Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 22, 2020

Somebody remember to dig Pig out on 1st of January 2021.

Where can we get a stone that says, “Here lies Stupid”?

Perhaps Pig does not know that if he lived in Sardinia (Italy), once buried he would be promptly cooked. See here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=lEkX65rUjGs

It takes someone really smart to bury oneself. Especially without a shovel.

Oh, “ground”…

Depressed writer is depressed #2032

It’s not hard to un-bury yourself. But to do that, you’d first have to admit that you buried yourself. Most people refuse to do that.

Well if it’s six feet under, maybe or maybe not, but at least he’ll be socially distant…

Since Pig is buried alive, does that make him ground pork ?

“O holey Pig; your bacon’s surely frying….”

Swhine.

Dig up, stupid!

Since he is in the ground, and is a pig (Hog), will he pop out of the hole Feb 2 to see if there is 6 more weeks of virus?

Well, maybe Pig has learned to think before symbolizing.

If the grammar police are still in the room, yes I’m aware that “symbolize” is a transitive verb. Hah! Beat you to it.

You’d naturally enjoy wallowing in the mud, Pig.

We’re born on this earth, and into the earth we go.

At least Pig knows he was digging a hole.

The sooner you stop digging the quicker you’ll get to the bottom.

Another Debbie Downer moment …. Croc Power !

Gives the term “being grounded” a whole (hole) new meaning.

Never wish for a better year on New Years. It’s a jinx and it caused this whole mess.

There’s an “Under Da Sea” parody in here somewheres, I’m sure of it.

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm andhappy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung and promptly dug him out and ate him.Management Lesson?1) Not everyone who poos on you is your enemy.2) Not everyone who gets you out of poo is your friend.3) And when you’re in deep poo, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

Pig seems to like his new digs already!

I was thinking, “Deep S***”.

My fiance and I went on a cruise in late February, neither of us have had any Covid issues at all, and we’re getting married next month.

2020 Rocks! I don’t care what anyone says.

“We” didn’t dig it, and I, for one, refuse to take responsibility for THIS hole. . .

Might be..

Some say we are all knee deep in _ _ _ _ …but then we can always dig our way out…somehow….

Hmmm… Maybe I should try this too…

I invested in a few stocks and was digging myself out, when BOOM. Along came the correction. Back in the dirt.

OK you 5 standard-deviations political dear’s let the fights begin over a comic.

Everybody complains about the state of the world, but nobody does anything about it.

Not really related to today’s comic, but could someone please tell me why the thumbnail/title picture that shows some of the characters (the one at the top left above the follow button) doesn’t have Zebra? Just wondering, thanks!

Thank god for the second panel. I thought at first it was a talking pile of cow flop.

That’s why symbols work better as abstractions.

Pig is grounded.

I think right now everyone wants to bury themselves.

“Pigs in the blanket” are tasty. Birds cooked in fire pits and then buried to marinate for a while are said to be a treat (Maori “hangi”-cooking. See http://tinyurl.com/y5mb3w5n .) Pig in a hole, however, is just dirty Pig. Alas….