Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 26, 2011
Transcript:
Pig: Hey, Rat, did you change the greeting on our answering machine? Rat: Yeah. See what you think. Voice: Hi. You've reached Rat and Pig. Please leave a message at the beep. But if it's longer than ten second, I will drive to your house and punch you in the face. Rat: I like to encourage brevity.
as363 almost 13 years ago
Makes sense to me …
fatjimi almost 13 years ago
I think I’ll hang up and e-mail.
zero almost 13 years ago
Brevity is the solo[sic] of wit…
rf_eq almost 13 years ago
voice-male dominant
Ottodesu almost 13 years ago
I also encourage Brevity, it’s one of the wittiest strips on this site.
Jmcook006 almost 13 years ago
Sad thing is, this is an improvement for Rat…
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Rat has a point. But Pig should have some input before a new message is put up.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Yes — I like to encourage Brevity too, as Otto knows, and a few others…
Guy and rOdd should indeed be happy that Steph does too.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Meanwhile…. note that Rat takes 32 words (±) to encourage others to be brief.
Rat’s motto has always been “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Ottodesu almost 13 years ago
And then I was going to write a five page summary as to the benefits of brevity/Brevity, but decided that brevity is the soul of wit.
yoursteve almost 13 years ago
IF YOU SO MUCH AS UTTER ONE SYLLABLE, I’LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND GUT YOU LIKE A FISH!! If you’d like to fax me press the star key. Grinch.
yoursteve almost 13 years ago
odd. . .better check the outgoing.
finale almost 13 years ago
Rat must be mellowing; he isn’t threatening callers with a baseball bat, shovel or 2 X 4.
tigre1 almost 13 years ago
Doesn’t EVERYBODY know that the telephone is for OUTGOING calls? ONLY…?
GypsyWoman almost 13 years ago
I have my machine cut people off at 30 seconds. My father in law would leave long, drawn out messages that would go on for several minutes. Yessh.
Number Three almost 13 years ago
Oh my God.. I would SO put that on my Voicemail.
LOL LOL xxx
fmsaziri almost 13 years ago
What PaRoWe said. Pearls Before Swine used to be my favorite online comic, i miss those funny old strips : /
bmonk almost 13 years ago
Pig should take Rat at his word, and leave, “Hi! This is Pig and Rat. Leave a brief message.”
OTOH, I can sympathize with Rat—just a smidgen.
I’ve had messages left that ran out of time after two minutes. . . .
corzak almost 13 years ago
Brief.
Darkknight55 about 4 years ago
Well, at least he cut the swearing.
alantain over 1 year ago
Leave your name and number and hang up.