Pickles by Brian Crane for September 15, 2024

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    MichaelAxelFleming  about 2 months ago

    Good tines . . . .

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    ArcticFox Premium Member about 2 months ago

    It seems that Nelson’s manipulative powers are developing early.

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    Tachyon the Samurai  about 2 months ago

    Well, I would cut you meat if you had a girl’s fork.

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    Concretionist  about 2 months ago

    I never thought of tableware as having a gender bias… but come to think of it, I and the few men I’ve talked to about the subject (maybe three?) all prefer “somewhat plain” with a sharp knife, four tines on the forks and a handle that is easy to grip and won’t rotate in a greasy hand. And a spoon with a very thin (equals sharp) edge on the bowl so it can scoop better when the good stuff is down to a mere coating.

    Spouse and Ex both prefer(ed) something “more decorative” and care much less than I do about the feel of the handle in their hands. And my oldest sister liked her “Dansky” tableware that has three-tine forks, though the handle is pretty good. Ex had a strong preference (she still has the tableware we bought when we set up housekeeping). Spouse is willing to let me choose, which I did: Utterly plain flat handles, with a nice curved top to the handle and at least thin-ish spoons. And serrated knives.

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    Maizing  about 2 months ago

    When I was a kid, my family had silverware (it was actually stainless steel) from multiple sets. We kids regarded one set as the “kids’ set” and didn’t like to use that. We preferred to use silverware with “adult” designs.

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    The Reader Premium Member about 2 months ago

    That knife looks awfully girlie!

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    phritzg Premium Member about 2 months ago

    It seems like Nelson might have entered a “girls are icky” phase.

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    Jeff0811  about 2 months ago

    I tend to get “short-forked” when going out to eat. My guess is that those don’t get stolen as much as adult forks do, therefore more of them are around these days.

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    Doug K  about 2 months ago

    Sometimes a boy needs to show that he’s a man.

    Sometimes boys and even grownup men show that they are still boys.

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    steveh64  about 2 months ago

    Nelson, a real man doesn’t use a fork, or cut up his meat. He picks it up with both hands and chews a bite off of it. And the meat has to be cooked RARE, with the blood still dripping off of it…. And then he calls to the serving wench to get him more.

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    iggyman  about 2 months ago

    They were giving away silverware at a grocery store way back with a purchase, pick out your own. I never realized I had picked ones with different patterns on them until it was pointed out to me much later! So now few of ours match!

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    Queen of America  about 2 months ago

    Girl vs boy utensils? Is this where the idiocy starts? Reading the comment and reasoning from the first poster, that all makes sense. But not using a fork because it has flowers on it? Sounds sexist to me. I don’t like that Opal gave him a new one. I think she’s a sexist as she’s teaching Nelson to be. She should’ve told him to use it or go hungry. (And, no eating with his fingers)

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    ANIMAL  about 2 months ago

    Maybe if he had a “man knife”…. he could do it HIMSELF

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    jango  about 2 months ago

    He should ask Earl to cut up his meat. Then Earl could show him how to whittle-away with a pocket knife.

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    Zebrastripes  about 2 months ago

    Nelson’s been listening to Earl too much…..where else would he get this notion? ☺️☺️☺️

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    dakotaeditor  about 2 months ago

    I like the plain, unadorned silverware, as I do the dishes, and food doesn’t get trapped in the “decor.” My wife hates the forks in restaurants, and carries her own.

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    ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ  about 2 months ago

    fork it

    fork it all to hale

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    wndflower1  about 2 months ago

    well now—this has been a very enlightning and educational strip this morning—NOT!

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  about 2 months ago

    Inherent sexism.

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    Strawberry King  about 2 months ago

    You’re a big boy. You can cut it yourself.

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    ladykat  about 2 months ago

    My flatware is plain

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    KEA  about 2 months ago

    your typical alpha male

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Poor Grandma…….

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    JudithStocker Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Opal should say to Nelson that if it’s “manly” enough for you, you can act like a man and cut up your own meat. However, since this is just a comic strip, that’ll never happen.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  about 2 months ago

    Growing we just were grateful for the flatware we had.

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    zeexenon  about 2 months ago

    Yes, he’s right on track with The Da Vinci Code, symbol of the sacred feminine ‘V.’

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    EMGULS79  about 2 months ago

    I’ve never assigned gender to silverware, but I do consider salad forks to be “baby forks.” I refuse to use them even for salads; they’re inefficient.

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    Skeptical Meg  about 2 months ago

    Methinks he doth protest too much. I have a trans friend who said, as a growing boy, he vehemently rejected the idea of anything girly, so no-one would guess his secret.

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    vonskippy  about 2 months ago

    It’s a fork, tell the kid to eat with his fingers if he doesn’t like it.

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    MarieStanford  about 2 months ago

    Grandma, consider this a learning opportunity for young Nelson :) My little brother wanted a doll when he was about 4 (that’s 62 years ago) and our parents (A WWII vet and homemaker, typical middle class), got him one without hesitation. He loved that doll and took it everywhere, and I always gave our parents credit for not caving to the very sexist idea in those days that boys shouldn’t have dolls!

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    elgrecousa Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Mr Crane is starting to hit below the belt.

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    mengelji  about 2 months ago

    I just want a fork that’s sharp enough to snag a single piece of lettuce instead of pushing it around. What good is a blunt fork??

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    Aimless Melissa   about 2 months ago

    LOL

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    Rio Smith  about 2 months ago

    I completely agree with nelson here and I only eat with 1 fork that I just hand wash when I’m done with it. also I only eat with a fork if I can help it

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    tcviii Premium Member 24 days ago

    I enjoy using the silverware that my parents and grandparents bought, Plus some we got for free.

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