Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 01, 2020

You can put anything in a bucket.

All other forms of comfort pail in comparison.

Be careful, Pig, that you don’t kick the bucket

could Pig’s book be about — oh, I don’t know — cheese?

That’s remarkably like the way Spouse and I are living. Unfortunately, we (well she) seem unable to leave the TeeVee off which undoes a lot of the good…

The BIG carton of Extra Cheddar Goldfish crackers!

If I ate a whole bucket of cheese, I’d throw up beer.

A big mug of hot tea would also do wonders!

A shot of gin followed by a Blue Nile would ease the cheese to go down.

Good going, Pig. The fatter you are, the better for us. Heh heh.

Later on Pig will be cutting the cheese!

It looks like Swiss cheese, good choice, Pig!

Everyone has their own methods! Whatever works for him!

Way to go Pig. I’m sure that after you get your Covid shot, you will head back to the gym.

Don’t forget porn and weed.

“Simpsons” did it. And George Costanza had a big ole block of cheese, too.

personally, I’d make the cheese into a grilled cheese sandwich.

Rat throw in some Bourbon and you have a deal ! … Croc Power !

I just had fried cheese curds OUT OF A BUCKET that staff brought in for lunch yesterday. To steal from Tim Hawkins, “It was like eating baby angels.”

Yup. BEER!

Pig is not naïve he’s a genius!!!

Serving cheese in buckets sounds like something Crackhead Barrel would do.

Rat, why would you throw perfectly good beer into a bucket of cheese?! Weird… :D

I’d replace that cheese with Puffy Cheetos snacks.

If you hate where you live, nothing helps when youre stuck there

I love the RAT .

Pig has cornered the market on cheese.

You’re both right. Cheese comes in buckets, and beer makes that whole scenario complete.

Bucket o’ bung.

A few good ales and stouts!

…or Beer Cheese! ;o)

That reminds me I should be cutting back my own junk food consumption. Not the best way to deal with difficulties.

Hey, whatever cuts your cheese..

Poke him with the Soft Cushions next!

I’ll be right over, guys.

sigh

Maybe PIG has the right idea! Shut out the world and do your own thing!

Pig is the smartest character in the strip.

I’m with Pig, but I agree with Rat. A bucket of bottles of good beer/ale/stout would good well with that bucket of cheese.

Mmmm—beer.

Beer? That would be beyond the pail.

Why is the cheese that is up against the bucket flat? If it was a slice of cheese, it would bend and be flexible. Id say to blame the cartoonist, but maybe pigs cheese is expired, or maybe just a weird kind of cheese you would find at whole foods.

Positively for this 20th year retired Wisconsin professional couch potato. I just know there are more of us, or I’ll eat my hat.

Too much cheese and he might kick the bucket

To Rat’s perspective – beer – cheese dip and soft pretzels, mmmmmmm …

Wine, not beer. And add ice cream.

A lot of talk about alcohol in this strip lately. Scary. Chocolate and cheese are better.

I’d replace the cheese with chocolate.

Of course you would, Rat

Personally, I’d go with wine and chocolate, but I do like Pig’s idea.

Since his comic now just features Rat Pig and Goat it has become the Three Stooges of the comics section

Didn’t know Swiss cheese came in buckets, but I wouldn’t be surprised soft cheeses did. After all, they can be sold in crocks or small jars.

I Froogled, and ding bust:

24 oz. Plastic Cheese Curd Bucket with Handle – 200/Case   $92.99.

Imported Feta Cheese – By Bakers Authority   $80.00.   10 lb Pail

Or if you don’t plan to eat it yourself:   Cheese Trimmings   $26.Catfish bait for hoop nets, traps and trot lines. 100% trimmings – no water added. The reusable 5 gal. pails hold 40 lbs. of …

all on the first screen.   I read no further.

And, of course, you could have a deli slice a horn of cheese into a bucket.

Beer, too, is good, Rat. But that cheese needs ice to keep it palatable!

And pretzels, Rat. Beer, pretzels, cheese, good book and pillows. Who needs more?

This year’s Halloween is gonna suck, man.

I agree fullheartedly with pig

Personally, I think just the bucket would be good enough.