Pickles by Brian Crane for December 02, 2018

Then why leave the good placemats in a place where Earl can get them, Opal?

are the placemats going in the fireplace, Earl?

A proper comment could get you banned :o)

Sometimes it’s advantageous to be single.

Does Roscoe get a placemat ? Opal go buy a gross of the paper ones then you will not have to worry about the “Good” ones :-)

Now your soup’s cold, Earl.

What? No bib?

After looking for placemats his soup is good and cold. Don’t need placemat now.

From now on I’m eating all my meals over the sink.

He should just hold his plate on his lap, sitting in front of the tv. Like some of the est of us old codgers do.

Roscoe: Can I have some, too?!?

Plastic mats from the dollar store. The answer to everything.

Up her WHAT? ;o}

Just pick up the bowl and SLURP it, Earl.

In a place where the mats will never see the light of day?

I love Earl’s expression in the fifth frame!

Is not a lot easier to wipe the table.. than wash and dry silly place mats. Besides, this couple is old enough to be using a piece of oil cloth on the table.

A micromanager’s job is never done.

My wife uses cloth placemats. So, I have launder than after every meal. Stupid, huh? You don’t want to know about her umbrella fetish.

In a place where the sun don’t shine?

It’s amazing how many people got afflicted with similar ideas about so many things along those lines…from The Great Depression, starting in October, 1929.

Don’t Use Good Things.

Don’t Throw Anything Away That Might Ever Be Even Remotely Useful.

Everything Is Difficult Or Impossible To Buy.

Save Everything.

I struggled with it as the granddaughter of a woman born in 1903. My mother was only 11 years old when the depression hit. My father also had depression baby syndrome.

I know I fight it, myself. But I do fight it.

Use The Good China, Your Children Will Just Sell It At Auction!

You Don’t Need To Keep EVERYTHING!

Enjoy What You Have!

Make Or Buy Pretty Things; And Then USE THEM! =^_______^=

Upa US !

Good grief, put the soup in a mug and drink it while you watch TV Earl!

Can I help Earl…one over her mouth and the other over the eyes….and I have more but can’t say that here…..

Earl doesn’t want to think about where he ranks on the placemat hierarchy.

We have had nice China for about 30 years. It has never ever been used! What a joke!