Pickles by Brian Crane for June 22, 2023

prophetic…

or pathetic?

At an old age, thinking about yard work can injure your back.

When I do that, my back usually recovers if I take a nap and dream of taking a nap.

I love sour candies. But they make me fart. What I can’t understand is that if I take a sour candy and start to raise it to my mouth I fart. I have not put it in my mouth yet I will pass gas. Anyone understand how that happens?

They make me go out and pull the weeds.

If you strain you brain, it can be a real pain.

(Would Earl feign this pain, Brian Crane?)

Earl’s back has developed a mind of its own.Now it needs to learn to deal with those Pavlov reflexes.

Oh, there goes my back! It’s contagious!!!

Earl if you only worked as hard at doing the work as trying to get out of it …

“It’s my old working in the back yard injury acting up again.”

Roscoe takes it all in!

I thought it was related to that hard bench that Earl was sitting on yesterday…

I’m in a great deal of pain for no freaking reason too!

Been there – Done that

Pulled something, yes, but not from working in the yard or even thinking about it.

Oy! Earl! Must have been that park bench…

Creative Excuses 101

Great class.

Earl, suck it up, and get off your duff and take care of your yard. Sheesh, excuses….

Earl is my spirit animal, according to my wife!

A pre-emptive pain.

Roscoe know everything about Earl!

Earl has a proactive back.

Well, I, blame my bad back on Family Business forced labor in 1957.

That’s about all it takes when one gets to a certain age.

Roscoe’s like, “Oy vey!” <3

That’s where I am headed after the comics. Hopefully no more than an hour then the couch.

I did that this morning, in bed, oh my aching back…

Earl and Opal guest-star in today’s Blondie, along with Popeye and Olive Oyl and Sally and Ted Forth:

https://comicskingdom.com/blondie/2023-06-22

My back is so weak now, after a couple of injuries, that I cannot even watch other people carry heavy objects. (wish it were a joke)

I trashed my back in martial arts classes. I still take care of things, just not all at one time.

Look at the dog, he’s thinking “oh brother”

Gotta love Roscoe’s beady eyes.

sure, Earl