Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 26, 2022

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    BasilBruce  about 2 years ago

    Pig understands show business.

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    BE THIS GUY  about 2 years ago

    Now, just go sit in a corner and happiness will come to you.

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    C  about 2 years ago

    May you be as happy as I am holding your money

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Fortune tellers of all stripes will never tell you anything that can be easily measured and quantified. That’s so they can claim success no matter what happens, and there’s no way to demonstrate they were wrong.

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    ronaldspence  about 2 years ago

    Looks like Pig has a fortune making idea on his hands (hooves)

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    sergioandrade Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Scene from Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. Man goes to fortune teller. Teller says “You will meet a woman, she will give you bad advice and take your money.” Man pays fortune teller and teller says, “This thing is starting to work.”

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    rshive  about 2 years ago

    And manipulation is underrated.

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    rogthedodge1  about 2 years ago

    The best fortune tellers are highly skilled at picking up cues from their customers’ reactions to what they say and using those cues to guide what they say next.

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    iggyman  about 2 years ago

    Some folks have the talent and give it out for free!

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    distortion  about 2 years ago

    The secret to true happiness: do not want what you do not have, and be thankful for what you do have.

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    SALUDADOG  about 2 years ago

    A little inaccuracy can save a lot of unhappiness.

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    Croc Holliday  about 2 years ago

    My crystal ball tells me Hurricane Ian is going to be a problem for us on the gulf coast of Florida. :(

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    e.groves  about 2 years ago

    Happiness comes from within.

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    [Traveler] Premium Member about 2 years ago

    A politician

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    pheets  about 2 years ago

    I believe that some people DO have broader and genuine cerebral abilities. The hard part for me is telling the fakes from the real.

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    monya_43  about 2 years ago

    The crystal ball didn’t say a word about the future or otherwise. It was Pig who was doing all the talking. Who knows? The crystal ball could have been accurate and Pig misinterpreted it.

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    Ellis97  about 2 years ago

    Rat is literally incapable of happiness. He’ll be miserable for the rest of his life, so he ain’t buying it.

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    Goat from PBS  about 2 years ago

    If I was a fortune teller, I’d tell everyone that they will have to pay taxes.

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    Zebrastripes  about 2 years ago

    Went to one, once! She did not know me from Adam. I came away with the heebeejeebees! So there!

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    Linguist  about 2 years ago

    “Accuracy Is Overrated” – The Fox News motto!

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    uniquename  about 2 years ago

    Looking for the self-fulfilling prophecy. “He said I’m supposed to be happy, so I must be happy!”

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    Calvinist1966  about 2 years ago

    Fortune tellers usually give themselves some safeguard by stating that they are only advising you and that the future is still dependent on the choices you make. They also offer optimistic predictions as most people prefer these.

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    mindjob  about 2 years ago

    “You will attend a party where strange customs prevail”

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    Nuke Road Warrior  about 2 years ago

    I see in your future that you’ll be a dollar poorer.

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    whelan_jj  about 2 years ago

    Precision over accuracy when precision is needed.

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    Bergholt Stuttley Johnson  about 2 years ago

    Never tell anybody the only truth thats for sure: You’ll die some day – in the moment maybe you may add: you’ll get Covid sooner or later.

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    rick92040  about 2 years ago

    My wife and I were visiting Salem Massachusetts and walked by a Fortune tellers place. My wife was a little ahead of me and the fortune teller was standing outside and started talking to her. When I came up she stopped talking and went inside. Proof she was pretty good.

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    B UTTONS  about 2 years ago

    Pig’s crystal ball has a nickname: ballot box; and wasn’t Pig’s prediction what every politician has uttered? “Vote for me and you’ll be the happiest I’ve ever seen”

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    stamps  about 2 years ago

    Reminds me of the speaker at the New Age convention: “Anyone who thinks he has psychic powers, raise my hand.”

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    SheMc  about 2 years ago

    You are right, nobody wants more bad news!!!

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    198.23.5.11  about 2 years ago

    The Magic 8-ball is supposed to be Black

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    knight1192a  about 2 years ago

    Sounds like one of those parents who don’t want their kids to loose at a game or sporting event so they decide everyone wins no matter what. Then they don’t understand why their kids are so spoiled.

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    The Fly Hunter  about 2 years ago

    It sounds like what politicians say will happen if they’re elected.

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    Sisyphos  about 2 years ago

    In his own simple-minded way, Pig states the case for compassion. Love one another….

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