Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 15, 2023

They will probably send up animals before they send up humans.

Quite an improvement over the normal 5 – 7 year lifespan

I hope we don’t send Rat to another planet; they might retaliate by shooting neutron bombs at us.

Send Rat to the moon now…no one will mind…

To another planet we should send all the mosquitos because here they are useless.

Why does Goat engage? Because Picard told him to.

The Muppet Show had a recurring sketch called ‘Pigs in Space’. Don’t ever recall seeing rats in space though.

More of Goat and less of Rat would be a good thing for society. Unfortunately the rats tend to out number the goats.

Rat has a special way of bringing the Debbie Downer out in others.

Maybe they’ll send Rat into a black hole and he’ll end up in another dimension.

Enjoy spending the rest of your life in an oxygen helmet staring at red dirt.

Right, Rat. You’re always so uplifting.

Encapsulated RAT….somehow I don’t think so…

Mars Needs Rats!

I need to stop talking in this strip. One day I’ll learn…

Whaaa waaaa … (Sad trombone)

Rat can be a space case sometimes.

Rats live 2-4 years, 7 at most.Pigs 15-20.Male goats 8-12.

Rat will be equally welcome on other planets.

Rat on another planet is a scary thought.

Debbie Downer? Huh?

We can save some money on Rat’s rocket. Life support and airtight seals are not needed.

That’s one long lived rat.

I can hear Elton singing ‘Rocket Rat’

Long-lived rat.

As for me, I’d prefer the former from Thermydynamics-101 Verse-2, ashes to ashes and dust to dust.

Anyway, regarding neutron bombs, I’m half Swiss and prefer to remain neutral and watch the fight.

Having eaten to near bursting (as evidenced by empty plate) Pig just could not possibly care less about ‘Rocket Rat’!!!

Marvin the Martian 20 years from now: Oh well. There goes the neighborhood.

I’m all for launching Rat in a rocket. ;D

Goat is indeed a “Debbie Downer” and too literal-minded.

He hangs with a crowd that should be wrong for him but somehow instead validates him….