Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 20, 2022

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    BE THIS GUY  over 2 years ago

    That probably explains Rat’s insomnia problem.

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    BasilBruce  over 2 years ago

    I’m imagining Rat drinking decaf by mistake, and then melting like the Wicked Witch.

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    marilynnbyerly  over 2 years ago

    He’s been dead for years. Only caffeine is keeping his body moving.

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    B UTTONS  over 2 years ago

    Rat has 80+% caffeine and another 85% alcohol.

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    old_geek  over 2 years ago

    Hard to believe that his blood is only 18% alcohol.

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    ronaldspence  over 2 years ago

    maybe his blood was coffee brown instead of red…

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    AndreasMartin  over 2 years ago

    Too bad ‘sarcasm’ doesn’t have a liquid form.

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    hariseldon59  over 2 years ago

    45% alcohol, 45% caffeine, 10% miscellaneous.

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    iggyman  over 2 years ago

    He should have studied for his blood test!

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    jessegooddoggy  over 2 years ago

    For those on FB, there was a separate Croc strip on Steven Pastis page yesterday.

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    eddie6192  over 2 years ago

    What’s in your veins?

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    mail2jbl  over 2 years ago

    I would have thought that Rat’s blood content was more beer than coffee. And anyway, Wally from “Dilbert” should have more coffee flowing through his veins than all other cartoon characters combined.

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    MS72  over 2 years ago

    Doc’s name is DUNKIN’.

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    Zebrastripes  over 2 years ago

    With some it’s sodas and chocolate!

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    F-Flash  over 2 years ago

    Now we know why Rat is so edgy.

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    Ellis97  over 2 years ago

    Most vets would tell Rat to stop eating caffeine or else he’ll perish.

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    MichiganMitten  over 2 years ago

    It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.It is by the beans of Java the thoughts acquire speed,The hands acquire shaking,The shaking becomes a warning.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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    monya_43  over 2 years ago

    Caffeine is what has kept Rat alive way past a rat’s usual lifespan.

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    kaycstamper  over 2 years ago

    I thought it’d be beer!

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    diskus Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I decided to get off the caffeine roller coaster years ago and started driniking decaf. Funny thing after a while your just as addicted to the small amount of caffeine in the decaf

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    Trevor.brown  over 2 years ago

    the other 18% must be beer

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    prrdh  over 2 years ago

    They can, but only if they look for the right things and interpret the results based on logic instead of wishful thinking.

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    l3i7l  over 2 years ago

    I have an appointment for A1C and related testing on Wednesday. I wonder if I should give this cartoon to the nurse before or after she draws the blood.

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    Mentor397  over 2 years ago

    Mine was higher, but then they cut the amount of caffeine in Diet Sunkist by more’n half!

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    Goat from PBS  over 2 years ago

    That cannot be healthy. What’s the maximum caffeine one can have in the body?

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    Uninspired Artist  over 2 years ago

    Every day I relate to rat, I’m worried

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    Tallguy  over 2 years ago

    What about the alcohol?

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    Troglodyte  over 2 years ago

    The remaining 18% must be acid.

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    198.23.5.11  over 2 years ago

    And 18% rat poison,which is held back by the caffeine.

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    AndrewSihler  over 2 years ago

    What Goat says is true. A “physical exam” these days is a thimble of blood which yields 25 or 35 sources of information about organ function and the rest. Pretty amazing. I’m not sure if they absolutely have to listen to your lungs, as well, or maybe that’s just to reassure the patient that the doctor is actually doing something.

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    rroush Premium Member over 2 years ago

    That only leaves 18% for alcohol.

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    zeexenon  over 2 years ago

    Well, I know the FDA allows rodent poop in peanut butter, but it’s impossible to separate it from ground coffee.

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    NWdryad  over 2 years ago

    Only 82%?

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    christelisbetty  over 2 years ago

    It seem like a lot of different comic strips have been on a caffeine addiction kick, lately. Maybe an effort to avoid controversy ?

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    knight1192a  over 2 years ago

    Seems likely to me, especially with all the Starbucks and the places that were once good as something else that have to imitate Starbucks while forgetting what they are.

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    Ray Helvy Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Considering caffeine only dissolves at about 4 grams per cup, it seems he’s off by a couple decimal points. Plus caffeine goes directly from solid to gas when not dissolved.

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    Warhaft  over 2 years ago

    I myself would be concerned by such a low level.

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    Sisyphos  over 2 years ago

    Still, 82% caffeine in your veins is pretty impressive, Rat. And it explains a lot about your personality….

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    RWill  over 2 years ago

    Right now I have too much blood in my alcohol stream.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 2 years ago

    That explains a lot.

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    pontiac59  over 2 years ago

    Too bad there’s not a cow character in this strip. No calf-eine puns.

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