Pickles by Brian Crane for February 28, 2023

Studies show that most women can’t keep a secret longer than 32 minutes, although one survey reported that women could go almost two days (47 hours) before betraying a confidence

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Roscoe found this very amusing.

Earl really needs to have a meeting with D. K. Sean Airy.

Depends . . . .

Her mouth is incontinent…

Funniest one so far today!

What was Pearl talking about today? Depends!

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”

So … it wasn’t Pearl, it was you who was incontinent?

Just wait until all her friends hear about that!

That’s what you get for trusting Pearl to keep a secret and trusting Earl to actually be listening to what you’re saying!

Now that’s what you call a news leak.

I asked my wife how good of a listener I was. She said “you’re an eight on a scale of ten.” I still don’t know why she wants me to urinate on a skeleton.

Hearing aids would help him. Would let him ignore her more clearly.

Might be time to change the batteries….

She runs at the mouth.

You’re Incontinent???

I didn’t even know you were a peninsula.

Oy! Earl! Get your hearing checked!

She can’t hold her tongue, and can’t hold her …

Oooooo,earl better get your hearing checked!!!

Love Rosco’s expression . He is such a character.

Either one involves a leak.

Opal….just blab it to all your friends that Pearl is incontinent.

Oh? In North or South America?

Now Earl, it is your job to let everyone know that Pearl is incontinent.

It is best to not to try to talk to Earl while he’s reading the newspaper. He only listens to half of what is said under the best of circumstances.

“Three May Keep a Secret if Two are Dead.” Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard’s Almanac – 1735.

Get your ears checked, Earl. There is a world of difference between those two words.

You will usually be turned down by more than six publishers before you find one. There was an author whose dedication page read “No thanks to…,” listing all the publishers who rejected his work.

I don’t blame ya Roscoe.

Wearing hearing aids myself, I totally get what Earl misheard.

If someone tells me not to tell anyone, I don’t. I have kept secrets that are now decades old.

Seem right his way.

I always admit my failures — or intend to when I — you know — fail.

As we’re growing older and the hearing ain’t what it used to be, we laugh so hard at the things we think each other is saying!

Six is nothing. Stephen King’s Christine was turned down by thirty publshers.

Lol!

Same thing!

Women can keep secrets just as well as men can. Probably better.

If someone tells you gossip you can be sure they are gossiping about you.

Roscoe finds this HILARIOUS, as we readers do.

Earl was just trying to bail her out.

She was incontinent! She leaked all over the place…

Well, the old gal probably is … but that Depends.

Roscoe thought that was hilarious.

Opal, do your self a favor. Buy Earl a fresh battery for his Miracle Ear !

Love that Roscoe. Happiness is eavesdropping on conversation in plain sight!

True story: guy in the HR department at work was going around telling people I was untrustworthy and likely to reveal secrets — he had seen my confidential psychological test score, and felt people should be warned about me. (Think about it…)