Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 01, 2011
August 31, 2011
September 02, 2011
Transcript:
Goat: What are you doing, Rat? Rat: Pig ticked me off this morning so I'm holding a grudge as a means of getting him back. Goat: You're really affecting him. Rat: Haha ha haa... take that, you stupid pig!
If you want your grudge to be effective, Rat, you need to let everyone know about it. One way to do that is to attract everyone’s attention by selling things in your front yard; you know, a grudge sale. =rimshot=
And I agree: forgiving someone does not say that what they did was right or didn’t hurt—it just says that I refuse to let your behavior dictate my actions, I refuse to carry that burden.
Trust Rat to take the negative side of all that, of course.
Ha—great comments today.Sherlock: I groaned out loud (GOL-d?) at the “grudge sale”, but the rimshot was amusing.bmonk: Now THAT’S some quality conversation in the dialogue! Classic.
I used to hold grudges but as I’ve gotten older I’ve mellowed out and am now a really nice guy. Okay, okay, I would still like to hold grudges but my dang memory is failing…
LLABDDO about 13 years ago
He’s as happy as a pig in $@!&.
Keno21 about 13 years ago
Hey, it works on the freeways…
LarrBerr about 13 years ago
I have to admit I have an inner rat. It drives me crazy when I’m upset with someone and they are carefree.
Sherlock Watson about 13 years ago
If you want your grudge to be effective, Rat, you need to let everyone know about it. One way to do that is to attract everyone’s attention by selling things in your front yard; you know, a grudge sale. =rimshot=
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
Ha! Fail, Rat! (Nice balloons, Pig!)
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 13 years ago
It’s more fun to hold a balloon than a grudge.
PearlsFan88 Premium Member about 13 years ago
These just keep getting better. Nice message too..although I doubt he was aiming for that!
JoeRaisin about 13 years ago
I’ve always heard that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and hoping the other guy dies…
rusty gate about 13 years ago
I’m just anxious to see what happened to the croc who took a potty break with the bomb strapped to his back.
hariseldon59 about 13 years ago
Don’t skip too near the croc’s house, Pig. Any moment now there’ll be an earth shattering KABOOM!
GoodQuestion Premium Member about 13 years ago
For some unknown reason I can hear Tiny Tim: ♪♫Tip toe thru the tulips…♪♫………☻
JanLC about 13 years ago
Holding onto a grudge can cause all kinds of stress-related physical problems, while the “grudgee” couldn’t care less. Who’s the loser here?
tmick2001 about 13 years ago
Grudges don’t work against me either! I’m the anti-grudge.
Number Three about 13 years ago
I just love Rat’s face in the first and last panel.
LOL xxx
polar568 about 13 years ago
How could Pig make Rat angry? lol
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML about 13 years ago
Never was a fan of Grudge music…. too depressing….I’ll stick wit da blues!!!!
bmonk about 13 years ago
Love the grudge sale, SherlockWatson!
And I agree: forgiving someone does not say that what they did was right or didn’t hurt—it just says that I refuse to let your behavior dictate my actions, I refuse to carry that burden.
Trust Rat to take the negative side of all that, of course.
bmonk about 13 years ago
I’m still left hanging, wondering what happened at the croc’s Frat house. Did the bomb go off on time? Did Mitch catch Bob in the fallout?
Is there enough left to identify them by? Or even to make a pair of boots?
Keno21 about 13 years ago
A ‘grudge sale’?? Ohhhh, I shall never forgive you for that!
bmonk about 13 years ago
The attorney asked, “May I help you?”
The farmer said, “Yeah, My wife says I need to get one of those divorces.”
The attorney said, “Well do you have any grounds?”
The farmer said, “Yeah, I got about 320 acres.”
The attorney said, " No, you don’t understand, do you have a case?"
The farmer said, “No, I don’t have a Case, I use a John Deere.”
The attorney said, “No, you don’t understand, I mean do you have a grudge?”
The farmer said, “Yeah, I got a grudge, that’s where I park my Deere.”
The attorney said, “No, sir, I mean do you have a suit?”
The farmer said, “Yes, sir, I got a suit. I wear it to church on Sundays.”
The exasperated attorney said, “Well, sir, does your wife beat you up or anything?”
The farmer said, “No sir, we both get up about 4:30.”
Finally, the attorney says, "Okay, let me put it this way. ‘WHY DO YOU WANT A DIVORCE?’ "
And the farmer says, “Well, she says she can never have a meaningful conversation with me.”
rgcviper about 13 years ago
Ha—great comments today.Sherlock: I groaned out loud (GOL-d?) at the “grudge sale”, but the rimshot was amusing.bmonk: Now THAT’S some quality conversation in the dialogue! Classic.
csrbcsrb about 13 years ago
I used to hold grudges but as I’ve gotten older I’ve mellowed out and am now a really nice guy. Okay, okay, I would still like to hold grudges but my dang memory is failing…