Pickles by Brian Crane for May 17, 2020

Knew Earl was going to beat Opal to the punch,oh pardon pie.

Opal was correct, she will not eat that last piece of pie!

Roscoe: “Did you say cobbler?!”

My spouse keeps personal treats where I won’t find them. And I’m pretty careful not to go looking for them.

I did that the last time I ordered pizza. I saves some for the next day or at least I intended to save some for the next day.

at least you fought your will power, Opal

But Earl will die happy and with a full stomach.

(Besides, maybe he ate the slice from last week and the one she wants still awaits her.)

That slice was large enough to cut in half. :)

Roscoe is defenitly featuring in this comic!

It looks like a cherry pie, probably full of pits, anyway!

Strange Roscoe hanging with Opal while Earl was eating pie …………

That was fake, made-for-magazine-ad pie anyway.

I am thinking that she will clobber him.

She who hesitates is lost. Or at least loses out.

My first thought would have been: “If I don’t eat that last piece of pie, someone else will!”

Opal, if there’s one lesson you should have learned by now…she who hesitates is lost….out on the last piece of pie!

You should be happy, Opal. You didn’t eat the last piece, just like you said!

I now, suddenly want PIE.

Look at it this way, Earl is helping you keep that svelte figure. ;-}

snooze ya lose

He (or she) who hesitates loses it.

The last piece of cake or pie tends to hang around for ages. I won’t take it because I think he may like it. He won’t take it because he thinks I would like it. By the time we either cut in in half or just eat the darned thing, it’s definitely past its best.

The pie-maker never fears someone else eating the last piece of the current pie. In our pantry I have canned pie filling for lemon, cherry, blueberry and mincemeat pies, and apples in the fridge if I want to take the extra time. I can whip up a crust in under 15 minutes using our Kitchen Aid mixer, and Viola – oops – voila – pie is cooking in the oven.

There is never a last piece in my household.. once cut.. that’s it, you eat it all.

The early bird gets shot by the prepared duck hunter.

Opal! He just saved you a few calories. Be thankful.

She who hesitates, loses

I always ask before taking the last of something in the fridge. It saves a lot of grief and aggravation.