Pickles by Brian Crane for March 24, 2023

Had to go and open your mouth didn’t you Opal.

What a shrew

What does blinking sound like anyway?

How is Earl reading in the dark? Maybe it’s the noisy squinting, not the blinking, that’s keeping Opal awake.

Next he’ll be grinding his teeth and snoring.

His eyes must be white and bright enough to read at night.

That’s quite a talent you have there, Earl!

Earl has an ‘AHA’ moment!!!

It’s the crows in his crow’s feet cawing.

Like my 2nd Ex once asked, “What’s that noise you’re making?” I yelled, “Breathing!!” He responded, “Well, stop it!”

She’ll find some habit of hers that he dislikes and gets even with him!

I guess he is one of those guys that can read for chapters with his blinkers on.

IMO, if your partner blinks too loudly for you, you’re not well-suited enough to be a couple. Honestly, them divorcing would put US out of OUR misery!

She is a real witch.

now that he knows it bothers you that much, he’s gonna keep doing it. :J

C’mon Opal……… SERIOUSLY.?

Two words: Separate Bedrooms!

A wink is as good as a nod, Earl.

Earl, do you have one of those little lights that clips to your book so you can read?

Could be worse, if he had a nose whistle.

on a scale of one to ten, how annoyed are you?

Blinking? Silent.

The old “up yours” blinking war.

“OK, I’ll use the sound of my farts to cover the blinking…”

Omg, anything Earl does rubs Opal the wrong way…can’t win!

Yeah, take that you old battle axe.

Blinking out I love you in Morse Code

Put him out in a wooden shoe with Wynken and Nod.

Does Earl ever take off his glasses?

Does Opal have any annoying habits?

Sorry Opal, but men come with their own soundtrack. Should be used to it by now. BTW women do too.

This is the FIRST TIME we ever see Earl reading a book…and he does it IN BED? IN THE DARK? What a jerk.

Breathing keeps Opal away.

I never intend to annoy.

It’s just a thing which happens over and over and over and over and over and….

You gotta love them!

Space Ghost once called out Zorak for making so much noise when he blinked: “put a sock in it, Loud Eyes!”

EarlVision

https://i.ibb.co/s5SPXLv/EarlVision.gif

I don’t get this, he’s usually peace-minded.

And how much wine did you have to drink before bed, Opal?

Opal you should not said anything. Is there little light to read with. Number of times I wished had a lamp I could read when I could not sleep, husband be bother by that, so i go to living room when i cannot sleep. That does not happen all the time since husband retired.

Wait. Try one eye at a time to see if she notices the frequency difference.

’Bet you have two toned blinkers, try her on the click and clack rhythm.

And that, folks, is called being really married.

Comments seem to bash Opal for anything at all using mostly the same words, but the Earl complainers are more specific. Not sure what that means, but I see it every day.

What a shrew. I think she is related to the wife on Drabble…

I would hate to live with someone who complained about the way I blinked… you can bet that I would blink until my eyeballs fell out.