Pickles by Brian Crane for August 11, 2021

Yes Earl you have a choice. And you’ve made the wrong one. Which you’ll find out soon.

I’ve always disliked the attitude of that quote. It seems like it only gets used when I’m doing a job for someone else that I don’t actually care about, and if I ask “would you rather I just didn’t do it?” the answer is never yes.

I don’t mind doing difficult tasks, what I do mind is being told to rush it. I can do fast or I can do right, rarely are both achieved.

Never do today, what you can put off until … next week!!

/SHNARK/

“You can have it good, you can have it fast, you can have it cheap. Pick two.”

sounds like a quote even Andy Capp can enjoy

He’s as lazy as I am. You go Earl!

She’ll give him some choice words, all right.

They put stuff in the garage because there was no room in the house for it. Now she wants it out of the garage. Are they going to get a backyard shed?

You don’t, Earl. Yo inna heap o’ trouble, son!

Roscoe agrees!

I have led married life with the mantra “Either do it so well that it never has to be done again, or so badly you never get asked again.”

Earl may have inferred (rightly or wrongly) that Opal wouldn’t be totally satisfied with the result … meaning that it wouldn’t be right … so not doing it (“not at all”) was the logical choice.

Loophole! Also, it’s good that you are used to sleeping with the dog.

If it’s such a good day for cleaning the garage, why doesn’t Opal do it? Or they could do it together.

Earl is stuck in the thinking phase of the project ;-)

She wants the garage cleaned, but he is no allowed to throw out one item of rubbish. More filth for the heirs to haul to the dumpster. Take a nap and get crabbed at. Do the job and get crabbed at. Get crabbed at and get crabbed at. Put the junk in a rental unit under an assumed name and don’t pay the monthly bill.

Big mistake Earl. Roscoe, looks like you’re getting a roommate.

“Do or do not. There is no try.”

Do you think you have a choice? If you do so does she. You may choose to not clean out the garage and she may choose not to make dinner. Or do laundry.

The one my father used to say was:

“When in trouble,

When in doubt,

Run in circles,

Scream and shout."

I hate people who think sing-songy platitudes are inspirational!

Next time, pick a better quote, Opal!

Wonderful comic today the precious Roscoe is in two frames , listening in the first one and being a pal in the last frame .

He just realized that his usual attitude toward work is actually a philosophical more. Right on, Earl.

‘If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly’ —G.K. Chesterton

At Earl’s age just do a little each day, eventually it will get done. Today, is planning.

Love it!

My wife said “ let’s clean up the garage” so we cleaned up garbage. No choice given to me.

Before you dump on Earl, maybe he called the ‘’Got Junk’’ guys? We used them. ‘’That, that and those.’’’ Gone.

Not a sponsor. It’s just so difficult to cleanout and I’ve been disposing of my ’’treasures’’ (guys, you know what I mean) giving stuff away and calling trash, trash. If I don’t do it, my kid will have to and I’m trying to ease that burden.

Here’s my Panda Rule of Junk; ‘’If it’s been collecting dust for ten years, you’re never going to use it.’’ Heave it.

Sooo, NOT at all is what he translated it into being!

Now WHOOOOOO coulda’ seen THAT coming..?

I’ve always been a fan of putting it off until tomorrow. “It’s the most perfect day to start any job – tomorrow. Most marvelous day that was ever invented. Why, there’s absolutely nothing a man can’t do… tomorrow.” – Andy Griffith Show – Opie’s Hobo Friend

A nap is hardly ever the wrong choice.

I WANT to rock and roll all night and party every day. But I don’t have the strength anymore.

By God I never knew that either!

Good ole Earl….all man!

She could have used different words. “Earl, the garage is past due for a cleaning. When do you think is a good time to get started? Do we need to hire someone to do it if you can’t?” But I suppose after being married as long as these two have, the comment to clean the garage is rather standard, as we have seen him sit on his, um, sofa, and demand a meal.

Just following orders…

His is exactly my sentiment after I bid the Family Business farewell, and Pop’s similar quotes, and went to work for Bell Telephone Laboratories and gave me 12 months to do 6 months of DOD contract work.

How did Opal determine that it would be a good day for Earl to clean the garage?

He also has pet paralysis now.