Yes, in about 5 million years, the Sun will run out of hydrogen to fuse and start burning helium. At that point, it will expand into a red giant, and Earth will know the true meaning of global warming (and I’m going to be punished for that comment, I suppose).
Realist. Most people today have their heads buried in the sand. We don’t have to worry about the sun blowing up in a billion years; we’re working hard on turning the Earth into a burning planet ourselves. What did one comedian say… “The world is great. It’s people that are the problem.”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll no doubt say it again: A pessimist sees it as half-empty, an optimist sees it as half-full – and a realist knows that either way, someone’s gonna have to wash the damn glass.
I have a friend like that. Normally, I’d avoid someone like her, but she’s part of a social group that has been together almost 40 years. At one birthday party, she spent the entire time talking about how the Yellowstone Park volcanoes are going to wipe out all life on Earth. As a much nicer friend says, “Every group has its own Eeyore, and she’s ours.” I spent most of the same party trying to convert her to the worship of Beebo, god of war and cuddles. (LEGENDS OF TOMORROW) He’s blue, he’s cheerful, and he loves food, cuddles, and crushing demons to death. What’s not to love? (Yes, this is a group of nerds.)
“There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty.
The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What’s up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don’t think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who’s been pinching my beer?
And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman’s eye. ”
Your cards are all drawn at birth/ you leave nothing but “pieces on Earth”/ but that shouldn’t mean/ that the time in between/ ought not to be spent seeking mirth !
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Rat may need to see a shrink.
DennisinSeattle almost 5 years ago
I think you are right, Goat.
B UTTONS almost 5 years ago
Depends, what’s in the glass?
Is it Flint, Michigan water?
Will you refill it if I drink it?
kaffekup almost 5 years ago
A guy I know had an interesting take on it: it depends on your relationship to the glass.
If you’re putting into it, it’s half full.
If you’re taking out of it, it’s half empty.
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Add more ice, it’ll seem full.
Gent almost 5 years ago
People are already blowing themselves up, Rat. It’s called austere scholarism.
Robin Harwood almost 5 years ago
Rat is a realist.
Sherlock Watson almost 5 years ago
I see it as not being as tempting as cola.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Silly Rat – we’ll be dead and forgotten long before the sun goes nova, whether we blow ourselves up or not.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
Engineer: The glass is too big.
Philosopher: The glass is. I think.
Professor: I’ll leave that as an exercise for my grad students.
Lawyer: How much would a full glass be worth to you?
The current President: Keep your eye on that glass while I fill it by Executive Order (plucking your wallet while you’re distracted)
…
Alexander the Good Enough almost 5 years ago
An optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist is sure of it…
syzygy47 almost 5 years ago
As a realist, I see the glass as twice as big as it needs to be.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 5 years ago
By the time that happens, me and my cousin will already be in Heaven and with our loved ones. Who cares how we see the glass?
[Unnamed Reader - 8a8af8] almost 5 years ago
I’m a realist, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
GROG Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The glass is bone dry.
Breadboard almost 5 years ago
Rat that was a multiple choice question not fill in the blank ;-) … Croc Power !
socalvillaguy Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The likelihood of which increased exponentially since January 2017.
dadoctah almost 5 years ago
A pessimist sees the glass as half empty.
An optometrist wants to know if you see the glass as more full like this? Or like this?
Masterskrain almost 5 years ago
Isn’t a Delusional Pessimist someone who is always building Dungeons in the Sky?
wrloftis almost 5 years ago
Jef the Cyclist would calm down by going for a ride. Then he would tell everyone that the glass is always full; half water, half air.
James Wolfenstein almost 5 years ago
That’s optimistic. Once most humans are dead, the rest will have a wonderful Renaissance.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Long before the Sun expands we will have rendered this planet uninhabitable.
mjb515 almost 5 years ago
Rat has gone straight to nihilism.
nosirrom almost 5 years ago
From that drawing I would say that the glass less than half full and more than half empty.
