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IF AFTER YOU DIE, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ASK GOD TO REVEAL THE ANSWER TO ONE OF LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK?
HOW THEY BUILT THE PYRAMIDS. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHY WE KEEP ALL THOSE PENS BY THE PHONE EVEN THOUGH NONE OF THEM WORK.
I DON'T THINK THAT MYSTERY CAN EVER BE REVEALED.
I DIDN'T THINK SO.

OH, GREAT WISE ASS, WE HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THIS WORLD. WHAT IS THE CAUSE?
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE?
NOT MUCH.
STUPID PEOPLE.
HE GOT RIGHT TO THE POINT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH NEIGHBOR BOB. HE USED TO TALK TO ME ALL THE TIME ABOUT POLITICS. NOW HE WON'T EVEN HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH ME.
I MEAN, I STAY INFORMED.
I LOOK AT ALL THE RELEVANT WEB SITES.
AND I STAY PRETTY UP-TO-DATE WITH STUFF DISCUSSED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND I TALK TO PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT POLITICS.
HE'S EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICA.
SO CLOSED-MINDED.

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING. JEF THE CYCLIST
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. WE'RE GONNA ORDER THE WHOLE COUNTRY TO EAT LIKE CYCLISTS. EXERCISE LIKE CYCLISTS. AND DISCIPLINE THEMSELVES LIKE CYCLISTS.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S NOT HOW A DEMOCRACY WORKS, JEF. WE HAVE A CONGRESS THAT PASSES LAWS, A SUPREME COURT THAT RULES ON THEIR LEGALITY. AND A CONSTITUTION THAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND.
NO WONDER WE'RE SUPERIOR.

DO YOU KEEP A DAILY JOURNAL WHERE YOU CONFESS YOUR INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS?
OF COURSE. I'M NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE. HERE, HAVE A LOOK.
TUESDAY
Was great today.
WEDNESDAY
Was great again.
THURSDAY
Was great again.
I'M WONDERING WHAT FRIDAY HOLDS.
I'M GUESSING MORE GREATNESS.

BALLOON TO FLY AWAY FROM ALL THE ANXIETY CAUSED BY THIS ELECTION
BALLOON TO FLY AWAY FROM ALL THE ANXIETY CAUSED BY THIS ELECTION
WE MAY NEED MORE BALLOONS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, RAT?!
AN EXPERIMENT. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT MATTER IS SOMETHING I'VE NEVER SEARCHED FOR OR MENTIONED ANYWHERE ONLINE OR IN EMAIL....
BOLIVIAN BOLO TIES.
I AM NOW GETTING ADS FOR BOLIVIAN BOLO TIES.
OUR @#*&$ PHONES ARE LISTENING TO US!
I LOVE YOU, MR. GOVERNMENT! I LOVE YOU, BIG TECH!

DID YOU HEAR WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THESE GENDER- NEUTRAL BATHROOMS?
YEAH, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY?
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT GOOD, MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS THAT USED TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY WERE MOVED OVERSEAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HEDGE FUNDS AND CORPORATIONS FAR RICHER THAN YOU.
TOGETHER WITH THEIR CAPTIVE JUDGES AND POLITICIANS, THEY ARE PART OF AN ELITE CLASS WHO HAVE BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWERFUL WHILE THE REST OF US ARGUE OVER BATHROOMS.
SOMEONE HAD TO SAY IT.

WISE ASS
ON THE HILL
OH, GREAT WISE ASS,
IS IT NORMAL FOR LIFE
TO BE FILLED WITH
HIGHS AND LOWS?
OF
COURSE,
MY SON.
THEN WHY IS MINE ALL
LOWS AND LOWERS?
STUMPED HIM ON THAT
ONE.

LET US IN! LET US IN!
GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY!
THERE'S TOO MUCH POLITICAL INSTABILITY!
DON'T CARE! YOU CRAZY AMERICANS!
THOSE CANADIANS SURE ARE MAKING OUR LIVES DIFFICULT..
POST-ELECTION BORDER SURGE.
AND CANADIANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO NICE.

WHICH OF THESE TWO CANDIDATES ARE YOU GONNA BE VOTING FOR?
THAT GUY ON THE RIGHT. HIS POLICIES BENEFIT ME MOST.
YES, BUT ISN'T THERE ANY PHILANTHROPY IN YOU? I MEAN, DON'T YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD?
YES.
WHAT'S GREATER FOR ME IS GOOD.
SUDDENLY I'M IN FAVOR OF VOTER SUPPRESSION.
SOUNDS LIKE I'VE BEEN A PHILANTHROPIST FOR YEARS.

