Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 18, 2004

Transcript:

The Adventures of Angry Bob by Rat Angry Bob was sad. "I don't want to be sad," thought Bob, "I want to be happy. I will start a parade." Bob organized the 'Toot for Joy' parade and handed out flyers and gave everyone kazoos and asked them to march in the parade and 'toot for joy.' "Bob even signed up a sponsor, the global fast food chain, Mickey Donalds." "On the day of the parade a heavy rain fell. And no one came." Except Bob, who stood in the middle of an empty downtown street, with his kazoo, and a shirt that said 'toot for joy' brought to you by Mickey Donalds." "I will not be sad," thought Bob. "I will toot for joy alone." So, Bob began to march. And as he turned the first corner, he saw heading toward him a different kind of parade, a parade of 100,000 angry people protesting the spread of a large American global chain in the biggest anti-globalization rally ever organized." "And there was Bob, kazoo in mouth, wearing his shirt." "His Mickey Donalds shirt." Enraged, the mob attacked Bob. With each blow upon his person, Bob exhaled, involuntarily blowing the kazoo and tooting for joy. Many toots for joy later, Bob died." "Happiness is overrated."