Pickles by Brian Crane for March 14, 2011

Except the 99¢ store bag - definitely dangerous!

You’re a poor excuse for a cowboy Earl.

Good advice, Earl.

I think those things are pure poison. Pass another, would ya?

Earl…your going to give the kid nightmares!

Do you think he’ll eat it?

He is what we call here in the west, a “drugstore cowboy”.

Generally.

Back in the 70s, I worked for the company that made those things, and we often wondered about some of the stuff listed on the back. Just what is this “partially hydrogenated bleeep”, or disodium inosinate. We did find out, a bit late. As a marathon runner who had a heart attack at 40, I wish it had been the snake.

I check shoes that I haven’t worn for a while to see if it has mouse deposits in it or brown recluse spiders.

Venomous cheese doodle? Depends on how long it’s been hiding in that boot!

Boots got snakes..Cheese doodles?…

Dr. Scholl’s might have sumpin’ for that..

Hope it’s not Heel-lina, one of my pixie sisters. She sleeps in any shoe…except sandals. She say they make her feel exposed!

A buzz for Chikuku & ding-ding-ding for Night-Gaunt49’s correct response. There are 4 in the swampy areas. Locally just rattlers.

With Earl’s attitude toward Opal’s cat, he needs to check his boots for doodles of any kind.