Pickles by Brian Crane for July 16, 2016

good luck, Earl, on making that (mismatched shoes) an international fashion statement

Well, we can’t have an un-balanced independent thinker, can we?

Not to worry. My feet don’t match either.

Exactly, a good idea strikes a shoemaker.

Wow, I’ve been meeting a lot of losers today! Brutus Thornapple (The Born Loser), Pierpoint (The Grizzwells), and now Earl Pickles. What loser will I meet next? Oh yes, I met Ziggy earlier this morning!

Performance art.

The Dobby of the senior set.

You hold your toes differently to wear each type shoe, so yes, that get-up would throw him off balance. (Or more so.)

Sneaker, That’s a good old word.

It is difficult to wear flip-flops with socks.

At least Earl has matching socks today.

ApikorosOr, as we call them, going forward shoes.

Earl, you’re already a little off balance. But I love you anyway.

So you’re a bit unbalanced is what you’re saying…

You didn’t want to go anywhere anyway, right?

How did you get out of the house, Earl? You stubborn old coot!