Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 25, 2011

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    rayannina  about 13 years ago

    Does that really qualify as a “greeting”?

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    mailinutile2  about 13 years ago

    What’s wrong with it? I had the same one for years

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    Sisyphos  about 13 years ago

    You’re assuming a lot, Pig….

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    AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Wow! That’s a great greeting. Wish I had thought of it years ago.

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    Sherlock Watson  about 13 years ago

    Wouldn’t it be great to have a machine that plays either a friendly message or a Rat message, depending on who’s calling?

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    pbarnrob  about 13 years ago

    This just might already be a product; if not – Opportunity Knocks, somebody!

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    x_Tech  about 13 years ago

    Don’t have an answering machine…Get the message?

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    Proginoskes  about 13 years ago

    Yeah, if it’s important, they’ll call back later.

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    chris_weaver  about 13 years ago

    “…and leave your message after the beep.”

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    zero  about 13 years ago

    Unless Rat has a PA / WV regional accent and/or a lazy tongue & doesn’t clearly enunciate “…the…” might send a different message.

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    luvcmx  about 13 years ago

    “If I know you or asked you to call, please leave your name and number. If you are calling to ask me for money, #^^&## off. If you are calling to tell me about my credit card, &%&(&)))&%^%$#$@##!!!!!!!!”

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    tigre1  about 13 years ago

    Yeah. Just how much does society have the right to demand of us? At least the Rats will die free.

    Keeping a clear distinction between what’s necessary and required and honorable and one’s right to be oneself…and yet keep enough real friends, flesh and blood, not ghosts and numbers on the screen…that, Horatio, is also a pretty good question a-forming in a mind.

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    rshive  about 13 years ago

    Betcha ten zillion people call just to hear the "cute"message.

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    Dapperdan61  Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Hey, that’s my message left on the answering machine

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    kellmeister  about 13 years ago

    You can do that on Google Voice. Your contacts can be arranged in groups, and you can send some straight to voicemail, use different messages, etc.

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    hariseldon59  about 13 years ago

    It’s still less annoying than those musical answering machine messages that some people use.

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    AndiJ  about 13 years ago

    We so need that for our greeting!

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    tegm  about 13 years ago

    people still use landlines?

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    nancyroy2  about 13 years ago

    LOVE IT!!! Rat is so anti-social!!!!

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    Popeyesforearm  about 13 years ago

    I un-friended Farcebook last year. After being on it for 1 month and the press I was reading, I realized it was Big Brother personified. It’s only gotten worse since then.

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    bmonk  about 13 years ago

    And yet, some people expect monks to be available 24/7.

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    Hey, we became monks for a reason! And it wasn’t to be constantly on call.

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    DQcartoonist  about 13 years ago

    RAT: “@#%&! you’re right. It could be @$#%#ing friendlier !”

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    ladywyntre  about 13 years ago

    My greeting on my cell phone is something along the lines of “Welcome. You’ve reached my voice mail. If you’ll leave a message, I’ll get back in touch with you—at my convenience and if I want to. Thanks!”

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    Number Three  about 13 years ago

    Trust Rat to add a swearword!

    xxx

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    Justb0bbygookin  about 13 years ago

    Is there a “Number 2, third sister of Number 6?”

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    flashman.ace  about 13 years ago

    FARCEbook? Me likee.

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    hossblacksilver  about 13 years ago

    Yeah, Rat, if you leave a friendly message people calling for you will think they hit a wrong number.

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    alantain  over 1 year ago

    You want friendlier? How about “I’m culling the herd. If I don’t call, you’re one of them.”

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