Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 13, 2020

I want to go bar hopping.

It’s true—just look in Pig’s closet, and you’ll see a rainbow.

(Read that any way you like.)

Susan was doing fine until she spent more time with her kids.

During my Covid time I read less books and I don’t know how this happened .

I haven’t had an oil change this year. Now I need to fix my sagging sun visor and tire pressure warning light. I can still check tire pressure the old fashioned way.

hang in there, steady Susan (and everyone else in the whole, wide world)

Pig, you have no clothes, what do you keep in a closet?

“Monk” would have a hey day organizing everything in sight. Actually, he’s already done that around his own home, so yeah, he’d go stir-crazy.

We all do Susan.

Q: “What are we going to do about this pandemic?”

A: “The same thing we do about every pandemic. Try to take over the world!”

In answer to Pig’s question, I’m going to say “Susan’s.”

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy…

Now if only I could ramp up my production ! …. Croc Power !

Susan, you’ve worked hard. Next DayDay, why not celebrate and get smashed?

I prefer Mary Ann with the shaky hand.

I got some painting done.

I’ve been puzzled and sad about the direction of the strip this year. Why, in a time when it’s impossible otherwise to dodge the unhappiness associated with the pandemic, does Stephen keep hammering us with it? Is there no source of humor anymore that doesn’t involve whining about how bad things are?

I admire the “Steady Susans” of the covid era. I for my part have become more of a slovenly couch potato, also spending too much time online….

I thought if I had more time I would clean my room, so no, that ain’t it.

That dumb Pig has a smug look about him.

Well, with no craft fairs, ebay and etsy sales are up, so I’m staying busy anyway!

Im a steady susan, but its getting old. Btw i dont want my old life back, i want a new one. Hopefully one of the benefits of all this will be our realizatio that much of what we toiiled over previously wasnt all that important. Time for a new phase

Sue? This your/our life now.

This is IT! In a nutshell! Eventually we’ll all be bonkers….bwaaaahahahahaaaaa

I’ve actually enjoyed it. Except for the travel ban.

boy, you never know how many habits you have… until you can’t indulge them

Pig, you don’t even wear clothes. Why would you have a closet?

Once again, Pig is the one making the best of the situation.

Pig, what’s got your tail all curled up? What new twist is there in your story?

Spare time for extra-projects and kids did not add up for me: I STILL have projects I started in March that’re waiting to be completed…

Well, she did take the time to include a 5,000 word history of her year in her Christmas cards. Oh, and Pig, I’m colorblind.

If I didn’t have to read about covid everyday in the comics, that would be a great use of my time during covid.

Oh Susan, I haven’t done half of that but I too want my life back!!!

Stick Around Till Next Week For The Next Episode, “Susan Has A Stress Induced Mental Breakdown”!

Maybe she needs her job back to get her life back.

Oh My God……it’s my wife Susan!……I laughed so hard I honked a loogie!

So do I. My Mom, who is 88, suffers from Alzheimers, and lives in an independent living home about 4 miles from me, called me yesterday crying. She’s damn sick and tired of the isolation she’s been forced so suffer. I’m her eldest son and she’s taken care of me all of my life. Now it’s my turn and I can’t even see her. It’s not just the pandemic, it’s how we are allowing it to dehumanize us.

It’s my birthday!

Didn’t she used to go steady?

Guess who binge-watched EVERYTHING on Netflix!

this year has been fine. the wife and I are still working. Yes, we can not go places as much as She would like, and unfortunately I have not been allowed to work from home.

A very thin veneer.