Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 16, 2021

And Pig laughs at tragedy in its face.

Pig has a soul!

I bet Rat’s the one who made Rage cry.

Pig is so special.

Crying is cathartic, and some of that is actually chemistry, I’m told: When you cry, some of the blood chemicals that make you want to cry are exuded w/ the tears.

Pig is crying as life will get a bit beautiful as Rat will be wearing a mask under the new mandatory mask ordinance. He won’t have to look at Rat’s full face.

Pig, you have a beautiful attitude, don’t let the world (or Rat) steal it

More Pig the Pollyanna.

I cry when I get a spanking.

My boys overwhelm me sometimes especially when I look into their eyes and see me.

Happy tears are the best kind.

Pig just moved me!

Gotta say I’m with Rat on this one.

Like me lately, allergies!

Well at least Pig was Happy yesterday !

Pig is a sensitive soul. Though he seems thickskinned.

Pig is built different, in all the good ways.

The Crocs cry with joy when they get there extra unemployment and stimulus checks,

“Beauty” was a horse…..and old expression that comes to mind. Gives the last panel a whole new meaning.

PIG needs PIGITA! where is she? Where’s Zeeba and Crocs? =~{

Good for Pig! At least he’s trying. . .rat deserves his constant dissatisfaction. . .Pig needs to “wash that rat right outta his hair. . .”

Non Sequitur today has two guys dressed in sackcloth, holding up signs (1st guy who looks Buddhist is serene, 2nd guy is glaring at him):

Rejoice! Live today like it’s your last

Repent! Live today like it’s your last

Pig must’ve seen one of those cooking shows again.

Rat is not built like the rest of us.

Thankfully most people are not built like Rat.

This is a Stephan Pastis version of a nice, non-mean comic strip.

He looks very sad.

In a sea of depressive drunks, he is a ray of light.

The late Jim Valvano said something like the following when he accepted an Espy award back in the ’90s shortly before cancer took his life:

“To me there are 3 things everybody should do each day. Number one is laugh. Number two is think and spend some time in thought. Number three, you should have your emotions move you to tears.”

Pretty good advice.

Pig should be an actor

Goat, then you’re not paying attention.

No he’s definitely very good and positive; too good I would say as he fails to recognize the obvious dangers that exist around him. He would probably walk up to a hungry bear and offer him a hot bacon and cheese sandwich not recognizing any dangers as to what the second item that the bear would eat, that is, himself…..

Thanks Steph.

Sadly there seems to be too much Rat and not enough Pig these days…

Pig should meet Hammy.

I cry over a good meal – and cinnamon rolls!

Somewhere Roy Orbison is smiling………I wish!

The beauty of rage maybe?

I guess the definition of crying for Rat is breaking a couple of mugs and dishes lol.

I’ve known atheists who did not believe this. They’re all dead now.

Rat is a D&D Barbarian confirmed.

We love you Pig!!!!!

SOOOO delusional.

Pig is kinda special. Maybe “better than the average pig!” (And without any doubt, way better than ugh! Pigita! Un-die Sweet Fanny!)

Pastis, you need you some good meds. Life be fun again.

Yep. I have always identified with Pig. So many happy tears, especially in the last year and a half.

I cry with rage that life is so beautiful…wait…

I cry only in pain!