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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thatnicecollegeguy said, about 1 year ago
Fine-tuned table etiquette. As if our culture didn’t already have enough ways to waste time. Don’t spill, yes. Don’t vomit on the tablecloth, yes. Don’t put steak knives in your mouth, yes. But why does anyone need rules about how to hold silverware? And why would anybody ever in history need two forks or two knives or two spoons for a meal? It just seems irrational! There’s my mini-rant.
jmcx4 said, about 1 year ago
I always just used the little salad fork for everything. Man may gouge out a tonsil with that dang long fork.
mollie05 said, about 1 year ago
By the time you get it to your mouth there’s nothing on the spoon…such a long trip to get there.
Prof danglais said, about 1 year ago
Goat’s suggestion is simply applied logic. By moving the spoon away, the return journey allows any drips to fall into the bowl rather than onto your lap.
Gking said, about 1 year ago
Next lesson: From which side of the glass do you drink?
exoticdoc2 said, about 1 year ago
@Gking
The inside.
exoticdoc2 said, about 1 year ago
Why would anyone CARE which way you move your spoon?!
Stan King said, about 1 year ago
Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
John de Vries-Kraft said, about 1 year ago
from the previous strip about the mole flambe…
Did anyone else notice that Rat’s beer has a good head on it?
Varnes said, about 1 year ago
the comments are off to a good start, but I’m afraid I have to side with Prof danglais on this one….sometimes rituals have a real world purpose behind them….not to say there aren’t things that are just plain stupid…
SherlockWatson said, about 1 year ago
Usually I favor Goat over Rat, but this time is an exception. POKE HIM AGAIN, RAT!
PhillyFan52 said, about 1 year ago
Sorry, Goat, but this time you deserved it.
win said, about 1 year ago
I drink my soup from a cup
piloti said, about 1 year ago
@Stan King
To this I must cry “Emerson”.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, about 1 year ago
The purpose of the spoon is to remove food from the bowl or plate and maneuver it through the incisors to where the food is deposited…
(Sure makes the eating process sound yukky, doesn’t it?)