Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 12, 2020

Let’s go, Rat!

I wonder if Rat expects a commission.

Bob should have asked Rat when and where he was moving.

How neighborly of you, rat

“And I’ll put a larger one, with a lower price, on your lawn, Rat.”

Sing along with Basil: “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor…”

If I were Bob to put more distance between me and Rat I would move to another state. England, for example.

This is the traditional Neighbor Bob that Rat and many of us love to hate—the PBS scapegoat, since Paris isn’t….

So Rat has to live at least 35 miles from everyone?

Rat bat time on Rat ! … Croc Power !

Pick Rat up, cock leg, release forcefully in a forward motion. The game is called, “How much yardage can you get punting a rat?”

Just put up a fence, Rat! (Or maybe Bob)!

What, no masks? AIEEEEEEE!

I’d be fine if my “neighbor from hell” was six feet…….six feet under!

Where I am, it is 1.5 meters.

Annoying neighbors? Like you, Rat?

This is the year of the rat in the Chinese Zodiac

Is Neighbor Bob going to get a big rat trap?

The anti-social must be enjoying these times.

RAT-A-TAT-TAT…..is so bold …..

The HOA should look after the details.

My annoying neighbor, the one with the barking dog, the 9:00 p.m. drum solos, and the all night wine parties, is moving tomorrow. Huzzah!

One individual kept a handgun in the house for protection, but his neighbor did not like that. The neighbor doxxed my friend, complained about him to the HOA, and generally defamed him to the rest of the neighborhood. So my friend placed a large sign on his lawn that read, "We are armed and WILL use whatever force is necessary to protect ourselves. Our neighbor (big arrow pointing to neighbor’s house) does not believe in firearms.

Bob needs to become a starring character in this strip. Enough with these walk-on bit parts. This menagerie needs a human.

For annoying in-laws it’s 500 miles. At least.

Makes sense to me

Facebook has replaced the backyard fence, now the Nosy Neighbors just stay connected to look over your wall to see what you are doing.