Pickles by Brian Crane for January 24, 2023

Okay guys what hurts worse. Stepping on a dinosaur or stubbing your toe ?

toy triceratops – prehstoric ancestor to the legosaurus

I can imagine 3 triceratopses telling a T-Rex to move so they can drink water.

I think an even more painful toy dinosaur on which to step would be either stegosaurus (those upward plates on its back and spikes at the end of its tail) or the ankylosaurus (spikes all over its back).

It looks like Earl gave up on his cowboy boots

Most prehistoric predatory dinosaurs learned very quickly not to step on a triceratops.

Why is it assumed plant eating dinosaurs were ‘harmless’? A rhinoceros is a vegetarian and can be very dangerous if threatened. I imagine a triceratops would be too.

Hmmm… A plastic dinosaur. This gets a bit tricky, but plastic is derived from oil, and oil is a fossil fuel that is derived from ancient organisms, The remains of ancient dinosaurs are in that mix, so a % of a plastic dinosaur is made of… wait for it…. real dinosaurs.

Legos may not be quite so sharp, but they are a LOT more common…

If tears come from left eye, you are crying for sadness. If tears come from right eye, you are crying for joy. If tears come from both eyes, you stepped on a piece of Lego. ☺

Once again, Roscoe makes the strip!

To a triceratops, Earl would be about the size of Godzilla, but I don’t remember Godzilla being bothered by stepping on the debris of Tokyo. Earlzilla is a wimp!

It helps to watch where you’re going…

Ooooo that must hurt worse than jacks or legos

Not related to today’s comic, but “Pickles” (and “Blondie”) got a mention in yesterday’s “Drabble”…https://www.gocomics.com/drabble/2023/01/23?ct=v&cti=2208697

HOW DID HE NOT SEE THAT.????

A lego’s

And, over the years, they evolve into Legos.

Love the looks on Roscoe s face

Watch where yer goin, Pops!

The Paleontologist’s working title was Legosaurous.

Back then, Lego’s weren’t around…so this is the next best thing. To step on‼️☺️☺️☺️☺️

Almost as bad as stepping on Legos.

Growing up I went thru a stage where I kept stubbing my big toe. Took a while to heal.

Quite possibly the only toy that’s more painful to step on than a LEGO.

“…And they were seldom stepped on.”

My secretary called in sick one day due to stepping on her sons Army soldiers in the middle of the night and injuring her feet—Ouch!

Roscoe’s little, “you don’t say.” face in the first panel is PRECIOUS! Such a good boy! NELSON on the other hand . . . XD

I had enough toys from my child and my pets in the house that I have learned not to put my foot all the way down if I feel ANYTHING. I can avoid stepping on a dog toe with enough weight to hurt the dog. But the answer to the question is: It depends on which item broke the toe. A bruised foot will heal a lot faster than a broken toe. My child breaks a toe at least once a year and so far refuses to wear slippers. I think after the last recent one she will change to slippers. Always in a hurry. Always breaking toes. She also had to fix that one since it was also dislocated. Then she got an x-ray to make sure nothing else was broken. I have never broken a toe, as far as I know. I used to leave martial arts classes carrying my shoes because I had to tape my toes together off and on, even in the winter. Sports tape is great stuff.

Stepping on a Lego block.

Roscoe looks terrified.