Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 16, 2012

That escalated quickly.

In the old days, we pinged each other. It was much more polite.

He’ll pry be like the Nebraska coach today…

Rat caught Goat in a poke. Maybe it should have been Pig in a poke.

Especially that trend.

Rat’s action reminds me a little of today’s “Cul de Sac.” (Not to mention Ray to needs to “poke” Mark in order to file the complaint.)

Isn’t poking the moral equivalent of Italians pinching girls on their cute little butts? Guys don’t poke other guys on face book do they? I don’t poke, haven’t figured out how to do it yet….

Hey Rat…………………POKE!

“Run run run run” — cartoon strip sound effects! Love it!

I don’t poke around on that social networking site, but I do sympathize with Rat’s admittedly somewhat overdone reaction. That site itself needs a good, stern poke….

That’s it. Rat is my hero!

Best way to stop it is to stop using Facebook.

Where did he have the pole hidden?

What does a poke accomplish? What is the expected response? Is it a social faux pas to ignore one? I’m serious.

@JohnnyDiegoI’m with you. Who needs it? Lived for 65 years without it, and don’t need it now.It’s becoming more of an anti-social network.

Well, we now know that rat is no slow poke . . . ☻

I don’t remember caber tossing to be that violent! I hope Mr. Pastis does not get any ideas of a Poke in a Pig…at least for Pig’s sake!

For a second I thought rat said “Did you Pokemon on Facebook”.

I’m so grateful that Rat is a fictitious character.

What’s Rat even doing on Facebook??

Right on!

At least there’s not a “puke” link…

Rat needs anger management…

Poor Goat…

This strip cracked me up.

xxx

Why does Rat have to take all the fun out of the internet?

prime example why I am not on facebook!

"Funny how people complain about a free application that nobody is forcing them to use.”lol! My thought exactly! It’s almost like they’re trying really hard to justify their resistance to themselves . . .Social media can certainly be irritating at times, but they have revolutionized marketing, business, journalism, politics and even international relations.

And @JohnnyDiegoCount me out, too.Analogous to Groucho Marx’s joke: “I find television very educational. Every time someone turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

Dang whippersnappers with their new-fangled gadgetry!

Maybe I just don’ t have “pokey” FB friends, but I never get poked. Is that still a “thing”?

Nick

A shame the crocs didn’t think of that for zeeba…

TAG! You’re it!

I vote we stop the trend of Facebook.

Hilarious. I’m gonna frame the 7th panel.

I WRITE and spell good in school. Typing: not so uch

How do you know you’ve been poked?

I mean Facebook poked, not Rat poked.

I LOVE FB & I’m in the ‘over 60’ age group. It has educated me, re-connected me with old friends, keeps me up-to-date on children & grandchildren and has been, overall, a positive experience. I have gained business from friends of acquaintances and discovered new products & services by reading others’ posts. I belong to a couple of closed groups and we’ve been able to share useful info, inform everyone of upcoming events, etc. Once I learned how to hide all the game requests and reports, it made FB a more pleasant experience for me. Don’t knock it, if you have’t tried it..RE: pokes. I have only 2 friends who love to ‘poke’ and I used to find it irritating. But, knowing those 2 people fairly well, I figure that it’s their way of saying “thinking of you” instead of just typing “hi” on my wall..And – it’s easy to block/unfriend people if you don’t care to see their posts any longer. Technology can be a benefit or your enemy. We all do not have to agree or like the same things – that’s why there are always choices..Lastly, FB has widened my world by reading other’s points of view. If I only communicated with like-minded people, I would never be exposed to opposing opinions. I find it fascinating to hear what other’s think or do..Thanks for reading.

Got rid of Facebook months ago. I’ve never looked back. And good riddance to ya!

Julian Smith 25 things i hate about Facebook

One of my loved ones in effect forced me to join Facebook so that I could find out what was happening to her. I hate having to turn down “friend” requests, but have a hard time keeping up with the fifteen I have. Only accept relatives and in-laws (except for a few that got in by mistake). I’ve become good friends with an old classmate (they’re all old :-) ) that I offered to email if she’d email me. A real peeve is that no one will tell me anything about Facebook. I don’t know how to “poke” someone – not that I’d ever want to. Don’t know how to reproduce photos (don’t tell me to “navigate” or “download” or any of that wrench-in-the-works junk that freezes up my Luddite mind). The people who’d be agreeable to telling me are clueless, and the others are mute with disgust. Oops – sorry about the rant!

Start by not using Facebook

But it’s kind of interesting (red face, here).

I HATE being poked, it means nothing to me. If Rat would let me borrow that tree I’d also go after people who invite me to Farmville, ZYnga and all that other crap. Rat is my hero.

Death to Facebook.

his oompa loompas must be gone now…just orange and green things ow

Wait…Rat and Pig have a MacBook?