Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 15, 2019

…and hide.

But where to? That’s what I want to know.

Time to make like a rabbit:

Rabbits are like human beings in many ways. One of these is certainly their staunch ability to withstand disaster and to let the stream of their life carry them along, past reaches of terror and loss. They have a certain quality which it would not be accurate to describe as callousness or indifference. It is, rather, a blessedly circumscribed imagination and an intuitive feeling that Life is Now.

~Richard Adams

Is this a message to 65 year olds?

Why Stephan (to all those people who are tired of me calling him Steve, yeah I said that) ended the Timmy Failure series at It’s the end when I say its the end I will never know

“More than at any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.” — Woody Allen, “My Message to the Graduates”

You will stay and fight Marine ! ……. Croc Power!

If the message is to run away from Rat, it’s really apt.

It’s April 15th, when we give thanks to the 1%, big corporations and lobbyists, for letting us contribute to their government….

Yes, running is a good exercise.

today is the Boston Marathon

That doesn’t even help, Rat, since there is no place left to run…..at least until they perfect the inter-stellar drive.

Where are we going? It doesn’t matter as long as it’s far away from here!

The first panel made me immediately think of Leslie Gore’s “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows “, though I haven’t heard that song in decades.

To where?

At least he didn’t tweet it.

How about “Vote while you still can.” There are those who are working to take that right away, but we still have time to vote them out.

I had to give up running years ago because of a bad back. I guess I’m in deep do do.

Uh oh! PIG is going to F. R. E. A. K. ! Wait for it…….

Or take a stand and right the boat.

As usual, Rat never fails to inspire!

Run to where?

You can run. But you can’t hide!

Canada’s full?

It being Rat, I have to wonder; does he mean run as in flee or run as declare for office? Either one is terrifying.

He bravely ran away, away…

Where’s a comet when you need one ?

So far Bernie & Biden are taking that phrase in a different manner of speaking.

The nearest available fox hole and/or parallel dimension.

Being trapped in California, I personally would like to give Wyoming a try.

Matthew 24:15-18

So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

Dang! Penguins can’t run…

Sigh. I gave up running when my knees started hurting worse than not running hurts.

I guess I wouldn’t really expect much better from Rat, but it’s still a pretty pathetic message…..

runnnnnn

Just seeing Notre Dame ablaze has made me want to escape from it all. Certainly it does seem as if the Apocalypse is approaching.

No where to run to! Might as well get up and dance!

Well, at least the first panel provides some inspiration during otherwise troublesome times …

Hey Pastis! FYI we really really miss the Crocs, the Lions and Guard Duck and Mr. Snuffles. We love Pig Rat and Goat a bunch but Would also love to see arcs featuring any of these other guys as well. Whatever happened to the Eata Zeeba fraternity house?

We should have listened while there was still time. :)