Pickles by Brian Crane for January 19, 2022

Drama Queen. :D

I’m not convinced there’s anything baking soda can’t do… except for lower something’s pH.

now Opal has to buy a new pair of pink rabbit slippers (and maybe a pair for Earl)

Only alternative is if they’ll shrink in the wash.

I assume they sleep in the same bed. She hasn’t noticed the smell before now?

Bye-Bye Bunnies.

Use Odor Eaters, problem solved, unless you disappear !

’Reminds me of a guy I knew in the service.

The odor from his boots would knock a vulture off a honey wagon at forty paces . . .

‘Wish I’d known about the baking soda thing.

One of my husband’s very good friends has a wife who is just a bit crazy (to put it nicely i guess lol) well she decided her husband’s feet were smelly and came to the conclusion that they should be soaked nightly in straight undiluted vinegar! After about 10 days of this you could smell him coming lol

How about, rather than throw them out, give them to Earl – so it’s not a total loss/waste.

Baking soda is mined in Wyoming.

Throw away society personified

Opal you never noticed Earl’s feet smelled before this ?

she is a grouchy old lady, that’s for sure

Sorry, cmerb, Roscoe got bored with this arc and took off.

Reminds me of…..“Now more than once the town had discovered, painting over it ain’t no use. There ain’t no paint in the world that’ll cover it; the heart keeps showing through. In John Deere Green!”

Opal, really? Wasting a pair of still good slippers?

I don’t even WANT to know how Opal knows what Earl’s feet smell like!

Why baking soda?

Don’t toss them, let him wear them now

Today’s strip is neither witty or funny.

Evidently his once a week if needed bath schedule isn’t working.

Oh how I wish I cold find the folks who used to comment on the Hints from Heloise column in the Washington Post. baking soda was routinely touted as a way to eliminate odors (Narrator: it does work).

Earl needs some CROCODILE slippers! Real men wear reptile!

The same feet that rub up against you at night…

I renewed an old pair of tennies by pouring in a generous amount of rubbing alcohol. It dries very fast and the next day the shoes were odorless.

Put them in a plastic bag, seal it and put it in the freezer for a couple of days. Meanwhile, soak your feet in hydrogen peroxcide for about 20 minutes each day. Will get rid of any odor, and also athlete’s foot.

I have a pair of slippers just like that. I took them to a friend’s house years ago as they did not wear shoes in their house. When we left, I put them in the entry closet so they would be there for the next visit. They could not figure out why their dog was always barking at the closet door until they finally opened it and saw my slippers. I would always throw the dog’s toy for her and she was sure I was in the closet and wanted me to come out to play.

Oy! Just throw them in the washer on gentile and hang to dry…..but to give her revenge more impact, she dumps them in the trash…whatever, Opal!

1. I’m with Opal on this one. 2. If Earl is taking shower or baths, and his feet are that bad, maybe he needs a checkup.

Loving and caring for one another, Earl and Opal…. Roscoe, silent wittness.

Because Opal is so fixated on finding fault with every little thing, she has no room for happiness, and wouldn’t know what to do if it did enter her life!

If baking soda were that effective, one could sprinkle it on Earl and he would disappear.

LOL!!!

just do it, woman…good night…never happy…

Vinegar works wonders. I wonder if Earl would soak in vinegar.

I guess tossing them in the washing machine was out of the question too?

NO! They’re good yet - stuff them with Limburger / garlic cheese, seal them in a bag, and put them in the hot garage for the summer.

I worked with an older women in a deli, I knew she had to be AT LEAST in her 80’s.She would complain about her husband for hours on end. I got to meet him, finally…at their 75th wedding anniversary party !

GOOD CALL..!!

I do the same thing Opal.

Could have let him have instead of throw them out.

Will Opal now buy some normal looking slippers?

No! I love the bunny slippers, at least try to give them a wash..

Earl should get some Hedgehog slippers.