If you expect this world to be a castle you will constantly be miserable. However, if you expect it to be a boot camp you will constantly be amazed at how comfortable it is.
Back when I was working in the former soviet union, I heard a joke: “What’s the difference between a russian optimist and a russian pessimist?” A: “The russian pessimist is not sure that things can get any worse and the russian optimist is sure that they will.”
I was feeling down and miserable, and everything was going wrong, when a voice from the heavens said “Cheer up, things could be worse”. So I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse.
The disgraceful performance yesterday by the President of the Disjointed States, was a new low, even by my cynical expectations. This man is insane and out of control. He needs to be stopped IMMEDIATELY! Democracy won’t last until November.
Americans better wake up to the fact that this is a very carefully orchestrated fascist attempt at a takeover of the United States, by fomenting riots and mayhem by infiltrating peaceful protests to cast the blame on the disenfranchised, on non-whites, and on the left.
What goes around comes around….history always repeats itself. Parents and Common Core are failing their kids…education in America has hit a new low….God help us all and the next generations…very discouraging to say the least
The pessimist says we’re in a dark tunnel. The optimist sees light at the end of the tunnel. The realist says, “If you’re seeing light at the end, great! But for now, we’re still in the tunnel” Fortunately most of us are realists who, through all of this, are looking for some common ground. Somewhere between Polyanna and Chicken Little. We know that there will be an end to this and we will move forward. That this won’t be the final chapter for us.
“We are gonna win, win, win. We’re going to win with military, we’re going to win at the borders, we’re going to win with trade, we’re going to win at everything. And some of you are friends and you’re going to call, and you’re going to say, ‘Mr. President, please, we can’t take it anymore, we can’t win anymore like this, Mr. President, you’re driving us crazy, you’re winning too much, please Mr. President, not so much, and I’m going to say I’m sorry, we’re going to keep winning because we are going to make America great again.”
heres another sad thought, especially online. I was just reading calvin and hobbes strips that were like, 10 years old, and i replied to someones comment. the sad part was, the person who commented commented 10 years ago. 10 years have passed since they’ve been on this site. Are they even still alive? All that long ago, 10 years, and it seems like their still alive, but in reality, they might not be
I would try to do okay in quarantine, but it seems too selfish to do so while African-Americans are being murdered for no reason! It’s like I have a moral obligation to be negative.
BE THIS GUY about 4 years ago
The upside of being a pessimist.
DanielRyanMulligan about 4 years ago
Lower your expectations lower your world
Sherlock Watson about 4 years ago
When Rat says, “Break a leg,” he hopes it will actually happen.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member about 4 years ago
Not healthy is having Rat behind you at the edge of a cliff. He can be impulsive, you know.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member about 4 years ago
The year 2020 has snuck up on all of us, Rat.
B UTTONS about 4 years ago
Rat follows the Rat Pack hydration plan:
A Dean Martin (Scotch Old-Fashioned) followed with a Frank Sinatra (Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey and water)
RuinQueenofOblivion about 4 years ago
Scary thing is… he’s kinda got a point.
blunebottle about 4 years ago
I hate to have to agree, but I think you’re right- Rat has a point.
Nachikethass about 4 years ago
I am starting to suspect Stephan is a misanthrope!
iggyman about 4 years ago
Which crisis? Take your pick!
gopher gofer about 4 years ago
not exactly the same as rat, but similar, it’s perversely comforting to be proved right that 12 monkeys is the way the world will end…
Caldonia about 4 years ago
What I don’t get is the nerds who believe there’ll be a zombie apocalypse. They can’t wait.
Nonsense! It’s the robots that are gonna take over the world!Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
Just learn to surf on waves of chaos.
jessie d. about 4 years ago
Not healthy, is being in Trump’s world. Wretchedly sick is contamination in everyone in his pathway.
Troglodyte about 4 years ago
How exactly is Rat prepared for this? Has he stocked up on beer?
Breadboard about 4 years ago
Rat in time saves nine ! …. Croc Power !
ladycyg about 4 years ago
If you expect this world to be a castle you will constantly be miserable. However, if you expect it to be a boot camp you will constantly be amazed at how comfortable it is.
Jimvideo about 4 years ago
Fatalism is never a good character attribute.
YippiKiAyMofo about 4 years ago
Rat is Right!
diskus Premium Member about 4 years ago
What has happened to the other characters?
Ellis97 about 4 years ago
Well, Rat does only have like four or five years, so he doesn’t have much time to absorb beauty and love.
