Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 17, 2023

No it isn’t allowed. Others have every right to look down upon Goat for his lousy taste in music and make him feel ashamed.

The way things are heading.. not for long

You do you Goat!

Go easy on me

I know nothing about Adele, except that’s where the farmer is.

Goat, you do not need to be worried about Rat’s opinion. Choose your own playlist.

It’s allowed, Rat. Welcome to life.

It won’t be allowed for long, if the GOP has its way.

That sounds like Rat’s theme song for life.

Adele makes nice music. Rat probably likes Patty Smith.

My sentiments exactly, Goat

Is drawing a wall the way cartoonists take a half day?

He could have said yes and followed up with a stare of blank indifference but that is hard to show in a picture. The indifference, I mean.

I feel the same way…and I listen to 70’s Progressive Rock.

Isn’t that a shade better than Justin Bieber?

I myself enjoy listening to ABBA, Shania Twain and Celine Dion. Adele is also good

Adele is the one Goat is looking for.

Not always the case today, Rat!

I like the 50s and 60s and early 70s music, not too much of the new stuff, but some Country is good!

I read yesterday that Bono secretly loved Abba when he was younger, but was afraid to say so. Listen to what you love!

At least I can say that I’ve tried.

It’s so typical of me to talk about myself, I’m sorry.

I have several ABBA songs on my playlist, right next to AC/DC. Like what you like.

Unless you like Justin Bieber. That is just wrong. :D

As long as you don’t fat shame. Or mention that she has more paint on her face than a three story house.

Goat is the goat. He doesn’t care what anybody thinks of him, especially Rat!

“Being allowed” is in question in todays society!

ya can’t do this or ya can’t do that!

BOO HISS

In the 70s it would have been Barry Manilow.

Ya know, I felt that way about Barry Manilow……………..in the seventies.

sarcasm?

I never cared for Adele the singer, I’ve heard better. No need to prove me wrong, we’re all nice people here. :)

The Woke Cancel culture would say “No”

Odd choice to use Adele since I’m pretty sure just about everyone in the world thinks she’s God’s gift to music despite the fact that she sounds like a whiny, screaming banshee. But hey, as the strip says, who cares what I think? Not gonna stop me from saying it, though. ;)

I hope it’s allowed cause that’s how I do it.

As long as it’s not Nickelback

What? No pun strip?

For the moment…

Don’t worry Rat. That kind of attitude will disappear in the future.

Makes the same point as today’s Baldo.

Finally found a way to leave Rat speechless!

When I hear “I don’t care what people think” my response is either “Why are you telling me this?” or “You are a liar!” (& watch whether they get angry…)

Goat, I’m a little horny over her myself.

I know, Rat. It’s an amazing concept. But. . . don’t let the Skyfall.

I need to print goats reply on a t-shirt. Stephan, thanks for another great one.

Wish more people would adopt that…you live your life, I’ll live mine.

Getting to the point where that question is relevant. ESpecially for opinions and speech.

That’s how I do it!

I know she’s huge (in the musical fame dept.) but I don’t think I know any of her songs. (I kinda, well more than kinda, lost interest when it was stolen by Rap/Hip Hop/Whatever)

I echo Rat’s question.

As my dear father always said “Do what you believe is right, and if everybody else does that, well and good and if no one else does that, well and good.”

Hello from the outside

At least I can say that I’ve tried

To tell you’re a pain in the rump, and giving me heartburn

But it don’t matter, social skills clearly doesn’t register with you anymore

You should be able to enjoy anything of you like it.

Not for much longer, I fear.

Yes, that’s right, mock the only artist to release multiple diamond-certified albums since digital and streaming music upended the industry.

When I was in high school I was really into Sinatra. It had only been a few years since the Duets albums had topped the charts, and I don’t think there was a period when he wasn’t recognized as cool in his way. But I was very out of step with the pop music scene of the times.

One day a classmate asked what I had in my CD player and took the liberty of popping the top to see for himself. He laughed at me a bit and I just kind of sat there and took it. After that, whenever people asked me what music I liked I was much less likely to say the things I truly felt than I was to mumble the words of one who knelt.

Less and less these days, Rat! “Group-Think” is being ever more rigidly enforced….

A lot of people listen to Adele.