Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 04, 2024

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    BasilBruce  2 months ago

    I’m surprised the Comic Strip Censor didn’t react to the first speech balloon.

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    sirbadger  2 months ago

    I’m elderly and I love how people who love to brake check people trust my reflexes.

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    The dude from FL  Premium Member 2 months ago

    My father always tailgated, never had an accident but my toes always curled up in fear

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    orinoco womble  2 months ago

    Careful you don’t get yourself blown away out there Rat.

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    iggyman  2 months ago

    Hey Goat, it IS Rat you know!

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    iggyman  2 months ago

    Tailgaters think if they ride your “assets” you will go faster, always best to let them pass!

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    epicatt2-  2 months ago

    As per panel 3, in addition to new friends, some new (or better) insurance might be in order!

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    B UTTONS  2 months ago

    Rat’s the one who checks his brakes on his coffee break.

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member 2 months ago

    Hmm, I better get one of those bumper stickers, “CAUTION: I brake for no apparent reason.”

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    John Smith  2 months ago

    Rat’s a “friend?”

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    win.45mag  2 months ago

    2 unused plates, (no silverware), and a cup of tea. Diet Wednesday.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member 2 months ago

    I’m boring, and I know it. I drive the speed limit and I don’t tailgate. I put so much space between our cars that if you come to a screeching halt in front of me, I will still have time to eat a sandwich and take a nap before I have to slow down. I watch the “real drivers” zip around me on the Interstate, only to catch up with the knot of cars ahead of me, then have to worm their way through. Where’s the fun in that? I just turn up the music and set the cruise control. I get where I’m going… every time.

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    phritzg Premium Member 2 months ago

    I like to follow that rule of one car length distance for each ten miles per hour, both in front and in back of me. So if someone’s driving 15 feet behind me, that means I’ll have to gradually slow to about 10 mph. I find they’ll usually pass me way before I’m actually going that slow.

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    Keno21  2 months ago

    The reason people tailgate so Badly in California, is because if you allow 20 feet between you and the vehicle ahead of you, someone will immediately cram their vehicle into it.

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    crookedwolf Premium Member 2 months ago

    I was traveling 50MPH (the speed limit) when a toddler ran at my car out of an unfenced yard. I was able to avoid him by swerving; thankfully, the car behind me was not tailgating, and so was able to stop safely, get out and help the kid.

    If they had been tailgating, I likely would have seen that baby get run over in my rearview mirror.

    When someone tailgates me I think of that, and it’s really upsetting.

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    walstib Premium Member 2 months ago

    For the total experience, I took my boys tailgating before a Vikings game. People barfing and piissing behind cars. Not family friendly.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member 2 months ago

    I’m going down the highway in the rain and cars are about 8’ apart doing 75MPH! But I am the one who is dangerous doing 60MPH in the right lane from what I understand.

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    Ellis97  2 months ago

    What about Zebra? You could hang out with him.

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    Slowly, he turned...  2 months ago

    No, he needs less friends – rat for one.

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    Ichabod Ferguson  2 months ago

    I hate tailgaters. I try to get rid of them by slowly speeding up to like 85 mph where I know cops hangout for speed traps and then slowing down before I go through.

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    kaycstamper  2 months ago

    Yep, pretty much!

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    ladykat  2 months ago

    You’ll be sorry if you end up in someone’s trunk.

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    Goat from PBS  2 months ago

    Maybe I should talk with Zebra or Pig more. At least they’re decent people.

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    Steverino Premium Member 2 months ago

    This is the exact reason you need a front and REAR dash camera in your car

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    Queen of America  2 months ago

    Years ago, in the early 2000s, my husband was stopped by a police office. He asked Brad if he knew why he’d been stopped. I raised my hand like Horshack and said ’ Oh, oh, I KNOW, I KNOW! He was tailgating!"

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    Snoopy Copter  2 months ago

    ATTACK OF THE HIGHWAY TRAILERS: COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU

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    Kaputnik  2 months ago

    Just remember, Rat, when you finally cause an actual accident, it will affect you too.

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    elgrecousa Premium Member 2 months ago

    Then way things are going, I think we urgently need a vaccine to protect some people against paranoia.

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    Brilliant_Birdie   2 months ago

    Maybe you should stop being friends with Rat, that’d be a good place to start

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    whelan_jj  2 months ago

    It less safe for the person tailgating than the car in front.

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    zeexenon  2 months ago

    I do that with my giant Fresnel lens, from a safe 6 car lengths back. Instantly freaks out those who cut in ahead of me. Hee-hee!!

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    Bilan  2 months ago

    Wouldn’t Rat prefer to go to a game’s tailgate and steal other people’s food?

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    Ginny Premium Member 2 months ago

    Ah, the joys of the English language..

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  2 months ago

    if you can drive this, you’re reading too close

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    Cerabooge  2 months ago

    I want to affix a harpoon to my trunk for such people. Either that, or pull a trailer with a loaded cannon aimed at the tailgater.

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    pig1  2 months ago

    I went tailgating last week. got into a lot of accidents

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    ImDaRealAni  2 months ago

    Bet Rat brings a laser as well.

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    TwilightFaze  2 months ago

    You tried that before, Goat. It didn’t work out.

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    mengelji  about 2 months ago

    It’s more fun if your monster truck has REALLY badly aimed headlights.

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