Pickles by Brian Crane for July 13, 2013

What grade is Nelson suppose to be in now?

My grands would just give me a blank look and go back to texting.

Joe Pantoliano busts gut

A flute without any holes is not a flute. A doughnut without a hole is a danish.

I’m close to the age of Pearl & Earl. As I remember, “dungarees” was the old folks’ word for jeans when I was Nelson’s age. Now it’s archaic.

When I was a sailor (1960-80) us enlisted folks wore dungarees, with optional bell bottoms.

that would be Dunkarees !!!!

Hey ! Does anybody buy Levis anymore? Used to pay $7 for a pair in the late ’50’s !!!

At least he didn’t think they were a wind instrument – that would be a didgeridoo

I’m sure you’re not the only kid who wishes that, Nelson.

LOL xxx

I didn’t know either Nelson. Had to think about it though, then I thought jeans later, haven’t heard that for ever in a day lol

I keep people on their toes by referring to them as “trousers”. Lots of people who can’t figure out what they are, even if it’s in context. 8^)

Sooooo…. what do they call a dungaree jacket these days? A jeans jacket?

Ok, kids, here is what I wore in Ohio in the 1940s when I was Nelson’s age: Last kid in the school to wear knickers. Corduroy knickers. My Dad (el cheapo) said “They’ll wear like iron” and bought them two sizes too big so I wore them in shame “forever”. My little brother escaped them as he wasn’t old enough. Our shoes were “clodhoppers” – high-top kids replica of the black leather work shoe. Some kids wore cleats on them for a click as they sauntered the halls at school. Dungarees. When the knees wore holes Mom would sew and later iron-on dark blue patches on the faded dungarees. Tennis shoes were always hi-top black & white. My bathing suit was wool! Shrunk some when we swam with inner tubes in the “crick”. Small town country boys.