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WHERE'S PIG?

I HIRED HIM AS AN ASSISTANT, SO TODAY HE'S WRITING "STP" ON ALL MY SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR.

WHAT'S "STP"?

MY INITIALS. STEPHAN THOMAS PASTIS.

OKAY, STEPH, ALL DONE!

I SAID "STP", NOT "STD".

I DON'T HEAR THAT WELL.

OH, YOU WILL SO CHARM THE LADIES.

HEY, PIG. THIS IS MY BRITISH FRIEND, ANDREW. HE'S HAPPY BECAUSE HE JUST GOT A FLAT.
WHY IS THAT SOMETHING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT?
BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED ONE.
WELL, THEN I'LL JUST TAKE THIS STEAK KNIFE AND SLASH YOUR OTHER THREE TIRES.
PIG... HE GOT AN APARTMENT?
GOOD, 'CAUSE HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE FOR A WHILE.

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?
A BUNCH OF LUMBERJACKS WITH LONG SCRAGGLY BEARDS AND FILTHY HELMETS SWINGING AROUND BIG PIECES OF WOOD.
THAT'S A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME.
I THINK I MISSED A FASHION TREND.

HEY, NEIGHBOR BOB, WHATCHA DOING?
TRYING TO READ THIS E-BOOK OUTSIDE, BUT THERE’S TOO MUCH GLARE ON THE SCREEN.
THAT’S FUNNY. MINE WORKS FINE.
OH, REALLY? WHAT MODEL DO YOU HAVE?
A 'BOOK' BOOK. THE KIND WITH GRASP-ABLE PAGES... THAT I BOUGHT AT A LOCAL BOOKSTORE... BECAUSE IT'D BE PRETTY GARSH-SH SAD IF OUR LAST REMAINING BOOKSTORE HAD TO SHUT ITS DOORS
SENSITIVE SUBJECT?
MAY YOUR DAYS BE GARVEY AND BRIGHT.

Cartoonist Stephan Pastis has been found dead. Which one of the characters is responsible for his death?
TIMMY FAILURE DIDN'T KILL PASTIS. I DID IT...FOR PASTIS! IT WAS HIS BELIEF THAT NO STRIP WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE FULL OF COMMENTERS SUGGESTING IT BE CANCELED WOULD BE A SUCCESS, SEWING DOUBT INTO THE MINDS OF MANAGEMENT!
So Pastis told me to kill him.
Stephan will receive how many complaints for using the phrase "SCREW IT" in the last panel?
SCREW IT. I DON'T KNOW.

HEY, STEPH, THIS IS JOHN GLYNN, THE HEAD OF YOUR SYNDICATE, AND I HAVE SOME REAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY, CHUCKLE-FILLED IDEAS FOR YOUR COMIC.
OH. OKAY. WHAT ARE THEY?
OKAY, WELL, IN THIS FIRST STRIP, THE -
SPLUSH
FLUSH
HAHAHAHAHAHHHHAHHHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA!
IS IT RAINING THERE?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
I HAVE TO GO TO A DINNER PARTY WITH A BUNCH OF ACADEMIC TYPES, AND I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA LOOK STUPID.
JUST TALK LIKE THEY DO AND USE ALL THE BUZZWORDS. YOU KNOW, LIKE "EXISTENTIAL ANGST," AND "PARADIGM SHIFT."
AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME USE YOUR BATHROOM, WHERE I RELIEVED MY EXISTENTIAL ANGST WITH A NICE PARADIGM SHIFT.

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO, STEPH?
THIS GREAT STATION. PLAYS ALL THE MUSIC I ALWAYS LOVED IN COLLEGE AND STUFF, LIKE "GUNS N' ROSES" AND "NIRVANA".
OH, YEAH, THAT'S THE 'GOLDEN OLDIES' STATION.
AND THEN HE CRIED AND LEFT.

