Pickles by Brian Crane for October 17, 2009

Earl, your come back should have been,’What if I decide to not mow the lawn again?”

Ah, a “what if” for old Earl! Leave it to his stomach to do the thinking for him.

Alternate ultra pointed aspection & elegant save .

And that’s why Opal’s still around. The tummy that Earl can’t feed by doing his own cooking.

Just face it, marriage is give and take. Earl mows the grass and Opal makes fudge nut brownies. She gets the better end of that deal. Ummmmm!

Opal is cruel.

Opal, do not put soybean butter or oil in for brownie. It makes me headache.

Earl might not have been nearly so moved if Opel would have said something like, “You had better be nice to me, or you won’t get any gooooodies”!

There’s a big difference here. IIRC, The “what-if’s” that were originally being discussed were “what if we had done things differently in the past” - this is pointless speculation. That is most certainly NOT equivalent to discussing “what if I did something different in the future.”

Earl just needs to find a decent bakery store. Bring some brownies home, and eat them while Opal watches. She comes out on top too often.

Ah, Opal: Superior intellect. Always!