Pickles by Brian Crane for November 14, 2020

Once when i was barefooted i drop around a pound and half of frozen ground beef on my toes. After i got thru cussing the last thing i wanted to do was put ice on them.

Nowadays why would someone be hauling a block of ice in their car? An ice chest, maybe. But a block of ice?

typical

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And why would someone be calling the doctor for advice over the phone when it is often next to impossible to even get an appointment within the next two to three months –much less expect to get advice??? [ sigh ]

Snort!

They always give that advice for swelling, in this case ironically?

You’re all missing the big issue. Why, in 2020, would he be unloading a big block of ice from the car? Is he a secret Ice Sculptor?

And we go around and around and around…

Where would you even FIND a block of ice? This gag seems rather 1920’s-ish

And in the irony department…

rim shot…

ROFLMAO! Doesn’t it just figure…..?

thee irony.

Must be a small rural town that still has local doctors….

Could have been worse. H could have dropped fifty pounds of irony on his foot. Oooh.

Who buys big blocks of ice anymore? And for what? I mean, I know they did it in pioneer days, keeping the ice in a big ice house.

Insult to injury.

A total waste today , And I’m not going to say why . I’m not .

Blocks of Ice helped me get through college. One block in the beer cooler would last all week – bagged ice only 2-3 days. It made a great little fridge for lunch meats, milk, cokes and ETC. I had to be a miser to survive – made grilled cheese sandwiches on an upside-down iron, and left cans of soup on the radiator for quick lunches between classes. Before somebody asks – I used aluminum foil over the upside down iron.

Yes, put some ice on it and elevate your foot.

I always laugh at Pickles. Why are there no “Complete Pickles" collections?

And why on earth would anyone buy a block of ice? Does anyone even sell ice by the blocks anymore? 70 years young, grew up in a small town in Northern Michigan, have not seen anyone selling ice by the block. Not even in any of the countries in Asia I visited or lived in. I get that it was a setup for the punchline, but boy howdy, what a stretch.

We can wedge you into the freezer for a few hours, Earl. That would take care of it.

hair of the dog?

I still want to know why Nelson’t father left.

I think he already put ice on his foot.

What was he doing with a block of ice? Do they still have a 19th century ice-box?

RICE. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

A block of ice? For what?

Excellent!!

Well, Mr Crane, you certainly got a response today, between the ice block and the doctor on the phone. Neither struck me as unusual, because both exist in my circles. I really did appreciate the irony, of course. A friend twisted and banged her knee ice skating, and said the doctor actually chuckled when he told her to put ice on it. Thanks for the laugh today!

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.

How about a bag of frozen peas?

Smaller ice chunks.

I live in the US and I’ve never had to wait that long to see a doctor except for a routine check-up.

So they haven’t stepped up to an electric refrigerator yet?

Use your imagination, people. There are several scenarios where you will need a block of ice instead of worthless ice cubes.