Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 05, 2016
July 04, 2016
July 06, 2016
Transcript:
Rat: Check out my ear gauges. I gradually stretched out my ear lobes until they could fit these huge hoops that make me look like an individualistic rebel.
Goat: Millions of people do that.
Rat: Mine come with dolphins.
To all of those people who does it to their ears, please STOP!!! There’s nothing COOL about it, it is just CREEPY! Unless you are pledging an alliance to a tribe or something!
Agree with Ricardo Flores about the CREEPY part. I think it looks ridiculous, but then I’m an old fart who also thinks tattoos and most piercings are also ridiculous and creepy. Every generation finds something (it’s never new, just recycled) to distinguish themselves from the one before. Nobody wants to look like their parents. But in the end, we all do.
I substitute teach and one of the HS kids is doing it now to his ears. I told him that why he is at it, “Why not do your lips?” and encouraged him to go to the library and look through some old National Geographic magazines for inspiration. It’s creepy alright….add in some facial and neck tattoos and you can be assured of a bright future.
Tis a shame that when one is young that you do not realize the pain you will go through just to stay alive as you age and that you do not have to create it.
Two centuries ago, South American tribesmen were stretching their ear lobes with bigger and bigger cork pieces until they had holes maybe six inches wide.
It seems that we are finally catching up with South American tribesmen.
I’ve never seen this in real life, only seen pictures, but maybe it’s not that common in small New England towns. Strangely, though, I have no desire to rebel in this way.Although in this weather, with bugs flying around, it would be kind of fun to to have some kind of electric bug zapper that gets them if they try to fly through the ear hoop.
And for all the hipsters who do that to their ears to be different… You aren’t. You are just like all of the other dumasses who do the same thing. And they look stupid too.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
Good to see Rat got a job at SeaWorld.
Sherlock Watson almost 8 years ago
Great! Now he has handles that will make it easier for us to throw him away!
『▶Ͼняιѕтoρнєя◀』 almost 8 years ago
how did that fit?!?!?!?!
AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member almost 8 years ago
“Fa love Pa.”
bigcatbusiness almost 8 years ago
Woah! Doesn’t that hurt?
imagenesis almost 8 years ago
To all of those people who does it to their ears, please STOP!!! There’s nothing COOL about it, it is just CREEPY! Unless you are pledging an alliance to a tribe or something!
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Agree with Ricardo Flores about the CREEPY part. I think it looks ridiculous, but then I’m an old fart who also thinks tattoos and most piercings are also ridiculous and creepy. Every generation finds something (it’s never new, just recycled) to distinguish themselves from the one before. Nobody wants to look like their parents. But in the end, we all do.
Defective Premium Member almost 8 years ago
People do this to get a reaction. And boy, are they getting one here today. Also, I don’t know about millions. It’s rare to see around here, at least.
Egrayjames almost 8 years ago
I substitute teach and one of the HS kids is doing it now to his ears. I told him that why he is at it, “Why not do your lips?” and encouraged him to go to the library and look through some old National Geographic magazines for inspiration. It’s creepy alright….add in some facial and neck tattoos and you can be assured of a bright future.
Brian Fink almost 8 years ago
Can we put a padlock with a chain in Rat’s gauges to lock him down?
juicebruce almost 8 years ago
Tis a shame that when one is young that you do not realize the pain you will go through just to stay alive as you age and that you do not have to create it.
Sandfan almost 8 years ago
Everyone has a tat or piercing or some other form of self mutilation, kids. Be a real individualistic rebel.. Try ritual suicide! That’ll show ’em!
liberalnlovinit almost 8 years ago
If millions of people jumped off the bridge, would you do it too?
liberalnlovinit almost 8 years ago
Can I have tats with that?
laurac5800 almost 8 years ago
God, to be honest, I dislike that sort of jewelry.
Chad Cheetah almost 8 years ago
Apparently there’s a swimming pool under the table :)
Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
yeah, I’ve seen this crap for over a decade now since high school. It’s the WORST type of ear piercing
Max Starman Jones almost 8 years ago
Two centuries ago, South American tribesmen were stretching their ear lobes with bigger and bigger cork pieces until they had holes maybe six inches wide.
It seems that we are finally catching up with South American tribesmen.
ziggman14304 almost 8 years ago
my friends all have tattoos and/or piercings, so I am the different one with nothing outlandish done to me. Except that I wear a watch.
Kaputnik almost 8 years ago
I’ve never seen this in real life, only seen pictures, but maybe it’s not that common in small New England towns. Strangely, though, I have no desire to rebel in this way.Although in this weather, with bugs flying around, it would be kind of fun to to have some kind of electric bug zapper that gets them if they try to fly through the ear hoop.
Marathon Zack almost 8 years ago
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
KEA almost 8 years ago
I think you should not do anything to yourself that if done by someone else would be a felony.
knight1192a almost 8 years ago
Don’t make you look like a rebel. Just make you look stupid.
Number Three almost 8 years ago
That dolphin is so sweet!
xxx
pattidolls almost 8 years ago
saw a piercing where he inserted a large round glass disk, you could see his teeth, jaw, etc.have so wanted to unsee that ever since
Hapthorn almost 8 years ago
What do you do with the big holes when the fashion changes?
SR almost 8 years ago
Rat, I fail to see the porpoise of it.
General_Stingray almost 8 years ago
Lol
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
Imprison Rat for cruelty to dolphins! And for general stupidity….
rgcviper almost 8 years ago
Rat, you’re such an overachiever.
@S RBut, wonder if he did that to his ears on porpoise?
arthurseery almost 8 years ago
And for all the hipsters who do that to their ears to be different… You aren’t. You are just like all of the other dumasses who do the same thing. And they look stupid too.
DragonNerd about 3 years ago
That is not weird, not insane, not any of that. That is an apocalypse waiting to happen