Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 18, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  about 4 years ago

    It counts toward sleepless nights.

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    BasilBruce  about 4 years ago

    I once read that someone had come up with the perfect weight-loss plan: You can eat as much as you want, but you have to take all your meals while standing naked in front of a full-length mirror.

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    Caldonia  about 4 years ago

    All those nervous tics burn calories.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Never seen a fat rat ; except in a Walt Disney movie .

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    deojaideep aka Courage  about 4 years ago

    AAMOF Worrying makes me gain weight!

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    blunebottle  about 4 years ago

    Worry burns a LOT of calories (for me.) Even at that, I snack constantly when I worry.

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    Gent  about 4 years ago

    Rat the pertinacious perennial pessimist who pessimistically ponders perpetually. Rat the despairing downbeat defeatist, the dejected demoralised despodent. Rat the ludicrously lugubrious loser, the monotonous maniac of miserable melancholy, the…

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    Troglodyte  about 4 years ago

    By that yardstick, most PBS cast members can thank Rat for being a cause of worry…note that he has no effect whatsoever on Pig (or on Stephan, for that matter)! :D

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    Breadboard  about 4 years ago

    Rat try one of those left-handed smokes for that worry problem. Like Captain America said to George in the movie Easy Rider "Do it first thing in the morning and it will give you a whole new outlook on life " …….. Croc Power !

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    iggyman  about 4 years ago

    Yeh Rat, Counts for heartburn!

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    Jeff0811  about 4 years ago

    In my attempt to lose weight I found it helpful to lose it in 5 pound increments. It was easier for me to lose 5 pounds 10 times than it was to lose 50 pounds. Of course when I look back on it, I think of it as having lost 50 pounds.

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    Reader  about 4 years ago

    Rat worries?

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    YippiKiAyMofo  about 4 years ago

    No, no it doesn’t.

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    Ellis97  about 4 years ago

    I got a high metabolism.

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    1953Baby  about 4 years ago

    If only thinking burned calories, I’d be built like a pencil. . .

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    kartis  about 4 years ago

    Fine but don’t call me surely.

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    ahnk_2000  about 4 years ago

    No it doesn’t, and don’t call me Shirley!

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    ERBEN2  about 4 years ago

    Question ? Were is the beer mug that goes with the burger and the fries ?

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    pheets  about 4 years ago

    It DOES. Seen plenty of divorcing folks lose weight over the stress of it all…

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    smokysilver.so Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I learned to worry at a set time a day for one hour, the rest is for action.

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member about 4 years ago

    And his species eats ANYTHING, including people……….

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    Zebrastripes  about 4 years ago

    Worry and stress can help you lose weight…regardless of the amount of food you consume

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    wesleylscott1  about 4 years ago

    After all those years on the cover of Mad Magazine, Alfred E. Neuman never worried, yet never gained weight….

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    Ermine Notyours  about 4 years ago

    A rat would eat a little bit and stockpile the rest.

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    hoffquotes2  about 4 years ago

    I think Pearls needs a new name, maybe gloom before doom

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    Thinkingblade  about 4 years ago

    I read an article one time where two groups of people were randomly selected and one was given a physical task to do for an hour which burned some target number of calories, 300 – 400 or so, and the other group was given a bunch of complex mental tasks for the same time, math problems, interpretive reading, logic tests, etc. At the end, they both were interviewed to see how tired they felt physically, and several other questions, including how hungry they were. The results showed that both groups had about the same increase in hunger level! That the mental work didn’t physically burn the calories, but made the body think it did.

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    ForbesField  about 4 years ago

    My exercise routine consists of running and jumping. I run off at the mouth, and I jump to conclusions.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I was always “normal” weight for my height. I was fortunate. I quit smoking (15 years ago) and added a few pounds, no more than 10. But i tell you, i hunkered down for this pandemic, and I think i’ve added 20 pounds since February! I’m retired, so i’m fine being home, but if my BMI shows me as nearly obese, I’ll have to find a full time physical job. Or start jogging, Or diet… It’s uncharted territory for me. I sympathize with others, but it’s nothing compared to the virus woes some are facing. Or the fires. Or the hurricanes… best of luck to all.

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    zeexenon  about 4 years ago

    A student of Alfred E. Neuman, he’s not.

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    COL Crash  about 4 years ago

    Well it does indeed count for something Rat. Unfortunately, it’s a negative number that only serves to make it worse.

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    Dacker  Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I lost 57 pounds on what I called “The Stress Diet,” starting in the Great Recession and extending a couple more years while I dealt with unemployment.

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    Bilan  about 4 years ago

    old joke alert: Rat gets plenty of exercise. He runs his mouth off. He jumps to conclusions. He pushes the boundaries of decency, …

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    Andrew Sleeth  about 4 years ago

    “Plus, there’s that wire wheel in my den.”

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    Sisyphos  about 4 years ago

    That’s just one more thing for you to worry about, Rat….

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    Chris Sherlock  about 4 years ago

    My waist line says that doesn’t work, Rat!

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    scpandich  about 4 years ago

    If worry caused weight loss I would be about 7 sizes smaller.

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    Daeder  about 4 years ago

    The flop sweat really melts away the pounds!

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