Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 15, 2018

I didn’t know rats could live to 60 years of age.

That’s one way of spelling it.

well, ain’t that great

Mozzarella, Asiago, Gouda, American….

Now people will show up to rallies waving cheese graters. Thanks, Pastis!

Wisconsin cheese-heads think that Trump has been saying that all along.

Kind of a cheesy pun, don’t ya think?

What makes me laugh is the fact that all of the cookie makers are now selling bite-sized versions.

That shredded parmesan is great.

Love it. Trump trumped Again!

They were great when they did “A Horse with No Name”. And they were great when they did “Tin Man”, “Ventura Highway” and “Sister Golden Hair”. But they started to slip, and they haven’t really done anything worth noticing since “You Can Do Magic”. So I say, yes, let’s make America great again.

@dadoctah: Maybe America’s problem was being confused with the Eagles!

grate2 (greɪt) https://www.thefreedictionary.com/grate

v. grat•ed, grat•ing. v.i.1. to have an irritating effect: His chatter grates on my nerves.2. to make a sound of rough scraping.3. to sound harshly; jar: to grate on the ear.4. to rub with rough or noisy friction.v.t.5. to reduce to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface or a surface with many sharp-edged openings: to grate a carrot.6. to rub together with a harsh sound: to grate one’s teeth.7. to irritate; annoy.8. Archaic. to abrade. Yes ,that guy did and the process continues

Thank goodness I was able to see this one coming, so I could duck the punchline. I’ve still got the scars from the times I didn’t.

America has gotten pretty cheesy lately.

Considering how often Americans say that “America is the greatest country in the world”, it’s kinda interesting that they elected a president who’s campaign slogan claimed that America isn’t great.

mold on my cheese!

This grates on our nerves. Never on fish, only on Pastis…

Not soon enough.

That is grate! The grated cheese sucks. Doesn’t melt right.

He’s planning to be cartoonist for life, Rat. The Supreme Court tells me so. La, la, la!

The people of Cabbagetown just voted on a law against graters…The so-called “Cole’s Law” passed unanimously.

So, when it gets clogged up, does that make the cheese an ingrate?

When has Rat ever worked hard? It seems odd that he’d be complaining about having things done for him.

Pennywise wants to make America grate again.

Pastis for President!

The United States is grating more now than ever.

I grate; I’m no in-grate.

Reagan used the MAGA slogan,too ;(

this seems like a rerun….

With apologies to all, but I thought this was actually funny. But I’m old and entering my dotage, no doubt. But I’m still chuckling.

I am ashamed at how much that made me laugh.

You would think this would have been an easy thing to call Trump on when he first started using it. The problem was, everyone thought he was a joke candidate and did not take him seriously until it was too late.

Wisconsin Cheesehead conversation:CH1: Havarti?CH2: Gouda, and you?ps – Minnesota boy here and I love my Cheeseheads (mmm…cheese)…

Well, he’s only off by two years with this joke. I’d call that improvement

When I grate cheese by hand, it usually raises the protein content due to the addition of small quantities of blood and occasionally a tiny bit of epidermis.

NOOOOOOOOO!!! SMOSH ALREADY MADE THAT PUN!!!! WHY STEPHAN!!!!? WHY??? (they used it in the big what if Donald trump)

I re-read all of the comments, including my own…. new motto…. “SHRED AMERICA!” Seems to be working so far.

Term? Cartoon-Boy don’t need no stinkin’ term! He’s the Dictator of this strip, and is to blame for all of the wordplay…..

Yes, a cheezy strip!

You know that would make a great presidential slogan, but I think I heard it somewhere before.

Saw THAT coming!

He’s “pig” on the trump cause!