HULLOO, ZEEBA NEIGHA... EES TEEN... CROCS FIND GOD. WANT SHARE GUD NEWS.
WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS?
DAT ONE DAY WHEN YOU EES DIE, YOU GO HEAVEN.
WELL, I SUPPOSE THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
AND DAT DAY TODAY!
I NEED TO STOP ANSWERING THE DOOR.

HEY, RAT, I HEARD YOU'RE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. WHAT'S YOUR CAMPAIGN CENTERED AROUND?
SOCIAL ACTIVISM. JUST LIKE GANDHI AND M.L.K. I'M RISKING EVERYTHING TO CHANGE SOCIETY FROM THE GROUND UP.
THAT'S GREAT. SO WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE? MARCHES? SIT-INS? CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?
SOMETIMES I CLICK THE 'LIKE' BUTTON ON FACEBOOK.
NOW.
SOMETIMES I EVEN POST A SAD EMOJI.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ALL THESE WARS GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
IT'S A COMPLEX SITUATION. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU INVOLVE RELIGION AND ALL THEIR SECTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF SEX?
TONS. AND IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF WHO'S WITH WHOM.
SUDDENLY, I FEEL LIKE VOLUNTEERING.
JUST LIKE THAT? THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS CASUAL SECTS.

I STARTED A NEW BUSINESS.

DOING WHAT?
I SELL PEOPLE THEIR OWN CANNING MACHINE AND A SUPPLY OF FRUIT PICKED IN THE AFRICAN SAVANNA.
WHAT KIND OF FRUIT?
MOSTLY BANANAS, WHICH THEY CAN THEMSELVES.
WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THEM?
SELL THEM IN COVERED LITTLE PRODUCE HUTS BUT SOME CITIES WANT TO BAN THE STRUCTURE.
WHY?
I DUNNO. BUT TO HELP MY CHANCES, I GOT A CELEBRITY PARTNER TO PUT HER NAME ON THE BUSINESS. IT'S THAT WOMAN WHO TURNS THE LETTERS ON 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE' NOW THE CITIES WON'T DO WHAT THEY'RE THREATENING TO DO.
WHAT ARE CITIES THREATENING TO DO?
BAN A 'VANNA CAN A SAVANNA BANANA' CABANA.
AND JUST LIKE THAT, ANOTHER SUNDAY IS RUINED.

HEY, NEIGHBOR BOB. HOW GOES IT?
LAST NIGHT MY WIFE TOLD ME SHE HAD A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. THEN SHE SAID OUR FAMILY WAS ABOUT TO GROW A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
WOW... AND WHAT'D YOU SAY?
THAT I THOUGHT WE WERE FAT ENOUGH ALREADY.
I THINK I RUINED A MOMENT.

HEY, 'PEARLS' IS GONNA BE PUBLISHED IN A BUNCH OF UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPERS THIS WEEK.
THAT'S TERRIFIC. UNIVERSITIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BASTION OF FREE SPEECH WHERE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT REMOVED AND REMOVED EVEN IF YOU'RE A REMOVED WHO LIKES REMOVED OR DOESN'T LIKE REMOVED.
UH... WHAT HAPPENED TO UNIVERSITIES?
WE RAISED A FEW OVER- SENSITIVE NINNIES?
BAN THAT!

I HEARD YOU INVITED SOME WOMEN OVER FOR A BIG DANCE PARTY LAST WEEKEND. HOW’D IT GO?
NOT WELL. I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. MAYBE THE MUSIC.
WHAT’D YOU PLAY?
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S “NEBRASKA.”
IS CRYING COMMON AT DANCE PARTIES?

