Pickles by Brian Crane for November 09, 2022

Be careful what you ask for.

If this had been in a restaurant I think a doggie bag’s contents would have been just fine. But, um, no, not in this case.

Earl’s the WINNAH!

Well, you did ask to BORROW it.

Laugh Out Loud !

In the future, parks may have Roombas that clean up after dogs.

know of any dog walkers who carry two bags?

beggar’s can’t be choosers

Earl had this in his coat pocket?

Most parks around here have bag dispensers. It’s cheaper than hiring staff to clean up. A partly-full bag is still usable, too, especially for that little pooch.

Borrow?

I give the guy credit for wanting to clean up after his dog.

I’m sure yours won’t mind sharing. And what did you mean by “borrowing” did you intend to hand it back afterwards?

He is very proud of Roscoe’s production!

Good one Earl!

If he asked for a stick of gum, would Earl take the wad of gum out of his mouth?

“borrow”? was he planning on giving it back then??

Was he carrying the bag in his pocket?

“Borrow? No, if I give you a dog poop bag, you have to keep it. I’m not taking it back.”

Next time, you may want to specif what kind of bag you want…

That’s Earl all over. Always generous with the poop.

I have a roll of doggie poop bags attached to the leash. If anyone needs one I have enough.

We have a roll of bags strapped to each leash, but use a scoop 95% of the time.

Get out of range quickly.

you should’ve been specific.

LOL……. that’s AWESOME..!!!!

Beggars can’t be choosers! POOP POOPY DOO!

Why do we say “borrow” in those situations? Obviously, we’re not giving it back! And, yes, I have little containers of bag rolls on each leash, and some in random pockets of jackets.

I was walking my Jack Russel Terrier and approach someone with a Lab taking a big dump, looked like the size of a big turkey neck, and picking it up with a bag. I joking said, boy am i lucky, she, the JRT poops small tootsie rolls.

Beggars can’t be choosers..

Hey if the bag ain’t full, then there is no problem.

most excellent

but why’d he have bag in pocket? was it keeping his hand warm?

You go, Earl!

The borrow part could be problematic.

I’m always mystified by the dog walkers who pick up and bag the poop then leave the bags by the side of the trail or wherever, sometimes near a signpost or something. Do they think there is a poop fairy who comes along to collect the bags? Picking up is the annoying part; throwing it away in a garbage can is easy.

Sure it could be a walker planning to pick it up on the return leg, and maybe forgot. But I’ve seen it too often for that, in various types of walking areas, in several different parts of the country.

This is the kind of doggie bag you can expect to take home from the restaurant if you don’t tip the waitress.

When you consider what he wants to put in the bag, what difference does it make that there’s already some of the same stuff inside it?

My gal is a veterinarian and we save all the little and big bags that we collect from deliveries, the store, bread bags, etc. Always have more than enough without resorting to buying more plastic.

this is true but there have still been the odd times when I reach into my pocket and ….gasp….no bag!

If an alien saw dogs leading people on leashes and picking the dogs excrement, wouldn’t they be confused about who was in charge, the dogs or the people?

So that’s what they mean by the phrase “left holding the bag“.

Unappreciative cad!!

Did Earl just pull that out of his pocket!??

Won’t matter once trashed.

Snowflake

This is like a joke from a Cheech and Chong movie. A girl asks if they have any blow. Cheech (as Cheech’s cousin “Red”) asks what she means. She says “you know….” and does a sniff sniff gesture with her hand across her nose to indicate cocaine. “Red” says “oh yeah, here…. use my sleeve”

you get what you deserve.

or better yet, you get what you asked for.

He never said ‘empty’!

It took me a moment to get this one — I was trying to figure out why he’d hand the guy a bag that wasn’t empty (full disclosure: I don’t own a dog). Then I got it and laughed out loud.

And I don’t see why they guy is so upset that the bag’s already been used. Earl just gave him a head start!

You helped Earl out.

I’m not a dog owner (but am a dog lover). Just the other day, I saw a fellow pick up his dog’s droppings using a disposable glove then turned it inside out to contain said waste as a bag. Neat idea.

Now that’s just nasty!

My dog does it in the yard. From time to time I pick up the piles and put them into an empty dogfood bag.

I carry a whole roll. Besides, if it’s not tied it can be used more than once. The idiot should thank Earl.

I love how he pulls the bag out of his pocket!