Pickles by Brian Crane for August 24, 2018

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 6 years ago

    Opal rests her case

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    x_Tech  about 6 years ago

    One minute? More like 10 seconds.

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    Display  about 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.

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    Jeff0811  about 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.)

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    Grace Premium Member about 6 years ago

    No one, even pets, needs to know about cuticles. Say something interesting and he might listen..

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    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 !

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    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.

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    hariseldon59  about 6 years ago

    Maybe Earl should pretend to commit suicide like Archie Bunker did when Edith was prattling on endlessly.

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    ptnjbrown  about 6 years ago

    “But, when I focus on listening, the rest of my body drains of energy and falls asleep.”

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    jagedlo  about 6 years ago

    glad to see that Earl isn’t a snorer!

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    "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

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    garcoa  about 6 years ago

    My wife would say “But it is important to me, therefore it should be important to you.”

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    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.

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    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.

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    rlaker22j  about 6 years ago

    I’ve been spousely deaf for years

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    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.

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    cuzinron47  about 6 years ago

    Nah, tell it to the cat.

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    ChessPirate  about 6 years ago

    The last thing he remembers is “She said…”

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    jimmeh  about 6 years ago

    It you want people to listen, bring up a subject worthy of attention!

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    The Sinistral Bassist Premium Member about 6 years ago

    It’s not that he’s a bad listener, she’s just boring.

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    Concretionist  about 6 years ago

    There’s a difference between a listener and a listenee.

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    John Blake Premium Member about 6 years ago

    Blah blah blah…..oh sorry !

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