WHAT'S ALL THIS, RAT?
IT'S A VOTING BOOTH THAT I SET UP FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
BUT IT'S JUST A BRICK WALL.
YEAH. YOU BANG YOUR HEAD AGAINST IT UNTIL YOU FALL UNCONSCIOUS AND MISS THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
WAH-WAH-WAH-WHAM!
LOOK. OUR FIRST SATISFIED CUSTOMER.
CAN I BE NEXT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
GOAT'S LAUNDRY. HIS WASHING MACHINE BROKE. HE ASKED ME TO SEPARATE OUT THE WHITES, BUT I DIDN'T.
WHY NOT?
I WON'T TOLERATE RACISM.
YOU'VE RUINED HIS CLOTHES.
GOOD. RACIST LITTLE UNDERWEAR.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT TELECONFERENCE, LOU. NOW AS TO THE LAST ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA. HOW 'BOUT WE PUT A PIN IN IT FOR NOW.?
HOW 'BOUT I JAM THIS PIN IN YOUR G#%@ FOR USING THAT STUPID EXPRESSION.?
YOWWWWWWWWW
IT'S A POWERFUL DISINCENTIVE.

THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO DIE IN THIS WORLD, THOUGHT ANGRY BOB.
AND I DO NOT WANT TO DIE.
SO ANGRY BOB ATTENDED A SAFETY SEMINAR AT HIS LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LEARNED ABOUT VARIOUS FIRE DANGERS. LIKE NOT CLEANING YOUR DRYER'S LINT SCREEN.
AND SO BOB WENT HOME AND DILIGENTLY CLEANED HIS LINT SCREEN.
AND WENT TO SLEEP HAPPY.
AND THAT NIGHT, THE DISCARDED LINT RE-FORMED ITSELF INTO LINTZILLA.
AND SUFFOCATED BOB IN HIS SLEEP.
SO NEVER CLEAN YOUR LINT SCREEN.
DO NOT TELL PEOPLE THAT.
THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO DIE!

RAT AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
CANDIDATE RAT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE SUM UP WHY YOU ARE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN UNDER FIFTY WORDS.
SURE.
THIS CAMPAIGN IS ABOUT ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME.
YOU CAN STOP NOW.
AND GOD BLESS ME.

So neighbor Bob, what’s new?
I’m training for a triathlon.
I think you told us that five minutes ago. So how’s your family?
Good, but not as good as me. I’m training for a triathlon.
Right. I know. So do you want a beer?
Can’t. I’m training for a triathlon.
All triathletes should be punched in the head.
Gotta go. I’m training for a triathlon.

HEY, NEIGH-BOR BOB, WHAT ARE
YOU UP TO?
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF A NEW COMPANY I JUST FORMED TO FIX DENTED CARS.
HOW IS IT GOING?
GOOD. WE INVENTED THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY WHERE WE SIMPLY PRESS THE DENT BACK OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR.
HEY, SINCE I KNOW YOU, COULD I GET A BIT OF A PRESIDENT'S DISCOUNT?
I DON'T KNOW. THAT COULD SET A BAD PRESIDENT PRESS-A-DENT
PRECEDENT.
THIS STRIP NEEDS REPAIRS.

HEY, RAT. IT'S ME, GOAT.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN
COME OVER AND HELP ME
ASSEMBLE A PIECE OF
FURNITURE?
LOVE TO.
BUT I KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT
ASSEMBLING
FURNITURE.
DO YOU FEIGN IGNORANCE FOR
EVERY SINGLE TASK YOU DON'T
WANT TO DO?
THE WORLD IS ON TO ME.

Okay, zeeba... Croc master helium balloon. Bob gonna float to top of you house. Go down chimney.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T JUST FLOAT AWAY?
You jinx Bob.

I CAN NEVER REMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE HEATER WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE, SO I STARTED TO REMIND MYSELF WITH STICKY NOTES.
DID THAT WORK?
NO, SO I STARTED PUTTING THE STICKY NOTE ON THE FRONT DOOR SO I'D SEE IT WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE.
AND DID THAT WORK?
NO, SO NOW I'VE DESIGNED THIS HEADBAND THAT HOLDS THE STICKY NOTE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE.
AND NOW YOU CAN REMEMBER?
REMEMBER WHAT?
GET HELP.