Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 18, 2011

Poor clueless pig.

And this is heartbreakingly sweet.

What I mean is, as a ten year old, I broke my heart spending a couple of months worth of allowance on a board game “for the whole family.” They all thought it was stupid and we never played it.

location,location,location. Stand on the other side of the rat without the tats.

Henry.

Badass biker dude passes on the left, not your right, little pink, black, and blue piggy-dude! Remember that!

My wife got her one of those T-shirts that read..“Stupid ’s with me”

How did rat end up on the biker’s stool?

Given Rat’s frequently violent nature, does Pig really believe that Rat would have reacted any differently than the biker had the arrow been pointing in his direction?

why this kolaveri kolaveri di?

Engineer — and Ferd’nand.

Hey folks, thanks! But it is just one of the many poignancies that we all acquire, and I am well over it, forty plus years have passed.I am looking forward to a great Christmas, if I can stop and do some shopping beforehand (I am at work now – can’t complain).BTW, the game was called “Hands Down”.

In this toon: Steve says it best when he says nothing at all . . . ☻

Especially when the biker’s name is Angry Bob.

I’m loving the portrayal of “Angry Biker Bob”. Also like how Rat calmly watches the entire scenario play out . . . without a single word or expression!

I love how there’s one punch line panel and then a 2nd – which is even better!

Pastis does it again.

I saw a biker’s T shirt that said on the back:IF YOU CAN READ THIS THE B**** FELL OFF

Must be ’I’m With Stupid Day’. Here’s more! http://www.gocomics.com/break-of-day/2011/12/18

Lucky the pig didn’t become sliced ham.

I really felt a twang of sympathy for Pig today. His idea seemed so good, too. Poor guy.

Things NEVER work out for Poor Pig do they?

I love this strip!

xxx

Did you and Break of Day’s Nate Fakes plan this together? I love it when comics on the same day make such similar jokes. http://www.gocomics.com/break-of-day/2011/12/18,

looking at the counter in front of the vested yet shirtless biker, you can tell that he had a bone to pick with someone.

This little piggie went to market, and he wishes he’d stayed home.÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷Even without saying a thing, Rat has the last word.

He really should’ve went to the right.

Hey,it wouldn´t change the destiny if Pig was in the other way.

If pig had just turned the other cheek . . . then Rat would have punched him.

Someone get the number of that Hog!

My kind of shirt.

A real classic touch. I like that.

awww poor pig. but it was a really, really good idea… good way to get back at Rat

Right idea, wrong side of Rat. But, of course, Pig would’ve been beaten up either way. Lose, lose situation.

at least he tried

No words!

Why would pig want to embarass rat like that?He’s so naïve normally!

Poor pig…

He looks like Flo the Librarian from Timmy Failure

Took me a while, but why did Rat change seats?