Pickles by Brian Crane for January 06, 2023

Yikes.

True.

I can believe it.

WOMEN!

what are they good for anyway?

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.㋡ oh yeah – now I remember

And as he speaks his wife is at home doing the housework and preparing dinner since men can retire but women can’t.

When I get old I’m gonna sit around on a bench all day too.

Unless she dies first.

That’s because, back when, guys were just the necessary background for what once was the fairer sex. Now with the unisex clothing, etc, telling them apart is more difficult. Noticed the other day that our local big-box warehouse had reduced 8 counters of men’s clothing to 2, and added the 6 to the usual 12 women’s clothing. Signs of things ahead.

Glad to see that Clyde remembered to put on pants today (see yesterday’s strip)!

There’s a HINT in here somewhere……

not always …. sometimes it’s ‘’is he home?’’

Panel 1 looks like the S&G song ♪ “Old friends, old friends. Sat on their park bench like bookends.” ♪

Money goes from hand to hand but women go from man to man

Why do most men die before their wives? Because they want to.

Got that right

Ain’t that the truth!

I took an informal poll of my female friends. Not one said she would marry again if their husbands died. They were, in varying degrees, tired of taking care of them. Most men I know who are widowed or divorced remarry within two years. Some of the polled women said they might like to date a little for the company, but did not want to start taking care of someone else again. I agree, this isn’t 100% of the population and a truism, but I see and hear it all the time. I know there are men who are sometimes called “good moms” when they are being “good dads.” Or being a “good wife” when they are being a “good husband.” Roles are changing, and the words are lagging.

And yet women still make less than men and have the greater responsibility of raising children and doing the household chores, just to mention a fraction of the inequality. Go figure.

And yet.. they complain continuously about being ignored/overlooked

LOL! Poor Earl…getting his britches in a twist already…

Yay for Earl!

on this day in 1951 precious mom gifted me a baby b®other. she’s long gone, darnit, but memories are forever. well, umm, you know, till we die too.

Meanwhile, Opal is cooking and cleaning at home while Earl is out relaxing.

This 79++ widower, father of daughters, and grandfather learned long ago during conversations to raise my hand rather than wait for the next break….

Which is as it SHOULD be!! — according to my mother.

P2 — when a man is born??

But when he’s rich, handsome, and successful they all center around him…

Sorry, but not surprised, to see all of these misogynist posts today.

I guess I was never told that a man supports a woman and as a matter of fact, I have supported my family my entire life, my husband became disabled and I still support him. I also can repair my own home. Not every woman was told she NEEDS a man! I choose to have one even if I support HIM!

My hubby is not close to my age, right now he is doing fine on health, but if and when God calls him to heaven and they ask me what he left me, not answering none of their concern.

Where is Roscoe when comic relief is needed? ;-p

“Happy!”

It’s not an insult to a man to be told his bride is beautiful. Similar comments are made to the bride about the groom, but Earl wouldn’t hear those.

Yeah I don’t like this comic. I guess it’s supposed to be a joke but what’s funny about it? They ask how the mother is bc she’s the 1 who just labored and pushed another person out of her body! I’m married and at our wedding I remember most people said “what a beautiful *couple” and plenty of ladies especially told me my new husband was very handsome. And the last panel is just ridiculous.

Idk maybe this comic went over better when it 1st ran back in 2002, tho at 20 then and already married i wouldn’t have liked it anymore than I do now. Not surprised to see the misogynistic A-hole comments from several men (eyeroll) and not surprised if Crane is misogynistic too as he’s a Mormon (or latter day Saint or whatever) and they as a religion have misogynistic leanings.

I know this is an old thread, but seeing the 2 Democrat men in the House, taking care of their babies during the endless votes, one wearing the tiniest one around his neck, against his chest all day long, pleased me no end! They turned one of the smaller rooms into a changing station – imagine that!