Purple People Eater almost 5 years ago
There’s twice as much glass as there needs to be.
tripwire45 almost 5 years ago
Yes, in about 5 million years, the Sun will run out of hydrogen to fuse and start burning helium. At that point, it will expand into a red giant, and Earth will know the true meaning of global warming (and I’m going to be punished for that comment, I suppose).
Zebrastripes almost 5 years ago
Rats not far off…..
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 5 years ago
No, the glass is the wrong size. ;-)
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 5 years ago
My spin on this question is this: “It matter’s not if the glass is half-empty or half-full IF free refills are available!”
YippiKiAyMofo almost 5 years ago
“On a long enough time line the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” – Tyler Durden
uniquename almost 5 years ago
Rat left out killing ourselves by destroying our resources.
redback almost 5 years ago
considering that we exist as species since less than a quarter of a million years, a few more million years till the sun thing seems relevant
Snoots almost 5 years ago
Realist. Most people today have their heads buried in the sand. We don’t have to worry about the sun blowing up in a billion years; we’re working hard on turning the Earth into a burning planet ourselves. What did one comedian say… “The world is great. It’s people that are the problem.”
KEA almost 5 years ago
Realist… like me, except I also keep contemplating the heat death of the universe… and then I puzzle why a universe exists in the first place
Snolep almost 5 years ago
Pig doesn’t have ink on his face!
wirepunchr almost 5 years ago
I’m optimistically pessimistic.
Foob almost 5 years ago
I see it as half-way to my next beer.
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 5 years ago
So let it be written, so let it be done. For you, Rat.
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
Poor Pig. You did ask Rat, after all.
Cozmik Cowboy almost 5 years ago
I’ve said it before, and I’ll no doubt say it again: A pessimist sees it as half-empty, an optimist sees it as half-full – and a realist knows that either way, someone’s gonna have to wash the damn glass.
Bucinka almost 5 years ago
I’m with Rat.
Omniman almost 5 years ago
The question is: are there still people stupid enough to set off more nuclear weapons on Earth while we still have no way to evacuate?
Ellis97 almost 5 years ago
That is one bad attitude rat.
Cerabooge almost 5 years ago
“Is that booze?”
“Yes”.
CHUG!
“Empty”.
royq27 almost 5 years ago
It is not half full or half empty, it is time to call the bartender…
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
Everything ends.
im2don almost 5 years ago
The glass is too small.
im2don almost 5 years ago
Large. I knew what i meant.
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
I have a friend like that. Normally, I’d avoid someone like her, but she’s part of a social group that has been together almost 40 years. At one birthday party, she spent the entire time talking about how the Yellowstone Park volcanoes are going to wipe out all life on Earth. As a much nicer friend says, “Every group has its own Eeyore, and she’s ours.” I spent most of the same party trying to convert her to the worship of Beebo, god of war and cuddles. (LEGENDS OF TOMORROW) He’s blue, he’s cheerful, and he loves food, cuddles, and crushing demons to death. What’s not to love? (Yes, this is a group of nerds.)
hariseldon59 almost 5 years ago
The glass is always full. Full of liquid or air or some combination of the two.
gliderrider almost 5 years ago
oh wow! the last panel is the same perspective?!
Alfred almost 5 years ago
I am an engineer. I see that someone designed this glass twice as large as was needed.
zeexenon almost 5 years ago
I find laying the Nyquil on an edge yields closest to the last drop.
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
If it is milk, I see it as never coming out even when I have donuts. Need more milk; or need more donuts…sigh.
librarian4hire almost 5 years ago
“There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty.
The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What’s up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don’t think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who’s been pinching my beer?
And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman’s eye. ”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
The Pessimism is strong in this one!
Pass the glass; I need a drink after that Rat-blast!
ale313 almost 5 years ago
Is this the answer to life, the universe and everything or is it 42
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Your cards are all drawn at birth/ you leave nothing but “pieces on Earth”/ but that shouldn’t mean/ that the time in between/ ought not to be spent seeking mirth !
Orcatime almost 5 years ago
Bill Maher in rodent form.
Future Reuben Recipient almost 5 years ago
Honestly, Rat is me in the third panel.