Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 05, 2012
July 04, 2012
July 06, 2012
Transcript:
Pig: What are you doing, Rat? Rat: I have moved to an island. Pig: What for? Rat: To forever separate myself from this world that I hate. So goodbye, good friend, until we meet again in a better place. Stupid tide.
Yeah, sure. If you were really serious about getting away from it all, Rat, you would not have chosen for your new hermitage an islet mere feet offshore from the mainland.
This reminds me of Bar Island in Acadia National Park. At low tide you can walk there over a land bridge. But if the tide comes in, you’re stuck there until the next low tide (unless you want to swim for it).
There are ‘private islands’ for sale all over the world, ranging from $300,000 to $75 million.Rat just needed to do more homework – researching suitable locations, investigating legal land ownership laws in the region, becoming comfortable with local cultures and people (Pig), etc.
Rat would have abandoned that island anyway once he realized that all the women are on the mainland. Of course his odds wouldn’t change, but at least he can look at them here.
There are a couple of really great beaches surrounded by cliffs where you can get stranded by the tide. Spent a couple of really great times with different women there…what a surprise, etc. BE Prepared!
I cannot believe rat called pig a “good friend.” Finally pig got the credit he so sorely deserves. Nicest thing I can ever remember rat saying! Unprecedented?
finale over 12 years ago
Try “All”.
Phatts over 12 years ago
… he would’ve come back anyway, as soon as found out he can’t get cable there …
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Yeah, sure. If you were really serious about getting away from it all, Rat, you would not have chosen for your new hermitage an islet mere feet offshore from the mainland.
rf_eq over 12 years ago
land reform
zero over 12 years ago
Time and tide waits for no rat. . ..
knight1192a over 12 years ago
Face it Rat, the planet can’t put up with your self-centeredness.
meowgirl over 12 years ago
Um…. WITHOUT the tide, I wonder how Rat got there in the first place????
the burser over 12 years ago
lol rat’s an idiot
uniquename over 12 years ago
Too bad. It seemed like such a tidy solution.Since when does Rat have a “good friend”?
hariseldon59 over 12 years ago
This reminds me of Bar Island in Acadia National Park. At low tide you can walk there over a land bridge. But if the tide comes in, you’re stuck there until the next low tide (unless you want to swim for it).
hcr1985 over 12 years ago
He will leave the island when he sees a naked Richard Hatch
vlechtja over 12 years ago
How is the washing powder stupid?
corzak over 12 years ago
There are ‘private islands’ for sale all over the world, ranging from $300,000 to $75 million.Rat just needed to do more homework – researching suitable locations, investigating legal land ownership laws in the region, becoming comfortable with local cultures and people (Pig), etc.
mrcharmander934 over 12 years ago
This is probably off topic, but what happened to that poor little ducky who was abandoned by his family?
peabodyboy over 12 years ago
Rat must be an Auburn fan. Roll, Tide, roll, at least until the next NCAA investigation.
dfowensby over 12 years ago
a pig talking to a rat. normally, one is a meal for the other….
Number Three over 12 years ago
I love Pig. He has a positive attitude and never hits Goat or Zebra over the head with a tennis racket.
Maybe Rat should stay on that island… for ever.
LOL xxx
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
Rat would have abandoned that island anyway once he realized that all the women are on the mainland. Of course his odds wouldn’t change, but at least he can look at them here.
Perkycat over 12 years ago
Always happens when you just want a little ‘alone’ time.
tbritt99 over 12 years ago
HAhahahaha!
Devils Knight over 12 years ago
Wait did he just call pig his GOOD FRIEND
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
No man is an island. He’s a penninsula.(stolen from the Jefferson Airplane)
tigre1 over 12 years ago
There are a couple of really great beaches surrounded by cliffs where you can get stranded by the tide. Spent a couple of really great times with different women there…what a surprise, etc. BE Prepared!
Bratwurst over 12 years ago
Stephan, these are the best…(I like the old ones…)
Zebrails over 12 years ago
Rat has other friends besides Pig being his good friend?
It’s total irony, Pig IS the “Pearls” thrown before Swine… and the Real Swine is RAT!
A.Ficionada over 12 years ago
I cannot believe rat called pig a “good friend.” Finally pig got the credit he so sorely deserves. Nicest thing I can ever remember rat saying! Unprecedented?
rf_eq over 12 years ago
the waters leavingbrings you two together nowseparate no more