Pickles by Brian Crane for January 03, 2022

He was just doing a QA check.

Ah, M. Plausible de Niability. So nice to meet you!

Earl, Opal calls it your bovine excrement look.

You’re still busted, Earl.

Got into the cake. You mean, like a stripper?

Blame the dog (unless it’s chocolate, reportedly toxic to canines).

Cake left unattended is fair game. But enjoyment of it depends on reaction of baker. I made that mistake once and Mom gifted me with a fat ear to go with it.

Seems like too often, that a cake or nice dessert will be made for some type of charity, but not one for family. Why is that? Next time make two, one to donate & one for family to enjoy.

I would say it looks like your “I’m guilty as hell” face.

Opal asks a lot of stupid questions.

Earl should have gone into politics!

I don’t think Roscoe believes either one…

I think the operative word is “plausible.” You lose, Earl. Just as I would. They know us too well.

“Also, I believe I detect the smell frosting on your breath.”

Denial like the river!

I just love the precious Roscoe in todays cartoon , that expression in the first and last panels , thanks to Brian for great cartoon today .

Earl looks like you will be going to the store to buy another cake !

If she knows….. then why is she ASKING..???

Someone got into the cake? That must’ve been a huge cake!

He didn’t want it to sit around and go stale. Also, he is in charge of kitchen quality control, especially where desserts are concerned.

My wife always asks me those questions also. My answer is, there are 2 of us in the house and if it wasn’t you, do the math.

Being a husband is a bit like being an only child; Mom never has to look far to find the culprit. 8>)

Oy! Opal was forced to go to the local bakery…..

Love the look on poor Roscoe

Also known as “Mr. Cake Face”.

as long as there are no crumbs or icing in that snot mop, he has a point.

Mr Cake face would learn to bake if he did that at my home. Of course, Earl would soon be missing from the comic as he would eat himself to death.

Hmmmm……. Someone had been studying the habits of the Tя☭mpski’s

and Roscoe has his usual goofy looking face.

When you can’t win, avoid losing at least.

“Your deniability is not plausible…”

If the cake isn’t on the mustache you must acquit.

Sorry, lacks the zing of the original.

At least he didn’t blame it on the dog.

You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?

Blame it on Muffin!