Pickles by Brian Crane for May 15, 2020

Not going to score very many brownie points that way Earl.

There is a hierarchy to these kinds of things which must be respected!!

She’s high on his list!!

I’d rather watch baseball than bowling. And I’d rather watch grass grow than baseball.

Better get the couch ready Earl.

Earl at first must not really want his daily necessitated 10,000 (or was it 30,000?) steps.

I’d rather do just about anything else than watch fishing.

Opal is mostly acerbic to Earl in daily life, why would he want more grief in the park with her?

Brian had an off day?

I would rather do anything but watch golf tournaments!

I miss baseball. Glad to see life goes on as normal in Pickles land.

Ok, I have to ask….what about figure skating, Earl?

I’d rather watch Bowling than Baseball any day!

Next up: Earl makes a priorities list.

Now that baseball is on hold, I’ve discovered that my wife’s idea of spending time together is cleaning out the garage. I hope that football starts on schedule.

It looks like Opal is dropping a hint. Earl had better pick up on it if he knows what is good for him.

Not helping your own cause there, Earl!

You can never win, Earl, even if you do the right thing she’ll find a way to criticize you for it.

“I’d rather jump into an active volcano than spend time with you, Opal. Have a nice walk!”

Which is more exciting to watch, a strike-out or a strike?

OK….where do the fireplace channel or the all aquarium channel fit in here?

She could have waited when the game wasn’t on…

I miss watching Baseball with my wife! (Or anyone else for that matter!)

There are days this “comic” strip makes me want to cry because of so many missed opportunities for kindness and togetherness.

Being married as long as they have she is lucky that at least she is not at the very bottom.. give it a few more years

Why would he want to go with her? She is relentlessly and needlessly cruel to him. She belittles him at every opportunity and behaves as if he were her worst enemy rather than her husband. Perhaps if she treated him with the respect he deserves he might want to spend some time with her.

Better think twice about that one Earl, spending time together at the knitting shop may make bowling very appealing.

Baseball used to be more interesting to watch when the games weren’t so darn long.

Had to think about that one, didn’tcha, Earl? Here’s a good answer to that wifey=type trick question, though: “In a perfect world, darling, I’d be watching baseball with my loving wife.”

Now THAT is a guilt trip I despise. So, all of a sudden the wife wants you to go some place with her. How about if SHE wait until later herself – or go by herself… why do they need us to ‘be with them.’ Too much Donna Reed and Leave it to Beaver shows where those ideal families existed – nuts! All Earl has to answer is ‘Yes, if that’s what you want to think!"

Or paint dry.

HEY, Earl, knock bowling. I love bowling. At least I can watch it since I can’t go bowling till the lockdown is over.

HEY Earl…..Don’t knock bowling. That’s MY sport.

Panel three hurt you, Earl. Although it is a poor comeback, you needed your comeback line immediately to have any chance to salvage this situation.

He’d probably go with her if she was better company.

Opal tis a tied game , bases loaded , one run wins the game. May we wait just a minute or two ;-)

Earl would rather watch grass grow, or paint dry then spend time with Opal… I don’t blame him.