Pickles by Brian Crane for April 06, 2020

well, at guess we know what Nelson’s granduncle looks like… a caricature of of Brian Crane

Why be funny if you don’t get paid?

But some people love their work.

The longest I ever held the same job was about a dozen years or a few more. I ‘spect I’d be really tired of doing pretty much the same sort of thing day after day after day, with hard deadlines.

Again, please refrain from use that four letter.

Earl has definitely got his finger on the pulse of what it takes to make a cartoonist.

The reason actors who play bad guys tend to be good guys, those who play good guys may be tempted to act bad, and there is no explanation for Jack Nicholson other than that he is very interesting.

Earl about being funny it’s all on paper ;-)

Why say it when you can draw it?

I’ll tell you what I notice. They both shop for pants at the same place.

Congrats Brian, we enjoy the strip.

Coming up on 14 years with a major credit card company. Prior longest was 3.5 years.

I agree with Leon, Less is more.

So… do you think it’s a self-portrait?

This is Brian Crane…. or at least, was, a few years ago:

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He must be an introvert….not good at small talk but write up a storm….in the solace of his room…..YAY!

Happy anniversary!

Congrats on 30 successful years, Brian! (But why are you known as Leon in the strip?)

30 years…?? Wow… that’s a LOT of Pickles (and zucchinis… LOL!!)

My last 5 employers are all gone. Every job ended in liquidation or technology replaced me. I thought I was cursed, but I was gainfully employed for 5 1/2 years at the same place until the virus showed up.

Dilbert’s doing the 30th anniversary also.

I was a firefighter for 40 yrs. loved every day of it, day after day after day.

According to Eric Weiner’s “Geography of Bliss”, one reason Iceland has a very high happiness score is they dabble in many different jobs over a lifetime. They don’t see becoming specialists in something as being the highest good, but rather pursuing whatever interests them at any given time. They can do this because failure at something isn’t seen as a stigma. In fact it’s admired if done with the best intentions, such as because they weren’t ruthless enough.

Your check is in the mail,Earl ;)

Thanks Brian a good comic with fun stuff and some a bit close to home.

I started out working in the assembly department as a union member, I ended up in management in the engineering department designing Ultra Violet Lighting products and Vacuum systems. and retired after 43 years.

My Top Secret career obliged me not to talk about work at home, but after retirement I’d fall into her (RIP) trap talking about the past. My reply to her admonitions was, “The past is what we are.” Tis a corollary to, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Leon doesn’t need to be funny he just writes about what Earl and Opal do.

Happy anniversary. My record was 15 years and the company (150 years old) discontinued my whole department

Does Leon know that Brian Crane is taking credit for his work?

Congratulations!!