Pickles by Brian Crane for January 09, 2023

It’s not the speed, it’s too much contact with the roof of your mouth that causes the “ice cream headaches”.

There are some people in wheelchairs who would agree with Earl.

Earl’s more of a pop sicko.

Many that survive a traumatic event end up maimed for the rest of their life, not stronger.

Whatever doesn’t kill you will KILL you the next go round!!

Whatever doesn’t kill you still hurts a lot!

❝ whatever doesn’t kill you . . . ❞

will still show up on your hospital bill

⁽ ᵘⁿˡᵉˢˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᶦᵛᵉ ᶦⁿ ᵃ ᶜᵒᵘⁿᵗʳʸ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵘⁿᶦᵛᵉʳˢᵃˡ ʰᵉᵃˡᵗʰ ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳᵃᵍᵉ ⁾

When I was in Kindergarten, our individual milk cartons were stored outside in cold weather. When I drank the milk too fast I got a headache. When I told my parents, they were at first scared I had a brain tumor. The reacher was a dear old woman, but you’d think she would have known from previous experience what was happening.

Is it wise to give contradictory advice in front of the kid?

Nice Opal’s comment. By now I’m probably immortal.

This one made me laugh out loud! Thank you

You’re not dead yet, so…

Words to LIVE by……

What doesn’t kill you today will try again tomorrow

Cold-stimulus headaches – over the palate and back of the throat. John Hopkins medicine

whatever doesn’t kill you, may leave you broken and useless. remember that kids.

Brain freeze (AKA ice cream headache) is your brain preparing to temporarily shut down because it thinks you’re dying. In nature, the only time the inside of one’s mouth gets extremely cold is when they are succumbing to hypothermia. Your brain is trying to preserve itself in case you later escape the near fatal conditions.

Opal’s comment third panel: I HATE that saying. It’s a sappy, thoughtless comment. It belittles the person who is struggling.

Opal is right. Ride through it, over it, around it, but don’t let it run you. Isn’t always easy, but like the guy said, Life ain’t no easy gig. You gotta find your beat.

What ever doesn’t kill me, better RUN!

Once you get old.. getting stronger is no longer possible, cranky.. is the only option.

BRAIN FREEZE‼️☹️

The folks who promote that trite “wisdom” never encountered someone who had a stroke.

More pearls of wisdom from grampa Earl.

No problem, just put the Popsicle in a dish and microwave it ……. then it won’t be so cold ……… :)

Atta boy Earl….atta boy!

He should be eating at the table and not dripping on the floor.

Chopping off an arm doesn’t always kill you but it NEVER makes you stronger.

Whatever doesn’t kill you could also maim you for life.

to each their own I s’pose

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…usually circles back around for a second try.

Amen!

Always get a second opinion.

For me the cold ice cream or popsicle irritates my esophagus and I go coughing.

Ah the classic brain freeze. That should teach Nelson.

Push off Nietzsche, Earl’s philosophy rules!

I must be really strong.

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Except bears. Bears will definitely kill you.

(While we were going through a major software implementation at work, I put up a sign with this saying on it, and put a sticky note on the depicted bear with the name of the software product.)

I guess that old Nietzsche line had diminishing returns.