Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 13, 2021

Yeah, the virus’s schedule is the only one that matters.

Rat only thinks that because the Pandemic doesn’t want anything to do with him.

No. Unfortunately the war on pandemic isn’ t over. Here in Italy the deaths from Covid increase day by day.

The pandemic is better and the grass is greener on the other side of the hill.

Sounds like many politicians have already consulted Rat, and have come to the same conclusion.

I have a friend who’s done that. We only talk on Facebrick, though, lately…

Is the pandemic still over, Rat, when you contracted the virus yourself?

I’m voting for Rat!

Maxine got the vaccine but Iris got the virus.

The Omicron Variant seems to be crowding out the Delta Variant. And according to WHO, Omicron has killed no one so far. So Alec Baldwin has killed more people than Omicron.

If he “had” it, shouldn’t he be away from people?

Pandemic? Endemic now.

Goat is speechless.

For those not getting vaccinated because “there are no long-term studies”, you might want to think about the fact that there are also no long-term studies about having been infected.

As Omicron is causing milder illness, I guess you is right, Rat?

Rat is correct this stage of the Pandemic is over. We are now in a new stage. Learning to live with it and moving on. Did you get your shots yet ? That seems to be the first step of this new part of the story .

“Had it” = had the virus? or “Had it” = tired of it?

I had a discussion with someone here on GoComics a few weeks ago that said pretty much the same thing. He said the pandemic was over in his area, but apparently didn’t understand that a pandemic is by definition global, so it can’t be over in one area while it’s still increasing in most of the world.

His ancestors caused the Black Plague, so I shouldn’t be so surprised he’s saying this.

It literally cannot be a pandemic any longer. Now it is endemic.

I never did have it. Or the flu. What’s wrong with me?

Funny: Amtrak Brandon and his administration still have it going strong with mandates.

It just came to a friend’s house. Imagine: 2 adults, 2 teens and 2 preteens all at the same time! They still answer texts.

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron

We are experiencing two ‘pandemics’. One caused by a virus, the other by governmental response to the first. The former WILL eventually end, the latter will not end until we all feel like Rat.

the pandemic will not be over until the last conservative radio host has died of their own stupidity.

I can wait. It’s just a matter of time.

Mr. Pastis – you really like to stir things up, don’t you?

Rat couldn’t be more wrong. Maybe he should be drawn as an ostrich. And the hospitals continue to overflow.

Someone DID consult him and the first few weeks, which should’ve contained it, were blown. Now, two years, later, the US’s passed 800k dead and some people are STILL in denial.

There’s world peace! Logic 100

It ain’t over until the fat lady dies.

In his first speech after his hospitalization for Covid-19, President Donald Trump stood on a White House balcony on October 10, 2020 and made a grand declaration about the coronavirus: “It’s going to disappear. It is disappearing.”

His words might have sounded more dramatic had he not been saying the same thing for eight months.

Our wise and all knowing premier in Alberta, Jason Kenney.. deemed it was over so we could have the Calgary stampede.. and Alberta had one of the biggest outbreaks ever. Now.. our intrepid leader is gonna say it’s done so we can have a anything goes Christmas and New Year festivities. Pray for us..

If only…..

According to a South African doctor, here are the symptoms, “It presents mild disease with symptoms being sore muscles and tiredness for a day or two not feeling well,” Coetzee explained. “So far, we have detected that those infected do not suffer the loss of taste or smell. They might have a slight cough. There are no prominent symptoms. Of those infected some are currently being treated at home.”

Some news report or the other said that we will never have another lockdown because the lockdown was because the government didn’t have a clue how to handle a pandemic. Now they do, ( a brief pause for hysterical laughter), so no more lockdowns. Plus, businesses will refuse to close.

I love pig !

Unfortunately, this is what a lot of people think just before they catch Covid. We are all tired of it, but probably not as bad as living through WW II or I. Each generation has it’s cross to bear.

In some places hospitals are back to no open ICU beds

I’m pretty sure they want to keep it going until the mid-term elections.

Its been over according to a majority number of humans. They’re the ones who are taking up hospitals beds cause most of them chose not to get vaccinated. More people died from Covid last year than they did in 2020 while there are vaccines available. How does that even happen?? A Darwin for every anti-vaxxer doofus!

Covid is just as bad as it’s ever been, but yet the politicians are easing up on the restrictions. Not because it’s safer, but because they want to look good.

Don’t tell Fauci.

Rat’s not the only one who holds this opinion (just read some politician’s similar remark in today’s news). It would be nice if he were right!

If you’re wrestling a bear, you don’t stop when you’re done, you stop when the bear’s done.

I know it doesn’t officially work that way, but it sort of feels like it. Actually it sort of feels like it’s been that way for awhile, but nobody has actually come out and said so.

Haha not even close