Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 22, 2024

Maybe their problem is that they really needed to beat someone up.

You should’ve stashed the cash before you gave them the answer, Rat.

Rat has the talent to benefit from other people’s anxieties. It’s a grift.

They found out Lucy Van Pelt only charges 5 cents!

Like the CALVIN & HOBBES episode where Calvin was peddling “Life: 5 cents.” Suzie: “Here’s my nickel. What do I get?” Calvin: “Nothing. I just ripped you off…. That’s life!” (Calvin got bashed too.)

For once, Rat is on the receiving end.

Always good to see that once in a while rat gets just what he deserves (just like Hyacinth Bucket oughtta).

Rat has discovered that truth hurts!

Rat shoulda advertised One Weird Trick To Solves All Yours Problems.

Another answer: Don’t trust somebody to be President who has bankrupted every company he started. (yes, that had to be said)

Surprising. I never took Rat to be a Democrat before this.

In a divided political year, beating up a Rat is something everybody can agree on!

Shortly after Election Day… maybe….

Giving your money to rat, would be as ignorant as giving your money to a “billionaire”.

You seem to have been persuaded to provide full and complete refunds to them all, Rat.