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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 03, 2013
April 02, 2013
April 04, 2013
Transcript:
Goat: Hey, Pig. I'd like you to meet my friend, Alex. He's just back from college, where's a Communications major. Pig: What does a Communications major study? Rat: How to be unemployed. Goat: No. Pig: Hey! We can teach you that!
It depends on what sort of engineering job you are after, and how you present yourself. Iām a EE with 25 years experience, supposedly too old to easily find any job, but the last time I put my resume on the net I was hired in six weeks.
Nephews that showed no interest in ātraditionalā college did their 4 years in apprentice programs for Sheet Metal/Welding and Ironworking/Welding.. Got paid for it and now can pick and choose jobs with earnings of roughly $80K per year..Everyone needs their own path.
A less-than-compelling Communications grad: he says nothing. He doesnāt even have a mouth, it seems. āNon-communicative.ā Rat is his usual negative self. Only Pig can find the ironic positive note!
Oddly, one of the recent presidents of our college had his Phd. in Communications, and by some accounts was a pretty good presidentā¦ not that Iām suggesting that as a career plan.
margueritem almost 12 years ago
Pig and rat are PhDs when it comes to that subjectā¦
Sherlock Watson almost 12 years ago
He spent one semester learning how to make a āWill work for foodā sign that no one can ignore.
legaleagle48 almost 12 years ago
Actually, Goat, Ratās not too far off the mark, unfortunately.
RuinQueenofOblivion almost 12 years ago
Since my Dad studied communications, I will say this for him.
Ouch.
littlecookiemonster13 almost 12 years ago
I want Pigās face in the last panel on a shirt. Priceless.
orinoco womble almost 12 years ago
The ācommunicationsā major doesnāt say a wordā¦I guess heās already learned that nobody can really have a conversation with Rat in the room.
juicebruce almost 12 years ago
What pig says in the last panel is the motto of every college !
tfreim912 almost 12 years ago
Or how to live when getting paid very littleā¦
alviebird almost 12 years ago
Hey, Iām an expert.
markmoss1 almost 12 years ago
It depends on what sort of engineering job you are after, and how you present yourself. Iām a EE with 25 years experience, supposedly too old to easily find any job, but the last time I put my resume on the net I was hired in six weeks.
Stormrider2112 almost 12 years ago
āAlex ??? ā¦ not Bob ?ā-When I saw the name, I was expecting a pun strip :)
JGordonFan24 almost 12 years ago
Itās a tough world out there, kids.
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
communications majorā¦those are speech therapists?
knight1192a almost 12 years ago
No, thatās what a beer guzzling Rat studies Alex will probaby become a DJ ora T or radio newsman.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 12 years ago
@margueritemāWith respect to Rat and Pig, Ph.D stands for Piled Higher and Deeper!!
finale almost 12 years ago
Nephews that showed no interest in ātraditionalā college did their 4 years in apprentice programs for Sheet Metal/Welding and Ironworking/Welding.. Got paid for it and now can pick and choose jobs with earnings of roughly $80K per year..Everyone needs their own path.
jessegooddoggy almost 12 years ago
No, no new characters! BRING BACK THE CROCS!!!!!
daveoverpar almost 12 years ago
How is he supposed to ācommunicateā without a mouth?
daveoverpar almost 12 years ago
I guess you didnāt work for JB Hunt.
Sisyphos almost 12 years ago
A less-than-compelling Communications grad: he says nothing. He doesnāt even have a mouth, it seems. āNon-communicative.ā Rat is his usual negative self. Only Pig can find the ironic positive note!
HankTheSock almost 12 years ago
That awkward moment when Rat is right.
Gokie5 almost 12 years ago
Pun alert for āMother Goose and Grimmā: http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Mgoose/
sierraseven almost 12 years ago
Flagged, for reasons that I hope are obvious.
Bandera_Ken almost 12 years ago
Can we call him āBobā to avoid confusion?
hariseldon59 almost 12 years ago
Iāll take āuseless degreesā for 500, Alex.
xall2h1 almost 12 years ago
Pigās cluelessness makes this comic funny with ratās craziness.
Number Three almost 12 years ago
Hahaā¦ Excellent! Trust silly Rat to say that.
LOL xxx
Scott S almost 12 years ago
Seriously, what sort of career does one intend to have when he majors in Communications?
bobviously almost 12 years ago
Oddly, one of the recent presidents of our college had his Phd. in Communications, and by some accounts was a pretty good presidentā¦ not that Iām suggesting that as a career plan.
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
thereās that magically appearing coffee cup. Pigās ready to fly in last panel.
P_Before_S_Fan almost 12 years ago
At least he didnāt try to become a lawyer in arlington
hayscd almost 12 years ago
Speaking from experience, Communications am harder than it look.
ironflange almost 12 years ago
Since so many student athletes have always had communications as a major, I just figured it was them learning how to read and write.
cyberguy almost 12 years ago
Iāve made that joke a lot, now I can let Rat do it for me
doctorwhomedia almost 12 years ago
Alex has hair! 8O
BOSFLASH over 6 years ago
I once congratulated a PhD major in philosophy on his ability on graduation to accept his unemployable.