“Let me tell you what she said about my nails…” Hmm, did Earl give her a ten penny for her thoughts? Or is that hammering home his point? Could be a sign of a staple relationship but it might be he’s just having a brad dream. Finishing off their conversation would just be tacky.
Dogs are perceived to be better listeners. They sit there and take in what a person says, and are just happy for the attention. That behavior encourages more attention, and dogs are more than happy to comply so that they get additional attention. Husbands, at that age, have heard it all before and therefore zone out. (There’s a reason Earl is my avatar.)
The funniest “Pickles” strip was when Earl was telling his grandson that he was a speed listener & he always finished listening to Opal much sooner than she was done talking.
My grandmother used to tell me: " Yer like Billy Weir, what ye don’t want, ye don’t hear ! "
I found out ( finally ) that Billy Weir was a character from my grandmother’s town of Portadown, in County Armagh, N.Ireland who used to pretend he was deaf.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
Opal rests her case
x_Tech over 6 years ago
One minute? More like 10 seconds.
Display over 6 years ago
“Let me tell you what she said about my nails…” Hmm, did Earl give her a ten penny for her thoughts? Or is that hammering home his point? Could be a sign of a staple relationship but it might be he’s just having a brad dream. Finishing off their conversation would just be tacky.
Jeff0811 over 6 years ago
Dogs are perceived to be better listeners. They sit there and take in what a person says, and are just happy for the attention. That behavior encourages more attention, and dogs are more than happy to comply so that they get additional attention. Husbands, at that age, have heard it all before and therefore zone out. (There’s a reason Earl is my avatar.)
Grace Premium Member over 6 years ago
No one, even pets, needs to know about cuticles. Say something interesting and he might listen..
Breadboard about 6 years ago
First of all Earl is just checking his eyelids…..from the inside. 2nd dogs listen because they think that they will get a yummie for the tummy !
SamT53 about 6 years ago
The funniest “Pickles” strip was when Earl was telling his grandson that he was a speed listener & he always finished listening to Opal much sooner than she was done talking.
hariseldon59 about 6 years ago
Maybe Earl should pretend to commit suicide like Archie Bunker did when Edith was prattling on endlessly.
ptnjbrown about 6 years ago
“But, when I focus on listening, the rest of my body drains of energy and falls asleep.”
jagedlo about 6 years ago
glad to see that Earl isn’t a snorer!
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member about 6 years ago
Rapidly becoming my favorite, and fits this nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjUFYxSxDk
garcoa about 6 years ago
My wife would say “But it is important to me, therefore it should be important to you.”
Linguist about 6 years ago
My grandmother used to tell me: " Yer like Billy Weir, what ye don’t want, ye don’t hear ! "
I found out ( finally ) that Billy Weir was a character from my grandmother’s town of Portadown, in County Armagh, N.Ireland who used to pretend he was deaf.
Perkycat about 6 years ago
Conversations between you and your manicurist should be kept private……unless it is really good gossip that would even keep Earl awake.
rlaker22j about 6 years ago
I’ve been spousely deaf for years
syzygy47 about 6 years ago
Earl and Opal’s glasses are just drawn, as requested to cartoonist Crane, so they can discretely ‘rest their eyes’ when the other is taking.
cuzinron47 about 6 years ago
Nah, tell it to the cat.
ChessPirate about 6 years ago
The last thing he remembers is “She said…”
jimmeh about 6 years ago
It you want people to listen, bring up a subject worthy of attention!
The Sinistral Bassist Premium Member about 6 years ago
It’s not that he’s a bad listener, she’s just boring.
Concretionist about 6 years ago
There’s a difference between a listener and a listenee.
John Blake Premium Member about 6 years ago
Blah blah blah…..oh sorry !