Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 17, 2024

If Goat had a rudeness alert, Rat’s presence would cause it to explode.

The common RatRude alert is the mere sight of Rat in the distance.

Hey Goat, count your blessings.

it is honest anyway…

When I was a kid we had neighborhood friend my age named Larry. Larry lived about 5 blocks away… and he LOVED being at our house because my mother was a child-enabler with treats, and things to do, and there were always kids around to do things with. (It was an awesome childhood). But Larry didn’t have a set time to be home like all the other kids. So when the other kids had to go home to supper, you’d THINK Larry would get a clue… but he didn’t. We finally took to saying “Larry, I think I hear your mother calling! Better go home!” It took him once or twice before he figured out we were kidding… but he was bright enough to recognize that he’d better not complain or we might not invite him back.

“Rat, I think I hear your mother calling!”

He needs a timer for that?

I need one of those.

I now identify with Rat.

Some people you can only take for so long! (Like your boss for 8 hours) !

Rat did Goat a favor.

Rat giving a heads-up is the character’s version of being polite.

Guess he doesn’t want to get too social.

Goat should visit the Comics comments

Thats some real passive aggressiveness there.

My egg timer is accurate to the milli second

I need something like that as well.

My aunt told me my mother used to do this to her on the telephone!

I use my AI “Toxic friend timer.”

Rat’s a real rat!

From here on in, every one of Rat’s conversations will be explaining the egg timer.

Goat’s rudeness alert should be triggered by a proximity sensor adjusted to Rat.

Rat keeps becoming more and more relatable. . . .

Rat got his lert just in the egg of time.

Sounds like a variation of the Pomodoro Timer method (“Do more in less time, stress-free!”). They push it as a study method, among other things, but Rat’s application appeals to me…

I hope that there will be a time (two million years) when rat isn’t a $@#$!

And it’s spinning out of control!