Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 02, 2019

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    BE THIS GUY  about 5 years ago

    Do you think he’ll be in a better mood tomorrow?

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    DennisinSeattle  about 5 years ago

    But Rat, it’s a holiday!

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    mr_sherman Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Yeah, that looks about right.

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    hariseldon59  about 5 years ago

    Avoid Rat. Period.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 5 years ago

    Garfield would let the times on Monday be from 0:00 to 23:59.

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    cdgar  about 5 years ago

    rat is my hero.

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    B UTTONS  about 5 years ago

    That’s what Rat gets after a quadruple shot of espresso with a triple shot of Irish Whiskey.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Avoid Rat everyday .

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    sergioandrade Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Avoid Rat every day of the week.

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    Kali  about 5 years ago

    Probably safest to avoid Rat most days of the week, actually….

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    CarlHeckman  about 5 years ago

    So … Rat’s in his best mood early in the morning? I don’t buy that.

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    D1063n35 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Typically someone has to anchor the curve; atypically the anchor is the product. However mood is not asymptotic and can become negative.

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    PICTO  about 5 years ago

    You’d have to be fairly obtuse not to know that triangles are our friends…

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    dwane.scoty1  about 5 years ago

    Rat’s “Graf Spitz”?

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    asrialfeeple  about 5 years ago

    Rainy days and Monday always bring him down.

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    Masterskrain  about 5 years ago

    And Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays….

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    Breadboard  about 5 years ago

    What you don’t see is the other right triangle going the other way. It starts at 12:01 PM with a beer and starts the climb back up on the mood scale. One beer per hour ;-) …… May the Power of the Croc be with all on this holiday :-)

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    mjb515  about 5 years ago

    I would think this would be more of a hyperbolic curve.

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    Zebrastripes  about 5 years ago

    Avoid RAT everyday, especially when drinking….

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    chris_weaver  about 5 years ago

    Probably one of such days that inspired Pythagoras.

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    Ron Dunn Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Is Rat getting advice from Garfield?

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    jpayne4040  about 5 years ago

    At least one part of his Monday was up. That puts him ahead of a lot of people!

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    YippiKiAyMofo  about 5 years ago

    The real tragedy is that the scale starts up top at zero.

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    gnome  about 5 years ago

    a rat race to the bottom

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    halibaitor  about 5 years ago

    Why pick on Mondays? Just avoid Rat.

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    nosirrom  about 5 years ago

    Considering the time scale on the bottom, I’m surprised the triangle isn’t thinner.

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    Roy Lamberton  about 5 years ago

    “We always feel sorry for people who don’t drink, ‘cause when they get up in the morning, its the best they’re going to feel all day.” — Frank Sinatra

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    garcoa  about 5 years ago

    I am shocked that the 7 a.m. mood rating is so high. Certainly doesn’t apply to me.

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    gmu328  about 5 years ago

    You see, there is a use for Math in real life

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    Phydeux  about 5 years ago

    Goat has the right angle on Rat.

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    ShadowBeast Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Should avoid Mondays period.

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    WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago

    You don’t have today off?

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    WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago

    You don’t have today off? Then I’m surprised the graph started out so high!

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    KEA  about 5 years ago

    Avoiding Rat most days is probably good advice.

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    Snoots  about 5 years ago

    Avoid Rat on any day that ends with a “y”.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I think Pig-thagoras already knows…

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    Troglodyte  about 5 years ago

    Somehow something about that triangle isn’t right!

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    Bookworm  about 5 years ago

    Rule 13, Strunk & White’s Elements of Style (1918), states “Omit Needless Words.” Goat’s sentence in the final panel is two words too long. “. . .on Mondays” should be omitted. 8>)

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    zeexenon  about 5 years ago

    Slope equal to Edsel auto sales.

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    Sisyphos  about 5 years ago

    Some folks would say avoid Rat any day. Rat is an acquired taste. Not everyone understands his lovely misanthropy….

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    Concretionist  about 5 years ago

    Whoa! I had forgotten all about the “mood charts” we used to hang on our dorm doors. Mine had colored regions using highlighters. Not sure I’m entirely pleased to be reminded… that was an uncomfortable part of my life.

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    all.flesh.is.temporary  over 4 years ago

    I, too, was confused, goat. I thought that rat was drawing right triangles as he usually does. Y’know. Getting a little wild.

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