Pickles by Brian Crane for February 16, 2024

He should tell her it matches his underwear!

It doesn’t match Opal’s purple, black and white combo, either.

Everyone’s a critic.

Um, an olive green blouse, black skirt, blue shoes and a brown purse isn’t exactly Runway worthy, Lady.

You never know these days who is dressed as what.

Take a look Earl, maybe Opal’s got some mace in there…

This is why I ALWAYS carry a book (or these days, an e-reader). I don’t mind the purse, but I’ll be danged if I’m willing to just sit there bored.

A response (to keep to yourself): And you have a pink purse while wearing that face.

Lol

You might start a trend there Earl!

I’ve gotten more compliments when holding my wife’s purse than she has. This irritates her to no end. :-D. It’s a no name brand leather purse she saw in on vacation. The colors made her happy. What more do you need?

“I find it amusing that you believe I care what you think.”

At least in today’s culture he can pull it off, if only he was color coordinated.

Actually, that’s one of a husband’s jobs. Quite typical!

Once, many years ago, I was doing a book signing (just a local publication) when my wife asked me to hold her purse while she went to the bathroom). I threw the purse on my shoulder, and just then the photographer for the local paper showed up. Sure enough, the next day, there’s a photo of me signing books with a purse on my shoulder.

Says the woman in pink, gray, black and green…

I don’t have any orange shirts. But if I did? I wouldn’t wear them with green pants.

When I was a kid, my mother couldn’t leave me home on my own when she went shopping, so I had go with her. So boring! Once, I picked up clothes price tags that were discarded on the floor and played with them. A salesman came up and yelled at me, thinking I had pulled them off clothes on the rack. I was indignant even at that age — I wouldn’t do anything that stupid. Thus began my gathering suspicion that so-called Adults were often clueless. That early suspicion has intensified over time.

“It’s green? Oh my! Well, I’m color blind”

AH, the “Husband Chair”. Only the best shoppes have them. One dress store went to a marvellous new level of thought by providing a pool table for (whoever was waiting) to shoot some stick while the shopping went on.

Yeah Earl……….. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING..???? ( LOL )

Who changes their purse to match? Mine is a hand painted Anuschka with lots of colors. Problem solved.

And then Opal said, “Hold my purse. Watch this.”

She should talk….A green blouse, black skirt, a pink purse and gray shoes. Really!

Some of you clearly need to do some colour management of your video outputs if there’s such a variety of colours being seen.

Mind your own bees-wax lady!

As if the red shirt, yellow sweater, and green pants weren’t enough….

“My wife dressed me.”

That’s not all, lady. You should see the color of his boxer shorts.

Just like an accomplice’s thought “I hate getting caught, holding the bag!” This is something most men fear the most! ;-p

Another reason why I hate shopping with my wife for her clothes.

Our society places too much emphasis in looks, clothes and style.

“Lady, that dress with those legs. Tsk, tsk.”

Actually, Earl could care less what she says………..

The purse is why she needs a new dress, duh.

Bet your back was still out (see earlier this week) so that you didn’t have to go shopping with Opal, right, Earl?

Look, Lady, it’s his wife’s purse. Go judge her.

What does that green go with? Besides salad dressing?

I gave up purses a few years back. Now when my hubby says “Carry this in your purse” I answer “carry your own stuff”.

That’s where you look at her and say, It’s European. You wouldn’t understand.

I think she’s flirting with Earl.

White shoes in February, Opal? Tsk, tsk!

They didn’t have shoes in a compatible green. They didn’t have any green shoes in my size. They didn’t have any shoes in my size. I don’t know why I keep coming here.

Now come on, he’s wearing a yellow shirt and green pants, that matches a green purse. It matches much better than that woman’s green top, black skirt, and gray shoes with a red purse.

Hide it under your sweater and no one would know the difference.

THIS is the exact reason I refuse to go shopping with my wife unless she coordinates her purse with MY outfit. Otherwise I don’t go.

Earls does not keep up with the latest fashion trends.. Before they go out Opal gives him a once over and makes sure his fly is up. No worries for Earl.

“You’re just lucky you’re good looking, hot stuff!”

Black goes with everything, darling.

I call that the “Man Chair.” That’s what it’s for, I guess.

green goes well with black, doesn’t it? (and very nicely with the yellow shirt)

Urban Camo fashion color and style blend. Besides it’s a Man Bag, or Murss (sp?).

More believable… Meds. And an emergency Snickers Bar.

I like to tease a friend of mine that way. He always had a clever, dignified, reply.

Poor Earl. Adding insult to injury.

That woman really stepped outside the line. She better hope Opal didn’t hear that!

That’s what I was thinking!!

Forget the shoes. It really clashes with his pants!!!

Black goes with everything.