Kilrwat Premium Member about 4 years ago
Back when I was working in the former soviet union, I heard a joke: “What’s the difference between a russian optimist and a russian pessimist?” A: “The russian pessimist is not sure that things can get any worse and the russian optimist is sure that they will.”
Steverino Premium Member about 4 years ago
I was feeling down and miserable, and everything was going wrong, when a voice from the heavens said “Cheer up, things could be worse”. So I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 4 years ago
I’m better leaving Rat alone here.
Linguist about 4 years ago
The disgraceful performance yesterday by the President of the Disjointed States, was a new low, even by my cynical expectations. This man is insane and out of control. He needs to be stopped IMMEDIATELY! Democracy won’t last until November.
Americans better wake up to the fact that this is a very carefully orchestrated fascist attempt at a takeover of the United States, by fomenting riots and mayhem by infiltrating peaceful protests to cast the blame on the disenfranchised, on non-whites, and on the left.
snookdog69 about 4 years ago
Waiting for trump to do better. Going to be a long wait.
asrialfeeple about 4 years ago
“I’ve trained my whole life for this”
Michael G. about 4 years ago
Rat, for the win.
COL Crash about 4 years ago
While it’s good to be prepared for the Worst Case senario there will often be some nasty aspect you never imagined.
bob-droid12 about 4 years ago
Rat kind of having a point there, doesn’t heard to be a little prepared for things to go bad
Zebrastripes about 4 years ago
What goes around comes around….history always repeats itself. Parents and Common Core are failing their kids…education in America has hit a new low….God help us all and the next generations…very discouraging to say the least
Northgalus2002 about 4 years ago
The pessimist says we’re in a dark tunnel. The optimist sees light at the end of the tunnel. The realist says, “If you’re seeing light at the end, great! But for now, we’re still in the tunnel” Fortunately most of us are realists who, through all of this, are looking for some common ground. Somewhere between Polyanna and Chicken Little. We know that there will be an end to this and we will move forward. That this won’t be the final chapter for us.
codedaddy about 4 years ago
Characters such as pig or the crocs make Pearls a refuge in harsh times. I so miss the humor and the smiles. Can we please return to it?
joecoolfiftyfive about 4 years ago
Rat, it’s not healthy for you to not have something to worry about.
BlueSquid92 about 4 years ago
When bad things are yet to come, I worry. When bad things have come…
DCBakerEsq about 4 years ago
LIFE 101. If you spend your life preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse, everything else will seem minor in comparison.
The Brooklyn Accent about 4 years ago
“Hope for the best, expect the worst
Some drink champagne, some die of thirst
No way of knowing which way it’s going
Hope for the best, expect the worst!"
—Mel Brooks
braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago
“We are gonna win, win, win. We’re going to win with military, we’re going to win at the borders, we’re going to win with trade, we’re going to win at everything. And some of you are friends and you’re going to call, and you’re going to say, ‘Mr. President, please, we can’t take it anymore, we can’t win anymore like this, Mr. President, you’re driving us crazy, you’re winning too much, please Mr. President, not so much, and I’m going to say I’m sorry, we’re going to keep winning because we are going to make America great again.”
pchemcat about 4 years ago
Rat has the same philosophy as I have always had.
Dr. Caligari about 4 years ago
Rat 2020
DHurd about 4 years ago
I find that a little news is best. If I watch or read too much I get too depressed.
eladee AKA Wally about 4 years ago
I’m with Rat on this one.
BlueSquid92 about 4 years ago
heres another sad thought, especially online. I was just reading calvin and hobbes strips that were like, 10 years old, and i replied to someones comment. the sad part was, the person who commented commented 10 years ago. 10 years have passed since they’ve been on this site. Are they even still alive? All that long ago, 10 years, and it seems like their still alive, but in reality, they might not be
einarbt about 4 years ago
Just set the bar low enough and the world will not disappoint.
Concretionist about 4 years ago
Pessimism is better than optimism because when a pessimist is surprised, it’s a pleasant one.
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
“Not healthy” is letting Rat sneak up behind you while you are standing on the edge of a precipice, Goat….
PBS1! about 4 years ago
I would try to do okay in quarantine, but it seems too selfish to do so while African-Americans are being murdered for no reason! It’s like I have a moral obligation to be negative.
JohnSGV about 3 years ago
100th comment
alantain 6 months ago
For once, Rat makes a lot of sense. I rather enjoyed the fact that there was a 6-foot buffer-zone between me and everyone else.