Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 08, 2023

Does Rat work for Fox News?

For those who want the truth, polling is a science; for others it’s an art.

Rat didn’t get the answer he was looking for… whatever that was.

He’s undecided if Rat is a #$!% or %!$#

How apolling, Rat.

Fox news mostly, posssibly newsmax!

How the Electoral College works!!!

If you don’t get the answer you want, fudge it as so many pollsters do!

Rat’s correct…..after all, Neighbor Bob did say “maybe the worst”.

No one likes to live around rats.

Funny how some people will LOVE polls that show whatever THEY want them to show, but they will claim “Fake News” if the polls DON’T agree with what THEY want!!

He did say “maybe”

So Rat is a real “blank…blank…blank… not a fake one. He is sincere in that aspect.

Polls are usually designed with questions that provide the answers that the pollster wants to hear; just like Rat.

Polling in 2016:

“Do you plan to vote for Clinton or Trump?”

“Neither, I plan to vote for (third-party candidate).”

“I … that’s not an option here. You have to choose one of the two.”

“Well, I’m not voting for either of them. I’ve told you my choice.”

“… I’ll put you down as undecided.”

Two months later:

“I’m sorry, Dr. Stein and Governor Johnson, you haven’t garnered 5% support in our polls, you can’t be in the debates.”

Everyone thinks that Rat is a narcissistic sociopathic vermin. I don’t blame them.

I can confirm, Rat is a terrible neighbor.

I don’t think Rat would shoot you through a closed door, so in FL he’s a great neighbor

Once again, figures don’t lie but liars can figure.

Oh my, so much pithy satisfaction in evereee comic.

Rat was “maybe the worst.” Not “definitely the worst.”

Rat and Pig can never face reality and truth!

Bob said “as_h_le,” but I’m gonna’ imagine he said “d_ckb_g” because it’s funnier for me!:)

Rat also uses, " No Comment !! ’ … :)

I am perpetually saddened by the comments that turn a great comic into a political pizzing contest. I must stop reading the comments. Carry on.

At least Rat is getting out and meeting his neighbors unlike most people.

The Count thinks it would be cool beans to have Rat for a neighbor. The Count and Rat have very similar views on most things (drinking being the exception). Politics, personal relationships, politics, reactions to opposing and obviously wrong opinions, and politics. The Count and Rat would be a real pair of party animals, boy howdy.

I’ve never had neighbors pull that sort of thing, but bosses, and how!

That’s a bit harsh. The worst I would say of Rat is that he’s a bit of a ¶෴܊٭༄༈༈.

But then, I get bored looking up cool Unicode shortcuts.

MOST POPULAR POLL ANSWER—-“I’d prefer Mickey”

Rat, you’re a real jerk. That’s what people in the neighborhood think of you.

“Art” is an anagram of “Rat”.

remember it’s @ before # except after $

Lying is a skill that will take you far these days.

Newsmax

What part of ‘undecided’ doesn’t Rat understand?

Hooray for the outspoken, newest Neighbor Bob!

But Rat really does know how polling works—pollsters always get the result they wanted to get!