Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 15, 2007

Transcript:

"I have figured out life. It is all charted out on this... 'Rat's Ultimate Diagram O'Life.'" "See... it all starts here with a stage I call 'Life's Choices'... you can: (A) study hard; (B) work hard; or (c) sit on your rear." Life's choices (A) Study Hard (B) Work Hard (C) Sit on Rear "These choices lead to 'Life's Consequences'... study and achieve smartness... work hard and achieve wealth... do nothing and achieve bupkiss." Life's Consequences Smartness Wealth Bupkiss "So, you say, I'll pick roads (A) or (B), because even though they demand a lot of work, they ultimately lead to better things than road (C), right? <i>Wrong.</i>" "THEY ALL GO TO THE SAME @#*#@&# PLACE!" <u>Death!</u> <u>Death!</u> "And to think some people call this trip 'dark.'" "Hey.. we can't all be 'Family Circus.'"