Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 27, 2022

Well, it’s almost over… I’m certain this time.

Have groceries delivered. Too Expensive. Mask up and go to the grocery store. Have fast food delivered. Too Expensive. Use Drive-Throughs.

Good job Pastis!!

It was hard to read this, my closet doesn’t have a light.

Step 1: Cases quickly rise

Step 2: Safety measures are taken

Step 3: Measures taken reduce cases.

Step 4: Measures are removed because cases began falling.

Step 5: People complain the measures were tyranny and unnecessary.

Step 6: Cases spike again.

Step 7: Return to Step 1.

Your kid refuses to vaccinate or mask. Back two spaces.

GREATEST END TWIST OF THE CENTURY!!!

It’s over when we say it’s over and don’t take no for an answer.

You got this one right Steph! Masterpiece for you, great job!

adds, buy board games and puzzles and treadmill to work off the covid-15 (pounds that is)

Pastis, it took you that long to reach the solution in the last frame?

There’s your covid board game, Meg.

Yup that’s pretty close

Covid is old news now. New news is possible world war 3 in near future. Woe is we.

On the positive side, while it is not over, the fact that cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are going down during the winter (when everyone is stuck inside together) is a good sign. I actually do have some hope for the warmer weather when we can dine outside.

Next week: Pearls before Swine-opoly!

I thought we had moved on to world war.

You forgot the toilet-paper fiasco…

Thank. you, Milton Bradley. LOL

Hopefully it’s not Russian Vodka

When cleaning the house I would take my beer into every room and pretend I was bar hopping

Drinking did increase about 28% or so. No shortage of booze.

There’s a light at the end of this tunnel… I promise.

Almost all my friends have kids and grandkids. Every single one of the families found ways to juggle all the changes in positive ways. They learned to juggle, to work from home, to handle the at-home Zoom lessons. They got themselves and their kids vaccinated; they wore masks; they social distanced. They got frustrated, certainly, but they also found new and better ways to interact with their families and their co-workers.

My single friends and I also found constructive ways to cope. You’d think from this strip that every American citizen was spoiled, self-centered and unable to handle this recurring phenomenon. I wish more stories were printed about those who grappled successfully with this challenge.

That’s LIFE!

Use your common sense in situations! That’s it!

“Out of an abundance of caution…”. I NEVER want to hear that again.

Hopefully, it’ll all be completely over by the end of the year.

Actually we’ve never gotten past the first curve. “Cases up! Return to start.”

This cartoon should be put up for a Pulitzer Prize.

At least there seems to be a possible end to this version of the game. Some designers were proposing to have a never-ending loop.

Display false optimism. Go back to start! :)

interesting board game… do they have other versions?

Last Square, a burn your mask party.

Best. Board. Game. Ever (said nobody). Very clever, Mr P. You are getting better with age.

Go to (Covid) jail. Go directly to (Covid) jail. Do not pass go…but collect lots of gubmint money!

Jumpin’ Jesus on a Pogo Stick! Two years on and this still needs sayin’?

https://imgur.com/IiPXUGk

https://imgur.com/Xtm7DCv

Idiot moron Reich wing sheep still believe that podcast, Faux Noose BS and try to push their crap onto the rest of the world. Hey Bozos, guess what – the earth still ain’t flat either.

Mandatory mask wearing for all activities. No masks are available from any suppliers.

Yes, this is a game and we’ve been played.

the comment section seems to be funnier than the comic itself. And today’s comic is pretty darn funny…

The off-topic non-covid ending: Just ban schools from existence

I considered reading other comments, but decided, “Don’t go there!”

We may not have new issues of MAD, but we have Pastis, and he’ll have to do.

Diagram on conquering a nation and/or ruling the world…..

Gotta love happy endings.

Think about how much money would have been saved (and LIVES saved) if Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine (and Zinc and D3 and C) had been issued to all Americans on Day 1 of this madness.

EXCELLENT!!!!! You have captured the last two years in one panel. This is why I refer you folks as Visual Editorialists.

Where’s the Wordle square?

Where’s the “next door neighbor is a Covid denier, die” slot?

You left out the part where covid23 appears next year.

https://www.sorryantivaxxer.com

All of the discarded masks along the road add a (sad) touch of realism to the game!

There’s a nod to Pastis in today’s Slylock Fox “Spot the Six Differences” panels.

https://www.slylockfox.com/slylock-fox-and-comics-for-kids-02-27-2022/

CLASSIC!

I retired. So I think I won.

It’s only The Game of Life. Entertain self with Dante’s Inferno.

Is there a childless version available ?

Perfect summary. could add a space for “learn to bathe again.” just before the going back to work space.

Word!!

Way too many of these strips push alcohol as a solution. It’s not.

Funniest comic this year!

Call of Duty is a history class, put on a dunce cap and sit in a corner. Had nuns teaching you, stick out you knuckles for the ruler. Then go to the corner to knee durning the whole recess.

I am soooo printing this out, grabbing some dice and tokens, and playing!

You have outdone yourself Mr Pastis Bravo!

I think the finish should just take you back to the start since Covid life is an endless loop.

Full points for using “The Game of Life” spinner!

Call of Duty is educational, sort of. I wonder if I can get my old game of Postal to run in a Virtual machine window. I had unlocked the cheat where you get to piss napalm on the baddies. Good clean educational fun.

Remember: “We WANT them infected!”

I win! I win! Now where’s my beer..?

they are easing the mask requirements here. I am still going to wear mine in the stores for awhile. I just keep thinking we will drop out guard too quickly and another variant will catch us off guard. I’d rather be safe than sorry.1

game of life

Art Linkletter says, “Endorsement denied!” If you get this, congratulations for your longevity.

On the whole, I’d rather play Clue, or even Monopoly!

This one hurts when I laugh….

Based on the number of replies, I’d say you nailed it!

Ironically I was reading this while waiting to get my booster, and got interrupted before I could finish reading.

I love this! Very funny!

Could replace “COVID” and everything before the FINISH space with any other theme and the game still works!

I keep rolling one’s. Oh the spinner only has one number.

Awwww. Somebody needs a hug?

Who returned to the office?!?

If that was a game I would buy it.

Absolutely perfect.But g ood luck if your paper likes to “minituarize” the comics.

yeaaaa

Thanks for the mysteriously placed swiss flag.