Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 18, 2020

I hate it when Rat is right.

It was actually said under the belief that your heart stops after you’ve sneezed.

Rat. Black plague is spread by rats and fleas.

Oh no, that makes sense……….. this is sad.

I’ve read that in Japan, the sneezer excuses himself.

So should we replace “Gesundheit” with “Get away from me”?

According to Google U, a sneeze is a precursor to illness, so you wish them health (gesundheit) or give a blessing in the hope that they’ll remain well. Pope Gregory (6th century, during the plague) is said to have introduced “God bless you”.

Someone once said sneezing uses the same nerves that an orgasm uses.

So, for sneezing fits, I take ragweed.

Allergies aren’t contagious.

i’ve been doing this for years…

Nowadays when someone AACHOOs, people just run away closing their mouths and nose with their hands.

Well, when you’re in the middle of the Black Plague, ya gotta say something when a sneeze means someone near you probably has it!

I don’t say anything to the sneezer. They know they sneezed. Everyone around knows they sneezed. No one needs me to point out that they sneezed.

Reminiscent of an early Foxtrot strip in which Jason tells Eileen “Curse You” after a sneeze.

That’s the difference between “correct” and “right”.

You ever hear of incubation time, Rat?

A version of this predates the first century when someone stated he had no idea where it came from but it’s been around for a while.I’ve always hated this phrase. One version said it stops the soul from leaving the body. If I ever had a soul, it left a LONG time ago, and this will not be helping.

Bless me for pointing that out Stephen.

Go home, Goat! You’re not doing anyone any favors by dragging your disease with you everywhere you go!

Make sneezing fun. Next time say “AHCHEWYBROWNIE”

I’ve always wondered, what if he’s sneezing because of an allergy? Is he spreading less germs? Allergens? Allergen infused germs?

A good friend, upon sneezing and hearing no response from anyone present, would say “Bless me. Thank me. I’m welcome.”

Tell Goat you are suppose to sneeze in your elbow not your hands/hooves what ever they call goat hands.

They should all be wearing face masks!

With this new virus, people have stopped saying “Bless you” when someone sneezes, and instead ask “You O.K.?”

It is my contention that the original meaning of “How are you?” was “Should I keep my distance?”

I will contribute to the continuation of this trend, if only to confuse my coworkers.

“Bless you” comes from the French blessé meaning injured, wounded or hurt … as in, “if you sneeze on me again I will injure, wound and hurt you, but get well soon”

Best defense for the coronavirus?

RAT is on a roll…..God Bless RAT!

In these days of paranoia over the flu and the corona virus, Rat is about right. I sneezed into a tissue a few weeks ago when I was shopping in the detergent aisle at the grocery store. I tried to mitigate the nasty looks by saying loudly, “Dang perfume allergy!”

News flash, Rat! You carried the plague.

Hey folks, give rat a break. After all, the kid did say, “God bless Us, Every One!”

How about saying “OH NO! CORONAVIRUS!” in a loud voice?

In my family it is Gesundheit — intent can be said to cover everyone in the conversation.

Not logical at all.

What does God say when he sneezes?

What’s wrong with the world when Rat makes sense?!

Pig: achoo!

Rat: tofu

(Old strip)

Chuck Norris, Goat!

I never say bless you cuz it does nothing. I aint no god.

How about the Person who sneezes says “bless you” ?

The further into 2020 we got the more relevant this strip became