Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 12, 2024

That’s how it often is. I’m wondering if Cousin Nick will become a regular character . . .

Rats

I feel like I just watched an indie movie.

“Have your people call my people. They’ll talk.”

Best way to stay friendly w/ Rat is to keep conversation at that level.

The rat in the hat.

What I hate is when someone says, “Hey! Where have you been?” Like it’s your job to keep in touch with them. Like the phone doesn’t work in both directions.

Familiar conversation…

Distant cousin!

Better than “Hey Nick, long time no see, I thought you were dead”!

Rat was reasonably polite in that conversation. Surprising!

With some relatives that is as close as one wants to get. “Talk to you soon” – yeah, RIGHT!

Me never knews rats can lives for million years.

I have relatives like that… I don’t even have their number…

I’m assuming they won’t get around to calling.

Let’s get together (insert option here).

- after the holidays

- when things settle down

- soon

- next week (which never comes)

- when hell freezes over

I am the youngest of all my cousins, and lost touch with all of them years ago. Most are probably dead.

Nick’s hat makes him look like the Nostalgia Critic…

Cousin Nick is rocking the Lenin look.

For some families, that’s a good thing.

I remember something about a road being paved with good intentions …

Ladies, that is what men mean by “communication”.

90% of family conversations!

knowing this comic strip, they will probably just kill nick

Well, at least they haven’t “ghosted” each other. ;-)

Is cousin rat wearing a Chinese Red Army hat ?

I have a cousin who won’t stop talking. I’ve had lunch with her, and she didn’t shut up for hours.

That must be the cousin that cut himself shaving.

That was a deep conversation for guys.

Me and my relatives. Had a good visit with my sisters this week. Hadn’t seen them in a while.

Yeah, I’ve got cousins like that.

May they never not talk to each other in a million years again.

WHERE IN THE H… IS GUARD DUCK?!

Sad