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RAT, THIS IS OLD MAN JOHNSON.
HE GREW UP IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
YEP. HAD NO CROPS.
NO FOOD. NO JOB.
NO MONEY.
THEN GOT SHIPPED OFF TO THE BIGGEST WAR OF THE CENTURY.
SOMETIMES I’M INCONVENIENCED WHEN MY iPHONE’S OPERATING SYSTEM GETS UPDATED.
I GUESS WE ALL SUFFER.

CAREFUL, PIG, YOU'RE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE.
IT'S OKAY. EVEN IF I STEP INTO THE THIN AIR, I WON'T FALL UNLESS I LOOK DOWN AT MY FEET AND SEE I'M NOT STANDING ON ANYTHING... HERE, WATCH.
WHILE E. COYOTE CARTOONS ARE NOT SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE.

LOOK AT THAT CUTE WOMAN LISTENING TO MUSIC. YOU SHOULD TALK TO HER.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT MUSIC. BUT SHE IS CUTE.
PARDON THE INTERRUPTION, BUT WHAT SONG ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
'SORRY' SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD.
'SORRY', HUH? I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS 'OTOLARYNGOLOGY'.
THAT COULD HAVE GONE BETTER.

AND THEN THE
GUY GOES, HEY,
BLAH BLAH
BLAH BLAH -
HEY, RAT... MIND
KEEPING IT DOWN?
I CAN'T HEAR
MYSELF THINK.
THINK LOUDER.
HE CAN SOLVE ANYTHING.

HEY NEIGHBOR BOB. HOW GOES IT?
GOOD. HAD MOOSE FOR DINNER AGAIN LAST NIGHT. I SHOT IT MYSELF AND LIKE TO SHOW RESPECT FOR THE ANIMAL BY NOT WASTING ANY OF IT.
ANOTHER WAY TO SHOW RESPECT IS BY NOT KILLING US.
MOOSE CAN BE SO JUDGMENTAL.

HEY, NEIGHBOR BOB. HOW GOES IT?
NOT GREAT. MY WIFE'S OFF DOING A TRAVELING SHOW WITH A MAGICIAN. THEY ENTERTAIN KIDS WITH MAGIC AND SONGS.
WHAT KIND OF SONGS?
OH, YOU KNOW, "YOU PUT YOUR RIGHT FOOT IN. YOU PUT YOUR RIGHT FOOT OUT." BUT I DON'T LIKE IT. I THINK HER AND THE MAGICIAN ARE HAVING AN AFFAIR.
SOUNDS LIKE HOCUS POCUS HOKEY POKEY HANKY PANKY.
YOU'RE WHY I STOPPED READING THE PAPER.

ARE YOU SURE WE DON'T NEED A GUIDEBOOK FOR THIS VACATION, RAT? I DON'T KNOW ANYONE HERE.
SURE I'M SURE. WE'VE GOT MY SMARTPHONE.
SO?
SO TO FIND A HOTEL, I'LL JUST USE THE TRIP ADVISOR APP.
AND TO FIND A GOOD BAR, WE CAN JUST "YELP" IT.
AND TO GET A RIDE HOME FROM THE BAR, WE CAN JUST USE 'UBER.'
SO WE'RE ALL SET!
NOPE. BATTERY'S DEAD.
I SHALL RELY ON COMPLETE STRANGERS!
ASK IF THEY KNOW A PLACE WITH FREE OUTLETS.

HAPPY HOUR.
SMILE, PEOPLE!

WHERE'S RAT TODAY?

HE VOLUNTEERED TO READ BOOKS TO OLD PEOPLE.
THAT'S WONDERFUL. WHAT KIND OF BOOKS?
I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST GLAD HE'S DOING SOMETHING FOR OTHERS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES 'HOW TO AMEND YOUR WILL TO BENEFIT KIND STRANGERS'... PERSONALLY, I FOUND IT GRIPPING.

HEY, PIG, DO YOU WANT SOME OF MY BURGER?
I'D LOVE SOME! HOW COME YOU'RE BEING SO GENEROUS?
AAACHOOOOO--
NO REASON.
MMM... TASTES EXTRA FLAVORFUL.

I DO SO MANY THINGS TO TRY AND MAKE MYSELF HAPPY, BUT NONE OF IT EVER WORKS. MAYBE THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IS TO DO THINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE INSTEAD.
WOW, RAT. THAT'S A PRETTY PROFOUND THOUGHT. ARE YOU REALLY GONNA START DOING THAT?
NOPE.
APRIL FOOL'S IS THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

LISTEN, KILLER KOALA, I KNOW KOALAS NEED TO SLEEP 22 HOURS A DAY, BUT SINCE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GUARD-ING MY PROPERTY, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN SLEEP AN HOUR OR SO LESS?
HI.. I'M MELVIN MELVINOWITZ AND I'M SUING YOU FOR KOALA DISCRIMINATION, YOU RACIST SCUM.
MAYBE I'LL GUARD MY OWN PROPERTY.
THAT'S CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE. WE'RE SUING YOU AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, RAT?
MODIFYING THE USDA'S
FOOD PYRAMID. I
THINK IT’S UNREALISTIC
TO EXPECT PEOPLE TO
EAT 3 TO 5 SERVINGS
OF VEGETABLES A DAY.
THAT IS RATHER
UNREALISTIC. CAN
I SEE WHAT YOU
HAVE SO FAR?
SURE.
THEY
MAY
NOT
ENDORSE
THIS.
SHOWS
WHAT
THEY
KNOW.

