Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 11, 2024

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    BasilBruce  about 2 months ago

    I almost expected Pig to say, “Why didn’t I get one?”

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    Bilan  about 2 months ago

    Everybody in central Florida got a free car wash. That’s the best spin I could think of.

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    sirbadger  about 2 months ago

    And the lady who got plastic surgery got 2 chest balloons.

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    Hello Everyone  about 2 months ago

    You could just spend your time watching Cat Videos. It’s equally informative and more honest than fake news.

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    iggyman  about 2 months ago

    With all the political commercials on the news lately, the news is almost impossible to watch!

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    WhatsTheJoke  about 2 months ago

    I wanna balloon too!

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    Walter Kocker  about 2 months ago

    You just know there’ll be people who’ll want two balloons . . . (sigh)

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    Gent  about 2 months ago

    Welcomes to Ignorance is bliss news channel. And tonight on the breaking news show….we gots balloons. Because balloons is just like bubbles that you can hides inside from the reality.

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    Walrus Gumbo Premium Member about 2 months ago

    The announcer’s name is Pennywise!

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    newsbb  about 2 months ago

    Good news – I like it.

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    Purple People Eater  about 2 months ago

    In other news, balloons that float up into the air eventually pop and fall back to earth, where pieces of them are eaten by various birds and animals. Since they can’t digest them, the balloons kill the animals.

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    Doug K  about 2 months ago

    So … where are the balloons? Where’s my balloon?

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    mrwiskers  about 2 months ago

    I hope my blue balloon arrives Nov. 6.

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    cdward  about 2 months ago

    Just for the record, ever since there has been news, there have been laments that there’s nothing but bad news out there. That’s because there has always been bad news out there, and people are attracted to it. It IS exhausting, and that’s why it’s important to step away periodically to smell the roses (that have also always been there). However, knowing what’s going on is essential if you want to have any control over your life.

    Small example: what would it be like if people hadn’t learned — through the news — that Hurricane Milton was going to be bad? How many more would have died? Of course, the news in this case depended on NOAA which one political party wants to defund — another unhappy thing we learn in the news, but important so we can combat it.

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    Croc Holliday  about 2 months ago

    Devastation in Asheville from Helene, and now the wreckage of Milton – it feels apocalyptic.

    But just ignore it all, no indication that storms are getting more frequent and more severe.

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    Procat Premium Member about 2 months ago

    If only things were that easy.

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    Kveldulf  about 2 months ago

    That’s odd? I always thought fake ne, excuse me, alternative facts were just lies and the people who told them were evil.

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    Ellis97  about 2 months ago

    Balloons make everyone happy.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 2 months ago

    Yay and stuff.

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    iggyman  about 2 months ago

    Bad part, the balloons are from China!

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    Munch  about 2 months ago

    Not going to happen. Bad news sells.

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    Count Olaf Premium Member about 2 months ago

    The Count and Banksy approve this comic.

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    rshive  about 2 months ago

    No such luck, Pig.

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    DaBump Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Can I have a helium balloon? I love those. I put just enough weight on their ribbon so that they float around.

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    Snoopy Copter  about 2 months ago

    We need more. Give us unicorns, lollypops, and 15 million bucks.

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    Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Wait….Isi t from a sewer clown????

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    waes-hael  about 2 months ago

    And then Pig turns off the TV, spurring the infotainment industry to go back to addicting sensationalism…

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    ira.crank  about 2 months ago

    It’s good to take a break from the news every so often.

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    [Unnamed Reader - bddb15]  about 2 months ago

    What station do I turn on for this news? (note that I said “turn on” not “switch to” as I stopped watching the news a loooooong time ago.)

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    John Jorgensen  about 2 months ago

    On any given day the vast majority of people do not get balloons, so I don’t think this anchor is going to have much credibility.

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    zeexenon  about 2 months ago

    And plenty of political hot air baloney to blow it up.

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    SheMc  about 2 months ago

    Like the saying goes, no news is good news!

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    mousefumanchu Premium Member about 2 months ago

    And cheese!

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    Vinnie Vidivici   about 2 months ago

    Um…is anyone concerned that people in the TV can see and interact with Pig?

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    Alicia1955  about 2 months ago

    8+ billion balloons would have a terrible effect on the environment.

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    christelisbetty  about 2 months ago

    It’s what “They” are using to control the weather.

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    Kurtass  about 2 months ago

    I hope it is a Red balloon.

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    KEA  about 2 months ago

    Another lie really isn’t going to help

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    Goat from PBS  about 2 months ago

    That’s how we all get news, except it’s more politcally inclined.

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    andrew.scharnhorst  about 2 months ago

    What color balloon … ?

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    Buoy  about 2 months ago

    We all know good news doesn’t sell, which is why (one reason) we get the 24/7 horror show called “news.” A far far greater amount of good things happen everyday than do bad. Exponentially more things go right each day than go wrong.

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    smartman  about 2 months ago

    Politics and Science don’t care if you care about them or stay informed about them. They’ll wreck you either way. Odds are several climate change deniers have died in both hurricanes that were clearly buffed by climate change. Stay informed. It’s your responsibility in a Democracy. But hey, don’t and pretty soon you won’t have to worry about being informed because Fascist Dictators want you blissfully ignorant of everything.

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    Willywise52 Premium Member about 2 months ago

    If it’s filled with nitrous oxide,I’m in.

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    Ermine Notyours  about 2 months ago

    “Okay, and on to the news. Yesterday the roof of Tropicana Field tore like a balloon. Uh, oops.”

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    bunrabbit99  about 2 months ago

    several weeks ago, i stopped watching the news. i’m missing a lot…but my stress level is low. i got tired of watching things i have no control or influence over. i’ll tune in again after the election.

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    pokeystick  about 2 months ago

    all kinds of responsible sources report more intense storms.Thus, as we Jews sometimes say, May the year end with its curses, and may the new year begin with its blessings.L’shana tova everyone, Hebrew for happy new year. And please don’t politicize this. This has nothing to do with the ongoing horror.

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