Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 30, 2024

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    BasilBruce  4 days ago

    If he actually drinks that much beer, that mug can be used for a second purpose.

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    Hello Everyone  4 days ago

    I bet it will be a success on College Campuses!

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    sirbadger  4 days ago

    It looks like Pig is sitting on a pillow. When he is sleeping, does he put his head on the same pillow?

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    DanielRyanMulligan1  4 days ago

    Well, yesterday, RAT, whether or not his “victim” knew, succeeded in his goal with that abuse towards another human being, today, somebody caught on to RAT’S “shtick” in time for RAT to “lose.” Well, ya can’t win ‘em all….dan aka….

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    Seth down  4 days ago

    Trick or IPA

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    CementerAD5  4 days ago

    I wonder how many would be donors would use the giant mug for its secondary purpose?

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    Johnny Q Premium Member 4 days ago

    It was worth a shot…

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    Tachyon the Samurai  4 days ago

    Genius, why didn’t I think of that?

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    iggyman  4 days ago

    Back to the drawing board !

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    iggyman  4 days ago

    ues

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    iggyman  4 days ago

    Question: Rat if the mug you carry by chance did get filled, won’t it be too heavy to carry ?!

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    WCraft Premium Member 4 days ago

    If you can lift that thing (assuming it is glass), then you could go as MIghty Mouse for Halloween!

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    blunebottle  4 days ago

    Oktoberfest.

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    Mel-T-Pass Premium Member 4 days ago

    Think that’s big? Corning Glass Museum in Corning NY has a collection of gigantic old German beer steins (“humpen”), many of which would put that to shame.

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    phritzg Premium Member 4 days ago

    I’d be interested in celebrating Cheeseoween.

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    Ichabod Ferguson  4 days ago

    Christmas used to be similar to the beeroween rat speaks of. Adults, mostly males, would go from house to house knocking on doors asking for some Christmas cheer.

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    Brass Orchid Premium Member 4 days ago

    Supposed to carry a cooler, and be handed a 12.

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    ajr58(1)  4 days ago

    Once the trick-or-treaters are done on Halloween night, our neighbor comes across the street for Trick or Beer.

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    Nuke Road Warrior  4 days ago

    My Mom, who’s mother was from Scotland, described Hogmanay as “Trick or Treating” with a shot glass.

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    Croc Holliday  4 days ago

    Careful Rat, you knock on the wrong door you could get shot.

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    Ellis97  4 days ago

    Sounds like a dumb holiday.

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    Willywise52 Premium Member 4 days ago

    Try Weedoween?

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    Count Olaf Premium Member 4 days ago

    Andy Capp approves this holiday.

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    emoten  4 days ago

    A very rum Idea, Rat. How did you come to gin that up? Did I perceive a very rye expression on the neighbor’s face?

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    serial232  4 days ago

    What we need is a day for children to dress up, get candy, and have fun, without adults making it commercial and ruining things for the children. Can’t be Halloween or Valentine Days. They’ve become too expensive and for adults only.

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    Killraven Premium Member 4 days ago

    After the success (and stress) of Trunk or Treat, we’ve decided next year to follow it up with Drunk or Treat.

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    mindjob  4 days ago

    I’m holding out for Eggnogoween

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    DaBump Premium Member 4 days ago

    YAY!

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    aerotica69  4 days ago

    Rat chose the wrong street. He would have had more success on Fraternity Row.

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    bobbyferrel  4 days ago

    Back in the middle of the last century, we used to go trick-or-drinking to our friend’s houses.

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    Lee Hauser Premium Member 4 days ago

    The problem is, everyone wants to receive beer, but no one wants to give it away.

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    rickseg  4 days ago

    In the early 1940s when I was a kid in elementary school our teachers told us never to say “Trick or treat” when we went “begging” for candy on Halloween night. We were to say ”Please help the poor” because “Trick or treat” was considered a threat. Of course we were just coming out of the depression and World War Two was raging so things were very different back then.

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    rshive  4 days ago

    In Heaven there is no beer./ That’s why we drink it here./ And when we are gone from here,/ Our friends will be drinking all the beer.

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    ncorgbl  4 days ago

    Years ago we went out once and tried ‘Trick or Drink’. It lasted 3 houses.

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    Goat from PBS  4 days ago

    By Rat’s logic, the actual holiday would be called, “Candy-oween.”

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    steveandeileen  4 days ago

    I’m all in.

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    txmystic  4 days ago

    I’m intrigued by this very interesting holiday…

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    zeexenon  4 days ago

    The UW-Madison Rathskeller had Yards Of Beer mugs … great way to get a bath till you learned how to be careful and patient.

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    RobinHood  4 days ago

    Give it time

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    marilynnbyerly  4 days ago

    If he’d just brought a large stein he’d have had more luck. Don’t be greedy, Rat.

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    curtlyon19  4 days ago

    like his pillow

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    Mentor397  4 days ago

    Maybe he’d have better luck in Wisconsin.

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    John Jorgensen  4 days ago

    Sounds good to me.

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    Shonkin  3 days ago

    Once upon a time (~50 years ago) there was a brief fad in California with adults going house to house after putting the kids to bed. They’d hold out a glass and say, “Trick or liquor.”It didn’t catch on.

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  3 days ago

    Try Munich ,Germany—-they’ve got a surplus

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    SheMc  3 days ago

    He did you a favour, you’d have drowned in it!

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    dpatrickryan Premium Member 3 days ago

    I once had neighbours who handed out beer to the parents accompanying their young’uns…

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    wildlandwaters  3 days ago

    it’s not often I agree with Rat’s thinking, but I’m all in with him on this one!

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    Bilan  3 days ago

    Unfortunately, you only get fun-sized mugs of beer on Beeroween.

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    KC135E/R BOOMER  3 days ago

    This Holiday merits some serious consideration.

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    unfair.de  3 days ago

    Waht I envision: a bunch of drinking buddies each with a Beerstein and towing behind them a port-a-potty.

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    musicnut1986  3 days ago

    It exists. Just go down any fraternity house row on a Saturday night.

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    Aimless Melissa   3 days ago

    Don’t give up so easily!

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    kjnrun  3 days ago

    I love this idea!

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    smartman  3 days ago

    The problem with that is that unless you drink all of it between houses, you’re going to be mixing a lot of beer together which is bound to be disgusting when you’re done. Not to mention the birds.

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    AndrewSihler  3 days ago

    Maybe some market testing would be a good idea. A lot might depend on the specific wording.

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    sincavage05  3 days ago

    I’d be up for that holiday.

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    whelan_jj  3 days ago

    I know a man who went with his kids on Halloween carrying a shot glass which he would hold out to whoever opened the door. He had it filled at a few of the homes.

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    uthor  3 days ago

    I saw someone setting up a few kegs of beer to give to the parents the day before trick or treat in my neighborhood. <3

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