Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 18, 2012

Alohacat had it right then, maybe not having pants makes it easier to loose change in the cushions

Oh, I get it, this is a metaphor for the Iran situation….Note to NATO, check under the cushions…

BTW, where DO they keep their change? In their belly buttons?…Ears? Mouth? Nose?……did I miss anything?

Oh, yeah……………. hands………….

I hate Guard duck now. I thought I was lucky when my multi-tool slipped under the cushions and was found 2 days later. That guy finds 70K and 30 years of food by couch diving?

BTW: How the heck can he spend it???

I definitely need to start checking the cushions under my couches!

Duck goes Quack. Pig goes Oink. Rat goes @#%&*!

Have they never moved that couch?

WIsh I could find $70,000 under my couch cushions…….:-)

It’s a machine that turns cheerios and peanuts into money!

I buy Bazooka at the 7-11.

wonder if he’ll find the socks that go missing in the dryer

Guard duck does not need cash – when he buys something he tells them to “put in on my bill”. (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist saying that.)

LOVE how Guard Duck just pops his head up in the middle panel!

$70,000 in loose change? How much would that weigh?

What I’m wondering is why Guard Duck would need new weapons just to bite their buttocks.

Rf/eq,you couch your terms well,padding your account,an excelsior comment,but as an inside(r arm) you have hit the nail(head trim) on the head..chintzy,innit

Face it, Rat. You will be foiled at every turn by L’il Guard Duck. He is an experienced mercenary, a pro. You have lots of Attitude but are a mere amateur by comparison. Surrender now, and enjoy future years of peaceful couch-potatohood!

Sooooooo, Rat and Pig.

How are you going to get out of THIS one?

LOL xxx

@alohacat u called it yesterday

How I love Guard Duck. Indomitable.Butt biting grouches in the a$$? Guard Duck needs a real mission. This is an expression of the great military theorist Clauswitz…“You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them…”

What that means is you understand that guys trained as REAL soldiers are DANGEROUS. Once they are super-trained, you HAVE to USE them OUT of the country.

If you keep REAL soldiers around with nothing to do, they TAKE OVER the country, because they CAN.

So you CAN’T sit on trained soldiers, ie, keep them out of action. It’s what they do, and you’d better EXPORT them, which is why we’re moving into Mexico.

So we have a superbly trained military force…coming HOME…? in a country with drones and a Tea Party, plus others who are getting obstreperous?

But it’s only a matter of time, isn’t it? So…we HAVE to export our armed forces or they will greatly(!) influence American political life for the next forty years. Greatly.Looks like we’re in for EMPIRE,of the choices…myself, that’s my choice. Thismeans we HAVE to improve out education systems, because your children will administer far-flung empires,w hether they are in government or business. See the future and prepare for reality.

Guard Duck biting grouches in the behind. Wow, Pastis…if you know Clausewitz, you must have read Machiavelli too.

Maybe I’ve been laughing but missing where you’re coming from. Hat’s off, again. You ever go back to Aroma’s?

Chill. Some of us learn slower than others.

With no pockets, where do they keep their money? In the couch of course.

Does Bob Burns ring any bells for anybody?

Perhaps Guard Duck should check under the couch, while he’s at it.

Look, Rat. Just make a stupid comment, and grab the little freak when he pops up to comment. How hard can it be?

i want $70,000 in my couch

70k?!? These guys have a lot of loose change…

This is the same exact strip as yesterday’s