Pickles by Brian Crane for July 29, 2024

Earl doesn’t need 5 hours. There’s not much hair to deal with.

Why would Opal spend hours on her hair? She’s not a professional actress or fashion model.

When you possess great confidence or apathy, it comes naturally.

Yeah, that’s about right.

she’s definitely wasting her time for nothing

I’ll bet when Earl goes to the barber he insists on a discount!

If he had the hair, he’d spend the time on it.

no,, what he said

Another thing that’s not fair: The face they see when they look in the mirror at themselves is not the same.

Roscoe, move over.

it’s called competitive advantage

I don’t know…her hair looks a lot like a mop head to me. Not like something she spends hours on.

Me too.

Soon to be less than five minutes a year!

One minute for each hair.

Why, that’s just hair-ible!

I am not a woman so may never understand what motivates them to spend so much time on their hair. I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with attracting men because men mostly don’t notice. In my case, my wife once asked me how I liked a woman’s hair. When I told her, she said, “No, I don’t like my hair that way.” That was the end of that.

For what it’s worth, I think the same may apply to makeup. I have never seen a woman’s appearance improved by makeup (and I grew up in a household full of them), but they keep caking the stuff on, often to the point of distorting their features (unintentionally). I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with men (and I admit, I used to think it was connected with attracting a mate) — because men will seek out women no matter how they as a group adorn themselves (or not). Hairy armpits never stopped most of the world. Lack of makeup, different hair or none — most men of a certain age range will be attracted to women because … women! So back to my original thought — I don’t know what motivates all this preening, and I don’t have to. As long as they don’t ask me for my opinion!

A common lament from my spouse. But she refuses to cut her hair shorter as I suggest.

……so you’re saying it’s better to be a GUY..???

Remember they are based on Crane’s 1960 grandparents. If they are working / lower middle class l she likely gave herself an at home Toni perm.

Ever since I started growing out my beard, so that I could become a professional Santa, my wife complains that I have more hair product than she does.

SirBadger…you would not understand, you are not a woman.

One comb and brush session in the morning and I’m set for the day! Of course, I am retired, lol!

He’s only got two (hairs). Earls primp procedure is therefore a minor procedure.

If I look in the mirror after getting out of the shower and think “I need to comb my hair”, I go get it cut first break I have.

There’s a hair worth of difference between those two!

Earl probably spends more time with the hair on his upper lip than the hair on top of his head.

Well, she spends hours trying to force her hair into being what it once was but never can be again. He spends a few moments accepting reality.

Not much you can do with that mop Opal.

Me too – a buzz cut and an ever-larger bald spot will do that.

Opal could get hair cut like Pops

He has less hair than you do, Opal.

Attaboy Earl……..

It sure does not show she always looks the same.

Yep, we just brush to scratch an itch.

Shave Sunday mornings, done for the week.

Life isn’t hair fair.

Five minutes after my shower, I can be dressed and ready to go. Five minutes after my bride showers, she is still running about in her skivvies, which, for me, isn’t altogether a bad thing.

Ha,ha….good one,earl‼️

Opal,you need to go to the salon…maybe you will feel better about yourself…

Let her use the mirror, Earl. You don’t have much work to do for YOUR hair.

My hair gets brushed to get tangles out, twisted up into a bun and I am off to work. Maybe two minutes?