Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 13, 2021

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 3 years ago

    He looks more like a Jehovah’s Witness than a reporter.

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    jmarkoff2  about 3 years ago

    The joke would probably work better if he said simply “a mainstream media reporter.”

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    DennisinSeattle  about 3 years ago

    Your date may have preferred you in your enthusiastic condition.

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    BasilBruce  about 3 years ago

    Today’s background music: “Don’t Bring Me Down” by Queen.

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    sirbadger  about 3 years ago

    Next, he’ll tell you how those things will affect people of color.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 3 years ago

    Well, that was useful.

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    wiatr  about 3 years ago

    Yeah, there’s a paper in serious need of funny pages.

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    Cornelius Noodleman  about 3 years ago

    It’s painful when truth hits you with a rock.

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    Radish the wordsmith  about 3 years ago

    There are no comics in the New York Times.

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    ronaldspence  about 3 years ago

    “There are no birds in last year’s nests…” doesn’t apply here but I do like Cervantes!

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    Wilde Bill  about 3 years ago

    Just about ANY news outlet will do that to you. My housemate keeps MSNBC on every waking hour.

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    Doug K  about 3 years ago

    “Everyone’s dying and the world is ending.”

    How can that possibly be? Joe Biden is president. And Kamala …

    Hmm … Oh … yeah … Joe Biden is president and …

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    jessie d.  about 3 years ago

    Aw, did Pastis get a poor review from Mother.

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    _lounger_  about 3 years ago

    gee, hopefully we won’t see him that often…

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    iggyman  about 3 years ago

    My local paper to which I subscribe posts many articles from the New York Times which takes down the whole paper in my opinion!

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    Imagine  about 3 years ago

    Stay happy pig. Screw everyone else.

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    SIERAGATOR Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Beats Fox News…

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    some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Well, he’s not wrong.

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    Skeptical Meg  about 3 years ago

    Just turn to the NYT funny pages. That’ll cheer you right up.

    (Yes, I am aware.)

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    proclusstudent  about 3 years ago

    I think we can save humanity from extinction, but I rather doubt we will.

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    Ellis97  about 3 years ago

    The news seems to be one sided and only seems interested in using it as a mouthpiece instead of telling the facts.

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    Gent  about 3 years ago

    Ha! Good one, Pastis.

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    mac04416  about 3 years ago

    The reporter forgot to say “….that its all the republicans fault”

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    YippiKiAyMofo  about 3 years ago

    Everything is click bait, nowadays. Everything. And it doesn’t matter if you’re viewing leftist media or right wing media. It’s all just click bait. And nothing baits a click better than a “sky is falling” headline.

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    tripwire45  about 3 years ago

    All he has to do is watch the news or social media for three minutes.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 3 years ago

    Am I the only one getting weary of this negative world tack, Pastis. Please go back to silly puns and the other goofy stuff.

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    Stocky One  about 3 years ago

    But it’s a great newspaper.

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    Ignatz Premium Member about 3 years ago

    “And both sides do it.”

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    omegasupreme  about 3 years ago

    if its the Times you know its all a lie sad to see a once great paper reduced to the status of the Weekly World News…on the plus side they can report what bat boy has been up to

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    Zebrastripes  about 3 years ago

    When PIG sees PIGITA he’ll get excited all over again. LOL

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    Cary Rodda Premium Member about 3 years ago

    One of the benefits of the “if it bleeds, it leads” mindset.

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    Goat from PBS  about 3 years ago

    When Rat said, “You can’t meet her in that state”, my first thought was “Illinois”.

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    old_geek  about 3 years ago

    “We’re all going to die” has been the message for years. Population Bomb, Global Cooling, Y2K, Global Warming. Anything to promote fear. And many lap it up.

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    Squoop  about 3 years ago

    Hey don’t blame the messenger.

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    CaveCat87  about 3 years ago

    I think Pig’s date would have preferred to see Pig excited, but Rat just had to ruin it.

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    petermerck  about 3 years ago

    His date probably wants someone who has his feet on the ground rather than floating in mid air.

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    KEA  about 3 years ago

    Yeah, reality does that. That’s why I keep music handy as a restorative.

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    MS72  about 3 years ago

    And WashPost.

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    unfair.de  about 3 years ago

    The NYT are really annoying with their subscription urging. I’m sooo close to auto-ban all social media accounts that provide a link to their articles.

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    zeexenon  about 3 years ago

    Plus, consider this, some human women have a sharp tongue, some pig ladies have a sharp corkscrew tail.

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    Bookworm  about 3 years ago

    I will say this for the NYT and WaPo. I’ve known them to print retractions, admit they were wrong, and apologize for errors or misinformation. I’ve never seen that happen in certain other publications and media outlets. I’ll call no names as that just upsets people.

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    Bilan  about 3 years ago

    The NYT may bring you down, but a Fox News commentator would leave you in an angry state 24/7.

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    aerilim  about 3 years ago

    Lately CNN on line is doing the same thing. Bummer…

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    LNER4472 Premium Member about 3 years ago

    It’s announced the world will end tomorrow because of a giant meteor/comet……………..

    NY Post headline: “AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!”

    NY Daily News headline: “YEEEEEEEKKKK!!!”

    NY Times: “WORLD TO END TOMORROW; WOMEN, MINORITIES, CHILDREN TO SUFFER THE MOST: How Trump Is To Blame; Biden Proclaims $10 Trillion Program To Stop Meteor and Feed Aliens; COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Still On Increase Thanks To Republicans……………..”

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    WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Mr. Pastis: You’re really stirring things up lately! But I agree – the NYT needs improvement. Like most newspapers, it only appeals to half the people in the USA. Too bad they can’t just report the news without political and ideological bias and without leaving out things that might cast aspersions on their party of choice ( And yes, both sides do it).

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    Sisyphos  about 3 years ago

    Don’t listen to a New York Times reporter, Pig! If you do, you’re always doomed….

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    carlosrivers  about 3 years ago

    You need to listen to John Mulaney describe the New York Times, that’s some funny stuff right there, and probably true…

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    aussie399 Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Nah. Mainstream media reporters spend their time ignoring uncle Joe’s screwups

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