Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 17, 2021

Maybe Rat was hoping Terry would go out with him when he asked her to lower her standards.

Rat wouldn’t be my first choice for wingman.

Rat isn’t a good “ruffiano”.

Just remind her that there’s a shortage of “Prince Charmings” due to the pandemic, and that she should settle for “non-contagious.”

Well, it worked in the last election.

She has no idea who she is missing Pig, but maybe bi-species dating isn’t her thing…

Neighbor Terry thought Rat was trying to get a date with her, and she was not desperate to date a Rat or politician.

When Rat said “lower your standards” I thought he was referring to himself.

A girl turned down my brother because she said he smelled bad.

Rat is not the one to expect will be of any help in this type (or almost any type) of situation.

Rat, the anti-wingman

Next man up ! Goat get in there ! Use your best stuff !

That’s okay, Pig. She’d probably wants to eat pork on a date.

PIG needs self confidence badly! RAT just proved he’s not to be trusted in this case.

Bad start right from the get go, She already knows he’s a pig.

You do know that she’s a human, right?

What happened to Pigita? Raised her standards?

Maybe pig should have asked her to go for breakfast.

I’ve also tried this. Didn’t work for me either.

Terry is missing out. Pig would be a pleasant date. He’s kind.

At least Rat made an effort to do something nice for Pig.

Aside from the trans-species issue, he wouldn’t be a bad guy for most women……

Don’t say “lower your standards”… say, rather, “broaden your horizions.”

Rat as a wingman… that doesn’t seem to work.

I guess some people aren’t as desperate as we think.

Now that’s funny! Gold star for funniest cartoon of the day!

She looks like Neighbor Nancy’s twin sister to me . But I haven’t put my contacts in yet .

Great… Now she’ll go back and insult Pig for that. On top of everything else, he doesn’t need Dissin’ Terry!

They’d be a hot couple wrestling in the mud wallow.

Pig might have more luck if he stayed within his species. :)

Terry should reconsider going out with Pig because he’s very sweet and would treat her like a lady. Besides, she could always do a LOT worse than him ….. and probably has! :-D

The interspecies thing is a problem for many. Axel Fusco frequently laments about his problems with teenage girls.

Where did Pigita go?

As if it were going to be necessary, remind me never to ask Rat to be my wingman….

That’s sweet