Arlo’s Pickle
Cidu Bill on Mar 15th 2009
Larry Currie (”Why? It was an innocent old people comic no one really could build up love or hate for. Now I have to think of them having sex?”), zobabe, Chris Reaves and Matthew Wilson all sent me this Pickles strip that Brian Crane apparently slipped past the syndicate’s censors.
Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Pickles, comic strips, comics, humor, sex | 17 responses so far
june Mar 15th 2009 at 07:32 pm 1
Surprisingly funny!
Karl Mar 15th 2009 at 08:10 pm 2
My wife and I both got a good laugh from this one. I was pretty sure it would end up here.
Lola Mar 15th 2009 at 08:23 pm 3
Ahhh, but is he laughing or crying. He’s at that age after all.
Matthew Mar 15th 2009 at 09:11 pm 4
I feel for the wife. I spend way MORE than half my time waiting for it.
Charlene Mar 15th 2009 at 09:22 pm 5
Why are young people so narrow-minded? “I don’t want to think about people having sex unless I personally approve!” Who died and made you the sex god?
Lola Mar 15th 2009 at 10:55 pm 6
Charlene, I HOPE you are referring to me. If so, it’s the best compliment that I’ve had in a long time to be called “young people.” My best guess is that I’m older than at least 80% of the folks here.
Ooten Aboot Mar 16th 2009 at 06:18 am 7
Ooooohkay Lola. Why are (some) old people so narrow-minded? “I don’t want to think about people having sex unless I personally approve!” Who died and made you the sex god?
Elliott Mar 16th 2009 at 08:44 am 8
I want my turn being the sex god, where do I sign?
John DiFool Mar 16th 2009 at 09:26 am 9
Pickles is underrated. Dry yet effective humor.
Javier Mar 16th 2009 at 10:39 am 10
Why is the sink making a “glorp” sound in the first panel? Is this necessary?
bAT L. Mar 16th 2009 at 11:35 am 11
Oh good, I saw this today in the Sunday comics (yes, I know, I procrastinate) and was hoping someone sent it in. The funny part is that in our newspaper, Pickles is the very first comic on the page, so it’s the one everyone sees.
Charlene - I prefer not to think about old people going at it either. Then again, I also prefer not to think about males or animals in the act. There are just some things that I prefer not to have mental images of, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think they should happen. And yes, I know your comment was directed to Larry Currie in the text under the comic.
Matthew Mar 16th 2009 at 12:00 pm 12
I’m with Earl’s wife. I’m tired of waiting for it, too, and I’ve spent way more than half my time waiting for it. IT’S NOT FUNNY!
(Perhaps it’s time for her to find a man who will give her his secs right now, not in a sec.)
Pinny Mar 16th 2009 at 01:32 pm 13
For those of you who don’t want to think about old people going at it:
1. Since you think there’s an age limit, at what age do YOU plan to stop yourself?
2. In reality, you do not become old until you stop.
Daniel J. Drazen Mar 16th 2009 at 02:06 pm 14
Javier,
The “glorp” reinforces the sink reference, which quickly gets lost in the secs/sex situation.
Howabominable (aka Lindsey ^_^) Mar 16th 2009 at 03:19 pm 15
I love Pickles. When it first came to my local paper I thought, “Great, yet ANOTHER comic strip written by some 70 year old man whining about hemorrhoids or saggy boobs or constipation or how expensive medication is, lame.” But the strip isn’t like that at all. It’s hilarious. I love it because it’s finally a comic about an old couple who still love life and, gasp, live it to the fullest!
Maybe I’m weird, but I don’t mind thinking about old people having sex. I want to be enjoying myself with the love of my life when I’m that old, and to know that not everyone just dries up and spends their retirement watching TV and bitching about young people is encouraging. That’s what makes this comic so great. Yes, the characters in it are elderly, but they don’t let that define them.
alyxandr Mar 16th 2009 at 07:47 pm 16
Stolen from an old Fusco Brothers. The only link i could find: http://forums.randi.org/showpost.php?p=646972&postcount=10
but it’s in one of the first two collections.
Dame Beatrice Stockwell Mar 18th 2009 at 10:42 am 17
This was done better 20 years ago in Fusco Brothers. Gloria’s initial throwaway, as she’s putting on lipstick, is “Ah, if only these lips could talk …” Her boyfriend asks when she’ll be ready to go. “Just a sec.” “You said that five minutes ago.” “All right, then, half a sec.” “We’re already late and now you want to halve secs?!?”