Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 03, 2013

Pig and rat are PhDs when it comes to that subject…

He spent one semester learning how to make a “Will work for food” sign that no one can ignore.

Actually, Goat, Rat’s not too far off the mark, unfortunately.

Since my Dad studied communications, I will say this for him.

Ouch.

I want Pig’s face in the last panel on a shirt. Priceless.

The “communications” major doesn’t say a word…I guess he’s already learned that nobody can really have a conversation with Rat in the room.

What pig says in the last panel is the motto of every college !

Or how to live when getting paid very little…

Hey, I’m an expert.

It depends on what sort of engineering job you are after, and how you present yourself. I’m a EE with 25 years experience, supposedly too old to easily find any job, but the last time I put my resume on the net I was hired in six weeks.

“Alex ??? … not Bob ?”-When I saw the name, I was expecting a pun strip :)

It’s a tough world out there, kids.

communications major…those are speech therapists?

No, that’s what a beer guzzling Rat studies Alex will probaby become a DJ ora T or radio newsman.

@margueritem—With respect to Rat and Pig, Ph.D stands for Piled Higher and Deeper!!

Nephews that showed no interest in “traditional” college did their 4 years in apprentice programs for Sheet Metal/Welding and Ironworking/Welding.. Got paid for it and now can pick and choose jobs with earnings of roughly $80K per year..Everyone needs their own path.

No, no new characters! BRING BACK THE CROCS!!!!!

How is he supposed to ‘communicate’ without a mouth?

I guess you didn’t work for JB Hunt.

A less-than-compelling Communications grad: he says nothing. He doesn’t even have a mouth, it seems. “Non-communicative.” Rat is his usual negative self. Only Pig can find the ironic positive note!

That awkward moment when Rat is right.

Pun alert for “Mother Goose and Grimm”: http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Mgoose/

Flagged, for reasons that I hope are obvious.

Can we call him “Bob” to avoid confusion?

I’ll take “useless degrees” for 500, Alex.

Pig’s cluelessness makes this comic funny with rat’s craziness.

Haha… Excellent! Trust silly Rat to say that.

LOL xxx

Seriously, what sort of career does one intend to have when he majors in Communications?

Oddly, one of the recent presidents of our college had his Phd. in Communications, and by some accounts was a pretty good president… not that I’m suggesting that as a career plan.

there’s that magically appearing coffee cup. Pig’s ready to fly in last panel.

At least he didn’t try to become a lawyer in arlington

Speaking from experience, Communications am harder than it look.

Since so many student athletes have always had communications as a major, I just figured it was them learning how to read and write.

I’ve made that joke a lot, now I can let Rat do it for me

Alex has hair! 8O

I once congratulated a PhD major in philosophy on his ability on graduation to accept his unemployable.