Pickles by Brian Crane for November 21, 2020

Best defense a surprise attack. Wow Earl didn’t know you had it in you. Almost knocked Opal off her feet.

Great one, Brian!!

Earl, you sly dog!

Don’t write a check your body can’t cash

Wow. Something Earl did made her smile.

Looks like he’s still in rut.

Awwww, how sweet!

That was out of left field. Atta boy!

That often works to change the direction of the nag at least…

She LIKES it!

Just ’cause there is no roof does not mean there is no fire in the furnace!

From now on Opal is going to call Earl “Earthquake”

Cue Carol King

Just gotta pick your moment !

Great to see that Earl still knows what she really needs.

Now we know why those two stay together !

Love the look on Opal’s face in the final panel!

MUSH!

Would’ve been cooler if Earl had walked away saying nothing.

OH. MY. GAWD! (72 pt Comic Sans type— or maybe Curlz or Harrington)

Wow, Earl. Didn’t know you had it in ya!

Omg first time I ever saw this! Why EARL! You ole smoothie you!

Way to go you devil Earl!

And the magic is still there.

This is how you stay married for many a year! Nice play there, Earl!

Awright, Earl! Threw her off balance. And speechless to boot. Woohoo!

Actually, Earl did kiss Opal in one strip where he finds Opal sniffing a tear and asks her what’s wrong. She said, Nelson doesn’t love me anymore. He wouldn’t even kiss me good night!" Earl replied, “Oh, you know how little boys are. They don’t go in for all that mushy stuff”, where he proceeds to dip her low and give her a great big smooch, saying, “Now old boys on the other hand…”.

“Expect the unexpected,” he told me. So I gave him a smack in the puss.

This one is going to hit a sweet spot! Maybe 348.

Don’t start what you can’t finish Earl.

Go get her, Earl! Grrrrr!

Love it! Now what did she say again?? I want to try that.

Evidently, Opal likes it… I hope Earl’s ready for the tigress he may have released.

Don’t stop there!

The ⏳ told him to do it… ☺

First time I’ve seen Opal smile!

Earl is too understanding. If I had a wife that insults me constantly, I’d leave her.

If I said you had a great body, would you hold it against me?

Oh Earl, wished my own hubby do that, he hardly that way. I have to take action. Opal is very pleased.

Later she said, “You broke my glasses!” (And we know she’s no angel.)

First Luann . . . now PICKLES?!? The comics page has gotten RED HOT!!!

Sent her for a loop with that one!

He should have given a different kinda smack.

Nice to have a reminder that they’re together for a reason.

So he figures his work is done for another 20 years.

She won’t be any good for the rest of the day.

She probably had sauce or crumbs on her cheek…. Ya never know.

Well played, sir.

So that’s why I got a surprise big kiss this morning!

The things you have to do to get a rise out of your mate.

Yeah, she loved it.

Great lovers come in unlikely packages.

(Why, just look at ME for example.)

It is nice to know that there can still be some heat there. :-)

AWWWWWWWWW. the best unpredictable ever! hez still got it!!!!!

Whoa… thunderstruck!

Don’t stop now, Earl!

Does the saying “Haul off and kiss someone” come to anyone else’s mind?