Pickles by Brian Crane for May 11, 2023

I wouldn’t put it past her Earl.

Earl should worry, because he can’t use a bank.

Maybe Earl’s a zombie.

He’d better complete all the chores on the list before he dies or he’ll face the consequences for eternity.

“Don’t you dare die before you get the garbage cans in!”

“I see dead people doing chores.”

Even in death, Earl is not free.

‘Til Death Do You Part — but maybe not, if you have “unfinished chores.”

Chores …. On the same list with death and taxes ;-)

Maybe the list is for the next Earl.

She’s dead wrong Earl, or you’re dead right!

What does your sixth sense tell you, Earl? :D

Hey, let the credit card company think you’re dead. They can’t send collections after a corpse.

Oh yes she would! She would haunt you for all eternity.

That is what wives are for.

Time to get a new credit card with an alternate name.

Maybe he is in hell, and will have to do endless chores for eternity.

Earl had better get this fixed before his pension and Social Security is turned off.

Would probably be blamed for not having completed them before you died

First panel, no silhouette. Second panel, the background is silhouette. Fourth panel, foreground is silhouette. Good stuff.

If I were married to HER…… I would WANT to be dead.

His ‘Good Grief, Opal!!’ when he reads the list works better than checking for a pulse.

In the beginning of time, God created the world and then rested. Then he created man and rested. Then God created woman. Since then neither God nor man has rested.

Oy, Earl! Be thankful you’re not pushing Daisys!

you have passed your expiration date, but you are not deceased.

No, she wouldn’t, Earl.

It’s a test Earl, if the jobs get done she knows you are still alive, if not… well, she will start cashing in the insurance.

Atta boy Earl….

I understand why Earl’s not too sure he is alive. I was almost in an accident once where I was playing it safe for a left turn at a stop sign. I watched and waited for a minivan to pass before pulling out. It was the only vehicle on that road, and I watched it carefully as it approached and then turned its right turn signal on There were still no other cars in sight until I pulled out and what do you know but there was a little bitty car hiding in the van’s driver side blind spot. I still don’t understand how that little car missed me and sometimes I think maybe it didn’t and I am in Purgatory after all. Seriously considering the many possible definitions of Purgatory how would we know?

Earl, you should know Opal better than that.

Earl’s a dead-ringer for a chore boy.

Yes, she would Earl …….. :)

Careful. Could be Opal has joined a conspiracy to trick you into performing chores.

Usually 2 to 3 weeks after the expiration date…

Opal has no expectation that Earl will actually DO the chores, but it makes her feel better if he has some kind of idea just how much SHE has to do.

When did Opal last update the chore list? That could give a clue. Then again, when was the last time Earl did anything on the list?

just saying, but as if grandson Nelson would do Earl’s chores written by Opal if Earl is deceased

About 25 years ago, one of my credit cards was declined. When I called to find out why, I was told it was because I was diseased. I assured them that I was still breathing. They said they couldn’t re-open that account but would be glad to give me a new one. I guess even dead people can open accounts.