Pickles by Brian Crane for May 06, 2010

Careful Earl. Opal may make a lei out of that painting for you.

Are you trying to tell her something, Earl? If you are, it might be better done by telephone!

Earl, YOU are about to get painted…endlessly.

Looks like it’s been abandoned already.

Dead man talking.

Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship. Zeuxis [Circa 400 bc]

I’ve been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it. ~Stephen Wright

surprise surprise a male is always a critic and they talk about females.

I don’t know, it looks like it’s a nice painting so far.

Love it! About the only thing Earl can have fun with. Opal has much more to work with.

To jordaner021 (if you have the gall to revisit your spammed locations): Congratulations, you have succeeded in making sure that I (and hopefully many others) will not only NEVER visit your website, but also, that I will NEVER buy a pair of Jordan shoes!

To kogoin: DITTO on visiting your website.

To everyone else: Please join me in not patronizing and FLAGGING (wish it could be flOgging) these pests. Have a great day!

I’m up early today, and have flagged three postings about cheap shoes. First comic I read, but suppose they will show up as I go further.

two spammers fighting to get flagged

when will it end?

@ejcapulet - LOL!!! I am stealing that line! :-))

i’m surprised Opal hasn’t painted Earl!

Joe, poetry is art, as is a great philosophical treatise. Painting is not the only “art”, nor is a painter the only artist.

“You see…I CAN fool all of the people all of the time” -Jackson Pollock-

And tomorrow’s strip: Opal will squirt paint in Earl’s eyes at the breakfast table.