Pickles by Brian Crane for January 09, 2021

Watch out Earl the sh!t is about to hit the fan.

Opal: don’t tell Grandma what, Grandpa?

Nothing wrong with eating ice cream out of the carton. Really. Except for that sugar hangover and the sticky face…

My wife doesn’t mind me eating ice cream out of the carton, but she does insist I use a spoon.

Dead grandpa walking.

Earl might think that he’s “the Lord of the Manor,” but he’s only a serf!! Just ask Opal!!

There are definitely advantages to being single.

Never had that problem since I don’t like ice cream!

The only time I eat ice cream out of the carton is when there’s only one serving left. Is it my fault that there’s only one serving in a carton of ice cream?

Earl has the last word at his house, ’Yes Dear!"

Don’t look now Earl, but!

I’m willing to bet Earl aslo Drinks Milk and OJ right from the Jug! I aslo get the stink eye from my Wife when she catches me !

Why use a bowl if it’s the end of the carton ? At the beginning use a bowl .

Too late, Earl!

Don’t look now, Earl….

A missed opportunity here today in panels one and four . For the precious Roscoe to make this script just precious once again . : ( Sad . And you need not comment on me today , please . I’m still recovering from the Capitol mess this week .

BUSTED!!

Isn’t it odd, but even though my sister and I have lived together for years, neither of us “shares” like that. Why does the idea of “eating out of the box” gross me out? Maybe because my mom was a nurse, and told us all sorts of horror stories. . .

When my Lady Wife was alive, I was always the boss. She told me so.

Why is it that as men age they allow themselves to see their wives as their mothers? Is it because retirement throws the two together full time and the thinks he needs to accommodate the wife more fully? Life’s mysteries continue…

Busted!

Earl’s been watching “The Honeymooners.”

We were watching “Who’s the Boss” one night on TV when one of the kids asked " By the way, who is the boss here?" I jumped up and said "I am! then looked at my wife and said. “If that’s OK with you.”

I did the eat ice cream out of the container once (more than once). My wife was away on a trip, I was eating it in the kitchen and something happened outside, so took it out on the road, the look on the guy’s face from across the street was priceless. Then he looks at his wife, she looks at me. You would’ve thought I killed someone.

I’m a bachelor. The carton is the only way I eat ice cream, and the standard position for my toilet seat is UP!

Roscoe is going to have company in the dog house tonight.

Reminds me of the “Man song”

https://youtu.be/t7Y0I91rubg

Ralph Kramden would say that he is the king of his castle.

ruh roh

It’s a smart grandpa who leaves a full grandma’s bowl in the freezer.

Keye & Peele riffed on this a few years ago.

Ice cream cartons “sweat” due (dew?) to condensation and it’s hard to tell that distilled water from leaking ice cream until it is too late. Also, it is well known that preparing a limited size portion of a snack food before eating it is a good step to prevent runaway munchies.

Sure, you can go back for another portion. You could also walk a mile to an ice cream store but both are less likely to happen.

Do not look behind you Earl. For me if ice cream I can have I do that. One kind I am allergic to I stay away from.

unless someone else wants to eat some too.

It’s how I eat ice cream because my wife doesn’t eat it. Plus it saves on messing up a bowl.

Gramma is never happy anyway. Gramma hasn’t been happy in years. Gramma never will be happy no matter what anybody does. Her demeanor is the only reason Grandpa’s jokes are funny.

I always found it was better to home alone when making those type of statements.

Living alone, I have no one to share germs with. I think I eat a bit less out of the carton, dishes always look a bit too small, then the next size will make the serving look to small…….

“… OPAL!!…oh Lord, save me.”