Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 26, 2011
December 25, 2011
December 27, 2011
Transcript:
Rat: I'm having a bad day... a real bad day. Pig: Don't be down, Rat. Your life's not that bad. Just ask the spectral tortoise o' perspective. Tortoise: You could be dead. Pig: He's quite the picker-upper.
How is that supposed to help? Sure things could be worse, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t already bad!Plus, if he were dead, he wouldn’t be experiencing anything bad.
There are those who would say that in Rat’s case, being dead would be an improvement. Pig seems to be surprisingly familiar with the Spectral Tortoise O’ Perspective, considering that it’s a new guy here at PBS; have Pig and STOP been hanging together somewhere else?
margueritem over 12 years ago
Love him!
rf_eq over 12 years ago
That’s a shade cold blooded
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
RF — probably a shade slow, as well.
Say, how long till he reaches his vanishing point?
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
I know that last line fell kinda flat….
Maybe the tortoise could help put it into perspective.
Twonky over 12 years ago
Huh? The acronym would be S.T.O.P.
doublepaw over 12 years ago
The tortoise shell overcome all problems.
RonaldDavis over 12 years ago
If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance.
RonaldDavis over 12 years ago
Every morning is a good morning when you can wake up.− Lawrence Sanders
chris_weaver over 12 years ago
“Hooray, I’m not pushing daisies!”
rockngolfer over 12 years ago
Every day is a bad hair day for me but at least I have most of my hair.
corzak over 12 years ago
“The Spectral Tortoise O’ Perspective?!?!?!”I’m confused also . . . anyone?
yatman over 12 years ago
Please don’t stop with the S.T.O.P.! Keep him coming! If we follow his wisdom, he will have tortoise a valuable lesson.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 12 years ago
At my age, the best part of waking up….is waking up…
Hoodude over 12 years ago
Shell solves problems unless left in road…so it depends.
GoodQuestion Premium Member over 12 years ago
STOP – not to be confused with the Grouchy Tortoise O’Pessimism from Little Dog Lost . . . . ☻
MortonandMack over 12 years ago
the ghost of christmas yet to come?
perceptor3 over 12 years ago
Why do I get the feeling the STOP met his demise in a bowl of turtle soup?
PShaw0423 over 12 years ago
Hey, a new name I could use with my avatar! :)
arson549 over 12 years ago
How uplifting.
bmonk over 12 years ago
The spectral tortoise o.p. needs to come out of his shell more.
stoshk over 12 years ago
Stephan’s been reading Oglaf…
Defective Premium Member over 12 years ago
Ok, finally, a new character that I’m gonna enjoy.
fatjimi over 12 years ago
I think it’s Guard Duck incognito. Can you see the wire?
Keno21 over 12 years ago
Stephan, lay off the cough syrup, dude. Seriously.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
Now that the S.T.O.P. is here, maybe people will stop calling on the Spectral Hare Inviting Trouble.
Srover over 12 years ago
I get the feeling that’s his answer to everything.
valaraukarsbane over 12 years ago
How is that supposed to help? Sure things could be worse, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t already bad!Plus, if he were dead, he wouldn’t be experiencing anything bad.
tigre1 over 12 years ago
I use the I Ching a lot. Anybody else out there?
BigHornDave Premium Member over 12 years ago
mirrors my favorite thought… “It could be worse – might be yet.”
shotsy5 over 12 years ago
That lifts my spirits!! haha
smoore47 over 12 years ago
If I’m dyin’ I’m lyin’; any day above ground is a good day.
6turtle9 over 12 years ago
LOL!
fugcheese over 12 years ago
Charmy says, "Turtles are always so wise… and Stephan is always so “deep”… knee deep most of the time!!!!!"
Bwa ha ha ha!!!!!!!!
joeydog234 over 12 years ago
i like the comic
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
There are those who would say that in Rat’s case, being dead would be an improvement. Pig seems to be surprisingly familiar with the Spectral Tortoise O’ Perspective, considering that it’s a new guy here at PBS; have Pig and STOP been hanging together somewhere else?
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Rf — Thanks — I’d figured it would be too obscure. :)
And Yatman…. Booooooo…. I mean yaaaaay….. (for “tortoise a lesson.”)
Themanofoor54 about 3 years ago
40th comment