Pickles by Brian Crane for December 09, 2023

You can hide the stain by putting the worry stone and a plate on it.

I inherited a lace tablecloth that had a stain on it. The Oxiclean took most of it out, but it was still obvious. The remedy was a dish that would cover the stain. No one ever caught on to it, or too polite to comment.

Nelson needs a lesson in how to deal with not spilling the beans.

It helps her cope with living with Earl.

Maybe Roscoe will let you bunk with him.

Earl’s the one who should be worried.

Good to see the tablecloth do its job.

I heard they used to have pet rocks.

I think Earl is about to get “stoned”!

Good job, Nelson. Right on cue.

I had a long table runner I used on my dresser. It had counted cross stitch and I crocheted an edging for it. But one day it got an ink stain I couldn’t get out so I turned it around and made sure to put something over it to cover it.

Out of the mouths of blabs!

Cope with what? Earl, have you watched the news these days?

I’m worried that that stone is worn out.

My stupid husband.

The heck with the worry stone. She needs a coping saw.

It wouldn’t be the Bounty ad ? Noooooooo!

God, give me the strength not to……

Lace. Where dust goes to die.

Fels-Naphta soap, better than the oxy stuff by far. Mom used to starch her lace table cloth, put it in the refrigerator for several days, put on a stretching rack then lightly iron. Tedious, but made for a pretty table.

It’s called a serenity stone

Nelson is a tattle tail. That is NOT a good trait. He seems to do it often. Ignore him for a while Earl. Maybe you did wrong, but Nelson had no right to tell Opal about it. Nelson is a trouble maker. Santa won’t like that.

You’re in trouble again, Earl.

Move over Roscoe. Earl is going to join you in the doghouse. ;-)

There it is

Pack a bag,earl….your movin’to the Roscoe bed and breakfast‼️

LOL! You are Toast, Earl.

THERE it is..!!!!!!!

Watch how Opal turns the stone into a cow.

Bad timing from the grandchild….Grandma has a weapon in her hands… LOL

Nelson the tattletale!

Walking Nuisances rarely see themselves that way.

That clumsy good-for-nothing Earl. He’s making her life miserable. She should dump him and check to see if George Clooney is available.

See, this is why American Indian women would pound their laundry on the rocks. to keep from pounding their husbands with rocks.

Oh Nelson…….poor Earl!

Kid seriously needs a dose of Billy Mumy in “It’s a Good Life” He’s a bad boy. A very bad boy.

“Boys, boys, boys, boys!!! I have boys to worry about!!!”

Well…for starters….

These comics-com-lately are just variations on a theme based on the ones from Oct 26 and 27……etc. Re-used comic arcs are better than re-runs, but not by much!

Opal must buy those at Costco.

Surely Earl cleaned up the tablecloth and there is nothing to see. Or do. He’s a grown man.

Earl doesn’t need a worry stone because he may be buried underneath a headstone.

“Earl I feel certain you will bring me a perfect example in the next….shoot in the last 5 seconds.”