Pickles by Brian Crane for February 23, 2021

{face palm}

I have actually done this (well, it wasn’t a button): I sewed the small rip in my pants right to the pants pocket.

The way to avoid this problem in future? Take the shirt off before doing the repair…

When I was a wee boy I was spinning around on my knees on an oval rug with a toy car—the rug was the race track. She did not want me to wear a hole in my pants so she said, “Stop doing that—you’ll make a hole—I’ll have to sew it.” I said, “Sew what?” Boy, that was the wrong thing to say! :-)

Way to go Earl; next time she won’t let you anywhere near a needle!

At least you tried, Earl!

My mother made my dress for my baccalaureate night. She had just a few stitches left in the shoulder area and hand stitched them to my slip minutes before I had to leave. This was in 1969 and some of us still wore slips. The dress was white lace with tiny pink roses over satin with long lace sleeves. I loved that dress.

I can’t even thread a needle. Can’t cook either. I had to get married or starve!

Next time remove the shirt Earl.

You’ll probably need a bandage, too.

I left chores like that to my partner. She always complained that doing it myself just led to more work for her.

Oh no, Earl has a double. Or worse still, I fear this strip is attracting a multitude of Earls.

Well Earl I guess Opal is needed after all. My wife does all my sewing. I do not know how to operate that sewing machine. Computer operated!

This strip was a real seam ripper!

Soon after we got married, I bought my bride a sewing machine. One of the smartest purchases I ever made!

First you take it off Earl! Before sewing…OY

“I’ve seen the needle, and the damage done…”

Earl is a self sewn man.

SOOOooo close….

Do we know Earl’s occupation before he retired?

at least he did not sew it to his chest !

I will never understand why commenters insist upon solving a problem in a comic that negates whatever humor the comic had.

Hope he didn’t sew it to his chest.

How did he even sew it while he was still wearing it

Let alone not even poke himself

I always figured that it came off because there wasn’t enough thread, so I keep sewing until those little holes in the button are filled up.

when earl sews he owns it

A real man would take them off together forevermore.

My first embroidery project in grade school was a pillow case. I was very proud of my work, until I discovered I had embroidered the pillowcase shut.

HA! I am surprised he isn’t a pin cushion.

I’m surprised he didn’t stab himself in the process.