Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 05, 2022

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    BE THIS GUY  over 2 years ago

    They better not expect me to pay for their loans.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I attended at Torino University (Italia). Sociology

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    BasilBruce  over 2 years ago

    I thought this was going to be a pun strip when I saw “Nancy” and “fancy” in the first panel. Nice to know that Stephan can still surprise me.

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    willispate  over 2 years ago

    “Dog Food, Cat Food, Dog Food, Cat Food, Dog Food, Cat Food, Dog Food…”- Tom and Jerry.

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    DennisinSeattle  over 2 years ago

    Nobody went to MIT?

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    marilynnbyerly  over 2 years ago

    “Mine got into a state school with no debt.” The other parents try not to look jealous.

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    AtariDragon  over 2 years ago

    Texas A&M – Commerce!

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    B UTTONS  over 2 years ago

    Goat’s accomplishment was getting accepted to Corinthian College and having his student loans forgiven.

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    Caldonia  over 2 years ago

    College is for the people going to college. If the parents helped, great, because they did their job as parents. Goat, you’re a spazz.

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    ronaldspence  over 2 years ago

    This year hundreds of parents did homework under an assumed name (their children’s)

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    F-Flash  over 2 years ago

    Moral to the story, buy an expensive car, and hope that JB will pay your student loan, don’t sweat the small stuff.

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    Procat Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Juvie Hall, the state pays for everything

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    Geophyzz  over 2 years ago

    My grandson got into welding college, and may earn more than most college grads.

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    matthew  over 2 years ago

    Anymore, it seems like college is just a jobs program for people who can’t hack it in the real world.

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    kilioopu  over 2 years ago

    Ref: Richard Reeves, Dream Hoarders, Brookings 2017.

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    rmercer Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Let me know when s/he gets OUT, with a degree!

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    YippiKiAyMofo  over 2 years ago

    Aww, I was hoping for a stupid, gut wrenching, vomit inducing pun building off of “Nancy” and “Fancy”.

    Disappointment.

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    Ellis97  over 2 years ago

    Parents just love to brag about their kids, just to give themselves an ego boost.

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    Zebrastripes  over 2 years ago

    Attention seekers and shallow people…..I have no use for

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    Gent  over 2 years ago

    What use of attending college if they not guarantees job?

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    walstib Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Two couples we’re good friends with are very proud of their used Lexus sedans, and mention it often. I could easily buy a new one, but instead I purposely buy new American cars, without comments.

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    sjp_30188  over 2 years ago

    All terrible schools!

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    uniquename  over 2 years ago

    Mine got into Clemson (with a scholarship). Aced it, graduated with honors, and earned a masters in the same four years. She did get on B on one of her masters courses.

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    Rand al'Thor  over 2 years ago

    The ironic thing is that while it might help getting your first job, after that, it really doesn’t matter. Same for your GPA. Your job performance and experience are far more important. Even the first job interview, if you come across as a dud, someone from a “lesser” school with a personality will get the job.

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    scpandich  over 2 years ago

    Who would brag about their kid getting into Brown?

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    Detroit Dan  over 2 years ago

    It seems that some of the kids might be better off in the long run with a ‘blue collar’ apprenticeship, doesn’t it?

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    Goat from PBS  over 2 years ago

    College is for the colleges, nothing else. Otherwise, it would be cheaper.

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    tent163phantoka  over 2 years ago

    Excuse me while I thank God that my parents aren’t this nuts.

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    Count Olaf Premium Member over 2 years ago

    The Count’s father’s son enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

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    Diane Lee Premium Member over 2 years ago

    The right wing is so fixated on the idea that no one should get something for nothing that they either ignore the value of one person’s education to the society as a whole or don’t understand that it exists. The average college graduate pays about $7800 more a year in federal taxes than the average high school graduate. Over 30 years, that totals about $234,000. If that’s divided by the 4 years it takes to get a college education, the government breaks even if it paid every student $58,500 a year to attend school. This doesn’t even consider that with the degree, the person is less likely to ever need unemployment or welfare, and that more students would complete high school if they could see it as the way to a good job. They would also be paying a larger amount in all other types of taxes, social security and Medicare. The best investment we could make to keep America strong is to not just forgive all student loans but to make all higher education, including trade schools, etc totally free, as long as the student is making decent grades. There is no better way to spend money than, to give our people every opportunity to be the best they can be. Yes, It’s good for them individually, but the country is made up of individuals, so what’s good for one is good for the country.We don’t, even during a time of high unemployment, have so much a lack of jobs as we have a lack of people who have the skills to perform the jobs that are available- in other words, a lack of education.

