Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 19, 2022

This is why people move to Wyoming and Montana, where your closest neighbor is miles away.

Talking to your neighbor? You must be mad!

or you could show care to your neighbors and they would naturally be less lonely!

Sing along with Basil: “Hello, I love you, won’t you tell me your name?”

Fewer.

Clearly, this is why Stephan needed to get out of the house and tour.

*Fewer. c’mon, Stephan!

Sadly, there are times when I know exactly how pig feels.

Have YOU hugged a pig today?

I want my hug from Brad Pitt

I guess looking to rat for a hug was out of the question.

The realtor said nothing about needy talking pigs!!!

Don’t push it Pig!

Don’t worries Pig. Me will gives you company. Just come over at dinner time. Er…uh…make that around 6 to 8 hours before dinner time so that…er…we can get lotsa more time together while the..er…cooking goes on. Say, what is you weights anyways, Pig?

The trouble is, Pig has many, many friends. Half the new characters in Pearls are introduced as Pig’s friends. He’s friendly with Goat and Zebra, of course. Granted, many people he knows suddenly vanish into the ether without explanation (the orca, Wee Bear, Andy the dog, Toby the Agoraphobic Turtle, etc.).

That’s why I am on Facebook. That’s as much socialization as I can handle. And I stay away from germs, too. LOL

The neighborhood I live in isn’t that neighborly

{{{HUG}}}

PCSD … Post Covid Stress Disorder© The Count LLC. You heard it here first, Fochi.

Pig needs to iron his right ear

Or, you need FEWER lonely neighbors.

Pig can still hang out with Zebra, Goat, Guard Duck and Snuffles.

Speaking of friends, is Little Guard Duck in Ukraine?

Fewer, not less, lonely neighbors.

Don’t touch me…I don’t want PIG cooteys

AAAwww that’s too bad :(

Who would hug a pig?

My neighbor has a friendly cat that comes over for a scratch on the head occasionally.

“Eleanor Pigby” ?

This must be what life with Rat at a roommate is like.

I know how you feel Pig. A hug would be amazing. People are too much to themselves today and nobody wants to be social unless it is on a computer. Maybe our computers and cellular phones need to be taken away from us so we can have social interaction skills again. And more hugs!!

Knock on my door, Pig. I want to hug you.

Come on over anytime Pig. Good talking, some coffee and definitely a hug….

Is Pig trying to hog all of the hugs?

You’d be less lonely as bacon in a frying pan with eggs.

:heart:

A hug? That would really be pushing your luck.

The best way to fight loneliness is to join a homebrew club.

As Robin Williams said, The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone

Remember that time Stephen got stuck out of the country when the country got shut down for covid, and then he couldn’t stop writing about covid related story lines? Yeah I remember that

No hug, but how about a Pig in a blanket?

Oy

You had your “small interaction.” Do not press your luck, Pig. We have a roasting pit in our backyard, and swine-on-a-spit might be tasty….

C’mere, Pig, bring it in…

I’m reminded of the sheep who was infatuated with Pig. Unfortunately Officer Potus fell on her.

I try to avoid my neighbors all the time. I enjoy my own company and never feel lonely. Sad that some people do not enjoy their own company.