Pickles by Brian Crane for January 21, 2020

Hopefully Earl practices catch and release!

The Pickles household: A Rift Runs Through It.

who’s to say Earl’s going to let that fish be his dinner? what if he wants to mount it on a plaque and then over the mantle?

Earl may decide to clean it somewhere in the house and you won’t know where he left the innards.

Well Earl is in a PICKLE now. But I guess that’s what it’s all about smirk.

Opal’s sarcastic whit has a real bite to it !

Maybe he’ll have his imaginary sexy, younger second wife fry it up.

Go watch Home Shopping, Opal.

Little light on the drawing today.

I guess the color is also imaginary today!

Earl should play along and take her up on it.

Did I go color blind?

Opal what about the Imaginary fish smell from frying the imaginary fish ?

All the color has gone out of their marriage.

“Don’t let me ruin your fun”…too late, Opal!

She’s such a killjoy.

I see it’s no color today lol

That should stop this stupid game in a hurry.

Maybe he’ll just let the fish go…..just to tick off Opal….LOL

Black and white day? Forgot to color it in?

Opal’s way of letting Earl know if he keeps up with his silly imaginary fishing he will get imaginary dinner.

Get out the bug spray.

Oh – the crayon budget is getting low. Time for a Go Fund Me?

https://www.seattletimes.com/comics-pickles/

This disagreement ranks tight up there in importance equal to the Great Toothpaste Tube Squeeze and the Under-or-Over Toilet Paper Pull.

Catch and Release baby!

This is Opal`s gotchu moment.

It’s certainly not a rainbow trout.

I wonder who does the coloring? The cartoonist or GoComics?

I’ve gone color blind!!!

Spoiling Earl’s fun is actually what Opal lives for. Kind of a mean person, isn’t she?

Well… imagine that!

I must be getting old. This actually looks fun to me…

Earl.. in his mind.. is sitting on the bank of a quiet murmuring river.. and there is this whining noise in the background that he dismisses as summer flies. Enjoy your time Earl.. you deserve the break.

The colorist is out fishing today.

Yes, junior, life was heck before virtual reality games.

Once had a coworker that would be fishing while working.

Not to mention the imaginary diet he’s on,

Hmm, black and white old school.

I see you caught a crab,Earl.Throw it back ;)

I’m tired of this story line. Gettin’ boring!

Wow! She won’t even let him go to his happy place.

Opal is just plain mean.

For color https://www.seattletimes.com/comics-pickles/

Ah, but Earl said he was fishing. He didn’t say he was catching. There is a difference.

Has Opal EVER been nice to Earl? She is a constant nag. Good poster person for staying single.

I looked this strip up on another website — and you will never guess what! She is wearing a purple dotted blouse and he is wearing a blue shirt! Can you believe that? WOW!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comics/strips/?name=pickles

one way to diet…

Earl doesn’t need her to cook his imaginary fish…he could do that himself.