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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hariseldon59 said, 6 months ago
It’s payback time!
Alexikakos said, 6 months ago
Oh, if only it were that easy!!!
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Thank you, Stephan.
Alexikakos said, 6 months ago
As a side note, I had occasion to phone my city’s police department on the non-emergency line to report some vandalism of a building.
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There was a full two minutes of push this, push that, before I actually got to talk to a human. A not very polite human either.
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Not what anyone wants of a police department. I certainly won’t be in any hurry to call them again.
simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
Something similar in today’s De-flocked.
Bilan said, 6 months ago
My roommate’s schtick is to ask the telemarketer for their phone number so that she can call them back.
herdleader1953 said, 6 months ago
@Bilan. When I worked as a telemarketer and one would ask for my home number I always gave it out. I then reminded them that I wouldn’t get off work until 11PM EST and it was usually @ 11:30PM by the time I got home. I needed a few minutes to get supper started so they really should call me after midnight. No one ever called.
Alms4Thorby said, 6 months ago
Put snuffles on it, Rat.
Tirasmol
said, 6 months ago
I am so stealing this and doing it myself next time I get a call.
Sisyphos said, 6 months ago
Automated-response phone trees are why I don’t respond to the annoying calls that ignore the “do not call” regulations—at least not in the way they would want….
Rodney said, 6 months ago
@herdleader1953
I would. I’m usually up all night, and it would be WORTH it!
Proginoskes said, 6 months ago
Right on!
Now say something like: If you are going to bill me, make sure to include the following number on the bill: 8264519035417835230637694417408769925193582533702541698982463317002622183769342. And charge them $100 to repeat the number …
F6F5Hellcat said, 6 months ago
That’s something you just want to do to some of the folks that call. Especially banks and credit card companies you don’t have an account with but who insist you’re late on your payments to them. Me, I’d just like to be prepared with a sound effects CD cued to a crowded place then pick up the phone and act like it’s a pizza joint in the middle of the busy hours. Then start taking an order while their trying to run through their spiel. But I never have one ready for them and their either a recording or they sound like their from India.
blunebottle said, 6 months ago
@Bilan
I heard that suggestion once, as well. So, the next time a telemarketer phoned at dinner time, I was ready. I said: “I’m sorry, but we’re having dinner right now, but if you’ll give me your home phone number, I’ll be glad to call you back”…….and guess what? She started to rattle it off!
I said: “No, no, you don’t get it- I DON’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!!”
blunebottle said, 6 months ago
@herdleader1953
…..you must have been the one.
WCLamb said, 6 months ago
When a telemarketer calls and asks for “X” — all one needs to do is say “just a moment, I’ll go get him (or her).” Then set down the phone. And leave it. The telemarketer will wait a fairly long time before hanging up, realizing that nobody is coming to the phone. Meanwhile, they aren’t annoying anyone else.