Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 03, 2013

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    margueritem  almost 12 years ago

    Pig and rat are PhDs when it comes to that subjectā€¦

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    Sherlock Watson  almost 12 years ago

    He spent one semester learning how to make a ā€œWill work for foodā€ sign that no one can ignore.

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    legaleagle48  almost 12 years ago

    Actually, Goat, Ratā€™s not too far off the mark, unfortunately.

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    RuinQueenofOblivion  almost 12 years ago

    Since my Dad studied communications, I will say this for him.

    Ouch.

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    littlecookiemonster13  almost 12 years ago

    I want Pigā€™s face in the last panel on a shirt. Priceless.

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    orinoco womble  almost 12 years ago

    The ā€œcommunicationsā€ major doesnā€™t say a wordā€¦I guess heā€™s already learned that nobody can really have a conversation with Rat in the room.

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    juicebruce  almost 12 years ago

    What pig says in the last panel is the motto of every college !

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    tfreim912  almost 12 years ago

    Or how to live when getting paid very littleā€¦

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    alviebird  almost 12 years ago

    Hey, Iā€™m an expert.

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    markmoss1  almost 12 years ago

    It depends on what sort of engineering job you are after, and how you present yourself. Iā€™m 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.

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    Stormrider2112  almost 12 years ago

    ā€œAlex ??? ā€¦ not Bob ?ā€-When I saw the name, I was expecting a pun strip :)

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    JGordonFan24  almost 12 years ago

    Itā€™s a tough world out there, kids.

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    vwdualnomand  almost 12 years ago

    communications majorā€¦those are speech therapists?

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    knight1192a  almost 12 years ago

    No, thatā€™s what a beer guzzling Rat studies Alex will probaby become a DJ ora T or radio newsman.

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 12 years ago

    @margueritemā€”With respect to Rat and Pig, Ph.D stands for Piled Higher and Deeper!!

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    finale  almost 12 years ago

    Nephews that showed no interest in ā€œtraditionalā€ 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.

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    jessegooddoggy  almost 12 years ago

    No, no new characters! BRING BACK THE CROCS!!!!!

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    daveoverpar  almost 12 years ago

    How is he supposed to ā€˜communicateā€™ without a mouth?

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    daveoverpar  almost 12 years ago

    I guess you didnā€™t work for JB Hunt.

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    Sisyphos  almost 12 years ago

    A less-than-compelling Communications grad: he says nothing. He doesnā€™t even have a mouth, it seems. ā€œNon-communicative.ā€ Rat is his usual negative self. Only Pig can find the ironic positive note!

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    HankTheSock  almost 12 years ago

    That awkward moment when Rat is right.

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    Gokie5  almost 12 years ago

    Pun alert for ā€œMother Goose and Grimmā€: http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Mgoose/

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    sierraseven  almost 12 years ago

    Flagged, for reasons that I hope are obvious.

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    Bandera_Ken  almost 12 years ago

    Can we call him ā€œBobā€ to avoid confusion?

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    hariseldon59  almost 12 years ago

    Iā€™ll take ā€œuseless degreesā€ for 500, Alex.

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    xall2h1  almost 12 years ago

    Pigā€™s cluelessness makes this comic funny with ratā€™s craziness.

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    Number Three  almost 12 years ago

    Hahaā€¦ Excellent! Trust silly Rat to say that.

    LOL xxx

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    Scott S  almost 12 years ago

    Seriously, what sort of career does one intend to have when he majors in Communications?

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    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 Iā€™m suggesting that as a career plan.

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    Popeyesforearm  almost 12 years ago

    thereā€™s that magically appearing coffee cup. Pigā€™s ready to fly in last panel.

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    P_Before_S_Fan  almost 12 years ago

    At least he didnā€™t try to become a lawyer in arlington

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    hayscd  almost 12 years ago

    Speaking from experience, Communications am harder than it look.

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    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.

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    cyberguy  almost 12 years ago

    Iā€™ve made that joke a lot, now I can let Rat do it for me

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    doctorwhomedia  almost 12 years ago

    Alex has hair! 8O

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    BOSFLASH  over 6 years ago

    I once congratulated a PhD major in philosophy on his ability on graduation to accept his unemployable.

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