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WOW, THIS COMIC 'CUL DE SAC' IS REALLY AMAZING. THIS GUY, RICHARD THOMPSON, HAS GOTTA BE THE MOST BRILLIANT GUY ON THE COMICS PAGE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO RICHARD THOMPSON IS. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW HE'S THE MOST BRILLIANT?
DEDUCTIVE REASONING.
DEDUCTIVE REASONING?
I KNEW IT WASN'T YOU.
THERE'S MORE THAN TWO OF US IN THE PROFESSION.
OH, THEN YOU'RE BELOW THOSE OTHER GUYS, TOO.
IT'S OKAY, STEPH. HAVE A NICE HAT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, RAT?
I'M CHANGING THE 'WIKIPEDIA' PAGE ON 'GLOBAL WARMING' TO SAY THAT JUMPING OFF YOUR ROOF WHILE IMITATING ONE OF THE THREE STOOGES IS A GOOD WAY TO CURB CARBON EMISSIONS.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WHY WOULD YOU WRITE THAT?
BECAUSE IT'S FUN. AND BESIDES, WHO CARES? IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE WOULD--
NYUK NYUK NYUK
WE SHOULD LIMIT HIS INTERNET TIME.

HEY, PIG, WHERE WERE YOU THIS -- OH, SORRY, DUDE, YOU SLEEPING?
THE DINER GOT NEW WALLPAPER.
COMIC STRIPS CAN BE SO CONFUSING.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
TOUGH DAY. I HAVE TO GO TO THE D.M.V. TO GET MY LICENSE RENEWED. I HAVE TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE. AND I HAVE TO PAY BILLS.
I HAVE TO PUSH AROUND A GIANT BALL OF DUNG.
IT'S BEST NOT TO WHINE AROUND DONNY THE DUNG BEETLE.

HEY, PIG. WHY THE LONG FACE?
OH, HEY, DONNY THE DUNG BEETLE...I'M JUST HAVING A BAD DAY. YOU KNOW, LOTS OF BILLS, NO JOB, CAR TROUBLES.
I LIVE IN DUNG.
IT'S HARD TO COMPLAIN TO DONNY THE DUNG BEETLE.

HEY, ZEBRA. WANT TO BUY SOME COOKIES? SEE HOW YOU BUY A BOX FOR A BUCK.
SURE. I LOVE COOKIES.
GREAT. ENJOY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
YES?
THE BUCK JUST GETS YOU THE BOX. IF YOU WANT COOKIES IN THERE, IT'S AN EXTRA TWO BUCKS.
WHAT KIND OF RIPOFF IS THAT?
IT'S NO KIND OF A RIPOFF AT ALL.
GIVE ME MY TWO BUCKS BACK.
FINE. YOU'RE LUCKY I'M SUCH A NICE GUY.
GREAT. ENJOY.
HEY, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS?
YOU DO NOT GET CHIPS IF YOU WANT EM', IT'S TWO BUCKS FOR THAT.
HERE YOU GO.
FINE. HERE'S YOUR CHIPS.
THAT'S JUST A BAG OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS. PUT EM' IN THE COOKIES.
OOH, YOU'RE A DEMANDING LITTLE FUDGEBALL, AREN'T YOU?.....YOU WANT THE CHIPS-CHIPS IN THE COOKIES-PREMIUM SERVICE. IT'S JUST AN EXTRA....
AUGHH
THE AIRLINE FEE STRUCTURE. IT'S NOT JUST FOR AIRLINES ANYMORE.
AND FOR TWO MORE BUCKS, I'LL WASH MY HANDS FIRST.

DO YOU THINK THAT HAVING CHORES YOU HAVE TO DO EVERY WEEK MAKES YOU A MORE RESPONSIBLE GUY?
OH, YES. AND THE MORE RESPONSIBLE YOU ARE, THE BETTER ALL-AROUND BEING YOU ARE, WHICH IN TURN MAKES YOU HAPPY.
YEAH. AND I WANT TO BE HAPPY AND ALL, BUT... WOW... IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAT...
... YOU BE HAPPY.
*SIGH*

Son, me has technoglogical question.
WHAT IS IT?
If crocs call Zeeba on compooter videophone and Zeeba answer, does Zeeba actually be een croc living room?
NO, DAD, THAT'S HIS IMAGE ON THE SCREEN. IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL ZEBRA.
Bad news.

