Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 19, 2022

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 2 years ago

    Dear Sir,

    Please excuse Pig for being late.

    Signed,

    Pigs Mother

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    ronaldspence  almost 2 years ago

    Hey Pig, don’t let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya!

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    hariseldon59  almost 2 years ago

    Who would put Pig in charge of a seven million dollar account in the first place?

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    BasilBruce  almost 2 years ago

    I don’t believe for one moment that Pig’s absence would have any impact on a seven-million-dollar deal. Unless, of course, an eccentric billionaire made a bet on whether or not Pig could tell time.

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    Wilde Bill  almost 2 years ago

    Whoever put Pig in that position should bear the brunt of the responsibility.

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    Cornelius Noodleman  almost 2 years ago

    At least he had on a tie.

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 2 years ago

    I wish I still had my Mom to write excuse noted for me.

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    The dude from FL  Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    So Pig got fired, who brings home the bacon now?

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    Ninette  almost 2 years ago

    Pig should have called and demanded $5,000,000 to come in.

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    B UTTONS  almost 2 years ago

    Pig’s mom works for the local legislator. She’s the chief analyst for pork spending.

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    SALUDADOG  almost 2 years ago

    Nice tie Pig! Moving up from the clip-on.

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    asmbeers  almost 2 years ago

    Nobody gets the point of this great strip. Any HS teacher will get it, and it goes way beyond tardiness.

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    Ellis97  almost 2 years ago

    I thought pigs were intelligent animals.

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    phredturner  almost 2 years ago

    But you have a great Mom

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    Steverino Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Lost the pork belly account.

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    tripwire45  almost 2 years ago

    I wish some people realized that.

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    stoshk  almost 2 years ago

    Perhaps this recounts why Pastis ended up leaving the legal field…

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    lorenkinzel  almost 2 years ago

    Who would put Pig in charge of a seven million dollar account in the first place?A mud wrestling venue.

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    TrulyTexan  almost 2 years ago

    There are a lot of kids out there that are going to learn a hard lesson about life when they find out their parents can get them out of everything once the leave grade school. And a major drain on society trying to deal with them.

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    diskus Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Eventually they learn moms note just makes it harder, they still have to complete the tasks.

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    YaiDee  almost 2 years ago

    I tried this today. My mom just laughed at me and told me the teacher has to go. (It is -31C today, -46 with the wind chill)

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    e.groves  almost 2 years ago

    Most of the places that I’ve worked at required you to call in if you were going to miss work because of illness. If you brought a note from the doctor, the absence could be excused. Otherwise, you got a point and if you got enough points, you got fired.

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    Loopy Frogger Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Pig has a job ?

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    stamps  almost 2 years ago

    Do you say “different than”, “different to”, or “different from”

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    stamps  almost 2 years ago

    And who in the world would put pig in charge of a $7 million account?

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Which a lot of college graduates finally realize.

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    Goat from PBS  almost 2 years ago

    Why would that work? Welcome to the real world.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  almost 2 years ago

    Sad but true.

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    Zebrastripes  almost 2 years ago

    Bosses don’t shive a get about your note!

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    John Jorgensen  almost 2 years ago

    It seems unlikely he’d be trusted with enough responsibility to cause such a blunder.

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    sarah413 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    So, rat’s really named Juan Epstein?

    His cockamamy excuse to Mr. Kotter was always signed Epstein’s Mother

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    Needabettername  almost 2 years ago

    https://shop.profit-raisers.com/index.asp?PID=3422251

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    Sisyphos  almost 2 years ago

    Pig learns a lesson. At least, I hope he learns from this….

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    Ceeg22 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    It’s really unlikely that Pig would have a position of such importance as to influence the outcome of a seven million dollar account. Even if he was the entree

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