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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 16, 2013
November 15, 2013
November 17, 2013
Transcript:
Goat; You know what bugs me about you?... All of your compliments are wrapped in insults. Rat: I'd argue, but I think that's a pretty astute observation. Goat: It is, isn't it? Rat: Especially for someone with such limited social skills. Goat: Discussion over. Rat; Nice retort for an unwitty nerd.
Bilan over 11 years ago
That last line was an insult wrapped in an insult.
cdgar over 11 years ago
Not yet, give him a minute….
Superfrog over 11 years ago
I had a nice retort once but the glass stopper kept falling out.
kamb8 over 11 years ago
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.”
Varnes over 11 years ago
Oh, crap. I’m just like Rat…..Although I would have kept the last panel to myself…..
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Goat, if you’re really so smart, why do keep on thinking you could hold a polite conversation with Rat?
hariseldon59 over 11 years ago
Not that Rat would know much about social skills.
e.groves over 11 years ago
I need to have Rat on speed dial. He’s hilarious.
puddlesplatt over 11 years ago
I like Rat, he speaks his “mind”?
finale over 11 years ago
Peace Treaty wrapped around a rock and thrown through your opponents window…….win/win!
Packratjohn Premium Member over 11 years ago
Never enter a battle of wits when you’re unarmed.
Sherlock Watson over 11 years ago
The real pity is, there’s a mass of perfectly good air going to waste because it’s wrapped in a rat.
Bandera_Ken over 11 years ago
Goat should have quit while he was ahead. He should have walked off after the first panel.
jungle68 over 11 years ago
at least the penguin story line is done with.
Number Three over 11 years ago
Only Rat is the pro there…
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knight1192a over 11 years ago
The unwitty one is Rat. If he had any wit he could insult Goat without Goat immediately knowing it was an insult.
Kirbo almost 4 years ago
Also, what happened to his goatee?