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WELL, GUYS, I BROKE UP WITH HSOSANNA. SHE NEVER DID HAVE MUCH OF A PERSONALITY. SO NOW I'M DATING SOMEONE MORE CHARISMATIC. SOMEONE WHO REALLY LIGHTS UP A ROOM.
WELL, GOOD FOR YOU, PIG. I'D LIKE TO MEET HER SOME DAY.
AND TO THINK SOME CARTOONISTS TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK.

you know, pig, before you start dating a mop, you should try one of those internet dating sites. you tell them stuff about yourself, like your interests and your intellect, and they suggest a good mate for you.
i tried that.
who’d they suggest?
a mop.
it was love at first sight.

WELL, GOAT, I SHOULD GO. I'VE GOT A BIG DATE TONIGHT.
WELL, GOOD FOR YOU, PIG. YOU SURE SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN OVER PIGITA. WHO'S THE NEW LADY?
I'M THINKING YOU COULD DO BETTER.

HEY, RAT, CHECK OUT THIS MODEL OF AN ATOLL I MADE...WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON, IT SAYS STUFF...WATCH...
I'M A RING OF CORAL ENCIRCLING A LAGOON.
HMM, THAT'S PRETTY COOL. LET ME TRY.
YOU ARE A GRR, IDIOT.
OH MY GOODNESS,
IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE, DON'T SAY ANYTHING, ATOLL.
DON'T YOU HAVE A FREEWAY YOU CAN PLAY ON?

WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?

FILLING OUT MY
CALENDAR FOR
THE MONTH. I
LIKE TO KEEP ON
TOP OF MY SOCIAL
SCHEDULE.
OH, YEAH? WHAT EVENTS DO
YOU HAVE COMING UP?
NEXT TUESDAY IS THE
EXPIRATION DATE ON
MY MILK.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO
GET OUT MORE.
WHOA... SAME DAY
AS THE CHEESE...
GONNA BE A BUSY
TUESDAY.

Ding dong ding dong.
WHAT DO YOU IDIOTS WANT?
We sue you face.
Sue me? OVER WHAT?
We find out lions eat a zeeba.
YEAH. IT WAS TERRIBLE. WHY??
So week before, tiger eat zeeba. And month before, cheetah eat zeeba.
YEAH. ALL THAT HAPPENED. SO?
So during entire time, not one of you zeebas get eaten by croc.
So?
So you racist.
I'M CLOSING THE DOOR NOW.
WHUH? DOES WE WANT? EQUAL EATING!
WHEN DOES WE WANT IT? NOW!
NOW!!

HEY, PIG, CAN I DROP YOU INTO A CAGE OF ANGRY, HYPER-TERRITORIAL BABOONS?
NO.
COULD I AT LEAST BORROW TEN DOLLARS?
SURE.
THE KEY TO NEGOTIATION IS TO START BIG.

HEY, RAT, IT'S ME
AND GOAT... WE
JUST THOUGHT
WE'D CALL AND
SEE WHAT YOU'RE
DOING.
RIGHT NOW I'M
WATCHING 'JERSEY
SHORE' AND
UPDATING MY
FACEBOOK PAGE
AND FRYING A
LITTLE BACON.
I THOUGHT
YOU HAD
TO DRIVE
SOMEWHERE
TODAY.
I'M DOING THAT, TOO.
THAT CAN'T BE SAFE.

HEY, THERE, GOAT... I HEAR YOU'RE DATING SOMEONE.
YEAH... SHE'S SMART... TALL... SHE HAS BLUE EYES... AND SHE'S A DIRTY BLONDE.
I FELT COMPELLED TO DEFEND HER HONOR.

DUDE, CHECK IT… I’VE INVENTED A NEW EXPRESSION… IT’S “YO, SNAP! AHASSA MATTA HAMMA?”
WHAT THE HECK’S THAT SPPOSED TO MEAN?
IT MEANS, “I JUST BURNED YOU. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?” I’M HOPING IT SWEEPS THE NATION.
I WOULDN’T LET IT SWEEP MY BATHROOM FLOOR.
YO! SNAP! AHASSA MATTA HAMMA?!
IT’S A SAD DAY WHEN A NERD CARTOONIST GETS THE BETTER OF YOU.

DUDE, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD A JOB INTERVIEW.
I DO, BUT I LIKE THE COMFORT OF MY WARM COVERS.
YEAH, WELL, EMPLOYERS LIKE PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP ON TIME.
YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT.
AM I ON TIME?

Hullo. Me Eester Bunny. Me want hide eggs een you house.
YEAH, HEAL. THE EASTER BUNNY I KNOW DOESN'T NEED TO ARTIFICIALLY BUILD UP HIS COURAGE TO KNOCK ON MY DOOR PRETENDING HE'S THE EASTER BUNNY.
It been rough year for Easter Bunnies.

I AM NOT A GOOD CARTOONIST.
I AM NOT SMART.
I AM NOT FUNNY.
I AM NOT EVEN AMUSING.
TRUTH BE KNOWN, I SHOULD HAVE REMAINED AN ATTORNEY, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS BEFORE THIS JOB.
SO I’M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING.
I’M SORRY FOR THE POOR DRAWING.
I’M SORRY FOR MY ARROGANCE.
I’M SORRY FOR THE PUNS.
AND I’M SORRY FOR THE DISRESPECT I’VE SHOWN TOWARD OTHER CARTOONISTS.
BUT MOST OF ALL, I’M SORRY FOR HAVING AN UGLY, UGLY FACE.
NEW HOBBY?
PLEASE, SIR... NO HECKLING THE VENTRILOQUIST.
WHOA! WHICH ONE’S THE REAL DUMMY?

