Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 01, 2021

The dairy industry approves of you, Pig.

I’ll have a pizza.

9 out of 10 people who aren’t allergic to dairy or vegan agree with this sentiment.

Self approval is hard to do right. For one thing, how do you keep from OVERdoing it?

Maybe you should be seeking the cheese of others!

You’ll get the approval of others if you share your cheese.

Gouda for you, Pig!

CHEESE POWER!!!

I approve, Pig.

Cheese is better than other people.

There is a real life analog to this, the people who post, and I think it’s essentially lame, looking for shares or likes. Though in the case ofgocomics, it can be nice to get a thumbs up on your comment but, if not, fine too. You put yourself out there.

Sage advice Goat!!

Just don’t cut the cheese. At least not when anyone is around.

Joe Biden is a cheese eater, too.

Pig where is your bottle of Wine ?

The cheese doesn’t approve.

Ya Pig, keep both feet on the ground

People who feel the need to brag or wave about their lives in public generally are seeking approval.

Looking for likes, people. You know where to click. No, not the flag button.

Best advice- Be Yourself !!

Society: Be yourself …. Society: NOT LIKE THAT!!!!

The life I want to lead involves old cheddar between two slices of fresh rye bread.

I haven’t yet figured how Pastis came up with a cheese eating pig. Some kind of message?

And now, ironically, Pig has my approval for being true to himself.

I love cheese. Especially when it’s melted on nachos or pizza.

Eat bacon.

There ya go

I approve. You do you, Pig.

The hardest approval is your own

Love cheese. Gotta take it easy, though. For several reasons.

I still say “Please” and “Thank you.” Does that make me a people-pleaser? Probably not; just obsolete.

Well, we all know he loves to eat….especially cheese….

Paris is speaking words of wisdom, but Pig’s response is too “cheesy”!

If you had a pig that loved to eat bacon, would you name him Hannibal?

pig’s gotta do what a pig’s gotta do

Not bacon, at least.

on the other hand, actively seeking the disapproval of others can be really annoying

The cheese was approved . . . by #16

I approve.

I have cheese in the smoker right now. Mozzarella and sharp cheddar. Be done in an hour, ready to eat next week.

Just put a big sign up in your yard showing how you woke you are; aka virtue signaling. A bumper sticker is a good backup choice.

i am the sole dissenter.

May I have some, no problem let me raid the frig.

Moe,Larry,the cheese…..Moe,Larry,the cheese….

No,no,roquefort…roquefort….

As there are mulitple thousands of Native American languages, to cite a word as meaning something in Native American is somewhat silly. I’m the 10th one – I don’t like cheese

I approve of that.

—On the other hand, Pig, you should be aware that just leading the Life you want to lead may not gain you the approval of others!

Pig is so Cheesy!

Why does this feel like… well… ahem G A Y

I think Pig is from Wisconsin.

I approve of that, Pig.