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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 9, 2025 | GoComics Read Pearls Before Swine—a comic strip by creator Stephan Pastis—for today, October 9, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!

This seems right. Heh. #comicstrips

Sumo fans warned about being squashed by falling wrestlers — The Telegraph Albert Hall spectators told to watch out for heavyweight landings and grains of salt and sand in the eyes

“But now fans of the sport have been issued a warning about an upcoming competition in London – they might be squashed by falling wrestlers.” 🙄

Painting of a single cup of coffee against an off-white background

Wayne Thiebaud, Cup of Coffee, 1961, from a small, focused survey of Thiebaud's work now up at London's Courtauld Gallery. Also in that exhibition:

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Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! 🦃 🍂 🍁

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There’s a story here, of course.

Blue Jays!

Oh dear.

World Cup Qualifier: 2 FRO - CZE 1

This is pretty good, too!

Shanghai draw showing Vacherot over Djokovic, 6-3, 6-4

The HIGHLIGHT of the weekend

Ouch, I hurt myself!

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YouTube video by Silver Eagle Audio Joan Jett Mary Tyler Moore Theme (LOVE IS ALL AROUND)

Need something to reboot your Sunday?
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That was good work.

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A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

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The vibrant Keith Haring illustration featuring a bright yellow figure joyfully stepping out of an open door. The background is colorful, with a green wall and a pink floor. At the bottom, text reads "NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY... OCTOBER 11.”

It’s National Coming Out Day!

I haven’t found anyone new to come out to today, though.

Out of the Closet
Yates City, IL

📸 An all-time favorite photo of Michael at Phillips Arena, Atlanta, October 11, 2003 by Rick Diamond who said, "It was always the best times photographing R.E.M. They were the home town (Athens/Atlanta) heroes. From the early days to the final days never a dull moment." Cheers, Rick!

I basically think that (American-rules) football is just a step away from Downright Immoral. And that’s especially true of college football. Yeesh. But there’s one college game I give a damn about every year. It’s a clash of good and evil. And it’s today.

Boomer.

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International Biathlon Union - Event calendar - Munich, Germany International Biathlon Union - Event calendar - Munich, Germany

After last night‘s terrible, terrible Baseball Sadness™️, summer and the good part of autumn are both officially over. It might as well snow now. ❄️ ⛄️ ❄️

It’s only(?) 50 days till the first World Cup biathlon race of the season. I hope I’ll manage to smile before then. 😢

Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 13, Episode 14

Jane Weaver Kendrick Lamar John Zorn Aretha Franklin Queen

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Jane Weaver (18) Kendrick Lamar (18) John Zorn (17) Aretha Franklin (15) Queen (12). #myweekcounted 165 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm.blue

Jimmy Fallon’s Wordle Show Just Makes Sense But why is it a game show? There are so many better options.

I wrote about the defining cultural product of our era: Jimmy Fallon's Wordle TV show

Go Green Wave! 😉

Sigh. 😭