Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 24, 2011
Transcript:
Stephan says, "I am not a good cartoonist." Stephan says, "I am not smart." Stephan says, "I am not funny." Stephan says, "I am not even amusing." Stephan says, "Truth be known, I should have remained an attorney, which is what I was before this job." Stephan says, "So I'm sorry for everything." Stephan says, "I'm sorry for the poor drawing." Stephan says, "I'm sorry for my arrogance." Stephan says, "I'm sorry for the puns." Stephan says, "And I'm sorry for the disrespect I showed toward other cartoonists." Stephan says, "But most of all, I'm sorry for having an ugly, ugly face." Stephan says, "New hobby?" Rat says, "Please, sir... no heckling the ventriloquist." Pig says, "Whoa! Which one's the real dummy?"
the pathological self-pity and lack of self-esteem is getting annoying, Pastis.