Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 11, 2014

Cash or charge?

(An old joke but a clasic.)

Good one, Goat!

Just as funny as the “Sopranos” final episode gag that Goat and Zebra pulled on rat.

I’d have suggested that Goat make sure that his number wasn’t listed in Rat’s address book, but I’m pretty sure that there’s no one that Rat would want to have added to his AB. All that’s left is for Goat to switch phones with one of the crocs and he’d be home safe.

The lesser spotted Goatslam!!

Dial a caller ID block code before the phone number.

In the USA and Canada, dial *67 preceding the number.

For example, if you need to call 212-555-5555 from a cell phone, Dial *67-212-555-5555 instead (from a land-line dial *67-1-212-555-5555). Your caller will see a message that says “Blocked Number.”

The problem with blocked numbers is, some people won’t even answer them and let them go to voice mail instead. I’m one of those. If you don’t care to tell me who you are, then I don’t care to speak to you.

@defuctdoormat – I’m with ya on that one. If you’re blocking your number, then you suspect that I may not want to speak to you – and you;d be correct.

Wow. Goat’s on a mean streak lately. First he disses Steph’s hipster look, and now this.

It’s fun to see Paris getting Rat’s human!

WTG Paris!

But it is so worth it, Goat! Good for you! One should always be up for yanking Rat’s chain….

You got Rat’s goat, Goat!

Do you have Prince Albert in a can? Well let him out, he’s suffocating.

The only funny part is that Rat is SO delusional that he thinks he actually could win the Nobel Prize! (Notice there was no mention of which category…..is there a Nobel War Prize?)

Rat must have thought he was up for the prize in douchebaggery.:If that’s not a word, it should be.

GO GOAT!!!!!

Yes you will Goat. Yes you will.

Nice revenge, Goat. But you should have strung him along for longer after all the torment he’s put you through over the years. Let him think he’s got the prize and spend all that money on both a plane ticket to Stockholm and bail for when he gets arrested for his inevitable tantrum.

Way to go, Goat. It was worth it.

Yep… You will.

xxx

@defunctdoormat: I agree with you. If they don’t to let me know who they are, than I won’t answer unless they leave a message. Most of the time the line just goes blank.

Fortunately, Rat isn’t clever enough to realize that these calls are made in October.

Goat was simply pranking Rat, and he knows that Rat will get even with him as soon as he figures out who it was who pranked him.

Goat will pay for this, but so would I! Luckily, I got a view for free!

Well, it was worth it.

The scam we’re hearing about here is where your phone rings once and hangs up. If you return the call you get dinged for sky-high connect and long distance charges (and nobody on the other end.)

when will it get back to Stephen living in rat and pigs house?

Took the words outta my keyboard, George.

So proud of you Goat!!

Hope he used one of the Crocs’ phones first.

It was TOTALLY worth it!

Someone once called me to ask if my fridge was running. I hung up. If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s unimaginative prank callers.