Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 27, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  over 4 years ago

    You have to bet 1.000 for this job, Pig.

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    DanielRyanMulligan  over 4 years ago

    i know what that’s like

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    DennisinSeattle  over 4 years ago

    Sort of glad Pig did not get that job.

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    Sherlock Watson  over 4 years ago

    “Surely you’re not serious!”

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    sirbadger  over 4 years ago

    It looks like police officers now have to worry about failure to keep people alive.

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    mwksix  over 4 years ago

    Some of those controllers seem to be getting more gigs lately…

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 4 years ago

    There are no Mulligans on that job.

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    juncarlo  over 4 years ago

    This is like when an airplane pilot was asked; How many landings does it take to be considered an expert? He replied, “Everyone is necessary.”

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    B UTTONS  over 4 years ago

    … He submitted my papers to run for Congress.

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    Gent  over 4 years ago

    Become a pilot, Pig. And then we can say when pigs fly.

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    gopher gofer  over 4 years ago

    pig needs to stick to horse shoes and hand grenades…

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    iggyman  over 4 years ago

    Nice tie, Pig!

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    Mahamed-BilalAbdi  over 4 years ago

    Aw sucks he would make a great air traffic controller guy

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    Breadboard  over 4 years ago

    Pig that job was above your pay grade ! … Croc Power !

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    Troglodyte  over 4 years ago

    If Pig had got the job, he’d have become a control freak!

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    Ellis97  over 4 years ago

    Dang.

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    theincrediblebulk  over 4 years ago

    i feel for you Pig. I didn’t hired for that job either, though I was dropped after taking the test, before getting to the interview. I should have sued for discrimination because not everyone can think three dimensionally.

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    walstib Premium Member over 4 years ago

    In grade school the nuns told us: “Good, better, best – Never let it rest – Till your good is better – And your better best”. Even as a kid, it made me want to barf.

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    Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Guess he picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

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    jal333  over 4 years ago

    I like Pig a great deal, however, when I am flying around up there, I prefer someone a little more skilled to do the job. Still love you, Pig.

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    Andrew Sleeth  over 4 years ago

    You probably won’t land the brain surgeon or rocket scientist positions, either.

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    sheilag  over 4 years ago

    Funny thing is, I was up for that job way, way back in the 80s. I was disqualified on vision, so I went into healthcare. I wonder how life would have been different if my eyesight were better ;-)

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    Zebrastripes  over 4 years ago

    Poor Pig! At least he tried but got oinked out of the position by another HOG!

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    the lost wizard  over 4 years ago

    I mean c’mon. One way or another they still end up on the ground.

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    zeexenon  over 4 years ago

    Spoiler alert, one of the highest depression and suicide jobs. At least my former psychiatrist said so.

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    syzygy47  over 4 years ago

    Poor guy. It was just the wrong time. Now, if it was the 80’s after Reagan fired all the controllers for going on strike, the bar would have been lower.

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    Chris Sherlock  over 4 years ago

    The job requires a slightly higher standard, Pig.

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    DCBakerEsq  over 4 years ago

    Same standard applies to GoComics quotes.

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    bigplayray  over 4 years ago

    Nice tie!

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    rhtatro  over 4 years ago

    He didn’t get the job because he skipped the crash course. I posted this earlier on arcamax.

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    tee929  over 4 years ago

    He should have known the odds—when pigs fly!

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    knight1192a  over 4 years ago

    Thank god. Pig would probably let Rat into the tower, and then things would really be bad.

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    Markov Da Robot  over 4 years ago

    Aww. Poor pig. how do he and rat stay afloat anyway? Pig has no job, and Rat quit Joe’s Roastery a little bit ago, right?

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    rick92040  over 4 years ago

    My son was an Air Traffic Controller onboard the USS Carl Vinson. Her handled the stress just fine. I think it was like a video game to him that he dare not lose.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Not a good motto for bomb squad members, either.

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    mi_sbs  over 4 years ago

    In baseball a batting average of .300 is good. In air traffic control, however…

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    mjb515  over 4 years ago

    Probably for the best.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 4 years ago

    If you think the Air-traffic controller is an important job, try being an Ejection Seat Mechanic.

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    ars731  over 4 years ago

    Failure might be an option in other fields like say Private Detective, but sadly not air traffic controller.

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    Sisyphos  over 4 years ago

    Is Pig qualified for anything but bacon?

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    sapepgoldman  over 4 years ago

    I guess he didn’t “land” the job

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    PBS1!  over 4 years ago

    “Failure is not an option”

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    KEA  over 4 years ago

    ATCs are in my list of people who don’t make NEARLY enough money

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