Pickles by Brian Crane for November 07, 2022

That’s too close to home

Put the clothes hamper within basketball shooting distance of the clothes and he’ll solve the problem.

He has to work up to that.

I also walk with an empty bag just in case I run into litter as I walk the dog (and yes, I have a bag for him too just in case). But luckily, I rarely need to use both.

Earl ponders whether to jokingly respond with saying something about women’s work or a wife’s job.

Is that a bbq tang?

“I’m out to clean a park, and from there maybe a whole planet! That’s only one stinkin’ bedroom, er … I mean … “

Think global, act local.

He’ll let the maid do that.

Charity begins at home…and usually stays there.

If you want those clothes picked up, you’ll need to scatter them in the park.

This reminds me of all the people who flocked to hear Greta Thunberg speak. The mounds of trash that was left behind by these people screaming “Save the earth” was heart wrenching.

Want to save the earth? Pick up your trash and put it in the bin!

His buddies are at the park to converse with, he can talk to you anytime, Opal!

must be a small park if Earl has to carry only one bag…

Picking up trash that people refuse to throw into anyone of the convenient garbage cans placed all over the park. Good for him.

Dirty clothes belong in the hamper. If they’re not in the hamper they do not get washed.

Earl is like Rip Van Winkle (before he went to sleep for 20-some years), he minds any other business but his own at home.

See ya…… BYE

Destined for the burn barrel.

Interesting panel four. Blue sky, green trees, silhouette house and fence, Opal, door, potted plant, table, and signature.

He only notices things OUTSIDE the house!

Oy! Raising a family, everyone had a basket in their closet! What a,waste! ☺️☺️☺️

There is “mens” work and “womans” work.. Earl knows which is which.

Nobody sees your bedroom Opal.

Wash the clothes. Sort out the duplicates. Donate to a charity. He will never notice the difference. Result – smaller piles on the floor.

Charity begins at home…

Remove the beam from your eye . . .

“He needs to sort out his priorities.” -Ronald Weasley (adapted to fit this comic.)

He also needs poop patrol equipment. My ancestors called it “scheiß befehl.”

No dearie that’s your job. Just be thankful he is motivated enough to do a good dead for the city.

“That’s what the floor’s for.”

It took my mother years to “train” my father to put his dirty clothes in the hamper, rather than leave them on a chair in the bedroom.

Cleanliness, like charity, begins at home.