Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 14, 2023

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    BE THIS GUY  about 1 year ago

    Upstairs neighbor and I would pass each other for 2 years with a simple “hey” and no more. She got a Yorkie, and a friendship developed — especially between me and the Yorkie.

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    BasilBruce  about 1 year ago

    What if they’re great Danes?

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    hariseldon59  about 1 year ago

    Elaine Benes: I will never understand people.

    Jerry Seinfeld: They’re the worst!

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 1 year ago

    The family that lives above my apartment consists of father, mother, two sons and a poodle. The dog is the smartest (and most friendly))

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    sirbadger  about 1 year ago

    Did Steph get in trouble for petting people?

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    ronaldspence  about 1 year ago

    I’m with you…I will stick with dogs as well…

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    marilynnbyerly  about 1 year ago

    Give me a grumpy cat over a human any day.

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    Cornelius Noodleman  about 1 year ago

    They’re drinking coffee out of Christmas cups.

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    einarbt  about 1 year ago

    Take a walk in a cemetery. Makes me appreciated they people that went before me and the ones I have now. Helps if the cemetery has lots of trees.

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    orinoco womble  about 1 year ago

    If you want unconditional love and acceptance, adopt a dog.

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    ArcticFox Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Sure wish I could decipher Pig’s secret ear code.

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    Imagine  about 1 year ago

    Now pigs, on the other hand…

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    hitman4cookies  about 1 year ago

    Me three!

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    dlkrueger33  about 1 year ago

    I am afraid of dogs unless they are completely docile and part of the furniture.. I have always been afraid of them, but there is no rhyme or reason for it (though I lie and tell people I was bitten by a dog as a child because I am embarrassed by this fact). We always had cats. I like pets that ignore me.

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    Lady loves a joke  about 1 year ago

    I would give this more than one Like, if I could.

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    Out of the Past  about 1 year ago

    Dogs do make people look bad by comparison.

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    Darkknight55  about 1 year ago

    I used to be afraid of a Golden Retriever that lived in my neighborhood. Thing is, she was an absolute sweetheart and I knew that, but when you’re a little kid and you see a giant dog come running at you, logic goes out the window.

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    Ellis97  about 1 year ago

    So, your only friends will be animals? Yep, I got it.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 1 year ago

    Most people in the world seem to have lost so much of their basic humanity that they don’t seem to be human any more. At least not humane. So, I’m kind of with you, Steph.

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    HOTLOTUS1  about 1 year ago

    people. the worst kind of dogs

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    Goat from PBS  about 1 year ago

    Yeah, people are the worst. As a person, I can confirm this.

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    Count Olaf Premium Member about 1 year ago

    In the age of doublethink and doublespeak, who can blame him.

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    Spence12 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    In Swine’s world, who determines what animals can talk and which are treated as pets?

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    aerotica69  about 1 year ago

    I’m a cat lover, but I would agree that people are even scarier than dogs.

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    monya_43  about 1 year ago

    It is impossible to be the wonderful fantastic person that your dog thinks you are.

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    Zebrastripes  about 1 year ago

    Introverts rule!

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    DanMoran1  about 1 year ago

    Welcome to the bark side, Stephan.

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    mordalo  about 1 year ago

    Amen, brother. I avoid people like the plague.

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    [Anonymous Account]  about 1 year ago

    I like people…

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    22Wu33/es Premium Member about 1 year ago

    they’re much more dangerous than dogs

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    hoffquotes2  about 1 year ago

    Replaced Rat with Stephen. Guess they are interchangeable

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    Code the Enforcer  about 1 year ago

    HOWEVER! … Stephan (actual) and his wife, Staci, owned and deeply loved their dog, Edee. He said Edee was his only dog (cocker spaniel, maybe?) … When she passed away, Pastis drew a touching and beautiful Sunday strip (not sure as to exact date) as a tribute to how great Edee was and how much they loved her. … So very sweet!! … :)

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    WCraft Premium Member about 1 year ago

    I’m a dog lover but it certainly depends on the dog. Like people, they have individual personalities. (Sorry, couldn’t think of anything funny today)

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    dlaemmerhirt999  about 1 year ago

    Kinda’ cringey, my good buddy! That said, I ADORE BOTH dogs AND people!!! Maybe it helps being in a nice Buffalonian suburb one block from a HUGE park?

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    KEA  about 1 year ago

    especially dog owners

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Steph is 100% correct

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    AB9SS  about 1 year ago

    I can’t recall anyone from Denmark who I would call great.

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    kenocar Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Reminds me of a bumper sticker, “The more people I know, the better I like my dog”.

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    bunrabbit99  about 1 year ago

    especially if you try to pet them.

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    JLChi  about 1 year ago

    I don’t like dogs.

    I really don’t like people.

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    zeexenon  about 1 year ago

    Well, some people OK, just the ones who buy my food and pay my utilities, and the like. Just so they keep their distance.

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    thedogesl Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Good choice.

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    Beowulf 406 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    You read my mind.

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    wildlandwaters  about 1 year ago

    I hear ya, man!

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    Croc Holliday  about 1 year ago

    Steph always looks like he has heroin eyes.

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    Nebo  about 1 year ago

    Smart move.

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    Jesse Atwell creator about 1 year ago

    People: the scariest dogs.

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    BigDeal  about 1 year ago

    When my late Uncle was about 4 years old, he announce one day,“Dogs are better than people.” A story that lives on in family lore to this day. If you think about it, in many ways it’s true.

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    Sisyphos  about 1 year ago

    For once, Cartoon-Boy is right on. People? Blech! Nice doggies? What can be better?

    If I had the room and youthfulness to to take proper care of it, I’d for sure have me a Rough Collie, my favorite breed since I had some (good) experience with a neighbor’s when I was a little kid; probably a Blue Merle for me….
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    Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Dogs are the best!

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    BillS50  about 1 year ago

    The more people I meet, the more I love my dog.

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    Swirls Before Pine  about 1 year ago

    I prefer Fine Finns. Nightwish, anybody?

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