Pickles by Brian Crane for February 26, 2025

He should add Hai Karate.

Ah, the classic scent of Old Aqua Brut!

A diabolical move to secure victory in the game being played.

With a glob of Ben-Gay mixed in.

All that to hide the scent of the fruity smelling shampoo,

Earl must have the last bottle of Old Spice; it’s been discontinued…

You overdid it, Earl!

I remember a girl in high school who over did the perfume as well!

Stop using shampoo?

Earl’s new game-winning strategy might work!

How many times has someone walked by/near you and you actually tasted their perfume/cologne? Less can be more in this case. WHEW! ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

A bit of overkill, Earl!

Earl might finally be coming into his X-Man powers as ‘Effluvius’ AKA ‘Stinkbug’.

He had an Axe to grind with Pearl.

I worked with a guy who smelled like he took a bath in Old Spice. A little goes a long way. RIP, M.K.

Earl, you just created the formula for Axe® Body Spray!! Oh, the horror!

I never understood the appeal of making oneself stink.

“If your grandfather hadn’t worn Old Spice, you wouldn’t be here” :). Still use it today!

It’s now referred to as “OLD SPOUSE”.

I overdid the cologne once when I didn’t have time to shower – I was summarily told I smelled like a whᴏrehᴏuse

“My eyes are burning.” Cheech and Chong comedy sketch from the mid-70’s after one let’s one loose in the truck of a car as they sneak people in the drive-in. That whole album is hilarious.

Classic “old man” smell

Yeah, but why?

There’s a woman at work that I swear must have a bath in her perfume. It’s so pervasive that you can tell that she coming before she even arrives as the smell seems to arrive before she does. If you’re in a meeting room with her, a number of us can’t help but cough, it’s so strong

Probably the birds are dropping out of the trees!!

Under no circumstances light a match!

Stick to just the Old Spice!

It’s a checkers winning strategy.

Interesting. I thought “spice” was among GoComic’s banned words (though I don’t know why!) but commenters here seem to be using it freely. Maybe it got taken off the list.

My eyes started watering just thinking about that stinky crap

Add some Ben Gay and you have a lethal weapon!

My condolences – I had students who resorted to that instead of showering after PE. :-p

My dad used Aqua Velva,I loved it!

There should be a warning label:

“Danger, do not mix with other products!”

What? No Bay Rum?

Might as well add that smelly stuff old men put on their hair.

I must be getting old – no scent is my preference now – just pure and clean.

Oy! IDE go into an instant asthma attack…

Just asking: Is “English Leather” still around?

I like Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio for men. My husband has a bottle but neither of us wear scent anymore. I used to LOVE the Bill Blass for women(they discontinued that) and Clinique’s “Simply”- I would get so many compliments on the Simply, but they discontinued it!

You’re supposed to spray it on, not marinade in it.

That would burn my eyes, too!

Brut was so prevalent during my high school days, I still gag when I smell it.

My millennial son’s high school love affair with Axe brought back that old sense of revulsion.

For goodness sake, light a match. Imagine being with Earl on a crowded elevator. I’d get off before my migraine kicked in. But it does prove old men can’t detect over-perfuming any better than old women.