Ahem. As predicted. (I have an inside scoop.)
Woo! Move over Nostradamus–a new guy’s in town! 
So, you play the ponies?
A local weekly publishes a week of “Pearls” at a time. For some reason, they seem to be a week or so ahead.
No! It didn’t happen!
I cannot be wrong!
Actually, I hope the Rat Clones do stick around. Imagine a foil for Rat as smart as he is.
Perhaps they will drive customers away being too nice, and “Mr. Gary” will come to Rat on his knees, begging him to come back…Perhaps Rat will get a new job, perhaps as a Public Relations Consultant.
Brangggg…
I don’t mind
Other rats dancin’ with my girl…
I can’t believe Pastis wussed out on the clones being croc-food. What a cop out!
Maybe you’d prefer this item from today’s comics page.
Nah, the crocs actually eating live animals, even feeder mice, would set a precedent in the comic that they may not be as hopelessly, utterly incompetent as they’ve always been portrayed to be, and that would be a bad thing.
I honestly wonder sometimes how they survive. I doubt any of them could catch a PB sandwich.
It squirt jam in eye! Can’t see!