Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 07, 2012

Is Pig sadly mistaken or is Goat sadly mistaken? On an unrelated note, I feel like an international club for public speakers would have a really cruel heirarchy, with all insults trickling down to the noobies.

Poor Pig, such a let down. At least he found out before he got to the meeting.

True story: As a kid, I once discovered that you can get a loaf and a half of Wonder bread into one slot of a toaster if you stuff it in one slice at a time. My parents also discovered something; it was time to get a new toaster.

Pig’s always muffin’ it…..

Maybe he just has a pending inheritance on his mind. . ..

Poor Pig… What a shame!

Welcome, Pedant!

Well, at the communal breakfast table I used to share, one chosen person usually operated the toaster, and he or she was Toast Master or Toast Mistress for that morning. Best ever was a Toast Mistress of very high reputation professionally, who was also a very charming and gracious conversationalist….

He’s toast…

Let’s just call it a typo, hm? If I started correcting every mis-spelling and/or typo I’d never get away from this computer.

Aw… now Pig feels crumby.Good thing he found out before he got in a jam.Any way you slice it, though, they have a lot of crust…. inviting members without explaining really takes the biscuit!

Typical Pig fashion. Innocent, naive Pig, so child-like in his understanding of the world. Perhaps that is why Goat didn’t say anything past the first panel, he doesn’t want to hurt Pig’s feelings anymore now that he’s accidentally told him his views on the orginization meant to help it’s members with communication, leadership, and public speaking skills are wrong. Of course it would be interesting to learn that Pig’s beliefs about Toastmasters International actually come from Rat lieing to him yet again.

Lovecraft, huh? uh-Huh…

For some people, making toast ain’t easy. I am glad there is a group of people who are willing to help others in need.

I tried Toastmasters. It was disappointing. Nobody had brought ANY beer, wine or champagne.

I hope it didn’t cost Pig a lot of bread to join.

An easy mistake – ha, ha, ha, ha.

Let’s hope Pig doesn’t try to join the “Fryer’s Club”

Poor Pig— burned again!

In keeping with the tradition established by “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” I tossed slices of toast at my monitor every time a comment mentioned any form of the word “toast.”

The Tau of Toast:The purpose of toast is to deliver butterTo my mouth.

JGordonFan24-My thought exactly!

I’m no snob, I prefer lowarchy to hierarchy.

And he was so hoping to dominate at least one household appliance.

Goat didn’t want to hurt Pigs eggo!

This strip has a long history with toasters. Pig once had a toaster that could predict the future.

http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2004/12/06

Anybody have any sunflower seeds?

What is Pig holding in his Right hand?

All of this is well and good, but what does Pig have in his other hand? Round toast, a pair of glasses, cookies containing M&Ms or English muffins? I hope it is not the latter because it looks like in the last panel what ever it is now has eyeballs. Maybe my coffee is just too weak this morning.

Man, he had a loaf of Dave’s Killer Power Seed all ready to go.(For thise of you outside of the Northwest, Daves Killer Bread is the best freaking thing since, well, slice bread.

I think from the colored balloons on the wrapper that it’s supposed to be Wonder Bread, favorite of silly plump piggies everywhere.

That’s why it’s so squishy Meanwhile, thank you StelBel!And bmonk, thanks, but not so!There’s always room for something fresh… a new twist, and you’ll have it in the bag.As for getting here early…. I’m afraid I get here quite late.I have the “West Coast advantage,” as the strips come out at 10:15pm…. and I stay up till all hours, a habit I’m trying to break.Um… maybe you know something about habits, b-ing a monk?

Pig mistaken? I think not! He’s the one who’s bringing snacks and, by coincidence, it actually includes toast being made out of bread! And some of you optimists need to be thinking outside the “Pop-Tart” box.And, you gotta give Pig some more credit. He was able to read into what Goat was saying in order to guess, yes, Guess that his first understanding ToastMaster’s had nothing to do with making toast from bread… Lemonade, people, Lemonade!

By The Way… Here’s the first published internet Pearls Before Swine on this site: http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2002/01/07

Oh, mannnn – now I want some toast! But I’ll have to wait till I can get more non-gluten bread. Any of the rest of you have a craving? Toast with butter! Mmmm.

Wow, did he, thatnicecollegeguy, really not know that there is a Toast Master’s club to help people toast people? Err…I mean, help people with public speaking?

Actually, Toastmasters is really fun! Yeah, it’s scary to let go of the fear of public speaking, but once you do, the whole world opens up.