Pickles by Brian Crane for August 01, 2021

Like they say, three is a crowd.

I laughed so hard! Kinda reminded me of Abbot and Costello.

They ought to take their act on the road…

It’s acts like that that killed vaudeville.

They’ve been studying Tacitus.

‘Pickles’ picture of Earl makes him look as though a hand is going over his left ear and a righ hand over his mouth. Very weird.

I wonder how they would handle a science fiction nerd. They could talk about Spock’s light saber and Luke’s Tardis.

Out of practice. At least they are good at unsocial distancing.

Oh… my college days

I wish I had a bench. At least I’ve got a swing.

Word ping pong.

Earl try gas the next time ;-)

Nice. I wanted to hear more. Where else would they go?

Maybe next “abacus”?

Would they eventually get to “lunacy” and finally back to “lunula”.

And then could go through the same words again or start a new loop.

Atticus, isn’t that a prison?

Who cares?

Damn, that was great! I’m committing this one to memory (because, apparently, I have way too much free time)!

Three old mosquitos are flying along. One says, “I think its windy.” The next says, “No, I think its Thursday.” The third says, “I’m thirsty too, let’s go get a drink.”

How funny!

It must be your uvula: https://youtu.be/pRoGEWj6ka4

“Atticus? I thought those were those little flowers with lobe-shaped leaves? No, those are hepaticas.”

Am I the only one surprised that Earl knows all those words?

One night when catering a party I remembered an old vaudeville routine my dad taought me.

Person 1: Do you know John Doe Person 2: Who? Person 1: John Doe Person 2: No, what’s his name? Person 1: Who? Person 2: John Doe Person 1: Never heard of him

I thought it would be fun if Larry and I (in the kitchen) would do it for Jim (serving hors d’oeuves). I told Larry that Jim would at some point mention one of the guests. I would turn to him and ask if he knew that guest. I had us rehearse.

When Jim returned from a pass, he said, “Mr. George is out there. He says Hi.”I turned to Larry and asked casually, “Do you know Mr. George?”Larry [spittake]

It wasn’t what I had planned but it was satisfying nonetheless. Don’t know if Jim ever got an explanation.

pretty sneaky of them

Old joke done well here. :)

Well THAT was fun..!!!!

This is right out of “Fibber McGee and Molly.”

Utica , prison in New York, or it was Attica?

Brian Crane’s best work in at least a year.

great strip!!! may I add Brian that – you remind me of a man. what man? man of power. what power? power of hoodo. who do? you do. do what? remind me of a man. what man?………………

Remember chat rooms? My daughters and I would do something like this to those(usually preadolescent and pretend hackers) who popped in. Often turning steering the conversation into the surreal until whoever left.

Attica, New York.

That sounds about normal.

Very good. I’d have to memorize all those words first though.

Two of my (female) coworkers used to go to the women’s sauna and loudly talk biology (bugs, worms, diseases..) till everyone else left in disgust.

most excellent

I was born near Utica.

This was especially funny today.

A tribute to Fibber McGee and Molly

Atticus? Isn’t that a town in NewYork? That’s AtticaOh, I thought that was the top floor of a house… That’s the atticThat’s not a flightless bird with hairy feathers? I believe that’s an ApterixHmmm…I thought That’s an artist.. You mean Peter Max?……

Wa-a—ay too much time on my hands…..