Honestly, this one didn’t make me laugh. Knowing that Rat is a self-absorbed @$$hole is one thing. Thinking that he has genuine mental illness is an entirely different matter…
Rat’s reference to “little buddies” called forth images of Bob Denver as Gilligan sitting in the ears of Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper. If that’s not a shipwreck, I don’t know what is…
Being of a considerate nature, I occasionally ask my coworkers “Does the noise in my head bother you?” (thank you, Steven Tyler). They generally leave me alone after that.
BE THIS GUY about 3 years ago
Rat must be a serial killer when his “friends” aren’t around.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 3 years ago
They aren’t buddies but “puppets inside the brain”.
BasilBruce about 3 years ago
Have an earworm, Rat:
→ This is the song that doesn’t end,
Yes, it goes on and on, my friend,
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was,
And they’ll continue singing it forever, just because →
sirbadger about 3 years ago
Pretty soon, Facebook will sell those.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
That’s how one of my ex co-workers got laid off… By talking about what the voices were telling him. And showing up one day using his rifle for a cane…
oldpine52 about 3 years ago
Never thought that Rat would admit that he’s disturbed.
syzygy47 about 3 years ago
When one’s ‘imaginary friends’ become real suck ups.
Doug K about 3 years ago
That is one disturbing fact that we didn’t need to know.
We may have suspected something like it – but it provides no comfort knowing for sure.
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
I want flower buds growing out of my ears!
dlkrueger33 about 3 years ago
“We’re distoibed, we’re distoibed, we are psychologically distoibed!” – (Officer Krupke/West Side Story)
cdward about 3 years ago
That explains so much about Rat.
Procat Premium Member about 3 years ago
Must be talking about politicians.
John Smith about 3 years ago
That would mean that “little buddies” aren’t females
monya_43 about 3 years ago
I had a friend tell me that you’re jealous of me because I can hear the voices in your head. Needless to say, I avoided him after that.
John Smith about 3 years ago
I have voices in my head, but they’re all speaking Spanish, and I have NO idea what they’re saying.
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
Voices in my head…told me to do it…..
jessie d. about 3 years ago
most of us have those buddies but in reverse screeching solely what a louse we be.
juicebruce about 3 years ago
Now we know what makes Rat tick ;-)
gopher gofer about 3 years ago
♩the lunatic is in my head…
Bring Back "The Good Place" about 3 years ago
You can get the same results with a MAGA cap
Sir Ruddy Blighter, Jr. about 3 years ago
We’re reprehensible.
We’ll steal your pen
And pencible!
bignatefantic2.0 about 3 years ago
20 years ago at this exact time, no one knew something devastating would happen
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 3 years ago
I’m still glad “hear” is just “ear” with an “h.”
HunterIsACriminal about 3 years ago
My “ear buds” aren’t nice: they tell me bad things about myself and encourage me to do bad things.
Now I must go and buy more ammo…
phredturner about 3 years ago
I do so wish the ones living in my ear were that supportive
diskus Premium Member about 3 years ago
Thats called social media
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member about 3 years ago
I know lots of people who hear voices. When they see things, it is called visions.
Iseau about 3 years ago
QTips and a little Mineral Oil will solve his problem.
pheets about 3 years ago
No voices?!
Ellis97 about 3 years ago
Rat just admitted that he has issues.
klapre about 3 years ago
Would it have killed Pastis to commemorate this day?
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
I worked with a guy who always said: “Don’t bug me, I can’t cope!”
Goat from PBS about 3 years ago
So… it’s basically a huge sense of ego. Mine’s too big as it is…
KEA about 3 years ago
there’s too much noise from tinnitus in my ears to hear any ear buds
LilPeruna about 3 years ago
Is anybody else, besides me, surprised that Stephan didn’t do a 9/11 themed strip for the 20th anniversary? Maybe for Sunday.
JudyAz about 3 years ago
If you talk to God, it’s called praying. However if God talks to you…
ChukLitl Premium Member about 3 years ago
My alien implants have been acting up. Do anyone know how to contact a repairborg?
ComicsDad5 about 3 years ago
Honestly, this one didn’t make me laugh. Knowing that Rat is a self-absorbed @$$hole is one thing. Thinking that he has genuine mental illness is an entirely different matter…
codedaddy about 3 years ago
Where are the perennial empty plates? Good to see them go.
rm8ty about 3 years ago
I know the voices in my head aren’t real but man do they have some great ideas.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member about 3 years ago
Rat’s reference to “little buddies” called forth images of Bob Denver as Gilligan sitting in the ears of Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper. If that’s not a shipwreck, I don’t know what is…
NWdryad about 3 years ago
Or tell Alexa to say it all the time.
thedogesl Premium Member about 3 years ago
This would explain a lot of the last five years or so.
*real* Guard Duck about 3 years ago
how about “disturbing”?
Lightpainter about 3 years ago
“Voices in your head”- is that really plural? I have my own voice in my head giving me grief, but no others.
Bilan about 3 years ago
Those voices are telling you you’re and so you should buy their product.
patrickab7 about 3 years ago
I have the opposite kind.
aerotica69 about 3 years ago
Being of a considerate nature, I occasionally ask my coworkers “Does the noise in my head bother you?” (thank you, Steven Tyler). They generally leave me alone after that.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 3 years ago
Occasionally those voices come up with some really fun ideals….
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
Rat is both disturbed and disturbing. But he does have ears big enough (courtesy of Cartoon-Boy) to accommodate the Little Buds….
hawkeye-back-n-iowa about 3 years ago
“There’s someone in my head but it’s not me.”
AndreasMartin about 3 years ago
Is this one of those ‘The voices told me to do it’ things?
Swirls Before Pine about 3 years ago
Or horrendous hygiene. What, you wanted a Trump joke?
Ceeg22 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Oh, that’s what you call them