Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 13, 2019

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    BE THIS GUY  over 5 years ago

    Where’s the wine?

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    B UTTONS  over 5 years ago

    Rat does have a point, why contemplate the Search of Lost Time, when you can seize the moment and enjoy the present time – now.

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    alaskajohn1  over 5 years ago

    Who’s Proust?

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    DennisinSeattle  over 5 years ago

    I like their little wine bellies.

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    oldpine52  over 5 years ago

    As a wise man once said,“Those who won’t read have little advantage over those who can’t.”

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    gocomics  over 5 years ago

    Yes, Rat, there IS a life out there. A painful, complicated, soul-crushing life. That’s why we read books. That’s why we read comic strips.

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    sirbadger  over 5 years ago

    An introvert can go jogging, but socially, that isn’t any better than the book club.

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    hariseldon59  over 5 years ago

    This coming from a guy who spends most of his time watching TV and drinking beer.

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    jvn  over 5 years ago

    That’s odd… it’s usually the life outside that makes me run to books.

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    enigmamz  over 5 years ago

    At they aren’t on their phones outside PRETENDING to be interested in the happenings within their immediate vicinity.

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    Bilan  over 5 years ago

    Normally, I would disagree with Rat. But when it comes to Proust, …

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    Kind&Kinder  over 5 years ago

    Ah, Rat. Someday maybe you’ll realize that everyone has a different shot at life, and we make our choices. Proust for some, Mickey Spillane (remember him?) for others, Ray Bradbury or A.E. Van Vogt or Larry Niven for others (and a million other paths—just in terms of authors). And then, you could just enjoy playing tennis, football, or whatever delights you. A world brimming with so many possibilities. Enjoy your way, Rat!

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    Gent  over 5 years ago

    “Next, we discuss the book Pearls Takes A Wrong Turn by Stephan Pastis”.

    “HAALP! GANGWAY! LET’S GET OUTTA HERE!”"

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    SonicFan91  over 5 years ago

    Why not Animal Farm by George Orwell. It’s perfect

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    the lost wizard  over 5 years ago

    Somebody who’s just using Cliffs notes shouldn’t complain.

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    Zebrastripes  over 5 years ago

    Some book clubs read the most boring books! They say it gets you to read all sorts to broaden your realm…in today’s busy world, no thanks! If I’m going to spend time reading, I want an interesting, fast moving book, one without chapters describing the surrounding area….Boo Hiss

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Imagine Rat’s reaction if book club guy came into the bar where Rat was having a pint and yelled those same words AT RAT!

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    Troglodyte  over 5 years ago

    Book club? Aren’t they the ones to help you get reservations at your favourite restaurants, games and theatres?

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    tripwire45  over 5 years ago

    There’s nothing wrong with reading books.

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    The Old Wolf  over 5 years ago

    Someone make Rat some madeleines, he needs a good memory to anchor his consciousness to.

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    daveoverpar  over 5 years ago

    There’s a very compelling stream of consciousness in Pastis’ work. Nah, just kidding.

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    rmercer Premium Member over 5 years ago

    98% of that “life out there” is no better than what you’re doing now….

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    WaitingMan  over 5 years ago

    Wimps! A real book club would be discussing the entirety of Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time”, not just the first book of the series.

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 5 years ago

    The last book Rat read was, “Fifty Feet to the Outhouse” by Willie Mae Kitt and Betty Wont!

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    Gent  over 5 years ago

    Giorgio opens up a book club. Soon, the members begin screaming… “Oh no! It’s a Cook Book Club! It’s a Cook Book Club! Help! Help! "

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    cdward  over 5 years ago

    Poor rat. One of my great pleasures is discussing books with friends.

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    JudyAz  over 5 years ago

    When I read the first panel, I thought it was a buildup to a pun.

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    Radish...   over 5 years ago

    Proust in his book he wrote about, wrote about…

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    El Cobbo Grande  over 5 years ago

    Ahewwwwwww……how’s that?

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    Popcorn   over 5 years ago

    I like books with few words,lots of pictures,and yet provoke many thoughts,can make you wince,laugh or cry…oh yeah,it’s called a photo album! ; )

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    Ignatz Premium Member over 5 years ago

    On the other hand, thanks to books, I’ve spent time in Antarctica, ancient Greece, Thebes, Japan, and Middle Earth.

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    Display  over 5 years ago

    It’s now unpopular to read, very unpopular to learn and think for yourself, and incredible to suggest stream of consciousness. We’re in a land where that stream’s a dry and dusty creek bed. Thinking (especially for yourself) can make you different from others and value yourself as a free and independent individual, and that is way too dangerous for way too many people to allow. Safer to stay with the rest of the sheep, just like everyone else. Until some fat cats decide they’re hungry for lambchops again.

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    MartinPerry1  over 5 years ago

    Hey, Rat. No need to throw a hissy fit just because you didn’t do the reading.

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    marilynnbyerly  over 5 years ago

    I’ve read the first book. The only good thing I can say about it is that it starts with a cookie. This is from someone with 2 1/2 degrees in American literature who specialized in Nathaniel Hawthorne and James Fennimore Cooper.

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    Seed_drill  over 5 years ago

    Summarizing Proust works better in song.

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    rstove428 Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Wow. The best series of comments ever above! I’m reading Proust now, and love it… mesmerizing for me… but agreed with every one of you, to one degree or another. Pastis draws a really interesting readership.

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    Al Nala  over 5 years ago

    I’m with Rat on this.

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    Cornelius Noodleman  over 5 years ago

    You could use a book as a club, ON RAT!

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    tonicee9  over 5 years ago

    I think Mr. Pastis is a closet intellectual.

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    quickdrawcui  over 5 years ago

    Thanos is coming…….

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    Sisyphos  over 5 years ago

    Rat should have started with the wine much earlier. And he should have read the selected book. I guess he just thought he’d enjoy the stimulating atmosphere before hitting the local pub….

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    LilPeruna  over 3 years ago

    Sorry, Rat, it’s not an ‘either-or’ situation

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    TheRock  over 1 year ago

    pastis: likes starting controversy

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