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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Bilan said, 4 months ago
Out of four doubles teams?
win said, 4 months ago
They had leftover trophies.
margueritem
said, 4 months ago
Oh my… not even for lowest score.
FlyGuyP38 said, 4 months ago
Yeah, stuff like that annoys me too. People these days seem to reward to what is expected, not by what is exceptional. Even my mom, who’s a teacher, HATES that.
Alexikakos said, 4 months ago
With that to recommend him, Pig will soon be offered the position of Fourth-Vice-President’s-Assitant’s-Assistant (Used paper clip disposal)
finale said, 4 months ago
You are a total whack if the words “Assistant to” are in your job description.
overtherainbow said, 4 months ago
Good for you, Pig!
Radish
said, 4 months ago
I never win anything…
Woody 157
said, 4 months ago
They don’t keep score in the little bitty kids football games.
old1953 said, 4 months ago
@finale
Never worked for DOD have you?
vwdualnomand said, 4 months ago
lombardi says winning is the only thing. patton says americans love a winner, and will not tolerate a loser.
dukedoug said, 4 months ago
Oh dear … what started with Calvin and Hobbes (today) leads here !!
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago
Awww! Let’s all be sympathetic to Pig and congratulate him on being selected seventh runner-up for the title of someone in his league who can breathe and participated! And if I see even a hint of irony out there, someone will get his ping ponged!
F6F5Hellcat said, 4 months ago
Missed Rat’s meaning there. I normally rant against Rat but there are times I agree with him, and this is pretty much one of them. Played two years Little League as a kid and got a couple trophies for it. Second year we were the worst team in the area so the trophy was just a “Hey, congrats for playing.” First year my team finished second in the county and the trophy reads exactly that (and if we hadn’t gotten cocky in the county championship game we might have gone on to play the state quarter finals, might being the key there). Guess which one I actually admire and feel has any real meaning.
WCLamb said, 4 months ago
If you have a kid or two, and a car… undoubtedly the car has a “My child is an honor student at ______ school” bumper sticker. Every parent gets one unless their kid is a juvenile delinquent. They kinda’ lose their meaning when everybody has one.
But we certainly can’t let the little ones feel inferior and have lowered self-esteem, now can we? Liberal education = where every student is the same, and they’re all above average. Yuck!