Pickles by Brian Crane for April 16, 2021

At least he didn’t wake up to a fireman performing CPR.

(Monty Python accent) “You soon will be.”

Earl must not be able to snore… thus why Opal didn’t hear anything from him.

Can you PROVE it?

Bring out your Dead!

Maybe earl was awake??

“How ya doing grandpa?”“Not too good today.”“We’ll be right over….to go though your stuff….”

I ATEN’T DEAD.

There’s an obscure reference for you.)

“Just trying to save some time.”

Opal’s hopes get dashed again!

Poor Earl….can’t even sleep in peace.

And now you won’t get dusty either!

Sound sleeper!

What are you trying to say Opal ?

Should Earl feel insulted that all Opal would do is cover him up if she thought he was dead?

Or should he be impressed with her clever tactic to get his attention.

You’d think Opal would be a little more upset if she thought her husband was dead.

She forgot to fill him with embalming fluid.

Earl do you have life insurance ?

Earl isn’t dead, he just smells that way.

One of the few times when it’s good to snore so that Opal doesn’t have to check?

He is dead meat, laying on the couch while, Opal does the dishes (loads the dishwasher), does the laundry (loads the washer), hangs laundry (put washing in dryer), cooks supper (on stove and microwave). Listened to Bill Burr griping about wives griping.

I love the second panel. At work we would sometimes say we needed someone who could fog a mirror – that is, someone who was alive.

GEEZUS, OPAL!!!!! I mean, a maroon blanket with a chartreuse couch??

LOL

At least she covered Earl with an afghan!

Roscoe’s expressions in this comic would have made it something special compared to what it is . Sorry , but I really mean it .

wow…such CONCERN, Opal….how touching.

What is this saying to couples married 40+ years!

Not as funny if you slept next to someone who was dying over a period of months. I never knew if that silence was good news or bad news.

I guffawed at this – then I wondered – is that why there’s a mirror in the fridge?

A needle through the eyelid just to be sure.

A bit quick to conclude that he’s dead there Opal.

Means Opal has trouble telling if Earl is alive or not, or just being funny.

Should someone get Paul Villaverde to check the contents of the greenish sofa?

(Is Brian related to Robert ‘Bob’ Crane? Only wondering since surnames are sometimes Earl.)

After reading today’s strip I hopped over to You Tube and played “Jim Pepper Witchitai-to”.Thanks Mr. Crane for reminding me of the song.

My wife does takes my pulse at night, when I’m sleeping real deep, to see if I’m still alive. It really messes up my sleep.