Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 12, 2023

Just tell the cheese delivery guy to leave the cheese at the door and his tip is under the doormat.

More books, please.

Maybe Danny’s the problem.

Nice to see Danny again.

Unfortunately, the next person will be the Sheriff evicting him.

That donkey’s no dumb`ss.

That’s me, pretty much. Every now and then I put my book down and visit GoComics, but otherwise I find my own company to be entirely congenial.

Wise Donkey on hill — the origin story.

Loving the last panel.

I’m sure HUBGRUB delivers cheese.

When I reached 70, I decided it was time to lose the people who brighten the room by leaving it.

Should have done it years ago.

It has it’s advantages!

I thought DD was a loser couch potato drunk

Danny is one smart a$$.

Time Enough at Last.

Well, can you get cheese delivered? If yes, I’m definitely in!

I try to hang out with people who are encouraging. They’re out there.

He does seem to know a lot of rude people. Maybe he should find different places to hang out.

Introverts are so misunderstood. I need quiet, space and privacy!

Add a bar with a beer fridge and Scotch, and we’re set

Danny Donkey will be lonely forever.

The best thing that came out of the pandemic was discovering how many people I could easily live without……especially the work “friends” who were clearly cutting into my production.

Why doesn’t Danny like Pastis’ kids, Thomas and Julia???

Ebooks, puzzles and games on my computer. My big book of NYTimes Sunday crossword puzzles. I’m happy.

Cutting off people from my life? Sounds good… in a vacuum.

You best like yourself, because wherever you go, there you are.

The older I get, the better I am with the quiet solitude.

I love the introvert’s take in these strips. Generally, we’re seen as inferior by those that don’t understand us.

Let me introduce you to Anti-social Distancing™

At least he wasn’t in the closet with his Kindle

I agree with Danny Donkey.

I’m entirely comfortable keeping my own company. But solitude has its limits for me, and I also enjoy being out among others (even if it’s just people watching at a cafe). I have very few good friends, but their company can be most enjoyable.

I like me just enough to be able to spend quality time with me. A good book is never wasted on me, either : )

The return of Danny Donkey. I have been waiting a long time for this.

Aside from my husband, I’m perfectly happy with my own company. My bff are Ms Kindle and Ms Sewing Machine. I have two friends back home that we spend time with but as for the rest of the human population, pass.

https://babylonbee.com/news/nations-nerds-wake-up-in-utopia-where-everyone-stays-inside-sports-canceled-social-interaction-forbidden

DorbluDash…

How about people just grow thicker skin and stop being offended at everything.

Being recently retired, one of the best benefits is not having to be with or interact with people I don’t particularly like.

I figured this would be about the cancel culture. I’m glad it’s not.

Exactly why I love working from home.

Who cares?

The trick is getting people to be less annoying to anyone.

Creator in self imposed isolation; Stephan Pastis alias Danny Donkey, Revelation…

I thought this was the origin story for the Wise @$$ on the Hill.

I know a guy like that. or two.

You can Pig! I do it all the time for cheese curds!

More Danny the Donkey, please.

I’M IN.

That has been me pretty much my entire life. Books, cats, and music.

I am shocked. Rat tends to make fun of readers and yet he has Danny doing exactly what he want’s to do with not interacting with anyone at the end.

All three on the same page for once!

I don’t have enough books.

The only comic I’ve read today that’s not Valentine’s themed.

(And yes, I do find the idea of staying home and reading every night increasingly appealing, and social obligations that take me away from my Kindle are less and less welcome.)

Danny’s solution is good enough for me, too, Goat, Rat, and Pig!

But maybe Danny needs to examine why he doesn’t get along with all those people….

I am a rock, I am an island.

I’m starting to go the other way.

With the Rise of 45, I found myself on the Other Side from most of family and friends I grew up with. I distanced myself. Didn’t miss the drama, enjoyed all the online materials I could get from my local library.

But now have some texts/emails with my sister, got to wish her happy 70th a couple days ago. We’ve managed to not make any references to POTUS past or present.

Not BIL, yet, he’s full Q-Anon.

With me, it’s in bed with YouTube videos.

That’s a sharp social commentary right there. Most of the messages we see from self-appointed gurus, life coaches and influencers is “don’t spend time with people you don’t like.“ Maybe not those exact words, but the message is the same.