This is my favorite comic strip after Peanuts.At its heart, Pearls Before Swine is the comic strip tale of two friends: a megalomaniacal Rat who thinks he knows it all and a slow-witted Pig who doesn't know any better. Together, this pair offers caustic commentary on humanity's quest for the unattainable. The title of the strip comes from the New Testament, and is taken from the phrase, "Don't cast your pearls before swine." In this case, Rat believes that he is an endless source of wisdom, and that it is wasted upon Pig, who is rather slow. In truth, neither of them is very smart, but while Pig is content with his humble status in life, Rat is always on a futile search for fame, riches and immortality.
It's super funny.
One of the sharpest cartoons around, methinks.
But it's tender and honest too. Have loved sending and receiving Pearls before Swine e-Cards.
I'm bored.
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Stephan Pastis is an attorney-cum-activist who maintained his interest in UCLA Law School by creating Rat stories in his class notebook margins. Stephan actually practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area before succumbing to full-time cartooning. Pastis lives with his family in northern California. He says his first and strongest influence is Charles Schulz. I always wondered if he is a Christian like Schulz.
Stephan Pastis is an attorney-cum-activist who maintained his interest in UCLA Law School by creating Rat stories in his class notebook margins. Stephan actually practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area before succumbing to full-time cartooning. Pastis lives with his family in northern California. He says his first and strongest influence is Charles Schulz. I always wondered if he is a Christian like Schulz.
