Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 05, 2020

Pastis is a method cartoonist.

This is why nobody ever got a clear picture of Sasquatch: nobody wanted one.

Pastis is giving Rat a run for his money.

Pastis has a girlfriend?

I have devolved into that!

Ain’t it fabulous?

Works for me! And I can telling all of those lonely, ravenous women that keep calling (you think I’m kidding, don’t you) “Sorry, sweetie.” At this age it’s much less work…

Sitting around all day drinking beer is never acceptable. It’s preferred!

Pastis is not the only one on an extended bender, that’s for sure! I have a friend who works for one of the local micro-breweries here in the Tampa Bay area, she says 2 of their locations are doing quite well with take-away and beer delivery while the 3rd down in Cape Coral is devoted to manufacturing hand sanitizer which is keeping most of their employees on the pay role which is good in these troubling times………….

Thinky time for Pearls Before Swine? Who’s he trying to fool?

If he is home with his wife, then he doesn’t get to go quite so far in relaxing his standards. Unless she joins in.

Ah some of us poor hungry creatures don’t have the privilege and luxury of sitting at home guzzling beer.

An epiphany! I am a cartoonist that doesn’t draw!

Cartoon-Boy tells the truth about his wretched existence! He’s let himself go—not dressed, not shaved, porked up…. I admit I have developed a beard, though, so I guess I am the pot calling out the kettle. Another Good Thing that he did not make explicit: Staci has let him stay in the house rather than in that basket on the door-stoop!

i’ll have to give ‘thinky time’ a flyer with my better half. i suspect it won’t fly…

I thought his wife put him out a couple years ago

It’s good to stay inside and lie around.

Stephan you must get rid of the Beer cans or put up with the little bugs that love the left behind bottom of the can sludge ;-) … Croc Power !

Well there’s a mental image that just won’t go away. Makes you want to poke your mind’s eye out. (Thank you Frasier.)

What happened to your inner resources??? They were pretty good until today. . .my life hasn’t changed much. . .reading, sewing, quilting, creating just for the fun of it. . .conversations with friends. . .

Like you cared about how you looked before the virus.

Hah! I see where he got the inspiration for Rat!

Cave mode

Introverts dream!

He’s married with two kids…in real life

The most pathetic thing is how happy I am watching sports from previous seasons. Does anybody remember who won games played a few years ago?

She must be a saint to put up with those puns.

I want the “Me Sasquatch” on a tshirt.

Welcome to the wonderful world of retirement!

I LOVE HIS BOXERS

It’s just like being a single introvert… only more so.

This hits pretty close to home, except for the beer and the kids.

At least he changed into clean shorts to sit on the couch (davenport for fellow Wisconsinites).

My goodness, is that badness?!

Yesterday a neighbor said I look like a rabbi…

The Brits speak of the “problem of the holidays”, i.e., when the kids who have been off at boarding schools return home. And the parents have to learn their names all over again.

I don’t appreciate Pastis peeking in my window and drawing my life.

I have to admit this social distancing doesn’t bother me much at all. I am a homebody who like to read. The only things I miss are going out dancing and being able to try on clothes at stores.

Thinky time. I always wondered where Pastis got his hair brain ideas. LOL

Your wife been getting on your case again, Mr. Pastis?

INTROVERTS UNITE! Us introverts must stick together (at a distance).

If you check out the “Cathy Commiseratetion” comics (please don’t, it’s awful) it’s basically about Cathy putting on a ton of weight. Sheesh. As if she speaks for everyone. I’ve actually lost a few pounds from being so stressed out. Yawn.

I spend MY thinky time eating cheez-its and READING PEARLS