Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 09, 2023

Remember to tip.

Now this is change we can believe in!

Considering world politics, nothing can get worse except everything.

Vote for me and you’ll get a dollar and forty cents. Would you rather have 4 dimes or a quarter and 3 nickels?

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Be sure to check out The Argyle Sweater today for a nice Pearls reference! :)

Don’t knock it, Pig. Pastis has made a career out of the absurdities of the English language.

A magazine from the 70’s, I remember a harmless looking man with the sign “Change for a Dollar”. Someone drops money into his hat, he downs a beaker, turns into Mr Hyde, and beats the daylights out of him.

Second that, Pig.

But, but… “Change comes from within! "

A chicken for every pot!

Most politicians aren’t worth a plugged nickel.

Yes, I am glad I don’t have to learn English as a second language- I understand the colloquialisms are extremely confusing to other speakers.

Just add a “to” to “You want change”.

Why yes of course Englees too confusing. Me is never ables to learns it fully after so many year also.

You can keep your change. I’m fine the way things are. Maybe.

If they’re drinking that coffee at Starbucks, $1.40 must be the change from a twenty.

Homophones can get pretty confusing.

Change is good, especially when you have a huge jar of quarters.

Change must come from within.

Yes it is. In fact it confuses those whose milk language is American English

I second that!

I pour drinks at a bar every night. I am poor because I have too many bills and not enough money.

Spend it quickly. I’ve seen plenty of change over seventy years, but it always changes back.

And he kept his tip.

Duhhhhhhhhhh????!!!!! Stop sirbadger! You’re making my head hurt and lowering my self esteem!

The last quarter is looking good.

And just like politics all you get is petty change.

Check out today’s Argyle Sweater; Pastis makes an appearance!

Unfortunately, there isn’t going to be any change in politics.

English is an extremely hard language to master, since is essentially a “polyglot” of dozens of disparate European and in the case of America, indigenous languages as well.

Voldemort or Voldeless?

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.“ — Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr

I want change! That’s the best kind of change: extra money.

Nothing will change … besides, I say, “Keep the silver” to the young clerks and laugh at their expressions,

If Pig and Rat were actually discussing politics, I’d expect broken crockery and thrown coffee- does anyone really think Rat could have a civil political discussion?

Whenever I see Pig scream, I hear the voice of Steve Smith from “American Dad”

Pig should keep the coins that were given in change. There were two coins. The only way to get forty cents in two coins is two twenty cent pieces. They were minted from 1875 to 1878. Any one of them, in decent shape, would be worth several hundred dollars. Many are worth over a thousand.

The chef’s punchline was pretty obvious. Pig should have seen it coming.

I spent time in an Asian country where my experience learning and working to speak the language there made clear how odd English as a language is.

How many psychiatrists does it take to change a $500 bill?

With a psychiatrist, you don’t get any change from a $500 bill, no matter how badly it wants to change.

(Oh, there are, but they are rare.)

But ambiguity is a source of humor, much needed here!

I never want “change”. “Change” is rarely good (and even less often for “progress”). No — promise — and give me improvement.

Don’t blame the English language. Ask for change in Spanish, German or Norwegian and you will get the same answer.