Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 13, 2023

“It’s for a good cause; ’cause I need it.” —From an episode of the TV show “Dr. Science”

Hmm, usually works for politicians.

Charity begins at home Rat, just not your home…

Give to the Rat Benevolent Society!

I’ll bet that money would go right down the ’Rat Hole"!

Rat still amateur. Professional ones take money saying some others causes and then enjoys most of money themselfs.

Invent a religion, like L. Ron Hubbard.

Rat works?

Give to charity. I know she needs it more than I do. But not as much as Harmony or Emma.

Fat chance, Rat.

A charity? Have you learned nothing, Rat? The quickest and easiest way to get people to give you their money is to announce you’re running for office.

Should have said Charity Shea.

Sounds like the pot is calling the kettle, black! And when I say, “pot”, I mean Rat and when I say “kettle”, I’m referring to the humans who refused to donate to his fake charity.

Rat should go into politics. As a Democrat Liberal.

I don’t think it’s just me, but I’ve noticed a tremendous deterioration in work ethic over the past few years. So many people seem to want to do the barest minimum, if even that. And it’s in every industry.

Maybe Rat can claim that someone stole something from him that he clearly lost and see how many idiots believe him and donate to help him get it back.

Isn’t that what social security is for? Now if only I can work out a budget for living on about $730 dollars a month.

I saw a panhandler the other day with a sign which said “Not gonna lie. I want a beer”

What about the “Human Fund” ?

Isn’t that what the government does?

Go stand on a corner with a sign that claims you’re homeless. You’ll get more money if you have a dog with you

Lot’s of people on street corners have the same outlook as Rat.

Hi, my name is Worthy Cause…

I thought that was how we got cartoonists.

This is like half my Facebook feed.

Works better on a street corner

Get yourself a fat suit, dye your hair, and face orange, have small hands, tell the world only you can fix things, and you will find that the gullible will throw $Millions at you. When you get caught at cheating, tell them that “they” are trying to shut you up because you are the only one fighting for them, they will throw more $Millions at you. Sigh. . . . Unfortunately, I did not make this up.

I’m taking what they’re giving, cause I hate working for a living

One of the benefits of a Universal Basic Income is that it would keep disasters out of the workplace. Do you really want Rat working on your brakes, or even for that matter, making your hamburger?

Rat votes straight Democrat.

Rat! Try the Costanza ‘Festivus’ approach!! … :)

I have some Warfarin for his pantry.

I wonder how much working for a living Rat has done.

Give him two bucks and then claim his as a dependent on your taxes.

My company’s supreme leader forced us to donate to United Way. That was the old Ma Bell.

The Human Fund. Money For People.

Just be happy that you’re poor

I always wanted a patron of the arts.

RAT has some nerve!

Too honest rat

And you’re just as stingy, Rat, if not more so.

In life, there are givers and there are takers.

Try the subways—but you’ll have plenty of competition

“For the Cause!” “What cause?” “‘Cause I’m broke!”

Hey, going from neighbor to neighbor asking for money is hard work. And about as useful as many actual jobs.

Collecting enough money to live off of by way of the scam Rat’s running here will take up more of your time than a full time job anyway.

Not quite what they mean with charity begins at home.

I had a kid come around when I was in my first house who was asking for a contribution.

When I asked what I was contributing to, she said ‘I want to see a movie’.

Nope.

At least the stingy Neighbor Bob survived his Encounter of the Rat Kind, as far as we know….