Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 23, 2023

Daми! I’m like Rat!

I think Rat was hinting that he wanted some squeezing, and he realized it wasn’t gonna happen.

@BasilBruce I don’t think she’d want to squeeze Rat like a tube of toothpaste, unless she was prepared for what would come out.

Me think Rat just talking to dummy. If she real then she running away screaming EEEKS A RAT!

Frugality above all.

That, and she looks weird.

Looks like her neck would snap if he squeezed her too hard.

Eggnog, candy corn and toilet paper over or under are like that for me

Rat missed two very important points.

I hate waste. Wasted toothpaste, and wasted money. I have to side with Rat on this one.

It’s amazing how long a tube will last.

Actually, rats have to chew constantly !

“Waste not, want not”!

Not that I want to date Rat, but I am “one of those people”….

Why does she have toothpaste but no mouth?

Ha! You know those liquid soap bottles? I invert them after they are “empty” and milk another 3 oz.!

Uh Rat, maybe you shouldn’t date outside your species.

She’s a coupon-er. Toothpaste has been a cornerstone of coupon-ing since I started in ‘08.Pay in “store money” and get MORE store money than she laid out for “buying” toothpaste. If we eked out every drop, we’d be building Crest forts in our living rooms. Good thing it’s donate-able.

The problem with the new plastic toothpaste tubes is you can not roll them up ansd thus leave a lot of paste in them.

In “olden” days, people would take a razor blade and slit the metal toothpaste tube to get the last of the paste.

Rat took it so calmly that I’d advise Pig to run

Plus she has no mouth. Deal breaker? Mixed blessing?

Why would she need toothpaste, when she has no mouth?

Yes I do. I also cut open tubes of lotion to scrape out every last bit. I am frugal and proud of it

You’ll notice NO manufacturer provides a way to get the last of the paste out. The old metal ones could be rolled but they prefer plastic. Aren’t we trying to get rid of plastics? Aren’t metals more recyclable?

Picky, picky. Who’d want to date a rat anyway?

Don’t get Rat started as to whether the toilet paper goes over or under…

I actually thought would be just the opposite and go buy a new tube. Pig on the other hand…

I squeeze every little bit of denture glue; does that count?

My test question would be “Do you lick the peanut butter off the knife?”

HA! i just did what rat asked 2 days ago

OOOOOH, yeah, sorry ma’am. We’re simply incompatible.

Do you scrape every speck of peanut butter out of the jar before throwing it away?

Seems more rational than politics…

Well, fella, I use a pliers at the end, but, alas, I’m straight.

My husband and I have separate tubes.

I never realized I had anything in common with Rat. I’m currently working to squeeze out every last bit of toothpaste from the tube. One reason is my Dentist sold me a toothpaste they want me to start using. I don’t like the Dentist when they sell me crap I don’t want

I still have about 1 or 2 more brushings out of my dollar store ultra bright fluoride toothpaste tube. (Saw it listed as a “Best Buy” in consumer reports back in the 80’s)

First I use a hairbrush to “iron” all the remaining paste to the top, then I start pushing the into the top to get that last little bit. Bought replacement toothpaste over a month ago when I noticed it was getting low and I do brush daily.

Right, Rat!

I’m with Rat, I use it till I get the last blob of toothpaste out possible. I even roll the end of the tube untill I get every last drop…….LOL!

She’s well away from Rat!

Same thing with any product that comes in a bottle where you press on the top e.g. Vaseline lotion, hand cream etc. Once the level is below the suction mechanism, just cut the bottle open and scoop the last bits out with your fingers. You’ll get another week of use out of it.

It’s hard enough without trivial differences like these.

Then again, I’ve never dated, so I wouldn’t know.

Pig dates another pig. Why does rat get to date a human?

I am amazed at some greeny environmentalist-type people I know who toss everything in the trash.

I usually brush my teeth in the downstairs bathroom; She in the upstairs. When Hers gets that low, it comes down so I can use everything we paid for (She doesn’t have the strength to get that last week or two out of it; when I’m done, you could maybe cut it open and get one more day).

Rat may dislike wasting toothpaste, but he really HATES wasting that last drop of beer.

I cut it open and get all the very last bit. Amazing how much is left in there… as a lot of people on this have already posted.

Actually I cut mine open and scrape out every last bit.

NOTE: It’s Sensodyne toothpaste, which is like $7.00 a tube, and they design the tube to leave at least two weeks worth of toothpaste stuck in the tube…

What about other items? I cannot let a container go without ensuring everything is out. I used to cut open containers after I realized there was still quite a bit inside the container. I read somewhere, they count on consumers not emptying containers because companies want people to buy new ones even if the current one is not completely empty.

Take a look at that “date”. Pastis should stop doing crossovers with Jef Mallet’s cyclist (Frazz) and start doing crossovers with 9 Chickweed Lane.

I’m that way with denture cream.

…I even cut mine open!

I wonder why we act so silly.

A bit extreme, but I can understand Rat’s point.

This makes my better half so mad says it is embarrassing. I’m thinking how many people judge us by our toothpaste tube, and how many of them come into our master bath to inspect out toothpaste? 46 years later and that being our biggest problem. WIN WIN. Love her more today than I did 46 years ago. Y’all have a blessed Christmas and a super new year. Rember in your prayers our armed forces, First responders an teachers. Love all y’all

Your teeth — ignore ’em — they’ll go away.

I like to lead with “So what’s in YOUR porn stash?” I usually end up with a free evening. But one day!

Ha! Are you kidding? As soon as I can’t squeeze anymore out, I cut it open: there’s still one more use in that puppy!

Alexa is now a blonde mannequin? :D

My toothpaste tube screams: “Enough! I’m 2D flat now”! I consider it a crime against nature to leave a molecule of paste behind.