Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 29, 2017

She prefers the bad doll type.

But will Rat bake a cake for a same-sex wedding?

Runaway bride figurine.

Always go for the guy in cool shades, He probably has money.

Never mind, Little Groom — there are plenty more figurines out there. I hear that Barbie’s pretty flexible.

At least she didn’t take half of the cake with her.

Just wait until the tiny divorce lawyers show up!

I see it Rat’s way. That has GOT to be an ill omen.

Is the bride named Elaine?

Those figures are so lifelike!

I think we know what’s going to happen to this marriage!

Marriage; the Leading cause of Divorce!

Warning for everyone, from personal experience: if your S.O. ever chews you out and blames you for “not stopping me from doing that, why didn’t you stand up to me more?”… run far, run fast, don’t ever look back.

If Rat doesn’t put two guys or two gals on top of that cake, he’ll get in trouble.

A 3-dog Night song comes to mind.

I didn’t notice the ‘cool dude’ until the third read-through.

Funny!

Hope Rat got paid up front.

“Lose a bride, gain [half a] cake.”

;(

Pretty much sums up the marriages of today.

People are jumping into things too soon. But it’s none of my business. I just call it like I see it.

xxx

And now, you may kiss the-SIR, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? COME BACK SIR!!!

Prescient cake decorations! Wow! Rat is a greater creator than Dr. Frankenstein!

Tell us how you did it, Rat, and don’t let that Cartoon-Boy guy claim the kudos (which, as Cartoon-Boy should know, is a Greek singular)….

The groom’s thinking, “Aw man, my wife ran away! Oh well, more cake for me.”