Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 23, 2015
March 22, 2015
March 24, 2015
Transcript:
Rat: I'm going skydiving with my boss from the cafe next week.
Goat: I thought you hated him.
Rat: We don't all have parachutes.
Goat: I didn't hear that.
Rat: Good. Because the police will ask.
I dunno. Will Goat crack under questioning from the cops? Will Rat do the time for the crime? Will the ill-fated jump actually take place, for that matter? Is Cartoon-Boy aiding and abetting?
Bilan about 9 years ago
It’s not as classic a way to rise in the ranks as back stabbing, but …
Sherlock Watson about 9 years ago
And if the boss doesn’t go for that, ask him to play “blind man’s bluff” in traffic.
Alexander the Good Enough about 9 years ago
Perhaps a rat will chew the suspension lines on the boss’s ’chute.
phylum about 9 years ago
per usual,..i smell a rat
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 9 years ago
When did Rat, get a job at the café?
eddie6192 about 9 years ago
Rat had better not tell this story to that dumb Pig.
Darque Hellmutt about 9 years ago
If at first you don’t succeed … well, so much for skydiving.
puddlesplatt about 9 years ago
gonna leave an impression I bet?
abbybookcase about 9 years ago
beginners usually have guided jumps anyway with experienced jumpers attached to the rookie
Ragtime78rpm about 9 years ago
Not talking about a golden parachute, I guess.
lmonteros about 9 years ago
Wish I had thought of that with my last two bosses.
Number Three about 9 years ago
I’m sure your boss doesn’t care much for you either, Rat.
xxx
dzw3030 about 9 years ago
In the Thrifty Nickel: Bungee Jumping cord, used once, repairable.
codedaddy about 9 years ago
How do the PBS characters hold their coffee cups without using the handles?
Sisyphos about 9 years ago
I dunno. Will Goat crack under questioning from the cops? Will Rat do the time for the crime? Will the ill-fated jump actually take place, for that matter? Is Cartoon-Boy aiding and abetting?
knight1192a almost 9 years ago
Looking at some of these responses I’m suddenly remembering Blood on the Risers