It’s not that Earl is stupid: He just doesn’t have the filter that stops him from thinking before he speaks. Maybe he had a stroke, like Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls), who always said whatever popped into her head.
I’ve been reading Pickles from the beginning and in this couple the woman is definitely the grumpy one! I can’t say I’ve noticed it being one way or the other irl, each person/couple is unique
Not in front of the wife anyway!! Reflecting on how women always have to right, even when they are wrong makes me wonder how on earth a lesbian couple get along, never mind an old lesbian couple..
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment… (Deborah Neville, I think)
allen@home almost 3 years ago
Clyde why don’t ya just thrust the knife in and twist it.
eromlig almost 3 years ago
Wasn’t that a Forrest Gump quote? “Stupid is as…”?
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Clyde’s definitely smarter of the two.
angelolady Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Wham! But I don’t think he can really learn.
maureenmck Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It’s not that Earl is stupid: He just doesn’t have the filter that stops him from thinking before he speaks. Maybe he had a stroke, like Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls), who always said whatever popped into her head.
iggyman almost 3 years ago
Silence is golden, Earl!
sandpiper almost 3 years ago
T’is a wise man who knows to keep his own counsel.
Frankie5466 almost 3 years ago
I’ve been reading Pickles from the beginning and in this couple the woman is definitely the grumpy one! I can’t say I’ve noticed it being one way or the other irl, each person/couple is unique
EuroHomer almost 3 years ago
Not in front of the wife anyway!! Reflecting on how women always have to right, even when they are wrong makes me wonder how on earth a lesbian couple get along, never mind an old lesbian couple..
pathfinder almost 3 years ago
Who was it that said: “You can keep quiet and let people think you are stupid, or you can speak and confirm the fact.”?
jagedlo almost 3 years ago
Clyde is going with the old saying: “Better to be silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and confirm it”…
Stocky One almost 3 years ago
Grumpier, frumpier, lumpier and dumpier!
brick10 almost 3 years ago
Filters on your speech are definitely assets in a social setting.
monya_43 almost 3 years ago
Way to go, Clyde. But then, I guess Earl knew he was being stupid, after the fact.
ANIMAL almost 3 years ago
Listen to that wise man’s advice Earl..!!!!!
oakie817 almost 3 years ago
right?
goboboyd almost 3 years ago
Definitely a ‘read the room’ before you speak kind of guy.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Well! There you have it! Earl needs a filter….
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Used to be a saying about “loose lips”.. sinking something or other.. and here it has come to pass. Earl is sunk
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
And that is the difference between an old man and a wise, old man. :)
zeexenon almost 3 years ago
SSDD!
kathleenhicks62 almost 3 years ago
You have got to know when to keep your mouth shut. I have problems with that myself.
Moonkey Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I saw a movie called “Grumpy old men.” I never saw one called “Grumpy old women.”
Natarose almost 3 years ago
If she didn’t want the answer, then she shouldn’t have asked the blasted question.
pbr50138 almost 3 years ago
He knows and practices that old saying…silence is golden.
Altar_Ego almost 3 years ago
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment… (Deborah Neville, I think)