At its heart, Pearls Before Swine is the comic strip tale of two friends: an arrogant Rat who thinks he knows it all and a slow-witted Pig who doesn't know any better. Together, this pair offers caustic commentary on humanity's quest for the unattainable. Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams says that Pearls is "one of the few comics that make me laugh out loud." The strip has twice won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben division award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip – in 2003 and in 2006.
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Peanuts by Charles Schulz
Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney
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idroppedmygum said, over 1 year ago
Hahaha
So where’s Alice?
margueritem
said, over 1 year ago
Snurk!!!
mojitobaby said, over 1 year ago
You gotta love the melonheads, they make such easy targets!
RobinGoh said, over 1 year ago
@mojitobaby
still love th one with osama
aircraft-engineer said, over 1 year ago
look on the bright side – after 4 kids they finally discovered an understanding of what “birth control” really means
Arianne said, over 1 year ago
If we had had our fourth kid first, he might have been an only child!
(Just kidding… we love all our kids the same… honest…)
Sisyphos said, over 1 year ago
Okay, which one of you guys stood up in front of the 4th wall and heckled? Not only was it not very nice, but it drew the attention of that insufferable FC kid!
[Terrific strip today, Stephan!]
AnonymousUser said, over 1 year ago
I did that once and sent a letter. I was having a bad time. I felt forever guilty.
SusanSunshine
said, over 1 year ago
Look on the bright side, Rat.
He didn’t say it was as funny as Mary Worth.
eddie6192 said, over 1 year ago
Think about it……..why would that dumb Pig be wondering about a study?
patsysutcliffe
said, over 1 year ago
reminds me of Amelia Bedelia.
tigre1 said, over 1 year ago
Better’n’better. More…
hariseldon59 said, over 1 year ago
Was that Statler or Waldorf?
TheTrustedMechanic said, over 1 year ago
@eddie6192
Pig is NOT dumb, he is innocent, literal, childish, naive, but Pig is NOT stupid or dumb.
Your comment about a Study for Pig shows a little naivete though, I suspect Pig would have great fun in a Study, as long as there were lots of crayons and Highlights. Or maybe Go Dog Go!.
orinoco womble said, over 1 year ago
Pig would enjoy the contents of that big old desk that’s always in a study. Think of it…paper, pens, stapler, tape, paperclips (squee!) maybe even gummed reinforcements and brads!!