DID GEORGE WASHINGTON HAVE A POINT AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD?
NO.
WAS HE FIVE HUNDRED FEET TALL?
NO.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT DOES NOT DEPICT GEORGE WASHINGTON.
THEN WHO'S THAT SPOS'D TO BE?
IT'S HIS ARCH NEMESIS, ANDY OBEUSKI!

RAT MAKES "PEARLS" A "MAD LIB."
LISTEN TO ME, RAT. I'M SERIOUS. WE ARE NOT TURNING THE STRIP INTO A "MAD LIB."
FINE, THEN HOW 'BOUT JUST THE PUNCHLINE? WE CAN ASK READERS TO FILL IN THE BLANKS AND GIVE A PRIZE TO THE BEST SUBMISSION.
NO. I HAVE NO PRIZE TO GIVE AND I HAVE NO TIME TO GO THROUGH 100, 000 E-MAILS.
ALRIGHT. FINE. I UNDERSTAND.
HOW 'BOUT I JUST ____ THEM (VERB) ____ A ____ (ADJECTIVE) (NOUN).
I'M GONNA KILL HIM.
RUN, RAT, BEFORE HE ____ YOUR ____ (VERB) (NOUN)

HEY, PIG, DID YOU SEE WHAT YOUR STUPID GUARD DUCK DID?
NO. WHAT?
HE _____ A _____ WITH HIS _____.
MY STRIP IS NOT A 'MADLIB.'
WHY NOT? IT BEATS THE _____ YOU WRITE.
HAHAHA YOU JUST MADE ME _____

PIG, IT'S ME, PIGITA... I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME OUT TONIGHT... AND I WANT TO GO SOMEPLACE NICE, NOT ONE OF YOUR ADOLESCENT BURGER JOINTS.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH BURGER JOINTS?
BECAUSE, I'M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE I'M DATING A KID... I'M A GROWN WOMAN AND I NEED A MATURE RELATIONSHIP.
YOU GOT IT... BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS LATER?
WHY?
NO REASON.
OUT OF THE SOFA FOR FATTY CROCKETT!!

HEY, GUYS, CAN YOU ALL TAKE A BREAK FROM WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO WATCH MY NEW DOG, IKE, DO SOME TRICKS?
GEE, PIG. I'M SORTA READING THIS BOOK ON CAESAR RIGHT NOW.
IT'LL BE GREAT. I SWEAR... HE KNOWS HOW TO AIM HIS LITTLE PAW AT SOMETHING, AND HE CAN SAY THROUGH ICE, AND HE CAN JUMP ON THIS KURDISH MAN'S HEAD.
REALLY?
YEAH, WATCH... I'LL TELL HIM TO AIM... GOAT, YOU POINT OUT THE ICE AND YELL "SAY," AND RAT, YOU TELL HIM TO JUMP ON THIS MAN'S HEAD... READY... GO!
IKE, AIM!
SAY! ON!
ICE! I SAW!
IKE, ON KURD!
I COME TO BURY PASTIS, NOT TO PRAISE HIM.

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING, RAT?
A BUNCH OF FAT ITALIANS YELLING AT EACH OTHER.
IT'S CALLED OPERA.
SEE. I TOLD YOU IT WASN'T 'COPS'.
SO THAT'S WHY NO ONE GOT MACED.

HEY, I THINK I FINALLY FINISHED PAINTING THE LIVING ROOM.
DID YOU KNOW THE WORD "PAINT" COMES FROM THE OLD FRENCH WORD, 'PENITRER,' WHICH COMES FROM THE LATIN, 'PINGERE'?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CONFIRMING GOAT'S STORIES REALLY ARE AS BORING AS WATCHING PAINT DRY.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A NEW
GOVERNOR... HOW DO YOU
THINK SHE’LL DO?
I GUESS IT
DEPENDS ON
WHETHER OR
NOT SHE FEELS
SHE HAS A
MANDATE.
THAT’S
STUPID.
WHY IS
THAT
STUPID?
BECAUSE SHE
SHOULD TRY TO
GOVERN WELL
REGARDLESS OF
HER SOCIAL
LIFE.
A MANDATE IS NOT A DATE
WITH A MAN.
HOW DOES IT
FEEL TO KNOW
HIS VOTE COUNTS
THE SAME AS
YOURS?
I HAD
A MAN
DATE ONCE.
DIDN’T GO
WELL.

