Pickles by Brian Crane for October 11, 2009

You put your foot in your mouth again Earl.

Nelson, make sure she went first. Saves you from sleeping on the couch!

How you manage this is; wait until you hear her come in the door and act busy with something, then, without looking up, ask how her appointment went, then look up at her when she answers.

Busted, Earl!

Poor Earl! He can’t win for losing.

I use,” What did you do to your hair. It looks great!” Doesn’t matter, the hand goes up, primps, and I hear “oh nothing, I just…”

The real lesson here, Nelson, is: You’re a guy. You can’t win.

DGooseE, how right you are!!

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet,Nelson. Just wait for when she goes somewhere wearing a beautiful brand new dress, and someone else compliments her on it.

Her reply will be “Oh, this old thing?”

Ahh…Earl, the point is you go to KEEP it looking the same. When you don’t go, THAT’S when it starts to look different.

I remember as a young lad, my beautiful young wife had the most silky straight brown hair… I loved it. She came home one day and it was in curls… and I mean thousands of tiny little curls… it looked like an afro. I was shocked to see her and she said… I got a perm, how do you like it. And trying to be polite I said… wow, nice, how long does the curls last and does it wash out? Which she replied with a chuckle… no, its a perm, as in permanet. Moral of the story Nelson… you don’t have a chance.

… and to be grammatically correct… it’s how long do the curls last and it’s permanent not permanet… sheesh, I hate Sunday morning before I finish my coffee.

If a perm is permanent then why do they have to keep getting new perms?

I actually am a male that notices my wife’s changes and I also was the one who told her what I thought would be a more flattering cut. She thought my idea was worth trying and had it cut like I suggested and still seeks out my advice as I do from her. I think she is beautiful any way she chooses to look or dress.

I only go to the beauty shop when it is time to get a perm. All my guys know I’ve gone, because when I return they claim a skunk smells better. I know better than to expect a compliment on anything other than my cooking from my guys. (My guys: one hubby, two sons)

Where I work at pt the Administrative Assistant gets her hair done and people comment me when I get mine done nothing. But when i get my hair done I do it for myself not them. My husband is not surprise he gets his done as well so he see me right after. I like Pickles strip.