Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 10, 2018

Pastis’s readers should be FOBO.

FOTO: Fear of Total Obliviousness

I remember when all I had to remember was FIFO and LIFO. I was an accounting major.

Clearly Pastis does not have FOFTAA.

This summer there were some great Kona Brewing commercials. “FOMO”? "NOMO">

Fear Of Losing Internt Service

“FFFF” – Fear of Finding “Frazz” Funny

The counterpart to FOMO is JOMO which means “The joy of missing out”.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2528932/The-rise-JOY-missing-How-JOMO-looks-set-replace-FOMO-2014.html

FOGO(P). Fear of what the Grand Old Party has turned into.

FOPO: Fear of Poor Organizations

FOPC, Fear Of Political Commenters. Especially when there’s no story arc connection.

FOFO can be a completely rational response in some situations I’ve seen.

And I can sympathize with FODO. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Plain oatmeal tastes like buttons. You have to add things to it to give it some flavor.

F.O.F.I: Fear Of Fear Itself.

1. No, not really.

2. I’m the opposite! Those are such cute little guys!!!

3. Not fear, I just don’t like the taste.

4. More like dread.

Cartoon Boy has no “FOOP”…Fear Of Over-Punning…

Fear of demoralizing oatmeal. The pain is real.

You should.

Is it really easier to say FOPSTTROYM than just to say arachibutyrophobia?

Or FOTNT versus triskaidekaphobia?

Sorry, but I would rather say I have PHOTO—Phobia of Total Oblivion. Or PHOTOGRAPH—Phobia of Total Obligatory Gobbledygook Radicalization Association, Perfection, and Hypocrisy.

Is FORBES the Fear Of Radical Business Existence and Service?

How does one demoralize oatmeal? Tell it it’s not as good as cereal?

And why would one ever fear doing so?

And FRODO—Fear of Radically Obsolete and Dissonant Organizations.

Carefree Otters? Aren’t they all?

Eventually you reach the point of not caring about the latest trends. If people really want to communicate, they’ll drop the unnecessary acronyms and write complete sentences.

I’m reading Gary Larsen’s Complete Farside and he has an essay about “I’m So Confused”. It concerns some of his cartoons that nobody got. He explains one of them and it makes perfect sense, but having been explained, it kills the humor.

F.O.T.M.I.T.W.H.S.A.W.A.A.D.! Fear Of The Moron In The White House Starting Another War As A Distraction!

I have FNHCC – Fear of Not Having a Clever Comment

Beware!FOFO is real!

All those acronyms and not a single TLA?

What kind of monster is afraid of carefree otters?

To address my FONHAA (Fear of Not Having an Avatar), how DO I go from my current question mark to, say, Vickie from Rose is Rose? Thanks to those with no FOHO (Fear of Helping Others).

If you’re like me, and I know I am.

Never heard of FOMO before. Pretty sure it applies to my three-year-old granddaughter, though.

Get a"croc" storyline going! Come on. JUST DO IT!

DGAFF. Don’t Give A Flying Flip

FOPO: Fear Of Political Organizations

FOMO: Fear Of Making Out.

FOZO: that bear on the Muppet Show.

FOLT – Fear of logical thought

Obviously.

C’mon man, FOCUS! (Fear Of Comics Un-Sucessful)

Or how about FRODO (Fear—Really!—Of Dozing Off [while reading really long fantasy novels]).

I’m trying to think of an acronym of “fear uncommon kindness,” but I’m getting nothing.

He could of had rat say: “you left out FUBAR” and have the censor guy with them in the last panel.

oh the irony

GIGO

FOPS. Fear Of Pastis Strips.

Some politicians, including the one they call the President, don’t fear the people with deadly weapons in our society, and yet they have FOMC – fear of migrant caravans. Doesn’t make sense to me. #FOMC.

I’m familiar with MOFO. Is that similar?

Mr. Pastis, The ultimate fear for you—FOOOOD—Fear Of Overdosing On Oatmeal Demoralization.

And please shave, since I have FOG—Fear Of Goatees.

I just have FOO, fear of oatmeal (could never stand the stuff).

That last one should be a real thing.

I have FODRO – Fear of demoralizing raisin oatmeal

When I was in college, FOMO meant Full On Meaningful Makeout

YOLO You obviously love owls.

thank you mr. pastis! you’re the best, carefree otters? where do u get that stuff!?

YOLO = You obviously love owls. FRO-YO = Frozen yogurt.

I’m still fixated on the poor demoralized oatmeal.

FOPGCO! I admit, I’ve got it bad!

[Fear Of Punning Greek Cartoonists Online]

How about FUBAR= a nod to all our Vet’s. God Bless all of you!

FLAP – Four letter acronym phobia.

FOFO is very real. Y’all looking forward to Thanksgiving?