Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 19, 2012

Excellent move.

Rat will always find a way back, ALWAYS

It’s called PAYBACK, Rat.

It’s worth the clothes, and his contact lenses. Well played, Steph.

(1) All those years of Risk came in handy, didn’t they Stephen? (2) I wonder which airline is being spoofed in that first panel?

uh, Those glue traps usually work? You know, just like a tourist trap. Rat is pretty creative though.

Hey Rat, at least it wasn’t a water landing.

But wait, is it the luggage or Rat, that they are talking about?

Rat has refused to die and mysteriously healed within days of exploding.

He clawed his way back from the afterlife after a heart attack.

You think Siberia is a challenge?

Hey Steph, did you find some other boxers? I can send some. You’re right they might be a little large.

Oh yeah, and how bout an Angels cap?

He survived your attempt to make him sleep with the fishies, Rat. You’ll need to be really creative if you want him gone good.

Rat is pretty lucky – it’s only – 25,6 F in Yakutsk now =)

Favorite Pearls in a long time! A zinger, Steph.

after all, he’s always lived in Siber-space

To those who think it won’t be effective… Rat now has to walk back from Siberia. Plus it sends a message.

Way to go, cartoon-Pastis! By the time Rat gets back to seek his revenge (kinda like Edmond Dantès), you will probably have new clothes to wear, courtesy of an insurance payout by Southworsterly….

Check… and mate.

OK, on Tuesday he wore the daks he flew in, on Wednesday he turned them inside out, what’s he wearing today? No, no, don’t tell me!

this one made me laugh out loud. great one.

Hey Pastis, at least put a towel on that chair!

ratsicle. with or with out the stick? he does seem kinda “stuck”.

This is great. So funny. But you know Rat has to come back sometime… And if he kills Stephan, that’ll be the end on the strip, right? NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Justice Finally some justice!

Yakutsk is where most of the diamonds and lots of the gold come from in Russia. Is this Rat’s way of making money? (I’ve been there twice)

So much for a “thaw” in relations with Russia. Vlad Putin….look out!

Dear Mr. Pastis,

Our economic infrastructure includes widespread and easily located facilities commonly known as “Clothing Stores.” They are supplemented, in both goods and services, by facilities known as “Big Box Stores.” Both kinds of facilities offer a wide variety of goods known as “clothing.” Acquiring those goods and making immediate use of them would save us all from the malady known as “Urping Over Breakfast Because We’re Looking At His $@$#$#@ Bare Chest.”

Karma has bitten you in the butt Rat. Admit it, you diserve it.

Wow, when’s the last time anyone used Yakutsk in a comic? It’s one of my favorite names along with Ulan Bator.

Rat deserves any and every nasty thing that happens to him. Let him stay there for a while, maybe it will freeze some of the piss and vinegar out of him.

and the rat came back the very next day, the rat came back he just wouldn’t stay away

Looks like Rat is planning to meet his maker, and kill him.

I just had a bad thought. What if the Rat and Peggy go into some sort of business partnership. That might even eclipse Bernie Madoff.

I can’t get enough of Rat.

Were “all” his clothes in the luggage? Well, he might as well go out and buy new… because this wardrobe is now a “rats nest.”

Just leave Rat there and get on with the strip. Never found Rat all that funny.

Chibi-Robo: Score one for karma! (high-fives karma) Also, tomorrow I’ll have a friend commenting with me, Chibi-robo! (Hint: He is from a Sonic Truth or Dare on FanFiction.net)

at least bags fly free…

Well done, Steph!

LOL LOL xxx

If Steph is just wearing boxers, where does he keep his cigarettes? :O

Pastis FTW!!!

Next time I play Risk, Yakutsk will be the last place I capture.

Good idea!

Steph is being kind. Yakutsk isn’t that verdant unless there’s been a mild winter.

Rat will “BE baaaack”!

Well, I finally got around to looking up Yakutsk. According to Wikipedia “Yakutsk has the coldest winter temperatures for any city, though not for any inhabited place, on Earth.” Ouch!

put a shirt on will ya.

Since I posted it so late last night, I’m going to repost my comment from yesterday.Alright, I’m going to predict that as the week goes on, Rat will remain missing and Steph will start losing weight, stop smoking and just look healthier, then Rat returns and one panel to undo it all.

I hope Stephen finds some clothes soon.

Cold, Stephen, real cold.

“Rat will meet a big Russian guy named Peggy.”

LOL!

I see at least 6 uses of “Steph” instead of “Stephan”. Is there precedent for this, as in Pastis using it in the strip?

Wonder what airline Stephan took as most do not allow rats on their planes…not sure any do anymore…a few years back there was an airline that did for a $25 fee…as you can tell this hamster likes to get around!

this is DEFFINETLY what i would do with my brother