Pickles by Brian Crane for July 23, 2021

Lefty loosey; righty tighty…

the vice-grips must’ve been hard on Earl’s arthritic hand

He’s lucky that it didn’t squirt all over him.

Righty tightly, lefty loosely.

With the commonality of digital clocks/watches [see Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy], will future generations know what “clockwise” means?

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is an outstanding read and funny.

That’s totally unfair. And, as is so often apparently the case, it makes it harder for adults than kids, since kids don’t have so many years of habit.

Also, you usually have to squeeze the cap on sides (so it can "get over/past the “hump”).

Some people with arthritis have their kids open the “child-proof” lids !

When all else fails, read the directions.

Earl is losing it. CC is the normal way of opening a screw cap.

I have read all the comments and is it just me or did everyone actually miss the joke…

righty-tighty

Earl doesn’t know if he’s coming, or going.

Earl do not tell Opal !

Right, becauze that’ll definitely keep kids out of it.

Reading the directions— isn’t that, like, cheating?!?

A childproof lid? Should have called Nelson…

Brian , you could have had the Precious Roscoe in todays cartoon . I’m 79 years old today .

What was he planning on doing with toilet bowl cleanser anyway?

the digital people have no idea of what “clockwise” means

When all else fails….read the instructions!

Righty tighty (clockwise), lefty loosy (counter-clockwise). Except in gas fittings. Or if the bolt is pointing down

Oh, Earl….(sigh.)

I don’t know about anyone else, but to open anything today is a PITA! Ridiculous!

why would that stop a small child, its not like they know one way from the other

Righty tighty lefty losey

in the sixties, a friend hid his stash in a cuckoo clock. the cuckoo would come out and say “hey man, what time is it?”

That is a conundrum! I don’t even have a counter clock, and none of mine clocks are particularly wise.

It’s counter clockwise on all of my containers.

A redundant method.. kids today don’t know “clockwise” nothing

Haha! I’ve had hand injuries that not only cause pain but severe loss of strength, can’t even plunge my toilet! Jars are another issue.

Once you do get the cap off you still have to deal with that damn inner seal.

Reminds of a Marine turning the bezel of a lensatic compass 360 degrees CCW twice to wind it. (That was before GPS)

Reminds of watching a Marine turn the bezel on a lensatic compass twice 360 degrees CCW to wind it. (That was before GPS)

No. Replaced by ’righty tighty, lefty loosey. or the other way.

Righty tighty, lefty loosey

That is funny.

You gave up too easily, Esrl.

When all else fails, read the instructions.

I spent more time than I care to admit trying to remove the fan from the water pump on my truck before I realized it was reverse-threaded.

Lefty loosey, righty tighty. Lefty is counterclockwise.

Widdershins.

Clockwise in Australia.

My brother made a clock that ran backwards. I was just learning how to tell time on it when he got married and moved out of the house.

Same kid will stare at you like you’re senile, because there are things you don’;t know how to find/or do on your smart phone or computer.

Would have been simpler to call a child. Also would save money. No need to buy glasses.

Earl should do what I do…cut off those little catches in the cap. No kids here, so child proof is a nuisance.