Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 13, 2021

A polite way to say I don’t want to converse anymore.

Thumbs down.

Goat’s eyes disappeared in panel #3.

Maybe it means “not having some jerk mock you for what you wrote”.

I would think a different finger would be better suited for that.

Goat gives Pig a thumbs up, but Rat would respond with a different finger.

Fingers get stiff from typing!

when I’m on Facebook, I don’t hit the thumbs-up often

Rat is on to us!

I’d rather get a thumbs up than somebody just trying to pick an argument with me.

For Pete’s sake, Goat, hit him over the head with a baseball bat!

I’m typing some words right now.

Thumbs up!

Rat may (actually) be right (at least in his initial comment). Then again, it is Rat (whose motives seldom are anything but self-centered).

Considering how Pig has now taken it, maybe Goat should apologize “Sorry. You are right – you do deserve better. I will do better next time.”

Better than bottoms up!

Pig just say NO to Facebook ….

What did you expect, Pig? Just be happy Rat didn’t respond!

I’d enter a thumbs up emoji here, but GC doesn’t allow ’em in their comments.

:o) works also. ;c(

nailed it. IMVPO emojis=illiteracy

My auntie messages me all the time with random videos. It gets on my nerves.

Thumbs up to that. Oh wait, I typed it. Never mind.

This one went straight to my FB. A must do for a charter member of On and On, Anon.

Depends on where that thumb is up.

I know people who respond to almost every post so I emoji sometimes to say, “I do not want to converse on this”

It could be an up vote, so rat up yours.

RAT always throws in the clinker…lol

For once I am in complete agreement with Rat! Two thumbs up, Rat!!

I agree with Rat. Just don’t tell my friends on Facebook!

You nailed it Rat……

… I’m with Rat here … These are the signs of our times! …

It’s not personal! I’m on FB but don’t do much. Would take way too much time to respond to all.

Goat, just punch out Rat and explain to Pig the concept of thumbs up on Facebook.

I always answer with a wind-ding. It keeps them guessing. ¥

Pig needs to stop listening to Rat. Does Pig not know what a “like” is?

Respond with random caps….YFIO

Rat is correct again, as usual

Is it like clicking a Heart on the right side edge of a Go Comic?

Rat’s point in the last panel is actually S.O.P. at the company I work for to signal that you are done with an IM conversation for the moment…

I just use the thumbs up so my family knows I’ve seen the post. If I really like it I give them a heart. If I really want to talk about it I do it somewhere beside the Book of Face

God’s truth.

The funny thing (not) for me is that I have had someone say almost exactly the same thing to me when I only responded with a thumbs up to their Teams post.

True story!

Rat is closer to the truth about FB than some of us would care to admit….

used thumbs up today, convo was over

Acknowledging something but not having anything noteworthy to say about it is a valid response.