Pickles by Brian Crane for September 24, 2023

Earl, who has the hearing problem?

Been there and (not) heard that. Spouse says she replied. I say “not so I could hear it”… she says that’s MY fault. Of course about 75% of the time if I just tell her something she makes no acknowledgement at all. And if I check, about 50% of those times she really only heard a mumble which she ignored. And she’s okay with that, but not with ME doing it. (This growing old together thing isn’t for sissies!)

It’s an old joke, but in theme with the thread.

I hear you Earl, er..actually I don’t

Looks like Roscoe likes Opal’s soup :-)

I think she just says its the third time to mess with him.

Roscoe pretty much stole the show here.

Well why didn’t you say so in the first place.

Guess Earls smelling too isn’t as good as it once has been…

Like the old phone commercial “Can you hear me now?!”

Roscoe licking his chops, good one!

Maybe she is just ignoring you.

I’ve heard this joke before and it’s still funny.

Soup is an appetizer. Earl doesn’t need his appetite stimulated, he’s already hungry.

Love Roscoe’s expression in those final two panels!

And old “Dennis the Menace” – mom is on the front porch calling Dennis home for dinner. Calling, and calling. Finally the kid arrives and says “Sorry mom, I didn’t hear you the first three times.”

Reminds me of … https://www.youtube.Com/watch?v=EWuotfT_j6s

Forgot to change the batteries again.

Who’s hearing is getting worse, Earl?

HMMmmmmmmm…………… interesting

Earl needs new hearing aids.

One more guy that doesn’t like to wear his hearing aids.

Can “YOU” hear me now …..Earl …. :)

yup, welcome to my life

OMG! That’s exactly like me and the wife. Glad it happens to someone else.

Best advice about hearing—talk to me—not the stove or the refrigerator or the tv remote—talk to my face.

ba dum tss

A friend of mine just got hearing aids. I can’t wait for our next time together. We can actually have a normal conversation again! I was becoming aware of having said things to her that she would have answered in the past, but her face would show nothing. I have been raising my voice for years when we get together.

Roscoe licking his chops, soup must smell good.

SOMEBODY’S hearing, anyhow.

Men do tend to have a higher rate of hearing loss than women.