Pickles by Brian Crane for January 07, 2014

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    Superfrog  almost 11 years ago

    Nice colour.

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    Llewellenbruce  almost 11 years ago

    I never heard of a duvet.

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    thirdguy  almost 11 years ago

    I used to think that a comforter was a fancy name for a girl who charged by the hour.

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    orinoco womble  almost 11 years ago

    Earl’s right…cause that’s not a duvet! (See yesterday’s strip discussion). A duvet is much bulkier, more like what used to be called an “eiderdown.”Interesting that in Dickens’ day, the word “comforter” was used to describe a woolen scarf, the kind you wrap around your neck in winter.But language does funny things, a word can mean different things in different areas of the same country. An elderly friend of mine from the SE US made handwoven woolen blankets on a loom, and called them both “comforter” and “quilt.”She never used the word “blanket.”

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    ratlum  almost 11 years ago

    Still a blanket.

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    dadoctah  almost 11 years ago

    When I was growing up, everybody just called them “the covers”. Fancy-schmancy words like “blanket”, “bedspread”, “comforter”, “duvet” were for pretentious foreigners.

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    Ghille  almost 11 years ago

    A “duvet” is really like a pillow case for your comforter! It is open on one end and you wriggle the comforter inside and button or zip the end shut…it’s to keep the comforter clean.

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    naturally_easy  almost 11 years ago

    Until I met my wife I had never heard of a pillow sham. Just a fancy pillow that you aren’t allowed to use. So why are they there, then? Apparently, for looks. Wouldn’t want a burgler to sneak in while we were away and see an ordinary bed!

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    edclectic  almost 11 years ago

    Anything with a French name is always more expensive.

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  almost 11 years ago

    Earl learned the code..It reminds me of Desperate Housewives episode in which children were not told if they were in the advanced, regular or slow class. Gabrielle simply looked at the homework difficulty and figured it out.School officials panicked, “SHE’S BROKEN THE CODE!!!”

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    Linguist  almost 11 years ago

    Glad I live in a climate where duvets, comforters, and heavy blankets are unnecessary. Pillow shams and those silly ruffles that go around the bottom mattress are popular, though Lord knows why.As long as the sheets are clean and the mattress firm, that’s all I care about.

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    jtviper7  almost 11 years ago

    Man, Earl hit the nail on the head…

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    milania  almost 11 years ago

    Nasty cat.

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    milania  almost 11 years ago

    This strip is WAY funnier when cow-pie head isn’t in it. LOL

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    hippogriff  almost 11 years ago

    DavidHuieGreen: One of my French professors, who studied in Paris in the “Moveable Feast” days, said the French called them frites americanne. The originated in Belgium.

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    Number Three  almost 11 years ago

    “Comforter” sounds better…

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    pcolli  almost 11 years ago

    Must have “hospital corners”.

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    rekam Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Do like I do and don’t tuck your side in.

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    Mariposamia  almost 11 years ago

    Smart man! Stay away from French words!

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    William Sutton Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    I finally found out what a duvet was when I started working for QVC. It is a cover for a comforter.

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