Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 17, 2012

I’m guessing that Rat’s parents played a lot of baseball, and Rat was the ball.÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷In the last panel, Paris is soaked in beer. How apt.

No, because your parents messed you up, RAT!

Rat goes “Lewis Black” on poor Goat.

I’m pretty sure I read in a well respected medical journal that morons raise blood pressure…

Nice save with the beer mug, Goat.

So true! Unfortunately, what Rat doesn’t understand is that each person was messed up in a unique way. That’s why there are so many versions out there. You want boring, read a happy person’s autobiography, The few of them out there are all pretty much the same. (With a nod and a wink to Count Leo Tolstoy.)

No, it is because they are so many filthy loud mouth Rats in the world.

I love the beer glass on Goat’s horn. Nice touch.

Rat, just because you think you are more important than everyone else in the world doesn’t mean their messed up if they don’t grovel at your feet Actually you’re more messed up than the rest of the world and just can’t accept that.

Ever heard of a Typo? Sweetie! Lay off the coffee so early in the morning!

It’s my job as a parent to damage my child and provide sufficient excuses until his or her spouse can shoulder the blame.

Steph, Rat, you are right on. Denying something doesn’t make it go away

I cannot wait to read Rat’s autobiography. There’s a TV movie of the week for you.

Gee -every other [as in 01 01 …. ] person on this planet is what messed me up.

comedians that were messed up when they were little, lets see……. billy cosby, jeff dumham, etc. etc. in other words: all of them

I think it’s time to cut Rat off. No more booze served for him. He was already shouting when he first questioned Goat. Besides, the bar owes Goat a debt for his having saved that beer mug pre-cardiac incident Rat spilled.

And then we have our own kids. LOL

IT’s A TYPO!

Like Clarence Darrow said, ""The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children."

wow.

This would be funnier if it wasn’t for the fact that there are too many people who actually live this way…

I’m guessing tigre1’s parents messed him up.

My, but we do put the FUN back into dysFUNctional…..

When did Goat lose the beard? I was looking at an early Pearls anthology and he had one.

Rat is a great poster boy for all the jerks in the world; the irony is that he is what he hates.

Caffeine overload?

Will somebody please explain the kerfluffle? I got here late…

Don’t these ‘morons’ just make your blood boil, Rat?

I love the third panel.

LOL xxx

There ought to be a law… anyone who gets rich writing about how their parents screwed them up should be required to set aside a portion of their earnings to finance a follow up story, should their children feel the need to write one.

Goat’s new name, “Foghorn Mughorn”

Hmmm. So many persons believe that their parents messed them up, but deny the doctrine of Original Sin? Who’da thunk it?

Haha that’s so true. I’ve read a couple comedian’s autobiogrophies. But to be honest, comedian’s like lewis black and george carlin got a little more messed of then your average joe.

funny how morons are always other people, not you, huh?

i think hes reading ‘born a crime’