SPEAK.

No it's "Spo"

Love the close up of Spo and Yay more Spo and Fido!

I was all, "Gasp! Is that Spo?!"

He's so adorable (yet hard to see) in the last panel!

Spo is adorable no matter where he is. And linguistics?

Interesting thesis though. Fido looks buff here.

Squee'k

So next strip will be...joey and Squeak??
Awsome! It has been a while since they appeared.

Wait.....a mouse going for a PhD?

So...I guess they can go have proper education.

I assume mice don't live very long, even if they do live longer than real ones, so I doubt he could actually do it if he wanted to.

Hey, it's not impossible. It just takes your sanity for your entire life.

Well taking into account the max average life of an average "fancy" mouse; which is about 2 and a half years (or 30 months) mice in this world live to be about 5 years old on average. So no, he technically couldn't, if you wanted to be serious but come on this is a comic about talking animals were talking about here.

I demand my silly talking animals to adhere perfectly to science!

This. ^

I'm just wondering why isn't Spo writing about "Everything you say actually means "I hate cheese!" instead." He could technically write about that and not be grouchy all the time...

He's dumb enough not to figure that out, and he wants to write a doctoral thesis? What a silly mouse...

Hes trying to explain his logic for why he's always mad, he hates cheese, and all anyone else ever says means "i like cheese"

This would be awesome

Obviously not. Spo is obviously onto something here, and we don't know it. He's writing a paper on fact, not something he can make up. No scientists ever do that!

I wonder if this'll have even a slight parody of 'Of Mice and Men'? Just putting that thought out there, considering the awesome title.

Yay! I missed Spo!

The title for the thread was made up by whoever started it (Sinder)

well the first thing I came up with was "Empire of the Ants"

Plus this isn't an arc, so we aren't going to see what happens next.

Haven't seen those two for some time But it's always nice to see them. Especially when they have a... conversation

Panel 2 - I think Spo was never shown so close

But Spo is right? In those times, most people actually attempt to universities only to be someone important. They don't take the faculty that will bring them joy. They just want to get wherever is space and get the paper.

Ah, well that decreases the likeliness of a joey-squeak comic to about 0. Either way im already anxious for the next 1

I'd like to see more squeak and Joey. They aren't really shown that often.

I actually like Joey, too. and Lester. as an anime fan, I can relate to them (sometimes). I'd also like to learn the name of Joey's third friend.

The dalmation who has only been shown once and said 3 words that wasnt given a name?

yes. bring him back and give him a name.

I don't get it...

Funny situation though.

you made that last one part of "we're snowed in", Rick

which you may have meant to do

but I don't think so

Ok, now I can go to school with a smile on my face

Keen so silly confusing a golf ball for a mouse. lol

Oh! That makes sense. That guard was rude, picking him up by the tail.

"Is this yours?"
"No but you are his, he's your boss *cough*"

so, ....what's he doing in Florida?

Getting away from the Winter Chill/ Mountains of snow?

Wow, that would be really funny xD Great strip, Rick!