Pickles by Brian Crane for September 24, 2020

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    eromlig  over 3 years ago

    It’s Steinbeck you want, or possibly Bob Service.

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    sirbadger  over 3 years ago

    I think of scratching as reducing pain as opposed to causing pleasure.

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    Algolei I  over 3 years ago

    I just want to hear someone say “a happy little tree” every once in a while.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    Lo and behold, I got a few itches to scratch as I read this.

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    wiatr  over 3 years ago

    I’m with Earl on that.

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    hammytech  over 3 years ago

    Good scratch.. right up there with a good rub.

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    timzsixty9  over 3 years ago

    neither of which is received around MY house, anymore…:(

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    Concretionist  over 3 years ago

    I’m more in the line of “If it’s worth doing at all, it’s worth doing well” (and so we should prioritize things that are worth doing well !)

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    whenlifewassimpler  over 3 years ago

    I am with you on the itching, it’s that time of year.

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    Daniel Verburg  over 3 years ago

    Earl, the cultural philistine !

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    iggyman  over 3 years ago

    All of sudden, I have an itch!

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    Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 3 years ago

    A scratch, burp and a fart, is the happy trifecta that makes me smile!

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    Breadboard  over 3 years ago

    Opal would you say that again only slower … give Earl time to scratch ;-)

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    Kalkkuna  over 3 years ago

    One thing’s the same for the poor and the rich.They both feel good when they scratch where it itch.

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    Zebrastripes  over 3 years ago

    You just can’t take the classless out of his element…

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    jpayne4040  over 3 years ago

    Earl, I’m sure Goethe had that “I’m forgetting something feeling” as he was writing that.

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    rhpii  over 3 years ago

    Go Comics are to me fine pictures, good poetry and the commentary, mostly, reasonable words. How do we find a song in all this?

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    wirepunchr  over 3 years ago

    When you’re in public, don’t be afraid of scratching where it itches.

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    Redd Panda  over 3 years ago

    Could I add a few? A hot cuppa, first thing in the Morning. Hear a great old song on the radio. Sit in the sun, for a bit.

    Anyone else?

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    6foot6  over 3 years ago

    A lot of it depends on where the scratch is.

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    J Short  over 3 years ago

    Personally, I’ll settle for a productive visit to the bathroom.

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    Dani Rice  over 3 years ago

    To quote Ogden Nash, the Baltimore Bard:

    A joy for which there is no match\ Is when you itch, to up and scratch.

    To which I say, Amen.

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    Golf Buddy  over 3 years ago

    Roscoe agrees with Earl…

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    ForrestOverin  over 3 years ago

    A touch of kindness, really, in whatever form.

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    ArtisticArtemis  over 3 years ago

    I love that quote.

    I one did a calligraphy wallhanging with that quote.

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    Linguist  over 3 years ago

    Earl’s a Back To Basics kind of guy.

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    KEA  over 3 years ago

    That’s Earl… always taking the high cultural road. %

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    David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault  over 3 years ago

    You had me up until you got to the “reasonable words” portion.

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    debra4life  over 3 years ago

    Have we seen Opal with jeans on before? Or any type of pants?

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    zeexenon  over 3 years ago

    Well, this Senior Senior prefers porn, thank you very much.

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    anomalous4  over 3 years ago

    “Home is where you can scratch where it itches.” ~Anon.

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    mistercatworks  over 3 years ago

    …or comic strip.

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    donwestonmysteries  over 3 years ago

    It’s implied.

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    heathcliff2  over 3 years ago

    That can be nice too when needed as long as not overdone.

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    w16521  over 3 years ago

    Another hilarious expression by Roscoe. Thx Brian Crane.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 3 years ago

    You should start every day with a good scratch.

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    neatslob Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I have a problem believing there are over 22,000 good poems.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Little song from Tom Chapin in the morning, little poem from Billy Collins in the evening, pretty pictures in my books or at the park, call a friend.

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