A BOY AND HIS DAD ARE IN
A CAR ACCIDENT. THE DAD
DIES. THE BOY IS RUSHED
TO THE HOSPITAL..
THE SURGEON AT THE
HOSPITAL SAYS, "I CAN'T OPERATE
ON THIS BOY. HE'S
MY SON. HOW IS
THAT POSSIBLE?
DUH.
THE PERSON
OPERATING
IS HIS
MOTHER.
VERY GOOD. THAT'S
DESIGNED
TO SHOW
GENDER BIAS,
AND YOU--
AND SHE'S
OBVIOUSLY A
PATHOLOGICAL
LIAR BECAUSE
ONLY MEN CAN
BE SURGEONS.
SO CLOSE
TO GIVING ME
HOPE.
AND WHY HASN'T
SHE BEEN
ARRESTED FOR
IMPERSONATING
A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PIG?
PUTTING TOGETHER A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE ALL ABOUT OBTAINING GOOD, RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET.
AT THE END OF IT, WE'RE GONNA CROWN THE ONE WOMAN WHO HAS DONE THE MOST TO FURTHER OUR GOALS.
CROWN HER WHAT?
"MISS INFORMATION 2024."
MAYBE PICK A DIFFERENT TITLE.
IS "MISS INFORMED" BETTER?

HEY, DO YOU WANT TO GO TAILGATING WITH ME?
SURE. WHAT GAME ARE YOU GOING TO?
NO GAME. I JUST FOLLOW PEOPLE CLOSEY ON THE FREEWAY.
I NEED NEW FRIENDS.

DO YOU REMEMBER BEING SAD ON THE DAY KURT COBAIN DIED?
OH, YEAH. IT WAS SO TERRIBLE AND SHOCKING. WHY DO YOU ASK?
IT'S A TEST TO SEE IF YOU'RE OLD.
TURNS OUT YOU ARE.
I DON'T NEED THE REMINDER.
ARE HIS SONGS OLDIES BUT GOODIES?

BALLOON TO YOUR HAPPY PLACE
BALLOON TO YOUR HAPPY PLACE
SOME WEEKS ARE HARDER TO HANDLE THAN OTHERS.

YOU’RE OVERWEIGHT AND NOT THAT SMART.
I THOUGHT THIS AREA WAS JUDGMENT FREE.
IT IS. I DON’T CHARGE A NICKEL.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COULD BE MUCH MORE PRECISE.

I'VE HAD IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE TELLING ME WHAT TO DO. FROM NOW ON, I'M GONNA SEEK MY OWN HAPPINESS AND DO WHAT I WANT, WHEN I WANT, WHERE I WANT.
BUT THAT'S HOW YOU'VE LIVED YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
WHAT DO I DO NOW?

LANDFILL
COMPOST
RECYCLABLES
LANDFILL
COMPOST
RECYCLABLES
I DON'T
KNOW WHAT
THE HECK
TO DO

PLAN FOR IF ELECTION DOESN'T GO THE WAY I HOPE.
THAT'S GREAT, PIG. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE NOT BE ALARMIST AND INSTEAD BE READY TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE PROCESS. CAN I SEE WHAT YOU HAVE?
THAT'S NOT REALLY ENGAGING.
I PREFER ESCAPING.

HERE, RAT, TAKE ONE OF THESE.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A "SAVE THE DATE" FOR A GENDER REVEAL PARTY.
EVERYONE'S SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED AND PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS.
SOMETIMES I MISS JOHN WAYNE.

THANKS FOR GOING ON A DATE WITH ME. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MY OPERATIVE NUMBER IS THREE.
OPERATIVE NUMBER? I DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
THE NUMBER OF DATES YOU HAVE TO GO ON WITH ME BEFORE REALIZING YOU’VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
I SHOULD STOP REVEALING MY OPERATIVE NUMBER.

ME TRYING
TO ORGANIZE
MY LIFE,
ACTIVITIES,
AND TRAVEL IN
THE DAYS BEFORE
SMARTPHONES.
ME TRYING
TO DEAL WITH
EVERYTHING
THAT COMES WITH
SMARTPHONES.
DOES EVERY
PLUS COME
WITH A
MINUS?
AND EVERY
MINUS WITH
A PLUS.

I CAN.
CAN YOU SMELL HER?
YES.
IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES, CAN YOU SEE HER?
OF COURSE.
AND IF YOU THINK REALLY HARD, ARE ALL THE THINGS YOU DID TOGETHER SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEAD?
YES.
OKAY, AND HERE'S THE IMPORTANT PART...IS SHE RIGHT THERE IN YOUR HEART?
ALWAYS.
SO SHE'S NOT GONE. SHE JUST MOVED.
THANK YOU, PIG.
OH, AND SHE LIVES IN EVERY HUG.

HAVE YOU SEEN PIG TODAY? WE'VE GOT A COMIC STRIP TO DO.
HE DROPPED HIS CAR KEYS BETWEEN THE PANELS AND GOT STUCK TRYING TO REACH FOR THEM.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
FOURTH PANEL.
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHER COMIC STRIPS.
JUST MOVE ON TO 'BABY BLUES.' PLEASE.