Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 31, 2012

Yes, but they only pay wholesale. . ..

Such a heartbreak…

Here’s a nice crewel pattern for Pig to dream on:

… well … actually … the toys could be sorta almost free …… he’d buy them wholesale of course, then he could play with some of the ones he just bought, then when he’s finished playing with them, sell them as “factory seconds” or something … which is still probably a little more than the wholesale price …

But he always has the option of getting one for “free”, He does make money off of the sale, you know… Throw it in as a cost of doing business….

Break the next part to him, Rat. He can’t keep the toys and has to sell them. Unused preferably.

He speaks as if his noggin’ were crammed into a coffee mug!

Yes. Yes, it is cruel, Pig. Welcome to Rat’s world, the harsh, cold world of reality, where toys are not free nor is anything else. TANSTAAFL.

Well, I guess now’s not the time to tell Pig about the Easter Bunny.

I always wanted to be the owner of a house of ill-repute, so I could get all the ill-repute I wanted for free.

Alas……..life is a series of “cruel” reality checks.

pig,you must learn about making profits!

For some reason panels 2 and 3 reminded me of Pig’s Gummy Bear heaven fantasy.

http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/07/14

Maybe Pig can ask Pigita to buy him a few toys!!!

Rat almost accidentally spread some joy.

Where is rat’s empty cup today, and how does the owner of the diner make any money?

He’d get the toys at wholesale rates, though….

I wanted to be a Bus Driver….then someone told me they don’t get to keep the money in the coin box.

You can say THAT again, Pig.

Awwwww, I love this strip. It’s especially cute today.

xxx

This would be a good one to make an animation of.

Even though I don’t consider myself/family to be wealthy, we are in the 5% (not 1%) and we pay A LOT of taxes. Since both my husband and I own our own businesses, we are quite heavily taxed, even with all the so-called ‘tax breaks.’ Perception is not always reality and the media loves to get people riled up.

Rat isn’t shaded in the last panel