Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 27, 2020

That was a short ride on the wagon.

RAT’S IN PAIN! Let’s help him.

“Here’s to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.”— Homer Simpson

Never thought I would hear Rat say that about beer. But now he seems to have a vodka…?

I thought Rat was going to say that hard liquor was the answer to life’s problems.

Rat really is depressed.

Refunds? BOGO would be just fine, TYVM!!

Remember Mario Lanza said “Drink to salute your sweetheart”

i always used to drink to forget all the dumb things i did when i drank…

Rat that is why you have a shot with your Beer . Try Bourbon ! … Croc Power !

Let’s not learn anything from this.

A rare moment of insight from rat.

Drinking doesn’t drown your sorrows it just irrigates them. Someone important said that but I can’t remember who it was.

There was a Calvin and Hobbes where Hobbes was asking why Calvin hadn’t learned a lesson from something (I don’t remember what), and Calvin responded to the effect that he takes the narrowest application possible away from a negative experience.

Rat needs to forget his woes….hiccup

“Man cannot live by beer and bread alone … he must have peanut butter!”

I don’t drink.

There was that time last year when Rat suddenly stopped drinking and it was weird. Rat and beer go together.

does today’s translate: I was not able to go outside to buy booze?

Cheers!

This day is clearly a turning point for Pearls. Oh, wait…

Most magic shows I’ve been to have a two drink minimum.

Now yer talkin’, Rat! Bottoms up!!

I’ll drink to that.

It helps many Wisconsinites to remain permanently serenely oblivious. This boy in the ’50s, on a day of hunting with pop and his pal, the lunch hours were passed by going from boondocks bar to boondocks bar and, somehow, the ugly sloppy drunk lady beat us each time.

Beer, the cause of and solution to most of life’s problems – Homer Simpson

It’s all done with mirrors.

Here in Idaho as well as many other places, Liquor Stores are considered Essential and therefore are remaining open during the CORVID-19 shutdown. In Colorado the Governor initially included liquor stores and recreational pot dispensaries in the closings but the astronomically long lines that formed made him change his mind and let them remain open as well. We all need what we need to make it through…… Stay safe everyone-

I remember when comics used to be for children.

Hum, where did my comment about a 10-year sabbatical leave go?

Homage to Homer by Goat in panel 2. Rat is really depressed if even beer won’t help. —Except that it will….

Rat has a rare moment of insight! Drinking doesn’t make problems go away, it just delays you confronting them. And tends to add to them in the meantime.