Pickles by Brian Crane for December 31, 2020

Opal and my mother must have been related. She used that phrase a lot.

It’s the cat’s fault.

Maybe the solution is to buy 2 identical comforters. Then Opal can store one away where it will never get damaged. They have a dog and cat which will make avoiding snags difficult.

Whose glasses there need cleaning?

Good golly Opal! Mumble grumble. Nitter natter. Goodness gracious. What’s the matter?!

I say, “We can have nice things, or we can have cats.”

Used flea powder on ours and she got even by leaving her dead fleas on our white chenille bedspread.

I thought it was a nice snag!

Give it a rest, Opal.

Why Earl puts up with that Harridan is beyond me!

Opal tis all in your mind ! … Happy New Year !

From discomforter, to pain in the rear, to MAJOR pain in the rear… quite a progression so far!

Reminds me of this episode of Everybody Loves Raymond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YpGwwDizyA

Oh-no! It looks like someone actually uses the thing! What a disaster! Whatever shall we shall we do? /s

If it is that small a snag do not worry about it.

We have the identical comforter…

Couldn’t have been the cat, because there would be 50 or 60 snags.

Of fer gawd’s sake: ya gotta cat, a dog, a husband, and grandkids . . . put the new bedspread on your favorite chair and enjoy it. . .

Things that are SO fancy that every day life can’t happen around them are NOT needed in life. Like having a new car and never driving it because it might get dirty or dented is a waste.

Are you sure it wasn’t the cat? They have claws, you know . . .

Forget it , so sad . : (

This is like the scene in Risky Business where Tom Cruise’s mom is able to spot a very small crack in her crystal egg, and she huffs, “my egg is ruined!”.

Years and years and years ago, an aunt of mine put dimpled plastic slipcovers on all her living room furniture. Her explanation was to keep the furniture “nice.” That always puzzled me as no one was ever, ever, allowed in her living room for 364 days of the year (Christmas morning was the single exception). It was like sitting on a bed of nails.

My little sister always said when she grows up she is going to have two houses—one to keep nice and one to live in.

It’s like women were born with the same script! Remember…wait till your father gets home? LOLHAPPY NEW YEAR BRIAN AND FAMILY!

And Opal is why we can’t do anything fun.

Maybe if he had MARRIED something nice….. he wouldn’t have to worry about snags…….. OR hags……. OR nags….!!!!

Relax Earl, it was there when she bought it, but she will never admit.

I am usually annoyed at Earl. Now I’m finding both of them are annoying

Opal has a lot of snags too, but Earl stays with her.

As I recall this is about the point in their marriage when my father moved into the guest room permanently.

single for over 40 years—-LOVING IT!!!!

“Because her glasses are better than his?” Get the rose tint, lady.

Well, you know Opal was the one who made the bed, so she is likely guilty of the snag.

Opal there will be wear on any fabric.

Goodness gracious Opal-give it a rest! What else could you expect?

Everything we have is nice — what’s left of it.

Fix is easy peasey, Earl. Turn the comforter around. Now it’s on Opal’s side.

Opal is pissing me off.

Earl, either clip your toenails or spin that corner over to her side.

Back at Bismarck High School, we would have called Opal a BITCH.

Earl, just move. Then Opal can have everything her way, nice and tidy, plus loneliness to boot

My money is on the cat. It has it out for Earl.