Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 28, 2013

Oh, Rat

Global ignoring has been linked to Ratnino.

rat’s version of “the cone of silence”

Dare to dream.

Quick, somebody, seal up the air holes!

Want.

it should have gone on the other guy…

Quick! Let’s see if we can lock him in there!

If Rat couldn’t hear anything, why did he respond to the guy with the beard?

Hmmm?

Is there a version for use in a plane?

Does that globe come with a cup of coffee at Clive’s?

Rat should wear a sweater vest.

I’m going to manufacture this with a Kickstarter project

I desperately need one of these.

… lip reading still works …

Now rat can’t eat or drink. Oh well.

Send a bunch of 12 year old boys in to give Rat a “ride” home in the AGOG.

Wow…. how long DID this take?

If a loser falls in the cafe, did it happen if Rat can’t hear it?

And then the old guy pushes the ball, and it goes rolling out the cafe and down the street.

Huh! Just when I thought for a split second that Rat finally learned some decency!

Hmmm. Hope no one pops his bubble. That’s a pretty big ego that would escape.

Rat’s all a-GOG . . . ☻

I want an antisocial globe o’ goodness. I could roll it around in WlalMart and not have to deal with idiots on cell phones who have to call the spouse and ask what kind of beer to buy.

What do you suppose Mr. Beard did with Clive’s sign?

Pull the sign out and then use the hole to fill the sphere with scalding coffee. Might want to wrap a cable around it a few times first to ensure Rat can’t open it and escape the coffee.

I need one of those!

I need one of those.

The attacks and physical violence aside, this is actually a good idea for many. Those suggesting violence as a solution would be locked up and society would be better for it. Strangely, I think these are the same exact people that rat is protecting himself from now, so deploying this would result in fewer people around that needed such a precaution. Eventually, they would learn to just shut up, or be locked up.

Not the first time someone has put a rodent in a clear plastic ball.

If Mr. Beard’s name is Hal, Rat better think twice about going E.V.A.

Hey this is a big step for Rat. Im sure before no kne could sit that close to him….without the globe

Off point here and too late, but “Bizarro” is pretty good today (I thought).http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Bizarro/

‘The Cone of Silence’ – Maxwell Smart originated it, right?

I have wished for one of those for Years !!!

You can see someone’s mouth move and know they are talking without hearing them. Rat didn’t say anything that implies knowledge of what the man said.On another note, Rat said “sorry”! How many times does he do that? He almost sounds polite, for him.

Where can I get one?

Ask and you shall receive…but at what cost.

There have been many times I wish I had one of those.

We need this in 2020 so we can have social gatherings again