HEY, PIGITA... WHY AREN'T YOU READY? I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO GO TO CHEZ PANISSE TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS? YOU NEVER LISTEN! WHAT I SAID WAS I WANTED TO GO TO A STEAKHOUSE.
NOVEMBER 2, 2010. 2:46 P.M.
PIG: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TOMORROW NIGHT, PIGITA?
PIGITA: CHEZ PANISSE.
STEVEIE STENOGRAPHER.

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND, RAT?
STEVIE STENOGRAPHER. HE TAKES DOWN EVERY WORD EVERYONE SAYS. THAT WAY I HAVE A VERBATIM RECORD OF ALL THE PROMISES OTHERS DON'T KEEP.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PROMISES YOU DON'T KEEP? LIKE YESTERDAY, WHEN YOU
EAR- MUFFS!
I SEE.
GET YOUR OWN STENOGRAPHER

WHY ARE THE DUMBEST PEOPLE ALWAYS THE LOUDEST? WHY DON'T THEY REALIZE THEY'RE DUMB AND LOWER THEIR VOICE ACCORDINGLY?
MAYBE THEY DON'T THINK OF THEMSELVES AS DUMB.
THAT'S TOO BAD. MAYBE WE SHOULD MUFFLE THEM OURSELVES.
BUT WHO'S TO SAY WHO'S DUMB AND NOT DUMB? BESIDES, ISN'T EVERYONE IN A DEMOCRACY ENTITLED TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION?

EVERYWHERE I GO THESE DAYS I FEEL SO SCARED. LIKE EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IS SO FRAGILE... LIKE EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TO GO WRONG.
BOOT SOME BABOON BUTTOCKS!
YEAH. IT'S FUN TO SAY, ISN'T IT?
BOOT SOME BABOON BUTTOCKS.
YOU HAVE TO YELL IT.
BOOT SOME BABOON BUTTOCKS!!
ON YOUR HEAD.
BOOT SOME BABOON BUTTOCKS!!!
ON A FAT BIKER'S BACK.
BOOT SOME BABOON BUTTOCKS
BOOT SOME BABOON BUTTOCKS
YOU'RE RIGHT. IT ALL WENT WRONG.
I KNEW IT.

HEY, PIG. WANNA JOIN MY INVESTMENT CLUB? IT’S JUST FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS. AND FOR EACH PERSON YOU BRING IN, YOU GET MONEY.
DON’T DO IT, PIG. HE'S FORMING A PYRAMID SCHEME.
FORMING A PYRAMID SCHEME?? I LOVE PYRAMIDS!!
THANKS FOR THE SALES HELP.
I WAS NOT TRYING TO HELP.
I GET TO BE THE DEAD PHARAOH!

I THINK GUARD DUCK AND MR. SNUFFLES HAVE OPENED A SPY AGENCY AND I THINK THEY'RE WORKING UNDERCOVER AS SPIES.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
COVER BLOWN. REPEAT: COVER BLOWN.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR... NUTS... I LANDED ON B & O RAILROAD.
WHY IS THAT BAD?
I DON'T OWN IT.
BECAUSE IT MEANS I SMELL AND HAVE TO GET PUNCHED IN THE NOSE.
NO, IT DOESN'T, PIG. WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?!
I THINK IT'S IN THE RULES.
IT IS NOT IN THE RULES.
HEY, IT BEATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL.

WHAT ARE YOU READING, GOAT?
THIS MAGAZINE ON KITCHEN REMODELS. I'M THINKING ABOUT HAVING A CONTRACTOR INSTALL ONE OF THOSE ISLANDS IN THE CENTER.
WHAT FOR?
IT HELPS WITH THE RESALE VALUE OF THE HOME. THEY'RE A VERY POPULAR FEATURE RIGHT NOW.
HELPS WITH RESALE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SAY ABOUT YOU AFTER YOU'RE GONE?
DEPENDS. WHERE'D I GO?
YOU'RE IN THE GROUND.
AM I DIGGING FOR SOMETHING?
YOU'RE DEAD.
NUTS. MUST HAVE STRAINED MYSELF DIGGING.