Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 11, 2023

So what does failing at one more thing matter?

The joy of succeeding at failure.

“You come from nothing, you’re going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!” —Eric Idle

Pig is a success at failure!

“You can’t even be wrong right.” -Dick Smothers

Pig is already a success.

For once in his “miserable” existence, RAT has NOT ONLY proved “useful,” he was ACTUALLY KIND TO PIG!!!! Now, I guess he’ll lose his “grumpy” character license, given by ICONS in the field like Oscar the grouch and dr. Gregory House, MD!!!! Dan aka…

No place to go but up. Or stand in place of course.

Pig realizes his potential, to fail in multiple realms!!

you can’t learn if you don’t fail

As Naseeba, an illiterate Pakistani tribal woman said on Youtube: “If you don’t try, you’ll never know you can.” That brought me up short. Thank you, Naseeba.

Fail succeed what do it matters? Me is just want to eats foods and then a walk in the woods.

Goal attained! Good for you, Pig!

Pig does not have too far to fall.

Pig, you made it!

That Rat… a real Count❤️Olaf kinda guy ❤️

Pig – when you do succeed (and you will!) you will appreciate it so much more for having struggled to get there.

Actually Rat’s question in the first panel is spot on.

Now that is what you call looking on the bright side!

“If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer!”

Pig is too naive to realize that Rat is a conniving scumbag.

Just keep failing until you succeed.

I wish I had Pig’s optimism. I want to speak more Spanish, but I have a mortal fear of saying something wrong.

He’s the only one Rat cheers up!

Poor Pig! So depressing to think he thinks he’s ok!

I feel sorry all over again for Pig, if Rat cheers him up. :(

And he will still get a participation trophy!

somehow that logic actually works…for me, anyway!

Nothing like a little negativity to cheer you up!

You may be a failure, but it’s even worse when you have proof.

Reminds me … time for a nap under my desk.

To be successful you have to know your limitations, and Pig is quickly learning that his limitations are limitless. There must be some degree of satisfaction in that realization.

now my head hurts

I’m great at failing forward.

Goat is having coffee today!

He’s Jeenyuss!

I tried to succeed at failing. I failed…

That Rat cheers up Pig is proof, if any were needed, that Pig is indeed a failure….