Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 31, 2019

He wants to make sure he makes the right decision.

Their associate is Thoughts&Prayers Man.

still thinking…

Then there is Thinkyman’s ally – Stinkyman whose seat of power is his throne (with a hole).

They call me…. The Cogitator.

I don’t think this comic will sell.

Who could be his arch nemesis? Maybe someone called “The Planner” or “The Undecided.”

Oh well, I’m the type of guy who doesn’t like to think out loud,

‘Cause when I get a thought, I like to kick it around.

Yeah I’m thinkin’ and a wondrin’, then I’ll have my own debate,

But I don’t say a word, all I can do is concentrate.

They call me The Ponderer,

Yeah, The Ponderer,

I’m thinkin’ now, and now, and now…

I’ll bet he has a ruminant for a pet…

All the action is off-stage. This won’t sell well to the younger set.

I like Captain Hindsight and his sidekicks Coulda, Shoulda and Woulda.

I’ll have to think about this one.

I think I can ! ….. I think I can ! ……. Croc Power !

Confidentially…it thinks.

SOME thinking would be nice, though…

I think, therefore I…don’t do anything

Should I or shouldn’t I, that is the question…

The Ponderer was a child. Now that he’s grown up, he’s known as Lakeman.

I’m not sure I if I like this superhero, but I’ll think about it…

Thinkyman is going to have competition when Mullman shows up.

His sidekick could be the Procrastinator.

And the resulting end of all this noshing is: RantmanAnd with a tad,and I do mean tad,of artistic ability witness: Comicman

“Confident that a solution exists, he went back to sleep.”

Ruben Bolling has a stable of super heroes that would welcome Thinkyman.

Clearly a job for “Thoughts and Prayers” woman!

probably thinking thoughts and prayers

And they all teamed up to make The Committee.

Brainiac he ain’t…

And his super hero friend Spineless Moscow Mitch ;(

That’s the problem with overthinking. You can get so wrapped up in evaluating all the “What If” consequences that the place burns to the ground while you consider the bast way to put out that grease fire on top of the stove.

Action without thought is always the best option.

He’s a real Thinky Man

Sitting in his Thinky land

Making all his Thinky plans for nobody…

Thinky Man don’t worry

Take your time, don’t hurry

Leave it all ’til somebody else

Lends you a hand…

It can work. Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (“warty”) was nicknamed Cunctator “delayer” for his refusal to contest Hannibal’s much larger army in a direct conflict, preferring to harass his supply lines and fight smaller skirmishes in favorable situations.

The US Civil War Union general George McClellan was sometimes styled “Cunctator”. It was not a compliment.

thinkyman’s a democrat, right?

I was imagining the adventures of “Social Media Person” who is the opposite of Thinky Man. Someone who tweets first and does research later (if at all).

It’s all funny until he sics his thought waves on you!

Thinkyman is not so much thoughtful as indecisive and procrastinative. Is the Ponderer any better? Think about it….

Are you pondering what I’m pondering?

I wonder if his secret idenity is an columnist for the New York Times

this superhero is sh*t