You can get away from your troubles with alcohol and other drugs, but done too long or too often the consequences are usually considered bad at least by outside observers.
For a contrasting POV
One needs consider here, “The Fall of the Royal House of Thebes” featuring Oedipus, his wife and daughters.
Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all. — Heinrich Heine
And in Pig’s case, for the rest of the crew, delicious pork.
I’d rather breathe the helium out of the balloon and say rude stuff in a high squeaky voice for a laugh. Better yet, exchange for sulfer hexafluoride and turn my voice into Barry White.
Better give it a try … we’re getting close to heart attack Mondays Holiday Season … and don’t forget next year is another farcical Presidential election.
BasilBruce 9 months ago
Is this strip a rerun?
BE THIS GUY 9 months ago
Where will the balloon land?
salakfarm Premium Member 9 months ago
Pig beats Rat, unusually.
DanielRyanMulligan1 9 months ago
or Rat can just listen to GARFIELD…Dan aka…
old_geek 9 months ago
The 5th Dimension..
sirbadger 9 months ago
The balloon should come with a parachute harness to free up your hands.
rasputin's horoscope 9 months ago
Just can’t see rat making that leap in faith.
Gent 9 months ago
Flying away from trouble? Possible only when pigs fly.
californiamonty 9 months ago
I guess rat’s going to add that to his problems.
syzygy47 9 months ago
Can’t have him doing that, Rat. Bring a slingshot next time.
einarbt 9 months ago
Hold tight Pig.
win.45mag 9 months ago
Funny how the balloon is dead still ’till he grabs it
jonnytest 9 months ago
Dang it! Where’d my pea shooter get off to?!?
Liam G.P 9 months ago
The quote “better late than never” is almost always not true at all.
Doug K 9 months ago
The early pig catches the balloon.
iggyman 9 months ago
“Up,up and away”!
Troglodyte 9 months ago
If Rat had taken the balloon, a lot of people’s problems would’ve flown away!
Goat from PBS 9 months ago
If only that’s how it worked.
Procat Premium Member 9 months ago
I’m surprised Rat didn’t have a dart
markkahler52 9 months ago
Look for a nearby rainbow, Pig.
jessegooddoggy 9 months ago
The Red Ballon, still one of my favorite movies 60+ years later.
Ellis97 9 months ago
I don’t wanna fly on a balloon. I don’t like high places.
ladykat 9 months ago
If only it were that easy!
proclusstudent 9 months ago
You can get away from your troubles with alcohol and other drugs, but done too long or too often the consequences are usually considered bad at least by outside observers.
For a contrasting POV
One needs consider here, “The Fall of the Royal House of Thebes” featuring Oedipus, his wife and daughters.
Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all. — Heinrich Heine
And in Pig’s case, for the rest of the crew, delicious pork.
DaBump Premium Member 9 months ago
I’m pretty sure it only works for Pig.
Yontrop 9 months ago
There is no balloon to fly away from all your troubles on.
minty_Joe 9 months ago
I’d rather breathe the helium out of the balloon and say rude stuff in a high squeaky voice for a laugh. Better yet, exchange for sulfer hexafluoride and turn my voice into Barry White.
SusieB 9 months ago
The Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend is one of the worst if you have to go back to work
mindjob 9 months ago
Unless the balloon goes through a worm hole to another galaxy, it won’t mean a thing
uniquename 9 months ago
For you Rat, the balloon would have gone over the cliff.
rshive 9 months ago
At least it took Pig away from one.
Zebrastripes 9 months ago
LOL! He’s always been a flight risk…..
Count Olaf Premium Member 9 months ago
Cheer up, Rat. It will probably be mistaken for a Chinese spy ballon and we saw how that ended.
Cameron1988 Premium Member 9 months ago
Send me one to avoid most of next year
Cerabooge 9 months ago
My balloon’s made of lead.
zeexenon 9 months ago
Better give it a try … we’re getting close to heart attack Mondays Holiday Season … and don’t forget next year is another farcical Presidential election.
B UTTONS 9 months ago
Rat, have you considered you are other folk’s Troubles they want to escape?
crocman48 9 months ago
I wish the crocs would eat the rat.
Bilan 9 months ago
If I had to hang onto a balloon 200 feet up, I would still be troubled.
Dianne50 9 months ago
There’s a balloon every week? But only one and only on Monday? Seems odd.
ArcticFox Premium Member 9 months ago
Just jump Rat. Same thing.
Code the Enforcer 9 months ago
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member 9 months ago
One, please.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 9 months ago
On a related note, has anybody ever actually found a note-in-a-bottle, thrown into the water from oh-so-far-away?
Buoy 9 months ago
If that cliff is so troublesome, somebody ought to knock it down.
elgrecousa Premium Member 9 months ago
Pig found a way to do a Mary Poppins. I wish I could.
gnome 9 months ago
…sorry Rat…Jambi only grants one balloon a day…
eddi-TBH 9 months ago
Severely limited supply. And no delivery available.
tee929 9 months ago
…and as Pig drifts south, he crosses the Rio Grande and is never seen again!
EXCALABUR 9 months ago
And when it pops, you’re gonna go SPLAT!
Sisyphos 9 months ago
Why bother, Rat? Pig is now not your concern, at least until his balloon venture bursts and he returns in abject failure….