Stephen has been really negative lately. He should stop reading Ecclesiastes where everything is meaningless. On the other hand, maybe he’s just being a realist. yesterday Pig was handing out certificates for making it through the day.
This reminds me of the strip from March 9, 2003. Rat writes a poem with the line: “Be happy, you’re one day closer to death. Ohh, sweet, sweet death!”.
I turned 70 this year. When I told my doctor both of my parents lived into their 90s, he told me I could expect to do the same. I told him, “Don’t curse me like that!”
Your soul does not die when it separates from your body. The Christian worldview is the best explanation of reality. It explains why we’re in this mess.
BE THIS GUY 10 months ago
No, it’s death
BasilBruce 10 months ago
I don’t like the idea of a dirt nap; I’d have to buy lots of Shout.
paulscon 10 months ago
Stephen has been really negative lately. He should stop reading Ecclesiastes where everything is meaningless. On the other hand, maybe he’s just being a realist. yesterday Pig was handing out certificates for making it through the day.
ronaldspence 10 months ago
ultimate reality in the comics page…wow!
sirbadger 10 months ago
Is that the calendar for August 2024?
syzygy47 10 months ago
Tell ‘em Rat’s got a Do Not Resuscitate card…(to quote the Aerosmith title) permanent vacation.
Johnny Q Premium Member 10 months ago
He’s like a convict imprisoned in life…
Cool Hand Luke Premium Member 10 months ago
In your case, Rat, it’s going to be a hell of a vacation.
Charliegirl Premium Member 10 months ago
Some weeks are really that bad.
The dude from FL (not bragging) Premium Member 10 months ago
That’s a first!
Imagine 10 months ago
After all, life is fatal.
Gent 10 months ago
Nice sneaky promotion for Elon’s app eh Pastis.
tudza Premium Member 10 months ago
I snuck in and put a few more Xs on for him.
Ermine Notyours 10 months ago
I almost ran over a rat a few hours ago. I braked before I realized it wasn’t a squirrel. How is Rat so sure he’ll get a proper burial?
markkahler52 10 months ago
The Final Countdown!
iggyman 10 months ago
Better sow you. seeds well here Rat and not use so much fertilizer!
iggyman 10 months ago
No one gets out of here alive!
Troglodyte 10 months ago
Rat will be the death of Goat, someday.
drneil Premium Member 10 months ago
Samuel Beckett couldn’t have said it better.
hariseldon59 10 months ago
This reminds me of the strip from March 9, 2003. Rat writes a poem with the line: “Be happy, you’re one day closer to death. Ohh, sweet, sweet death!”.
akachman Premium Member 10 months ago
I haven’t had a vacation in over 14 years. I’m with you, Rat. This is as good as it gets.
WaitingMan 10 months ago
I turned 70 this year. When I told my doctor both of my parents lived into their 90s, he told me I could expect to do the same. I told him, “Don’t curse me like that!”
phritzg Premium Member 10 months ago
If I see Rat when I take my dirt nap, I’ll know I went to the wrong place.
milokraegel Premium Member 10 months ago
Maybe we should all do that
Sir Davecelot 10 months ago
Wouldn’t that be everyday, Rat?
The Orange Mailman 10 months ago
I thought it was September.
Ellis97 10 months ago
Well, rats do only have four to five years.
Slowly, he turned... 10 months ago
Oh, yeah, but don’t pack a bag because you can’t take it with you, or so I’ve been told.
Snolep 10 months ago
This strip should have run in June, the only month this year where the first falls on a Thursday. (Yes, I bothered to look that up. I have no life.)
einarbt 10 months ago
One day at a time.
Goat from PBS 10 months ago
It’s death.
And I don’t mean that metaphorically, or rhetorically, or poetically, or theoretically or in any other fancy way.
It’s death straight up.
GATORx81 10 months ago
Just like an injured athlete, we’re all day-to-day…..
zeexenon 10 months ago
’Working on my calendar 80.6666
Count Olaf Premium Member 10 months ago
No one has complained yet,
rugeirn 10 months ago
It certainly leaves a vacancy, but not much else.
Ignatz Premium Member 10 months ago
Why has he X’d off to the 23rd when it’s the 20th? Of course, the last calendar that looked like this was in December. Rat is confused.
WCraft Premium Member 10 months ago
Isn’t that Nov. 5, 2024?
rshive 10 months ago
Cheeriness isn’t Rat’s forte.
timinwsac Premium Member 10 months ago
Reminds me of the short timers calendar I once had, couldn’t wait to mark off the last square.
zwilnik64 10 months ago
No one here gets out alive.
prrdh 10 months ago
At least it isn’t a goal.
Code the Enforcer 10 months ago
’ Death Takes A Holiday ’ !! … :)
SkyFisher 10 months ago
To quote Dan Bongino, “DON’T GET DEAD!”
Buckeye67 10 months ago
Like sands through an hour glass or in Rat’s case Xs on a calendar, just keeping score.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 10 months ago
If death is all you have to look forward to, you need help.
Tom Toro creator 10 months ago
That doesn’t sound so bad!
BWR 10 months ago
My headstone: Yeah, I’m dead. But at least I don’t have to go to work tomorrow.
Sisyphos 10 months ago
Rat is being realistic, Goat.
And, when that calendar runs out, so does he….
paulscon 10 months ago
I used to work for a cemetery/mortuary. I’m sure this strip is being posted all over the U.S.
Ceeg22 Premium Member 10 months ago
the dates are effed up
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 10 months ago
If you’re with Dc or Marvel, the big dirt nap never lasts long
johnschutt 10 months ago
Your soul does not die when it separates from your body. The Christian worldview is the best explanation of reality. It explains why we’re in this mess.
wordsmeet 10 months ago
Nice to see death being talked about as a non taboo topic.