Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 02, 2013
February 01, 2013
February 03, 2013
Transcript:
Rat: I have not gone to church in a long time. Goat: Oh, yeah? Why is that? Rat: I'm perfect now. Goat: Of course. Rat: Sure has freed up time to get drunk watching football.
some places in the bible belt, football is the state religion. but, doesn’t the bible state that thy would not have any other god/faith/religion? does that mean they are polytheists, instead of mono? look at texas. High schools have multi-million dollar football stadiums that rival some colleges, recruit talented kids, train year around. then, have the games on friday night. saturday is college(ut longhorns), and on sunday, nfl(cowboys and the texans).
Goat? Drink your coffee.Rat? Have another beer—which will be your ninth, it appears.Churchgoers? Go to church Sunday morning.Football fans? —Your sport is doomed! The controversy over health issues is killing your game. Enjoy it while you may….
Recently saw a photo of a group of high school cheerleaders at a game with a poster that read something like, “With God on our side, we can’t lose”….. Perhaps god will smite the opposing quarterback….
Here in the South a football game always begins with a plea for Divine oversight, or at least it did until the crazy leftists in the courts called that “establishment of a religion.” Thank YHVH for crazy leftists imposing their religion on the rest of us.
Just as the Roman elite distracted the masses with games, so it continues while the elite/government robs its people of jobs, housing and retirement benefits. If Americans could only rally with such excitement and enthusiasm towards ending the debauchery in Washington as they do over sports, what a great country this could be. Sports not only splits masses of people into sides, but it feeds the ‘us-them’ mentality, sometimes resulting in physical fights and even riots amongst groups. Perfect! Keep the people distracted, drunk and fighting amongst themselves and the society of people living like drones to the elite prevails.
el8 about 11 years ago
I can do without the football.
margueritem about 11 years ago
Whoopeee…
jnik23260 about 11 years ago
That’s a good one! I’m going to use that!
vwdualnomand about 11 years ago
some places in the bible belt, football is the state religion. but, doesn’t the bible state that thy would not have any other god/faith/religion? does that mean they are polytheists, instead of mono? look at texas. High schools have multi-million dollar football stadiums that rival some colleges, recruit talented kids, train year around. then, have the games on friday night. saturday is college(ut longhorns), and on sunday, nfl(cowboys and the texans).
cdward about 11 years ago
Perfect.
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
Goat? Drink your coffee.Rat? Have another beer—which will be your ninth, it appears.Churchgoers? Go to church Sunday morning.Football fans? —Your sport is doomed! The controversy over health issues is killing your game. Enjoy it while you may….
knight1192a about 11 years ago
Rat is the least perfect character in the strip but the one with the biggest ego. An ego too big to accept how utterly imperfect he is.
1504jarvis about 11 years ago
Here in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packes are a religion and Lambeau Field is considered a holy site.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member about 11 years ago
“Going into a church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than enetering a garage makes you a car!”—Billy Sunday
Jml58 about 11 years ago
Perfection leads to stagnation.Stagnation leads to decay.
jmartin1955 about 11 years ago
Same reason I stopped
SAINT12345 about 11 years ago
Marx was wrong. Religion is not the opiate of the masses, sports is.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 11 years ago
Rat appears to have racked up quite a bill at that bar.
SwimsWithSharks about 11 years ago
West Coast rat. Here in Georgia we get God in the a.m. and NFL in the PM.
Number Three about 11 years ago
Hahahahaha!
Love Goat’s face expression.
xxx
BlackScorpion1910 about 11 years ago
The view of the world.
Packratjohn Premium Member about 11 years ago
Recently saw a photo of a group of high school cheerleaders at a game with a poster that read something like, “With God on our side, we can’t lose”….. Perhaps god will smite the opposing quarterback….
finale about 11 years ago
Since live football ends tomorrow, maybe Rat will be going out on missionary work.
puddlesplatt about 11 years ago
rat is so drunk it’s fuzzyball…urp!
jbmlaw01 about 11 years ago
Here in the South a football game always begins with a plea for Divine oversight, or at least it did until the crazy leftists in the courts called that “establishment of a religion.” Thank YHVH for crazy leftists imposing their religion on the rest of us.
jkhandy about 11 years ago
Just as the Roman elite distracted the masses with games, so it continues while the elite/government robs its people of jobs, housing and retirement benefits. If Americans could only rally with such excitement and enthusiasm towards ending the debauchery in Washington as they do over sports, what a great country this could be. Sports not only splits masses of people into sides, but it feeds the ‘us-them’ mentality, sometimes resulting in physical fights and even riots amongst groups. Perfect! Keep the people distracted, drunk and fighting amongst themselves and the society of people living like drones to the elite prevails.
Sherlock Watson about 11 years ago
There’s one way in which Rat is actually perfect: he’s a perfect pain down below.
zianrocks2468 about 11 years ago
Rat? PERFECT!? STEPHAN, YOU CRACK ME UP!
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
And going to certain websites.
Hank The Sock about 11 years ago
Oh dear… I think you might need to go back Rat.
1504jarvis about 11 years ago
Back in the ’60s a man and his wife went to bed on a cold Wisconsin winter night.
“GOD . . . your feet are cold!” . . . said the wife.
“No need to be so formal, dear.” . . . said the husband . . . “You can just call me Coach Lombardi like everyone else.”
Mr. Snuffles' Accomplice Premium Member about 11 years ago
“church…. the ultimate tailgate.”“church…..THE premier pregaming destination”