Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 15, 2016

Considering how old that tv looks, may I suggest a pair of pliers?

“Not an emergency?! Do you realize we might have to [shudder] … read a book?”

Sad thing is, people probably have called 911 for such situations.

Sadly this and a number of other non emergencies get called in to 911. Wasn’t too long ago I saw a news report on some of the things 911 operators deal with and one of the operators interviewed said a kid called in screaming bloody murder about something to do with their parents. The operator thought it was a real emergency and sent a cruiser over. Turned out it was a false alarm, the parents had ground the kid and withheld a week’s allowance. The cops lectured the kid on what a real emergency was before they left.

Time to go old school guys and do it E-Man-U-L-Y :-0

That’s right. It’s not an emergency unless they run out of McNuggets.

LOL!

there was a similar strip about this particular situation back in September 6th 2015

One thing about the digital TV’s: You never have to worry about adjusting the vertical or horizontal.

This kinda crap happens way more often than you would want to think.

This would be a great addition to Jim Rome’s collection of 911 calls.

There is no way to manually change the channel on my flatscreens. The cable box, yes.

Latest around here was the guy who called 911 about a burglary and when they got to the house they found his marijuana farm in the basement, LOL!

Look harder for the remote, Rat. Or just go out and buy a new TV plus remote, Pig….

Watching on a Curtis Mathes?

Emergencies are on of those things I like to see as black and white, cause shades of grey leaves each person to their own opinion on what a emergency is. I see it at work all the time, someone calls in sick for an emergency and I find out what it is and it something like a hang nail…so I prefer clear cut rules of this is an emergency, this is not.

course I’m the guy that would wonder if the massive chest pains I’m having is actually an emergency as I see a white light, then I’d probably be like yeah it is better call 911.

Where does Pastis get the “form fitting” clothes for his women? I think they just spray paint their bodies.

Whether you lose the TV remote or you’re missing a sock. 911 is always at hand!

Geez.

xxx

I gotta go check on my grandfather, it seems Rat may be channeling his spirit.

I’m missing the Zebba zebba eatta eatta’s a lot.

Where’s the furniture?

If it’s an old TV they’ll either have cable or a converter box.

They can always program their smart phone to change the channels for them.

Then can you at least come over and record?

Sad part is,this is so true.