Pickles by Brian Crane for January 10, 2021

Sorry Earl that’s not a scarf it’s a leash. Opal doesn’t want you wandering off very far.

Who knows? OPAL knows!

Hopefully, he won’t suffer the same fate as that actress who was strangled to death when her scarf got tangled in car tires. Isadora Duncan in 1927.

Did you get a bag of Jelly Babies to go with that scarf?

Isadora Duncan much? (Almost like yesterday’s Gaturro as commented by Florchi.)

Not as conspicuous as a leash.

You’ll be expected to wear that in the summer, too.

Opal is just practicing “rope a dope” as used by Mohamed Ali.

Tried to make a Dr. Who scarf I guess.

Opal gave him that so she always knows where he is!

On a leash!

Opal is evil. Earl is a victim, an abused husband. Save Earl! Free Earl!

New meaning to “The Old Ball And Chain” ;-)

Looks like you a new leash Earl.

Now you know why!!!!!!

It also serves as a leash! Come here Earl. Good boy!

During the sixties when long scarves were in women get the same fate in subway cars.

I thought at first she hadn’t finished it yet.

At least she’s not yanking his chain.

There’s your answer, Clyde!

Bought myself a new scarf the other day, the colors were a little effeminate, but it was so soft. When my girl saw it…“You got me a scarf! It’s so nice!”…“Oh, you like it, hon? I was hoping you would.”

And that’s how you stay together for so long.

He will never wander again!

We all knew that Opal would someday just forget to bind off one of her knitted projects when it was long enough.

surprise, its a leash

Tom Baker’s Dr. Who scarf.

She’s given him a new leash on life.

So its more like a leash.

When wives know their come hither bodies are gone.

Doctor Who (Tom Baker with scarf)

That is why.

That would have been my guess—even before I saw the punchline.

Doctor Who. Tom.

There are times when I don’t like Opal very much. This is one of them.

Singing “Always look on the bright side, da da doo doo, ……”

reining him in.

Surprise, it’s a leash.