Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 10, 2022

And social media makes it so much easier for Rat; no more grammatically correct letters to the editor that have to be mailed.

Rat is very effective; he makes everybody complain.

Oops. Rat blew it by trying to give Goat a good idea. He should have: “I WISH you’d do it as smart as I  do by keeping it to just COMPLAINING!”

Rat commutes on the “Whine Train”!

If you don’t make a list at all, everything you do is a bonus.

Bad thing about todo lists: cross one out, add two.

It works, but there’s a hook: the people around you seem to vanish after a while.

Complaining is my longtime hobby but Rat is a professional.

I had one project on my to do list when I got to work yesterday. I’m hoping to start that project when i get there today.

I always put boxes next to my to-do list items. I always check off at least one as soon as I’m finished making the list; Make a to-do list.

It gets easier as you get older. LOL

The thing about complaining is that nobody cares and nobody listens. People around you who hear, get to know you, consider the source and ignore you.

I get easily overwhelmed, so I try to keep my to do list short. Not try to get everything done in one day

Complaining is useless. Everybody’s got a story, nobody wants to hear it.

I have 3 things on my list, bitch, moan and complain.

I have a list and when I get something done I cross it off…no schedule! Easier that way!

I wouldn’t need a list that says complain, that’s like having a list that says speak. It just comes naturally to me

In my bike club it’s not an official ride if someone doesn’t complain about something

I do tend to have lists. Typically, it has twice as many things on it as can possibly be accomplished (at least by me). Never get bored that way. Don’t worry about completing it, either.

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His whole schtick revolves around complaining.

That’s what I did yesterday. After months of mistreatment by three different physiotherapists, I found the contacts of all six physio colleges and complained. Of course it will come to nothing, but its cathartic just the same.

Start with a quarter list and work your way up. That might be the best way of doing things.

I thought that whining and complaining never gets you far.

Whenever I heard someone complaining I used to say “here’s a quarter, go call someone who gives a shit” (Just showed my age with that one didn’t I? Remember pay phones?)

I complain about the volatility in the DJIA, but nothing changes.

I complain a lot, and swear way too much, at MS Word, which is the most user-antagonistic application I have ever used. But surprisingly, that does not actually do anything.

There are lots of other things to gripe about, but then I try to remind myself that these are first-world problems, and considering what others around the world have to endure, maybe I should just the hell up. :)

While Rat complains,everybody else complains that there are mice in the house.

I’ve gotta admit I’ve got a bit more parsimonious with my to-do list… but it does have more than “complain” on it

Consider for a moment, if you will, this 22nd year retiree who usually never gets anything on my no-longer-existing list finished in any given day.

I believe that’s become a religion thanks to the internet.

Stable character personalites!

Focused too.

The only way for complaining to be successful is to know when, where, and to whom, you need to complain.

You’re disciplined for the wrong reasons, my friend.

Rat makes it easy on Rat. And why wouldn’t he?