Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 11, 2022

The most honest one.

Always a gentleman….pardon, a gentlerat.

the most honest card Pig will receive…the pressure to send cards probably didn’t help!

Sing along with Basil: “Jingle bells, go to h`ll, stay away from me . . .”

I don’t find Christmas stressful. It just means that another horrible year is almost over.

It’s coal for you this year too, Rat.

It always amazes me that Rat hasn’t stroked out yet.

I saw one written on a piece of a cardboard box written on it was “Money’s tight, times are hard, so here’s your da*mn old Christmas card!”

I don’t know … That card doesn’t seem …

… malicious enough or “Bah humbug!”y enough for Rat.

Christmas…celebrating the birth of Bejeezers.

“Eight maids a-milking” what?

The secret to having a Merry Christmas is a simple rule.Don’t ever overload your ability to pay for your commitments!

I’m lucky, I guess. I send out 2 cards, and only have to get a gift for one person.

The True Meaning of Christmas! Well, not really. Not at all, actually. The Count and Countess far prefer the other one, the Original.

Christmas Crocs PLEASE!!!!!

Rat needs to CHILL.

Lots of people can relate…..

Sometimes, Christmas really leaves me cold. Mainly because of all the consumerism and commercialism.

Bejeezers??

With all the commercial gimmickery I’ve forgotten what it means

By their feelings shall you know them.

Guard Duck, but be careful opening it.

I am older with no kids or grandkids. Only get a gift for my hubby and send out cards to about a dozen people. No stress at all and I love it.

Finally, one that’s not from 2016

Sent a card to his own address?

If I do not acknowledge the christmas, the christmas cannot stress me out.

I send “nice” cards to almost everyone, but my roomie from college (a loooong time ago) and I always exchange the most demented cards we can find.

Yes, we have no bejeezers, we have no bejeezers today.

remember it’s @ before # except after $

Not signing the checks I include in my cards does get the grandkids to visit, but I don’t know the motive of not signing the card.

Don’t think Rat got that one from Hallmark.

Christmas cards? They are a fading memory, especially given the cost of postage. All or almost all I’ve received already this season are institutional, and usually include a begging message….

That one may have come from me, keep looking Pig.

sigh….. a lot of issues and drama this fall and winter have been stressing the BEEJEEZERS out of me too… but its comics like this that give me a chuckle :-)