Presidential candidates!
Kind&Kinder about 8 years ago
You asked for it, Bill. It’s Rat: you’ve seen him before. Dollars to doughnuts, he’s insulted you before. Are you a masochist? Maybe it “hurts so good”? Enjoy.
Randallw about 8 years ago
If it wasn’t for the children throwing things over the fence I’d have nothing to do with our neighbours. At the moment a new couple moved next door maybe a year ago. I’ve never spoken to them.
cdgar about 8 years ago
Funny, Rat won’t be around in 4 years. Their lifespan is usually 1-2 years.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
They know where they stand, they just don’t know what to make of it.
Lyons Group, Inc. about 8 years ago
Stephan, your jokes are like a deflated wheel…they always fallflat.
juicebruce about 8 years ago
Rat I guess if there are block parties,parades,fairs,ect.,ect. in your area you do not go. Your are one sad rat,Rat ! And you want to run for president ! :-(
eddie6192 about 8 years ago
No medal for neighbor Bill this time around….maybe in another four years.
hariseldon59 about 8 years ago
One would think that not having heard from Rat in a while would be a good thing.
Saddenedby Premium Member about 8 years ago
match ’em up
the broken mirror neighbor ………….seen every 60 yearsthe 7 year itch neighbor ………………never stops barkingthe ruby neighbor ……………………..seen every 4 yearsthe diamond neighbor………………….7 years bad luckthe presidential neighbor …………….never see,never hearthe newspaper neighbor………………once seen never forgotthe invisible neighbor ………………….7 years of itching to ditchthe dog neighbor ………………………..seen every 40 yearsthe elephant neighbor …………………seen every day
mortaur about 8 years ago
they stand right outside the front door
StarWarsGuy500 about 8 years ago
Look on the bright side Bill, Rat isn’t the kind of person you would want to see often anyway.
zeexenon about 8 years ago
Hey Pig, that’s my pillow … use your doughnut when your hemorrhoids are hurting.
ChessPirate about 8 years ago
“Over there is where I want them to stand… way over there…”
Number Three about 8 years ago
I think we have all had bad neighbours.
If we haven’t then WE must be the bad neighbour. I read that somewhere.
xxx
Marc Schiffres about 8 years ago
Okay who’s up for speeding through old Pearls comics from 2012 to see if this guy showed up?
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Better to be an Olympic Neighbor Bill than a dead Neighbor Bob, I guess. I don’t think I’d be so solicitous for Rat, anyway….
alantain about 1 year ago
I live in an apartment and I don’t know my nearest neighbours.