Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 16, 2013

That last line was an insult wrapped in an insult.

Not yet, give him a minute….

I had a nice retort once but the glass stopper kept falling out.

As mentioned earlier in the strip, I don’t know when,“The best insults are the ones that sound like compliments.”Rat [to Pig]: You can really improve a room.Pig: Really?Rat: Yes, every time you leave a room, I think, “This room’s a little better than it was a moment ago.”

Oh, crap. I’m just like Rat…..Although I would have kept the last panel to myself…..

Goat, if you’re really so smart, why do keep on thinking you could hold a polite conversation with Rat?

Not that Rat would know much about social skills.

I need to have Rat on speed dial. He’s hilarious.

I like Rat, he speaks his “mind”?

Peace Treaty wrapped around a rock and thrown through your opponents window…….win/win!

Never enter a battle of wits when you’re unarmed.

The real pity is, there’s a mass of perfectly good air going to waste because it’s wrapped in a rat.

Goat should have quit while he was ahead. He should have walked off after the first panel.

at least the penguin story line is done with.

Only Rat is the pro there…

xxx

The unwitty one is Rat. If he had any wit he could insult Goat without Goat immediately knowing it was an insult.

Also, what happened to his goatee?