Pickles by Brian Crane for March 12, 2025

That’ll sure pucker him up!

It kind of reminds me of the old cartoons, when they would use alum to shrink the mouth.

“H” doesn’t stand for “huh”!

Didn’t know they had eyes… put the glasses on Earl! You can only see through your glasses. Remember, you have no eyes!

I take off my glasses before I change into my bathing suit at the gym. Last week I wore my suit inside out! I didn’t realize until I was taking it off. I hope all the other people can’t see well without their glasses either.

I woulda thunk the flavor would be a strong indication. And the texture.

At least Earl WON’T have to worry about …. swollen gums!!!

/SHMIRK\

I am guessing you used the Flex Seal to treat your hemorrhoids.

NOT AGAIN!!!

He didn’t realize something was wrong with that taste? Even the smell coming out of the tube should be a dead giveaway. Stevie Wonder could have figured that out!

If this tube is more directly at hand in your bathroom than your toothpaste one, your ophthalmologist may not be the one you need to contact first.

Being unable to see well apparently hasn’t heightened his sense of taste

He needs glasses for his tongue as well as his eyes. I don’t imagine they taste the same… Of course I’ve never tasted the stuff.

In similar circumstance, I nearly put Zinc Oxide onto my toothbrush.

Nobody said coping wouldn’t involve trial and error. But yeah, it’s surprising he didn’t taste it.

Well, the way he treats his wife, it’s appropriate. He’s a butt hole.

I always carry a spare.

Enter a whistling contest.

No wonder his gums have been shrinking.

That, or Fixodent.

Pucker power?

Have we gone to the eye doctor for a replacement yet, Earl?

He doesn’t have a second/older pair?

again ?!

Wouldn’t be the FIRST time

Opal switched the tube locations just so she could get to this point. A side benefit is another part of him smells minty fresh.

Ouch!

Sadly, he was unable to reply with a funny comment. But his lips were soft and kissable.

Who tested preparation A through G?

That’ll pucker you up…

He does that quite often. I wonder if it is the minty taste?

Makes you wonder what Earl did with the toothpaste

This comic strip today is a real beaut! Thanks Brian Crane.

Apparently it has affected his taste buds too

Thank you for the much needed chuckle

That should shutter his mouth for a bit…….LOL

Saw this coming in the 1st panel. Old, boring joke.

Like Bill the Cat, I say “Ack!”

I had a Great Aunt who mistakenly used Preparation H on her dentures instead of Polygrip!

One shudders at the possibility that he used toothpaste in place of the Preparation H.

Over the years I have heard where people didn’t read the label on the tube and used Preparation H instead of tooth paste.

At least it isn’t Bengay. OJ in your cereal. Dog food instead of Campbell’s. Et cetera.

This one is from either 2003 or 2008. Even with enlarging it, it was hard to read the last number.

I have heard of using Prep H for puffy eyes…

The cost

of vision lost.

That would taste terrible but take care of any possible inflammation

My daughter when she was maybe 5, couldn’t read yet, brushed her teeth with her dads Code 10 hair cream.