Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 28, 2019

I’m surprised Rat still has a nose.

Pack up your troubles and just get happy / Ya better chase RAT with all your cares away / Sing Hallelujah, come on get happy / Get ready for RAT’s judgment day (w/ Crocs)

Rat has a rare moment of reflection. We all knew that you had no empathy, Rat, Don’t worry, you won’t miss it.

Schadenfreude can be satisfying.

“Now spite have I down”??

Spite is all you need.

Yet we all love Rat, in spite of himself…

When it comes to spite, Rat is a diva!

Altruism is a disease as far as Rat’s concerned!

Better de-spite himself.

Singing in my John Lennon voice: “All you need is Spite. All you need is Spite. All you need is Spite, Spite….Spite is all you need”.

Rat when you are in the center of a circle tis hard to get out ;-) ……… Croc Power !

And yet, most people love Rat, and a LOT more people identify with him then they will ever admit…

FOR SURE! RAT!

Yes, Rat, being unselfishly happy for someone else is very much a thing. There’s even a word for it in Sanskrit: mudita.

Jealousy is rampant in this country. It has been cultivated by media and politicians.

But is Goat happy because he thinks having a hybrid is good for his neighbor, or because his neighbor has done something that Goat considers to be good?

I too come from a long line of hybrids and also have an explosive device in my trunk.

A good grudge has kept many a mean old woman going way past her expiration date.

All Rat needs to do is imagine Neighbor Bob celebrating his acquisition by buying Rat a beer!

Rat is the master of schadenfreud

I’m a bit concerned wit the number of likes today…

OMG: Rat is getting ready to run for President!

Rat is the perfect neo-Objectivist. Spite, yes. Being happy for someone else, no. Life is good.

“Now spite I have down” what does that mean?