Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 13, 2020

Sometimes not only do you need to curse, you need to curse really LOUD!

I never knew that Rat was so given to understatement…

Nah, I’m with Rat on this one, needs the profanity

Exactly. Sometimes it is not merely justified, it is also obligatory.

Yeah, tough to come up with a profanity free version.

I liked the meme that came by a few weeks ago: “I’m done with my three month trial of 2020 and want to send it back now!”

Rat’s sentiment is so sincere, he swears by it.

Now where’s the change.org petition?

How come this comic strip never dangles a pearl necklace in front of Pig??

flush it…

This year will pass. Like a great big, smelly $#1t.

Amen, Rat. Amen.

I like Rat’s version…

Pig to the rescue ! …. Croc Power !

In this case, Rat is 100% justified.

You can vote for a change on Nov 3.

Rat gives good grawlix.

Actually, EVERY DAY since January 20, 2017 CAN GO BACK TO WHEREVER THE @#%& IT CAME FROM!!!!!

Things aren’t great for sure even if there is also a couple of upsides:- Health care workers getting some recognition, mostly we’ve taken them for granted so some are paid shitty and not respected.- Much lower pollution which is good for nature and should also save lives normally lost to air pollution.- The number of normal flu deaths should be lower also, at least it is so here in Denmark (by 50% or so).- Less traffic fatalities.- Everyone that can is learning to work from home, this may inspire people and especially employees to have more of that when the world returns to sort of normal.

Knew this would be the cry by millions here in US, just figured it would come in second week of november.

Usually these tributes to bad years happen in December, like John Oliver’s blowing up of 2016. Buckle up, the year is young. Unfortunately.

That Rat never learns.

And it was such a young year.

Wait — I think he’s on to something!! If it does shove itself right up…..

…its OWN a$$!

The scary thing is I remember the one for the new year and wonder if you were somehow a prophet of impending doom.

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2019/12/29?ct=v&cti=1500041

I completely wholeheartedly agree!

&&^%%*@#@##president

Hear, here! :-)

I have to agree with rat. during these tough times I wouldn’t say this is a “pandemic” in my two eyes this is right up there with the plague and the black death in the category of “pandemic armageddon” . now some words of encouragement, Stay strong and stay healthy. :)

2020 has had its 90 day trial period, and sadly, it didn’t work out. We need to let it go and bring in a year that’s going to work for us.

You know it’s a bad year when you see a December strip in April.

“Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer." Mark Twain.

Shut up, Toon Boy. For once, I agree with Rat!

I agree! My dad died Jan 7, Jan 17 my mom was hospitalized for pneumonia, Jan 26 my brother was in the icu and intubated for pneumonia. they’re both out of the hospital and doing fine, but really, this whole year has been 1 big april fool’s joke!

Don’t blame the year, blame the participants.

As a wise wizard said (more or less) “No one can choose the times they live in. All one can do is choose what to do with the time they have.”

Every. F#$@% New Year’s we say that about the previous year. Every SINGLE one! So now all that looks completely idiotic compared to a true year of turmoil unlike any have seen for years! Maybe decades!And we’re never NEVER gonna hear the end of “Ugh! 2020 can go to hell! 2021 is gonna be great!” this coming New Year’s! JUST SHADDAP!!!!

A few weeks ago Calvin said “Life’s Disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words” I am sorry that I could not find that strip so I could provide a link.

“If stupidity got us into this, why can’t stupidity get us out?”― Will Rogers

The only thing that could save the year is if it gives us a new president.

Every year since 2010 has been rotten. By 2020, it’s just more of the same. I’ve given up hope.

This is what 2020 should do

I say we install a new year. This one has a virus.

How about a redo of 2016.

Cannot say i disagree.

Like Patton is thought to have said: “Give it to ‘em loud, give it to ’em dirty so they’ll remember it!”

Remember the Dec. 29th edition? https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2019/12/29

It’s like Jekyll and Hyde. Cartoon-Boy is Jekyll; Rat is his so-stated alter ego, and Hyde. Pig is a helpful supporting character, himself unusually aggressive here….

2020 has got to get better, ‘cause it can’t get worse (I hope)!