GOODBYE, EVERYONE! I HAD A GREAT VISIT!
WE'LL MISS YOU, PIG! DRIVE SAFELY! COME SEE US SOON!
SORRY... I... UH... FORGOT MY KEYS.
OKAY. BYE AGAIN.
OKAY... GOT 'EM... SO, UH, BYE AGAIN.
BYE
BYE
BYE
BY
IS THERE ANYTHING WORSE THAN BUNGLED GOODBYES?
NO
NOPE
LEAVE!
DON'T COME BACK

HEY, RAT, HOW DO YOU GET TO THAT NEW THAI RESTAURANT?
JUST MAKE A RIGHT
ON FIRST, GO OVER
THE HILL, AND MAKE
A LEFT WHEN YOU SEE
THE BIG YIELD SIGN.
YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
I ONLY ADD THAT TO MAKE THEM FEEL EXTRA STUPID WHEN THEY DO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ZEBRA
WORRYING ABOUT THIS PACKAGE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SHIPPED TO ME TODAY.
CAN'T YOU JUST TRACK IT?
I AM. THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME.
Package currently at Moe's Honky Tonk Saloon.
DELIVERY GUYS NEED BREAKS.

I heard you got a job with a shipping company.
Yeah. It's high stress, but we shippers have ways of dealing with it professionally.
STOMP STOMP STOMP
Always buy shipping insurance.

LISTEN, KILLER KOALA, IF YOU'RE GONNA PROTECT ME FROM THE CROC, I NEED YOU TO BE ALERT EVERY SINGLE MINUTE.
ALRIGHT, BUT I DO HAVE TO SLEEP.
SURE. HOW MUCH DO YOU SLEEP?
TWENTY-TWO HOURS A DAY.
KOALAS ARE OUT OF CONTROL.

I HIRED A BEAR TO PROTECT MY PROPERTY FROM THE CROCS.
WOW. BEARS ARE SO INTIMIDATING. IS IT A GRIZZLY BEAR? BLACK BEAR? BROWN BEAR?
NONE OF THE ABOVE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS HUG HIM IF YOU'RE SCARED.

I'M GOING SKYDIVING WITH MY BOSS FROM THE CAFE NEXT WEEK.
I THOUGHT YOU HATED HIM.
WE DON'T ALL HAVE PARACHUTES.
I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
GOOD. BECAUSE THE POLICE WILL ASK.

GATHER ROUND KIDS...I HAVE A STORY TO TELL...THIS ONE'S ABOUT
CELL PHONES
OH NO...PHONES THAT LOOKED LIKE THIS.
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S A TELEPHONE. ONE THAT HAD TO WALLS...WITH CORDS!
CORDS?!? HOW DID YOU DRIVE AROUND WITH THEM?
IF YOU WERE DRIVING AROUND YOU COULDN'T TALK TO ANYONE.
HOW WOULD YOU CALL THEM BACK? HOW WOULD YOU GET BACK HOME?
YES, BUT IF YOU CALLED AND THEY WERE ABOUT TO DIE YOU GOT SOMETHING CALLED A 'BUSY SIGNAL'.
DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE A VOICEMAIL?
BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANY. SOMEONE HAD TO WRITE DOWN YOUR MESSAGE WITH PEN AND PAPER.
PAPERS? AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
NEVER HAVE I EVER FELT SO OLD.
NOW LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT...THE TIME YOU
THE WHO?!

WHERE YOU OFF TO, PIG?
SAN FRANCISCO, TO VISIT SOME FRIENDS WHO LIVE THERE. I GUESS THE WEATHER'S UNPREDICTABLE, SO THEY SAY TO DRESS IN LAYERS.
HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE LIKE THIS?

I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT. GOT ANY TIPS?
I USE THE HELIUM DIET. IT'S EASY TO STICK TO AND IT'S EASY TO LEARN.
HOW'S IT WORK?
I DON'T THINK THAT COUNTS.
THE SCALE DOESN'T LIE.

DID YOU JUST BITE OFF THE END OF THAT STRING CHEESE INSTEAD OF PEELING OFF A STRING?
YEAH. WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING A MOCKERY OF THE ENTIRE CONCEPT OF STRING CHEESE.
IT'S JUST CHEESE.
CRACK
THAT WAS MORE THAN I COULD TAKE.

HEY, RAT. DID YOU CHANGE YOUR
OUT-OF-OFFICE REPLY LIKE I ASKED?
YES, SIR.
HAVE A LOOK.
HELLO. I WILL BE ON VACATION
AND UNAVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT
THREE DAYS. AFTER THAT, I'LL BE
AVAILABLE, BUT WILL STILL TRY
VERY HARD TO AVOID YOU.
I DON'T
THINK YOU'RE
GETTING
THIS.
YOU SHOULD HEAR
MY OUTGOING
PHONE MESSAGE.