Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 22, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  about 3 years ago

    So when can we expect Rat to kick the bucket?

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    sirbadger  about 3 years ago

    People who stay in shape feel old later, but eventually, even they will suffer from old age.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I’m a 64 old pessimist and I hope to live a long long time of good ol’ pessimism.

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    Robin Harwood  about 3 years ago

    If you are a pessimist, you’ll never be disappointed. If things turn out well, it’s a nice surprise.If they turn out badly, you get the satifaction of saying “Told you so”.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 3 years ago

    Good to know, Goat and Rat.

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    BasilBruce  about 3 years ago

    The optimist says, “I’m going to live for a long, long time.”

    The pessimist says, “So will Rat.”

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    ronaldspence  about 3 years ago

    To pessimists, it just seems longer!

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    Concretionist  about 3 years ago

    The good thing about optimism is that you’re cheerful right up to the end.

    The good thing about pessimism is that surprises are always GOOD ones!

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    Johnny Q Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I thought bacon was the answer…

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    Baarorso  about 3 years ago

    “Show me an optimist who is also a realist and i will show you a fool!” – me

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    AndreasMartin  about 3 years ago

    I think you just wrote my comment. What a pleasant surprise :-)

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    iggyman  about 3 years ago

    Is the gage half empty or half full? Depends on your perspective!

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    iggyman  about 3 years ago

    “This is a mess”!… Think positive!… “Ok, I am positive this is a mess” !

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I’m an opessimist, There will be good things about bad things, and bad thing about good things.

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    Count Olaf Premium Member about 3 years ago

    And it fits all occasions. Let’s hear it for pessimism!

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    OldFinn  about 3 years ago

    Optimists have a lot more pain to expect.

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    blunebottle  about 3 years ago

    I just carry on and take each day as it comes. No expectations, no fretting.

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    Alexander the Good Enough  about 3 years ago

    An optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist is certain of it…

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    Imagine  about 3 years ago

    Pessimism is the answer when you can’t handle a long life.

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    juicebruce  about 3 years ago

    Rat you hold the answer in your paw/hand ! Enjoy your cold one ;-)

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    Doug K  about 3 years ago

    An optimistic pessimist feels positive that everything will go wrong.

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    franki_g  about 3 years ago

    Someone somewhere in my lifetime actually studied the outcomes of scenarios viewed by optimists and pessimists.

    The pessimists were more often accurate, and it was decided they were more realistic.

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    zerotvus  about 3 years ago

    sorry rat…but sarcasm is the only answer……

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    Plumbob Wilson  about 3 years ago

    Thinking “It couldn’t be worse” guarantees that it will get worse.

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    Ivan Araque  about 3 years ago

    Yo Rat, I shouldn’t read you in the mornings!!

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    Goat from PBS  about 3 years ago

    What if the question is, “What is 1 + 1”? Then, pessimism isn’t the answer.

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    Steverino Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I was feeling sad and lonely, and suddenly, a voice from the heavens said “Cheer up, things could be worse”.

    So I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse.

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    Ellis97  about 3 years ago

    Rats only have like four or five years to live anyways, so I can’t blame him for being so negative.

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    ChristineMurphy  about 3 years ago

    Thanks for the cheery thoughts, guys. What a way to start a Monday!

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    Zebrastripes  about 3 years ago

    Pessimists are always enlightened when the things they worried about never happened!

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    rhpii  about 3 years ago

    Optimists are wrong and disappointed 90% of the time and right 10%. Pessimists are right 90% of the time and pleasantly surprised 10% of the time.

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    Kilrwat Premium Member about 3 years ago

    What’s the difference between a Russian pessimist and a Russian optimist? The Russian pessimist is not sure that things can get any worse, and the Russian optimist is positive they will…

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    raybarb44  about 3 years ago

    We just enjoy life and we will enjoy death and we will really enjoy what comes after…….

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    paulscon  about 3 years ago

    life’s a beach and then you die

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    Hi Jack  about 3 years ago

    It’s true.

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    Ermine Notyours  about 3 years ago

    Herman comic on optimism: https://laughingstock.com/products/print_hm270611

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    WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I’m optimistic that the new administration will turn things around…

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    gigagrouch  about 3 years ago

    The optimist believes that this is The Best of All Possible Worlds…

    The pessimist fears that is so.

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    txmystic  about 3 years ago

    Death is inevitable. Doesn’t mean I’m just going to sit around waiting for it. Places to go, things to see, etc…

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    Ren Rodee  about 3 years ago

    “In the long run we are all dead anyway”

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    schaefer jim  about 3 years ago

    A cartoon character lives for ever.

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    Bilan  about 3 years ago

    If optimist live longer, why are there so many grouchy senior citizens?

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    moondog42 Premium Member about 3 years ago

    The late Bill Hicks: “I’ve got a message for all the non-smokers out there. All of you non-smokers, this is for you. Non-smokers die…. every day. I know you have some immortality thing going, but nope. You’re gone, too.”

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    Buoy  about 3 years ago

    Rat is a pestimist.

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    BC in NC Premium Member about 3 years ago

    This reminds me of a comment I made to a friend when fitness icon Jack LaLanne died in 2011 at the age of 97: “See?! Exercise doesn’t work!”

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  about 3 years ago

    Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist, while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of water, I drank it! Sincerely, The Opportunist.

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    Bohica Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I always like the comment that “Married men, on average, live longer than single men, and it probably serves them right.”

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  about 3 years ago

    I think it’s a wash.

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    Sisyphos  about 3 years ago

    Rat’s morbid profundity is monitory….

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