Pickles by Brian Crane for January 25, 2023

Earl that’s it without question. It’s your dashing good looks.

Obviously

It’s a burden we ruggedly handsome old guys carry in silence…

sorta.

Sure, Earl. Let’s go with that.

Roscoe’s expession: “is he for real?”

Force of habit. Which I always thought was something about nuns…

William Bendix, maybe.

Which one godzilla or Mr. Magoo

It is of course, his sense of humor.

Not hardly Earl. She just wants a clean house so she doesn’t wait around for you to clean up after yourself because it would be a long wait wouldn’t it?

Earl is just asking to get punched.

It’s her du … (just kidding)

If she called him “Studly Dudley” would he get the joke?

Like the song goes: “Oh Lord it’s Hard to be Humble, When everything’s going your way, I hate to look in the Mirror, ’cause I get better looking each day”!

Mellow, mellow, mellow.

I’m reminded of what Jessica Rabbit said when she was asked why she married Roger: “he makes me laugh”.

I think this already was not long ago. Winter vacation?

Judging by his expression, even Roscoe has a hard time believing that!

It’s pretty clear that Opal’s in it for the security. She commits 10 acts of contempt toward Earl for every ONE act of thoughtfulness.

Roscoes eyes are the whole cartoon today : )

I’ll take that as “NO”

Well it is Opal’s job. She chose it many years ago and it seems too late to quit.

Like George Clooney only with a silent C?

Earl may get very nervous if his wife plays the Dixie Chicks album.

Earl’s an old pair of slippers. Worn out and a little ragged from wear. But, comfortable.

Well, he DOES look likea movie star https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000979/mediaviewer/rm457747457?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_8 Wilford Brimley

I see Rosco ain’t buying it!

If Opal ever needs help, and maybe she has at some point, and Earl has to step up and take her to the hospital, manage alone for a while, and then take care of her, I will have more respect for him if he can do it without making a mess of everything. He is lazy.

Good question.. A lack of imagination about the alternative probably.

Familiarity. That’s what it is.

….and people ask me why I never remarried:)

Take your money and leave, I’m sure she will love it, right?

He has her snorting something.

“Yup. Right up there with Jack Elam.”

(One of my favorites.)

I knew a couple who constantly bickered, argued and complained at each other. I thought they must have been miserable. He passed away and she would tell everyone what a wonderful man he was. Go figure . . . ;-D

They’re so settled in she just does it and he keeps instigating☺️☺️

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and no husbands think like this.

My husband (44 years this year) always says, “If she don’t find you handsome, she better find you handy.” ;-) Taken from The Red Green Show.

Well, he does remind me of Wilford Brimley…

Nah Earl its just that you’re still pretty good in the sack!

I love how Roscoe is rapt by the conversation and his reactions to Earl’s explanation! ;-p

She puts up with you for three reasons: the pension you’ve earned after working 40 or 50 years to support her, your life insurance policy and the certainty that she’ll outlive you and get to spend all that money at the fabric store. RIP Earl. That’s your life. Was it really worth it?

Roscoe seems to have borrowed Lila’s cats eyes.