Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 28, 2021

Put it to good use.

Rat would never think to do something like that, but Pig has a good heart.

I can’t think of anything funny to say here.

It was the easiest, and least creative, costume when I was a kid. All I really needed was one of my dad’s least favorite suit jackets. I was not the brightest.

A stereotype, except that he has had a shave. These days he might be pushing a shopping cart or at least sporting a backpack. 60 years ago, hobo was the default costume. If you couldn’t buy a costume, at least you could poke fun at someone less fortunate.

Halloween and Thanksgiving: the only two days most people think of giving away food.

Support you’re local food bank throughout the year, they need your help…

One of the problems of being homeless: It’s VERY DIFFICULT to prepare a good hot meal. Which is one of the reasons that there are so many charities that work at feeding hot meals to people.

Hey, I think I’ll have to try that!

Homeless guy should have went to The Coneheads house, they would have given him fried eggs and cans of beer.

He look like he’s young and fit to earns a living. Why he homeless and hungry?

Pig doesn’t get that sow’s ear for nothing. He’s a porker, a certified glutton of a chow hound. He done ate the whole enchilada. He can’t believe he done ate the whole pantry in a day long binge. Pass the aka seltzer. and run for the hills you hobo man once you’re in his sights, he’ll swear he can’t believe he done ate the whole thing. hic up.

Pig’s heart is in the right place, as admittedly are the rest of his organs… :D

This cartoon inspired me to send a check to the local Freestore Foodbank. No kidding. There but for the Grace of God Go I. Thank and God Bless You, Mr Pastis.

and all of zucchini season

At least he’s honest.

Growing up, our landlady would feed the bums…memories….

Overeating is a much bigger issue than lack of food. Food is cheap and abundant, especially junk food.

Oof.

Has anybody ever actually kept his belonging on a red sack at the end of stick.

Anyway, he needs to get himself to the nearest city. A suburban subdivision isn’t a good place to panhandle. Unless Pig is in one of the houses.

Bueno.

That’s so cute!

Pig and Rat live together? Like Bert and Ernie?

That’s basically what Trick-or-Treating is. Kids dressing up and going door-to-door asking for people’s stuff that these people bought with their hard-earned money.

Hey! A Fellow 2008 Market Crash, nearly the same as 1929 in effect, survivor.

Thank you, Mr. Pastis. What Count Olaf said.

I don’t think Rat’s gonna like this.

That’s sad and sweet at the same time.

Google “Finland homeless” to see a constructive way to deal with homelessness.

Some pig!

I gave my over stuff pantry away after seeing heartfelt toon.

Hat tip to today’s strip.

Pig done good, but may have overdone it. It’s not “Love thy Neighbor”; it’s “Love thy Neighbor as thyself.”

I doubt the younger generation even knows what a hobo IS anymore.

Once I gave a homeless guy my lunch, which was an extremely tasty meatloaf sandwich. I gave him everything I had, and you would swear I gave him a full on Thanksgiving dinner.