YOU ENTER THIS WORLD ALONE.
YOU LEAVE THIS WORLD ALONE.
BUT IN BETWEEN WE'VE GOT DONUTS!!
IN BETWEEN,
WE'VE GOT MORONS.
MMMMMMMMMM...
EXISTENCE GOOOOOOOOOD.

LET'S HAVE AN "UGLY FACE" CONTEST TO SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE UGLIEST FACE.
WHOA. YOU WIN.
PLEASE GO AWAY.
DUDE, STOP. THE CONTEST IS OVER.

WHAT ARE YOU
READING,
GOAT?
"THE IDIOT,"
BY
FYODOR
DOSTOEVSKY.
THAT'S
TOO
BAD.
WHAT'S
TOO
BAD?
SOMEONE STOLE THE TITLE
OF YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
PLEASE
GO
AWAY.
IS
"MY SAD,
LONELY
LIFE"
STILL
AVAILABLE?

HEY, RAT, YOU MEETING ME AT THE DINER TODAY OR NOT?
CAN'T... I'M GOING ON A HOLY CRUSADE AGAINST STARBUCKS. THEY NEVER GIVE ME ENOUGH ROOM IN MY CUP FOR CREAM.
RAT, THE HOLY CRUSADES INVOLVED A BUNCH OF KNIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE AGES WHO TRIED TO RE-CLAIM THE HOLY LAND FOR CHRISTIANITY. I HARDLY THINK IT'S AN APT TERM FOR SOMEONE TRYING TO GET MORE ROOM IN HIS CUP FOR CREAM.
WHATEVER.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, GOAT?
HEY, PIG. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME... I'M TRYING TO PICK A VIVARIUM. I'M GONNA BUY A SNAKE AND I NEED A PLACE FOR HIM TO LIVE.
THEN WHY A VIVARIUM?
BECAUSE IT'S WHERE YOU KEEP SNAKES.
I THOUGHT IT'S WHERE YOU KEPT VIVIANS.
MAYBE I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.
OHHHH, MY AUNT VIVIAN WOULD NEVER FIT IN THIS.

WHERE'S RAT TODAY?
FLYING TO MAUI... HE CASHED IN SOME MILES FROM HIS CREDIT CARD AND GOT A FIRST CLASS TICKET.
RAT FLYING FIRST CLASS, HUH? HOPE IT DOESN'T GO TO HIS HEAD AND MAKE HIM FEEL ALL SUPERIOR TO THE PEOPLE IN COACH.
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
AND IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT, DO YOU BOTHER SAVING THE LITTLE PEOPLE?

A world of infinite possibilities awaits you.
A world of infinite possibilities awaits you.
A world of infinite possibilities will one day await you.
A world of infinite possibilities might one day await you.
A world of limited possibilities might one day await you.
A world of limited possibilities await you.
You're hosed.
IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO WRITE A COLLEGE GRADUATION CARD.

DO YOU EVER WORRY THAT YOUR EGO'S A LITTLE INFLATED AND THAT YOU'LL DIE WITHOUT LEARNING HUMILITY?
NO. BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRUE.
IT'S NOT TRUE THAT YOU HAVE A BIG EGO?
THAT I DIE. I THINK MY IMMORTALITY PRECLUDES IT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE A BIG EGO.
IS THE MORTAL STILL TALKING?

HEY, GOAT... I'VE GOT A QUESTION, BUT IT'S KIND OF COMPLEX. SO CAN YOU WAIT 'TIL I'M DONE BEFORE YOU ANSWER?
SURE.
ALRIGHT, SO IF A GUY IS FROM AMERICA, YOU SAY HE'S AMERICAN. AND IF A GUY IS FROM RUSSIA, YOU SAY HE'S RUSSIAN. BUT IF THE GUY IS FROM FINLAND, YOU SAY HE'S WHAT?
FINNISH.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
I DID.
DID WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT VERY HELPFUL.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS STUPID TYPE-FONT?
I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE THE DIALOGUE EASIER TO READ.
YEAH, WELL I LIKE STRIPS DONE ENTIRELY BY HAND, NOT BY SOME COMPUTER.
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE A LINE PRODUCED BY THE HUMAN HAND. IT'S LIKE ALL THOSE CARTOONS THAT USE A COMPUTER TO CUT-AND-PASTE ART. I HATE IT! AND SO DO FANS. ASK ANYBODY.
DO YOU GUYS HATE IT?
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
NOPE
DELETE THOSE NO.

HEY THERE, GOAT... I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY FRIEND, BIG GUIDO... YOU SHOULD KNOW, IF NEED BE, HE CAN HAVE YOU TAKEN CARE OF.
AAAAHHHHHHHHHH
HE'S A NURSE.
SOME CULTURAL STEREOTYPES ARE SO DARN PERVASIVE.

ONE IS FILLED WITH SUGAR, ONE IS FILLED WITH ARROWS. ONE IS FILLED WITH SUGAR, ONE IS FILLED WITH ARROWS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PIG?
TRYING TO MEMORIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CUSTARD AND CUSTER.
NOW YOU'VE THROWN ME OFF.