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    Linguist  over 2 years ago

    I think my parents were thrilled (and surprised) that any college would accept me.

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    raybarb44  over 2 years ago

    Reminds me of lines from a song, " My Father went to Harvard, my Brother went to Yale. But my new Boyfriend, he just got out of jail." She liked her men stupid…..

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    CaveCat87  over 2 years ago

    All those competing with which college is the best, can’t we all just get along?

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    Tetonbil  over 2 years ago

    A noble and very worthwhile profession! Simper Fi!

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 2 years ago

    As I’ve said before, we need everything on the table when we look at changing education Many years ago, there was a bumper sticker that read: ‘Your kid may be an honor student, but you’re still an idiot.’

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    cupertino jay  over 2 years ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Pastis

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 2 years ago

    Go with Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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    GentlemanBill  over 2 years ago

    I have a Bachelor’s in CIS, (Computer Information Systems). If I were starting my career now, I would skip college, and all the expense, and pursue industry certifications starting with CompTIA. It’s the elitist liberals that look down their nose at anyone without a college degree. Taking pride in, and finding enjoyment in, ones work will take you further than a piece of paper from any college or university.

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    ChessPirate  over 2 years ago

    “I got 5 years for bribing my kid into college!”

    “10!”

    15!”

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    Gandalf  over 2 years ago

    To be further indoctrinated and go into debt…

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    WilliamZachary  over 2 years ago

    Her name was Nancy, her face was nothing fancy…—Deep Purple. May as well have the car to match.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member over 2 years ago

    My daughter went to Hofstra, while I attended Wossamotta U.

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    zeexenon  over 2 years ago

    My harvard kid had to learn a new dialect.

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    Cozmik Cowboy  over 2 years ago

    I’d be more impressed if anyone had said Shimer, St. John’s, Antioch, or Oberlin.

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    Purple People Eater  over 2 years ago

    I dropped out of Reykjavik University. Does that count?

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    Bilan  over 2 years ago

    The only reason Nancy became “status-unobsessed” is because of the tuition she has to pay now. /s

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    John Jorgensen  over 2 years ago

    Must be quite a diner if, out of a seemingly random sample of patrons, every single person but Pig has a kid who was just admitted to such a prestigious school. I’m not even sure I buy that they all have kids of the correct age.

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    Daeder  over 2 years ago

    Status symbols that don’t murder people are still better than the ones that do.

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    asrialfeeple  over 2 years ago

    Happy Pentecost! Jesus isn’t dead. He’s just given up the ghost.

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    knight1192a  over 2 years ago

    Wonder what Dartmouth would be known as today if it had been settled where Wheelck toried to settle it.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 2 years ago

    It’s not where you are educated, it’s the effort that is put forth in being educated.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Marymount Manhattan, anyone?

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    pontiac59  over 2 years ago

    Those kids are all going to come out as brainwashed zombies regardless which university they attend

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    Sisyphos  over 2 years ago

    Ah, the Old College Entrance trope. Harumph! Mostly Ivies, plus Stanford. Nothing special for the undergrad….

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    198.23.5.11  over 2 years ago

    When do the people who were swindled by Trump University get THEIR money back?

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    AndreasMartin  over 2 years ago

    I thought this was more kind of a chinese thing. Poor kids

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    WDD  over 1 year ago

    So, it’s more for the status than for the quality of the education received at the school. That’s too bad. Hillsdale College makes sure all students are well-educated on the U.S. Constitution so they can make informed decisions on voting and other civic functions. Landmark College accommodates students with special needs, including those who have dyslexia, some forms of autism, or other matters that would set them back in another school despite their intelligence. Maharishi International University bases its curriculum on the premise that knowledge is structured in consciousness; students become more creative, manage stress better than the cultural mainstream, and many go on to excel in graduate school in other institutions of higher learning. There are also state and community colleges that treat students as though they really matter and prepare them for the workforce and the professions. And not all faculty have a political axe to grind. Choose quality over status, critical thinking skills over critical race theory.

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