Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 05, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  over 4 years ago

    Make sure it has holes for your horns.

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    DennisinSeattle  over 4 years ago

    At least Rat explained himself and said a fond goodby. But he never gave you the option of taking it off. I guess some insults just go too deep.

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    Sherlock Watson  over 4 years ago

    Today’s background music: “Raspberry Beret” by Prince.

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    RobinHood  over 4 years ago

    Is that the kind you’d find in a second hand store?

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    Orcatime  over 4 years ago

    Well, if that’s all it took…

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    AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Gotta love Goat’s take, though.

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Rat needs to Grin and Beret.

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    Concretionist  over 4 years ago

    Seems like a pretty reasonable price to be loose from Rat. Of course, Pastis will restart the comic tomorrow.

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    The Old Wolf  over 4 years ago

    Sartorial prejudice, hate without race.

    “But slowly, gradually, Sartorial Prejudice will move into the mainstream as a grateful people embraces its philosophy. Men with convertible shirt cuffs or stretch belts will be refused service at lunch counters; separate water fountains for snap-tab and spread collars will appear.

    Of course, it will not be all that easy or painless. The few hard-liners in white socks will be lynched here and there, and for a time a dark night will fall upon America as roving gangs of young toughs in Chesterfield coats prowl the streets terrorizing anyone wearing a clip-on tie.

    Eventually Sartorial Prejudice will become national policy. Federal employees will have to supply proof that, for three generations, no one in their family has worn stripes with plaids. TV cameras will be hidden in company washrooms – workers caught in sleeveless undershirts or valentine shorts will be given notice."

    -Extracted from a piece by Steve de Souza

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    JasonBall  over 4 years ago

    The strip is actually acknowledging that they’ve known each other for more than a decade! As opposed to most Pearls strips, where it might as well be that time never moves, like in Drabble or Foxtrot. It’s also genuinely sweet and rewarding to hear that Rat considers him his best friend, even if it’s only set-up dialogue for the punchline.

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    dadoctah  over 4 years ago

    A beret I can deal with. But if he starts wearing a man bun, he’s dead to me.

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    blunebottle  over 4 years ago

    So, a beret is a good rat repellent. Who knew?

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    dwane.scoty1  over 4 years ago

    Now you know why Pastis never features Frogs!

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    JonGl Premium Member over 4 years ago

    If you buy a beret and never see your friend again, that was probably money well spent.

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    Gent  over 4 years ago

    French pork! Mmmm….!

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    dlkrueger33  over 4 years ago

    Would Rat feel differently if the beret were green?

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    mjb515  over 4 years ago

    I guess it is warm where they are.

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    nosirrom  over 4 years ago

    Pig and Goat will now perform a duet of “I Love A Beret”

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    Andrew Sleeth  over 4 years ago

    Pig’s a closet CRMP.

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    asrialfeeple  over 4 years ago

    Goat has the right idea.

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    JD_Rhoades  over 4 years ago

    Is that a raspberry beret? The kind you find in a second hand store?

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    Bill64STL  over 4 years ago

    But what if duck put on his green beret?

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    Breadboard  over 4 years ago

    So Pig joined the Army and got a red beret ! … Croc Power !

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    meownir  over 4 years ago

    It looks like the kind you buy in a second hand store.

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    Zebrastripes  over 4 years ago

    RAT was intimidated……LOL …off he goes, but he’ll be back

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    Reader  over 4 years ago

    Pig is surprised at Pig’s choice? One can’t make a style faux pas if one don’t have style.

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    MS72  over 4 years ago

    Frakkin’ Frenchie!

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    Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I’m with Rat here. Beret are the worst!

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    So, Rat, has only considered, Pig, his best friend for only over a decade? Not two? This strip has been around since 1999

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    Ellis97  over 4 years ago

    I really want a beret myself.

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    gorgolo_chick  over 4 years ago

    Um… Isn’t that a Raspberry Beret?

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    gorgolo_chick  over 4 years ago

    At least Rat didn’t beret pig about his choice of hats.

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    zeexenon  over 4 years ago

    Just to test some Type-AAAA ‘friends’ we told them we bought our flight tickets. They exploded in rage. We permanently stamped them “TOXIC” and chose the highway alternative. Twas somewhat ironic about “…served cold…” they’ve both been in their Wisconsin graves for a few years and were much younger.

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    JLChi  over 4 years ago

    If a beret is a jerk repellent, I’ll buy one in every color.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Cool, Daddy-O!

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    marilynnbyerly  over 4 years ago

    If you really want to destroy a friendship, wear all white to a wedding.

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    B UTTONS  over 4 years ago

    Pig has a date with a politician.

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    Nobody_Important  over 4 years ago

    Does this mean Rat was never a Mythbusters fan? No wonder I never liked Rat! LOL

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    WF11  over 4 years ago

    It makes me think of the movie “European Vacation”, where Chevy Chase tosses his son’s beret off the top of the Eiffel Tower and a nearby dog leaps out after it (catching the beret, and landing in the pool below).

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    The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Goat’s name is Paris. Shouldn’t he be the one wearing the beret?

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    David Peters  over 4 years ago

    Pig needs a string of onions

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    One Navy Seal  over 4 years ago

    What’s so bad about berets?

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    Johnny Q Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Goat has a great line for a change!

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    Call me Ishmael  over 4 years ago

    Pig seems to have gone astray/ rat is right about that beret/ t’is an odd affectation/cause for sheer consternation/

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    Call me Ishmael  over 4 years ago

    Rat is right about that beret/Pig seems to have gone astray/this odd affectation/(cause for sheer consternation)/ please God, make it go away!

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    Sisyphos  over 4 years ago

    Here, Goat! Take mine.

    Never much into berets (of any color). I wear a Greek fisherman’s cap most of the time….

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    scoldog  over 4 years ago

    “Excuse me mate, you’ve got a beret on your head”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjG7NEtjma0

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    Future Reuben Recipient  over 4 years ago

    Berets are the one type of dumb hat my brother won’t wear, and he has a neon orange squid hat.

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