Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 17, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  about 4 years ago

    Rat is part of conspiracy holding back the vaccine until after the election.

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    Concretionist  about 4 years ago

    The spirit is willing, but the flesh isn’t doing the work…

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    dlkrueger33  about 4 years ago

    I’m in Europe right now since Aug 5. My husband has an EU passport so as spouse, i used the loophole. Our daughter was getting married and we feel lucky we could attend. But I have been the only American in hotels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Today I’ll be in Liechtenstein….I’m guessing it will be the same. Everyone wears masks indoors but not outside. Hygiene and protocol for safety has been handled well.. and when we first arrived from the USA (in Frankfurt), we took a quick Covid test right in the airport to avoid having to quarantine. So far, everything has gone smoothly. And it’s nice when no place is crowded. Still, hope things will go back to some form of normal soon. I can fly to Europe, but flying to NY to see my grandkids is a bigger problem!

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    sirbadger  about 4 years ago

    Maybe rat could make money as someone they test vaccines on.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 4 years ago

    I so would like to go on a foreign excursion once this pandemic is o’er with. Maybe not to Europe, but maybe somewhere in the Pacific beyond Hawaii (like — oh, I don’t know — American Samoa).

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Good choise , Rat . On February prices are lower in Europe .

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    B UTTONS  about 4 years ago

    Hey Rat. They need test subject to test your hypothetical vaccine.

    Free room and board. You can even sleep on the job.

    The only thing not hypothetical is the virus they inject into you first.

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    Robin Harwood  about 4 years ago

    I haven’t succeeded in willing money into existence. Maybe I’m not trying hard enough.

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    kaffekup   about 4 years ago

    But I’m sure Rat will settle for a beer in the bar.

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    Gent  about 4 years ago

    Oh sure. Flu vaccines work wonders, don’t they.

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    aKG1  about 4 years ago

    Has he been watching a ‘Name it and claim it’ pastor on TV?

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    Kind&Kinder  about 4 years ago

    Life will go on, no matter what we do. But not for everyone.

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    Nachikethass  about 4 years ago

    Don’t will too hard! You will will some other things into existence!!

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    nosirrom  about 4 years ago

    Who needs a vaccine? It’s just going to disappear, like magic.

    https://lincolnproject.us/news/failure/

    August 17th – US death toll passes 170,000

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    Breadboard  about 4 years ago

    Rat tis a long way to go for French Toast or a French Fry ;-) … Croc Power !

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    jpayne4040  about 4 years ago

    Yeah, good luck with that one. If you can do that, I need to know the secret asap!

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    Ellis97  about 4 years ago

    By the time the vaccine comes out, the virus will just become a common cold.

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    e.groves  about 4 years ago

    The virus is going to disappear. Like magic.

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    nitromicro  about 4 years ago

    I’m on Team Rat for this one. I’d even take the Russian vaccine in order to have my life back.

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    rdav1248961 Premium Member about 4 years ago

    If you book a trip for next February, make sure you can cancel without penalty.

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    theincrediblebulk  about 4 years ago

    Rat is invoking the power of positive drinking.. uurrr..thinking

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    Zebrastripes  about 4 years ago

    Delusion has PIG and RAT overwhelmed

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    uniquename  about 4 years ago

    Rat’s been listening to Putin too much.

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    Reader  about 4 years ago

    Why, Rat? So you can hang out inside bars there and drink beer?

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    YippiKiAyMofo  about 4 years ago

    Money? A problem? Don’t governments just create it out of thin air?

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    colddonkey  about 4 years ago

    My wife and her sisters booked trip to Poland in November. I think with the three of them they’ll be able to wish it into happening.

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    tripwire45  about 4 years ago

    I’m willing herd immunity into existence.

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    Serial Pedant  about 4 years ago

    I’ve willed each of my children a million dollars I don’t have. I’ve got the will, they’ve got the paper. They also owe the lawyer for the paper.

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    ChristineMurphy  about 4 years ago

    My brother, who takes 3 or so international trips a year for fun, says he’s not making any reservations until 2022, depending how things look by then. Sounds like a better plan than rat’s.

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    Sisyphos  about 4 years ago

    Rat has an abundance of confidence. In fact, I think he’s used up all mine. I don’t expect an effective vaccine anytime in the near future, and I’m not planning any vacations….

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    Jethro Flatline  about 4 years ago

    Rat has been reading books on “master persuasion” I see….

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    Michael G.  about 4 years ago

    By de powah ob Jeebus!

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    Radish the wordsmith  about 4 years ago

    You have to buy a lotto ticket first.

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    waes-hael  about 4 years ago

    Willing it out of existence..? He needs to check how well that’s worked over the past five months!

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    Northgalus2002  about 4 years ago

    If Dr. Fauci is optimistic we can have effective vaccines and/or treatments available by the end of this year (or early 2021), then so am I. I had made plans to take a little mini-trip to Portland, ME in the second week of November. But am considering moving that to November 2021 instead. But if we have vaccines widely available (and if I have to get a yearly vaccine for COVID, like I normally get for the flu, so be it), by the Spring of 2021 I would like to take another mini-trip then. But right now, I am staying close to home and hoping that we are getting closer and closer to an end to this.

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    asmbeers  about 4 years ago

    It’ll be gone right after the election, guaranteed.

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    JohnNeal  about 4 years ago

    When did Rat start watching Kenneth Copeland?

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    Moonkey Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Again, wishful thinking.

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    Malcome1  about 4 years ago

    If that doesn’t work, there’s always wishful thinking. But so far even that approach has failed miserably.

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    DCBakerEsq  about 4 years ago

    Heard that the EU is considering making the ban on Americans permanent?

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    braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Not to worry.

    Before the election, there will definitely be AN ANNOUNCEMENT that a vaccine is very close to being totally ready.

    The ANNOUNCEMENT will contain information about how the vaccine is nearly totally effective and will be available on a mass basis early next year.

    There will be just ‘a few’ more trials to complete and be reviewed. Also, a few more billions will be provided to certain specific drug companies as a reward for being able to make THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Also, reports of those companies ties to the administration and the RNC are totally false.

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    The Moose Group  about 4 years ago

    Ya’ll, don’t worry. It will be amazing how COVID will become just another running nose ailment once November 4th rolls around

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    willie_mctell  about 4 years ago

    Many voters are like Rat in this way. Our Dear Leader lives them.

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Why not? The führer is once again pushing yet another miracle “cure” (cough, cough) which pays big bucks to one of his major donors but that has the potential to kill people with heart problems, especially arrhythmia, or those taking certain meds. (Echos of another of his snake oil obsessions on those counts…)

    Hey, we are moving right into the 5th century (at least the European version of the 5th century).

    So, if we have miracle “cures” why not just will a vaccine into existence? Putin is pushing testing one that has not passed all stages of testing on non-volunteer teachers and medical personnel, and the Chinese are doing so with another vaccine on military volunteers.

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    lordhoff  about 4 years ago

    The Democrats seem to think they can do it.

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    amyluella  about 4 years ago

    Fu#@k your vaccine you can shove it right up your a$$

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    amyluella  about 4 years ago

    That’s the funniest sh!t I’ve seen all day! This strip is for COVIDIOTS

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    asrialfeeple  about 4 years ago

    Maybe you need to proclaim it. That always works. Speak things into existence. YOU HAVE THE POWER!!

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    Boxo croco says happy derby  almost 4 years ago

    I’m from the future, January specifically, we have the vaccine!

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    potatokilledme  almost 4 years ago

    see the funny thing is this did happen

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    Ultracus  about 2 years ago

    Psychic Rat confirmed?

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