Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 04, 2023

And here I thought it was day one of Rat Stomping Week.

Respect Rat’s boundaries, Goat.

Eh it called MOANDAY for a reason.

Looks like RAT’S back to normal today!!!! Yay!!!! Dan aka…ps Rat’s attitude yesterday indicates the same attitude from Greg house, Md when house’s dad died at the beginning of season 5(five)!!!! Could Stephan pastis be using both Oscar the grouch and house as examples of how to write Rat?! Some lawyer needs to get on a copyright lawsuit from fox and CTW, STAT!!!!

No Moaning Monday, Non tedious Tuesday, No Whining Wednesday…

Come on Monday!

Rat will have Goat in court on charges of religious intolerance before Goat can say bah.

Rain, in my opinion, ruins a lot of things. Including the ambience of the house.

The good news is that Goat has a job!

Rat’s dates must always dump him on Sunday, then.

Well, that was a great start to the week.

Goat, now it’s time to run…

That’s not moaning. That’s catharsis. And it’s fine, it’s a human need to express your feelings, voice your concerns, and share your thoughts. Do it! Open up! Let it go! But not around me… go someplace else… :D

The irony is that Rat seems to moan and complain more than any of the other characters.

Can we at least wish each other a good moaning?

Mona Lot will come by soon, Goat.

Like that famous painting “Moanin’ Lisa”!

Why NOT observe “Moaning Monday,” Rat? Everyone ELSE does!!

Usually, Goat has a nice cup of tea to help him face his issues. He should know Rat well enough to know that he will not be sympathetic.

Tell me why

I don’t like Mondays

Tell me why

At least Goat works and can hold down a job, unlike certain rodents I know.

Can’t trust that day.

Good Morning

Good Morning

We’ve talked the whole night through

Good Morning

Good Morning to you

If he thinks that’s bad, he could be gentle Pig. Pigetta has fallen off a roof and is being visited by Auntie Flo.

A week of rain, then back to over-night frost.

But it’s ok when RAT moans. Aaaaaaaccckkk!

MoanDay was what I called Monday before retiring

Eh, Goat should just join the club. Spilled milk and all that.

No, Rat, it’s “Mo’ moaning Monday”

Rain is good!

“La da da…

Come day, go day

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Nothin’ worse than a dry Monday!

If I have to work I’d prefer it be raining so I don’t feel like I’m missing too much.

He has to do that before noon. You know, in the moanin’

“Rainy days and Mondays always get me dows”

Every morning, during breakfast,at Old Geek Manor, the TV is on with the local news. On the news program, every Friday was “Woohoo Friday”. Every Wednesday was “Hump day Wednesday”.

One Wednesday morning it was overheard Mrs Old Geek, very irritated, saying

“Why do they have to call it Hump day?’”

“Well, on Wednesday you are supposed to…”

“SHUT UP!”

“Really, with the itinerary, I would think it would be ‘Woohoo Wednesday.’”

“I SAID SHUT UP.”

How about instead of whining about it, go out and fix your problems, gosh darn it!

“It’s just another Manic Monday

I wish it were Sunday,

That’s my fun day.

My ‘I-don’t-have-to-run’ day,

It’s just another Manic Monday."

~ RIP Prince

Am I the only one who thinks tuesdays are the worst, not mondays?

And just like that, Rat cancels Garfield. Get that rodent a PMoF.

If you can’t moan on Monday, when can you? The later in the week the less point there is to it.

Rat is channeling Duran Duran. “No moan on Monday….”

Stop moaning and open a bottle of whine.

Tell him, rat! This is a no-whine zone.

The standard thick clouds during frozen tundra winters usually mean no Moaning sunshine.

Could we please have a no moaning month.

Before you get to TGIF you’ve got…

So Happy It’s T…sday

Monday Exudes Happiness

and Wednesday Humps You

Just wait for terrible Tuesday and whiny Wednesday

What a difference between Rat’s behavior in yesterday’s strip and today’s. Now he’s back to his old self.

“They call it Stormy Monday, but Tuesday’s just as bad

Wednesday’s worst. Thursday, Friday also sad."

Now Rat’s back to being the character we all know and loathe.

After yesterday’s touching strip, Rat has returned to his normal jerkiness already in progress.

If only that were possible, Rat!

Truth is, people will complain and moan and groan whether you like it or not….