Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 24, 2021

“Napping around the living room, have a nappy holiday . . .”

How about store credit?

And 2021 doesn’t seem to be different .

I feel sorry for the people testing tigers and gorillas.

How would that song work back in 1918 with influenza? Some of the things here — video games and ZOOM for example — didn’t exist then

A new classic of commiseration.

Thanks, Rat for hiring a singer to perform your song. Don’t think I would like it in rattus voce.

Mr Pastis, excellent today…just wow! After looking atBernie Sanders memes all day (yes,some were hilarious) it is great to cleanse the palate with some well thought out humor. Thank you!

Three children miffed?

Were they stuck indoors with Rat? . . . The horrors!

I’m impressed. Well done, Pastis.

“Kids home from school”!

Sorry, 2020 was just a test run for 2021. Prepare for worse.

The shutdowns began in mid March. At least it did here on the East Coast

Let’s see now. I get all the other things like nine nurses testing and him having five moms. But does he have eight kids or three children? Or does it mean three children among his eight kids are miffed?

Cute Stephan ! Bring it back for Christmas 2021 ! …. Croc Power !

2021, 22, 23, 24…..aaaannnnndddd back for a new engagement 2025!

More like March not February.

Good one, as they say, more to come stay tuned.

Love it!

When Pastis draws in the deliberately crude style of the thirteen middle panels (indicating that Rat drew it), I wonder if it’s any easier than the more polished “normal” style of the first and last panels.

For everyone complaining about Biden, (Looking at you, GeorgeinAz), just remember WHO WAS PRESIDENT 1 year ago, and allowed the COVID-19 PANDEMIC to get COMPLETELY OUT OF HAND with his LIES AND DENIALS!

I really did have two canceled trips too.

Dayum,I guess after reading some of this crap I’ll just sit around and wait to die.It seems inevitable that nothing good will ever happen again.

Which is my point. The lockdowns, no matter how well intentioned they are, simply are not these harmless, benign events we are told they are (and so many gullible people have believed).

This has all got to stop.

Should have been “One (political) party sucking”…

I really don’t want that year back. you can keep it.

Wait till we ALL get our shots

Well played, Stephan

LOL! ONE * DAY * AT *. A *. TIME!

Well, it isn’t the worst thing to come out of the pandemic.

Thanks, trump.

Many are saying " NO HERD IMMUNITY this year".

The pandemic is teaching me that one day at a time is unappreciated approach to life. My worst wasted years predate 2020 and were my own fault.

Nice one, Versace Designer.

Stephan, that was brilliant.

makes sense

I hate to stick to the point, you guys, but I like the song.

Beautiful

I don’t get it.

Political debate is not provoked by today’s comic or the “featured comment”. Can’t you all just stay above that and ignore those who politicise the comments?

I would like to see the Holderness Family perform this on YouTube.

Absolute gold!I’ve waited a year for this comic!! :-D

Joe Biden voted against school busing because “I don’t want my kids going to school in the jungle” stated that Obama “was a clean and articulate negro” voted for a crime bill that insured long prison sentence for crack cocaine use because at the time it was the drug of choice in the black community. Said “African Americans are as diverse as Hispanics” meaning blacks know their place. Robert Bird, a kka (can’t use the third k or you get sensored) member was his mentor when he first joined the senate. The list goes on and on but yet people claim Trump is the racist even though they can’t site a specific act.

OMG!!!! THIS!!!! THIS is now my background on my work laptop hahahahaha!!!!!

Ya same here

For any of you devoted pearls readers do you remember when goat had a thing coming out of his mouth? What is that? Also I know that that has nothing to do with the strip I just thought I should say it. Whoooo that was long

Thanks Steph.

Stephan-one of your best comics yet! Loved it.

Yes! Two thumbs up!

In 1918 the “Spanish flu” was said to return to normal in 1922. That would make 2020 stretch to 2024. But hopefully that’s wrong.

The numbers seem to align perfectly.

Looks like he had a lot better year than I did, and I didn’t get covid. But I do get my second vaccination tomorrow! I hope the snow stops so I can get there safely.

And this pretty much sums it up.

Well done Mr Pastis. Compliments!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=barWV7RWkq0

One year exactly for this household. One of those cruise ships unloaded nearby. (Autocorrect tried to change that to curse ships. I almost let it.)

Pastis, you are the man. Hilarious.

2020 was the planting. 2021 will be the harvest. You reap what you sow. Welcome to your re- programing center. You might get your kids back if you have the right answers to our questions, comrade.

You all do know Biden isn’t president right? I’m not talking about a rigged election either. He is just doing what he is told by the person pulling the strings. Think about it. We have all seen him blow up at people who question him. Do you really think he would pick Harris as VP on his own? She spent the entire primary attacking him. Calling him a racist, saying he senile and other very personal attacks about him and Hunter. Suddenly he forgives her and makes her VP? She certainly didn’t bring strong support with her. Remember she had to drop out as she couldn’t even come close to winning her home state. As Biden says “come on man! Give me a break”.

To ILK: re: “You all do know…Give me a break!”

There are these people I keep seeing. They look human, but when I look away, if I look back real quick, they turn into… lizards. real, actual lizard people. I even have documentary evidence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_Men

Yeah, it’s Wikipedia, but if you can figure out how to use them link thinks, and read, you can follow it back to THE TRUTH.

I’ll be waitin’ for you man. Just follow the plan.(Oops, I might have blown my cover. No, I’ll be fine; them Libtards won’t ever figure it out with their fancy facts and science and such.

Until the meeting at you-know-where (and I’m gonna try the pizza this time): Ka nama kaa lajerama!

Peace, bro.

Too bad nothing you said came close to your attempt to humorous. Keep trying.

I learned French. And wrote three books. Hiked daily. So, not all bad.

Four dental checkups missed? How often do you go?

Sometimes a song parody is the perfect expression for the times. Weird Al has made a career of it. Cartoon-Boy shows us here how well he can do it!

This strip is impressive. MOST IMPRESIVE

Stephan you are the best. You are also my inspiration I don’t know if you read this but I will be sending a care package for you!

A perfect summary of the past year!

Watching people fight against our democracy on the funnies is funnier than the funnies themselves

You can have it back at any time by growing a pair and standing up to lawless politicians

the comfort of having someone with a good sense of humour showing you they relate! this made me sign up to gocomics and follow Stephan Pastis, you made my day Stephan!

awesome song

Ha Ha!!! This is brilliant Stephan

This is literally my favorite comic strip

someone please add a soundtrack and send me a link.

the second to last panel is “Timmy failure”