Pickles by Brian Crane for February 14, 2021

Poor Roscoe. That rose didn’t taste every good. Then Earl goes and sticks his hand in his mouth. I’m sure that didn’t taste very good either.

This reminds me of one Valentine’s Day when I was a wee kid. My mother had given me some special Valentine’s lollipops to hand out to my little friends. I was allowed to go door to door on my street with my mother. When it came to the last lollipop to be handed out I had rung the door bell and put the lollipop behind my back. When my friend opened the door with her mother with a great flourish I brought my hand out from behind my back and proudly presented my friend with—a stick. Yes,the lollipop had fallen off the stick somehow. I was shocked and upset. My mother later bought my little friend a special Valentine’s cupcake and gave that to her instead. She was happy with the cupcake. But I was so upset that I just had that little white stick. I do not know how it fell off.

“…Take my word for it.”

’twas the thought that counted

Roscoe doesn’t look well. What kind of rose was that?

I used to buy my wife flowers more often than just Valentine’s Day and her birthday. But then the cats we have had recently like the taste of flowers. :-(

A rose by any other name can be savaged by a Roscoe of Pickles fame.

Now is Opal laughing behind her hand? Only the artist knows…

Way to go Roscoe! That would be my dog too!

Oh, pl-ease, Roscoe! For once that Earl was doing things right… :)

Nice try, Earl.

How about: Roscoe is the rose – with a “c” and an “o” added.

At least Earl’s heart was in the right place, even if the rose wasn’t.

Earl you did good to still motor on even with this small unplanned “Oops” moment ! Now Opal what did you get for Earl ……

Oh well; it’s the thought that counts – for Opal AND Roscoe!

It was the Rose of Toxic Masculinity, according to the Liberal loonies, I guess.

Ah, the best laid plans, of dogs and men…

Every year I get my wife of many, many years a one-pound box of chocolate from a local candy maker. I do the same at Xmas and Easter.

Only Earl…

Dog breath by any other name would smell…

Read Blondie today, they have the right idea!

Is Pear laughing or crying?

Do dogs eat flowers?

Oh! I would have gotten 3 weeks of silent treatment for that!

Hey! Dog’s need Vitamin-C too.

I think Opal deserves dinner out!

When I was single I bought my first house. It had a rose bush in the front yard. When an old college friend was in town for her sister’s birthday I went to visit her. I knew her sister was severely developmentally disabled so I picked a rose from my yard and brought it with me for the girl. As I walked from the car to the front door, all the petals fell off. I was holding something looking like what Earl has. I felt like an idiot. The girl was thrilled with it anyway.

oh dear… my sides are aching and my eyes are watering! poor Rosco ! :-D

Poisson

Dogs should be taught to never eat anything that’s not in their bowl.