Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 12, 2005
Transcript:
"Behold...I've invented the 'Garden in Peace' box...you see, I realized that the only time I'm exposed to our idiot neighbors is when I have to garden out front...But now, I can protect myself with this soundproof, glass box..." "...When one of those morons walks up to me to start some stupid conversation, I just step inside and cut off all discussion, limiting our interaction to a mere wave." "But how can you do that? Don't you think it's fun to talk to other people?"
Rat does gardening?