Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 29, 2023

Pig needs a winning streak.

But 100 out of 100 is still 100%… a perfect score!

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a d`mn fool about it.” —W. C. Fields

At least he’ll make good bacon in the end

on the other hand Pig, at least you are consistent!

After 74 years I can claim only one success to my name …..

I lived through five consecutive summers without winter.

Pig, I’d say you finish not at all.

Goat, what makes you think there is a balance?

If you can live a long life without any success at all, you’ve been successful of at least having lived a long life without dying. Yet….

Pig, stay away from the stock market-“This little Piggy went to Market”!

There’s the law of averages, but it only means there’s another Pig who has succeeded every time!

Looks like a perfect record to me….Pig should be proud!

What I wouldn’t give for at least one great big achievement.

It may be all in what you consider a success or a failure. In the joyful words of Adam Savage: “Failure is always an option!” He meant that as a good thing.

Pigs glass is always half empty….☹️

Wait! Did Pig steal my scorecard?

Sock Puppet Joe’s Legacy.

We love you, Pig. Mark that one in the Success column, please.

What he does with his mom’s silk purse ears is pure magic.

This is much how we feel today, after Disney+ removed “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made” as we were watching it Friday night! Seems they removed over 100 titles and will take a write-off for taxes.Mr. Pastis- Does this mean the film will disappear forever, since the write-off evidently precludes from Disney from selling it or licensing it to another streaming service? And, there’s been no home video release of the title; it went from its Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival directly to Disney+ labeled as a “Disney+ Original.”We are holding out hope that there is still life ahead for Timmy Failure…but regardless, thank you for both Timmy & Pearls ❤️

Depends on how you define success . I am not rich financially but I own my own Condo, have a loving husband, a few good friends, my 2 adorable cats and overall I am happy .

looks like my score sheet

Were I Goat, I’d have said no. Most “successful” (and happy) people I know have a lot more failures than successes. The successes are a result of the failures and they count for lot more.

Happy Memorial Day!

Pigs’ decency gives me hope in may ways. I thank that makes him a success.

Looks like Russia’s checklist after invading Ukraine.

My trouble is the results of the failures seem to linger much longer than those of the successes

For most of us, seeing the positives in our lives is quite hard. This is one of the things that recovery programs have to help people with the most. We are not all failures.

The scarry ones are the narcissist who think that they can do no wrong. We have all seen an example of that recently, although there are many who do not want to admit it.

Relatable

Not personal balance, Pig. Just a general equilibrium, where you are deep in sh¡t while others are flying high above making you guilty for the infernal stink.

Pork dishes tend to rate pretty good and you can’t beat bacon.

Pig. You forgot a very important success point!

You are not bacon today. That makes 7,820 days of success.

I gotta stop reading this crap…

Pig’s view is that he’s a success at being a failure. I very much disagree!

aA

Courage, Pig! Look at it this way: you are the World Champion Failure….

No. Or there is no hope for any of us. My tally would look like Pig’s, more or less.

Here’s a hint, pig. You’ll be strong to the finish if you eat your spinach.