Pickles by Brian Crane for July 09, 2021

Cute.

Now who’s going to baby-sit Nelson? His grandaunt Pearl (could she also be taking care of Roscoe and Muffin as well as the mail while Earl and Opal are away)?

Given how much time Nelson spends at the Pickle house, surely he would have noticed something by now.

This one reminds me of these old “I’m spending my kid’s inheritance” shirts!

A punch in the gut can hurt.

A punch on the way down to the gut can be refreshing.

… Or in the mouth/face vs into your mouth …

… as in “How about a nice Hawaiian Punch?”

This l predict this continuing next week with Earl and Opal missing the boat! Then what?!?

Who’s looking after Roscoe? I don’t trust that cat.

Dan should be happy with this current scenario; he got himself a major role!

Earl and Opal are getting along famously for a change, good for them!

Is Earl offering a Hawaiian Punch?

Hope Roscoe and Muffin are well taken care of!

Just pick up the phone and give them a call !

Who is looking after the animals?

Where are the animals?

When one door closes, another opens.

Funnier than Pickles USUALLY is.

I have to say this is quite an unexpected twist. A pleasant one.

Is it regular punch or punch with something added to it?

And where is Roscoe?

Man boobs cleverly hidden behind the drink – That is cartoon GENIUS.!!

It would be even better if they had Rosco along. But maybe that’s why I’m still single.

I’m happy for a comic strip couple getting to enjoy a nice vacation. I’m weird : ) Vacation for me in another week though.

In this strip, the older a character gets, the more bulbous the nose.

This is a comic strip. It does not have to be logical.

It’s nice to see Earl and Opal somewhere different.

This is the most content that i have ever seen Earl & Opal!

What about the fur babies, who is looking after them, and why has Nelson not told the parent’s they are gone?

This is so out of character for these characters it almost seems like a dream sequence

Well, well! Earl is actually catering to Opal! Ah, the stimulating salt sea air works its magic once again. After the mojito, it’s back to the Love Boat. Great novel development for this strip.

Advice to Brian Crane: No more panels with a shirtless Earl would be greatly appreciated!

Looks like a rum punch to me! :)

For once they are being civil to each other

Too corny for a response.

Fur babies are at her sister’s. Nelson is lost looking for them since they parents haven’t noticed he is missing. And what the hell is Dan doing in their house?

So Dan & Sylvia have a key to the Pickles house and feel free to go in and check on them. A bit hypocritical, isn’t it? Seems like an invasion of their privacy as much as peeking thru a telescope.

Love the green bathing suit, gotta get me one, lol…

Earl can really pack a punch, even at his age…! And the animals are probably boarding at the vet, seems reasonable.

just a routine reader, but this arc is FUN!

they are living the good life. good for them!!!

Funny how now all of a sudden Earl and Opal are both all sweet and enjoying each other’s company.

I would think the Pickles would want the kids to at least bring in the mail while they were gone.