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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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thatnicecollegeguy said, about 1 year ago
Is Pig sadly mistaken or is Goat sadly mistaken? On an unrelated note, I feel like an international club for public speakers would have a really cruel heirarchy, with all insults trickling down to the noobies.
margueritem
said, about 1 year ago
Poor Pig, such a let down. At least he found out before he got to the meeting.
SherlockWatson said, about 1 year ago
True story: As a kid, I once discovered that you can get a loaf and a half of Wonder bread into one slot of a toaster if you stuff it in one slice at a time. My parents also discovered something; it was time to get a new toaster.
surfstuff55 said, about 1 year ago
The hospital where I work is pushing Toastmasters. Coincidence? I think NOT
Radish
said, about 1 year ago
It sounds like Pig is waffeling…
Varnes said, about 1 year ago
Pig’s always muffin’ it…..
jukeofurl said, about 1 year ago
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Maybe he just has a pending inheritance on his mind. . ..
Wallaby said, about 1 year ago
Poor Pig… What a shame!
Ottodesu said, about 1 year ago
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Welcome, Pedant!
Sisyphos said, about 1 year ago
Well, at the communal breakfast table I used to share, one chosen person usually operated the toaster, and he or she was Toast Master or Toast Mistress for that morning. Best ever was a Toast Mistress of very high reputation professionally, who was also a very charming and gracious conversationalist….
R Mahn said, about 1 year ago
He’s toast…
Lovecraft said, about 1 year ago
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Let’s just call it a typo, hm? If I started correcting every mis-spelling and/or typo I’d never get away from this computer.
SusanSunshine
said, about 1 year ago
Aw… now Pig feels crumby.
Good thing he found out before he got in a jam.
Any way you slice it, though, they have a lot of crust…. inviting members without explaining really takes the biscuit!
F6F5Hellcat said, about 1 year ago
Typical Pig fashion. Innocent, naive Pig, so child-like in his understanding of the world. Perhaps that is why Goat didn’t say anything past the first panel, he doesn’t want to hurt Pig’s feelings anymore now that he’s accidentally told him his views on the orginization meant to help it’s members with communication, leadership, and public speaking skills are wrong. Of course it would be interesting to learn that Pig’s beliefs about Toastmasters International actually come from Rat lieing to him yet again.
tigre1 said, about 1 year ago
Lovecraft, huh? uh-Huh…