Pickles by Brian Crane for September 15, 2022

Did they used to herd sheep or something? In what way were the previous dogs useful?

how did Opal shift gears from talking about Roscoe to talking about Muffin?

Of the 4, I’ll snuggle with roscoe

Of course she meant Muffin! Who’d you think she meant? You? But you haven’t got soft fluffy fur!

And Earl takes the bronze medal.

Opal has one of the sharpest tongues.

My dog likes to snuggle, my cat climbs me like a tree and chews on my hair, prefer the dog!

Earl has been demoted to best bed warmer — maybe.

Dog are forever around but cats are on the loose.

Opal would be very hard to live with

Useless, Opal? He has a very important use…to distract us from some of the stuff that is going on with the two of you!

Poor Earl! He gets no respect!

Unless they have a mouse infestation, the Cat is the most useless.

Dogs are never useless

OUCH

Muffin seems to have suddenly appeared (magically reappeared?) in the last panel. Is Muffin (related to) the Cheshire Cat?

My son’s dog is an idiot, but he is one the most loyal, loving, well-behaved idiot dogs ever to grace this world.

Demoted to 3rd. You’ve got your work cut out for you, Earl.

I wonder when was the last time they told each other, “I love you.” (I know this is a comic strip silly)

Recently seen on a tee-shirt; " It’s only in fun until someone gets hurt. Then it’s hilarious."

The voting is closed. Roscoe REWLS – best character in the strip.

Opal is a twit! She thinks nothing to berate Earl…no wonder he’s contraire to her most of the time.

She has now explained her view of Earl.

Have we ever seen Earl & Opal snuggling?

She certainly wouldn’t want to give her husband a compliment….

I once owned an ancient bottle of Old Snuggler whisky. I kept it for its label and displayed it proudly.

I’ll take dogs over cats any day!!! Love dogs ,cats not sooo much!!!

Wait till that cat digs its claws through your top. Besides, society is not ready to imagine old couples cuddling … not that there’s anything wrong with that.

I think Opal talking about Muffin as Earl does not cuddle.Reminds me of my angel of a husband, he does not cuddle either, not on my left side.Brief update. From past May injury left hip and leg muscles, I did home therapy found out what I need to do with my bad left leg, my question how long take muscles to heal, I know from Orthopedic for lower left hip bone and through me being stupid, takes two years for bone to heal, what about the muscle? I will soon be out patient therapy, mean time my daughter goes with me on outdoor walking with walker. I am cautious on 8 steps. Based on today’s strip with Muffin on Opal lap or leg. My sister has a 5 or 10 pound combo Pomerene and chihuahua, when he saw me on extended chair he was very excited, he knows about this extended chair, earlier I be in a wheelchair he was terrified of that, so I graduated to extended chair and he was so excited he jumped to me happy boy, found out how sensitive my left leg is this little 5 or 10 pound dog is too munch. For my laptop I have a portable as hospital table I have laptop on as my leg could not handle. Again my husband is an angle helping me. I am able to do more on my own.

Careful, Muffin may get a superiority complex. Oh wait…

“But you’re on the list… somewhere.”

Opal begins by stating that Roscoe is useless BUT he is the best snuggler. In the third frame she states “present company excepted”, meaning that there is someone else nearby who is a better or at least equal snuggler. Earl thinks that she means him but neither he nor the reader can see that Muffin is now on the couch as well. Opal is telling Earl that both animals are better snugglers than he.

Opal can’t be serious. Dogs are very useful. More so then cats.

Earl needs to pack Opal’s crack.

IN RESPONSE TO “X PAM”:Opal begins by stating that Roscoe is useless but he IS the best snuggler. In the third frame she states “present company excepted”, meaning that there is someone else nearby who is a better or at least equal snuggler. Earl thinks that she means him but neither he nor the reader can see that Muffin is now on the couch as well. Opal is telling Earl that both animals are better snugglers than he.