Pickles by Brian Crane for December 22, 2022

I don’t care what Opal thinks Earl. I like a floating Santa.

should we be grateful Earl didn’t inflate the Santa with the barbecue grill’s propane?

They don’t have winter storms there?

We have a street in the city where the residents bought these large Santas and put them out in their front yards in December. Gets lots of traffic looking at them. One of the residents sold and was moving — what about Santa? The seller made arrangements with the buyer to accept Santa and continue with the December display. An amazing sight all these Santas — must be about a dozen or so all in a row.

how else is he gonna get up on the roof?

flying reindeer?

What has Santa been drinking or smoking? He’s obviously high!

A serious note:

Sorry to bust your bubble — but helium is a vanishing and increasingly expensive resource here on Earth. But if you want to get a lot more, you can always go to Jupiter …

https://www.wqow.com/news/international/helium-shortage-4-0-continues-and-its-not-just-bad-for-party-balloons/article_dcb6cd57-13eb-59b4-abd1-7e21492d7c38.html

Human beings are such casual, thoughtless wastrels.

That’s not decoration! That’s horror! Tacky as h**l! :o

Oh, this is so much more fun!

Better make sure Santa doesn’t get loose there, Earl!

Opal ALWAYS needs something to complain about.

Filled with helium is a lot better than having Santa lying dead in the yard every morning.

There is a worldwide helium shortage and even a small tank is about $85.

Wal-mart is selling glow in the dark balloons. Fill them with helium and let them go and lets see how many UFO’s get reported.

where’s that in thee instructions?! :\

Well, I consider Earl a genius in this instance.

That’s Earl. From under doing to over.

That’s almost like a PARADE Santa.!!

Get some balance, go get a 12 foot Grinch. And more helium.

Houston, we have lift-off.

Reminds me of my late BIL in Vancouver, B.C. who used to decorate the 6’ inflatable Godzilla by his front door and the pink plastic flamingos on his front lawn with Christmas lights and tinsel for the holidays.

A neighbor who lived around the corner from me, who did a beautiful and extensive job decorating his house, died a few years ago. I sure do miss his Christmas decorations.

That would explain the recent spat of UFO sightings reported in my neighborhood lately.

Macy’s called Earl, they want you in the parade.

Pull the Santa up by the chimney, fasten it there and insist that was what you intended all along.

Many years ago, a couple I’m friends with bought me, single, still, a vaguely realistic naked woman inflatable. Not thrown away or out of the box as I moved to a small city of religious roots 20 years ago. (While waiting to hear from the business, I stopped in the library. A VHS tape of satanism in rock music on the shelf caught my eye and raised an eyebrow. Sigh ) Thought at one anniversary of residence to inflate the doll with helium and tie it to the “Welcome to” sign on the north road.

Ignored of course. Better as a thought than a deed.

Just go back a few “doors,” Earl, and borrow some things from the Drabbles. . .

Why not? My neighbor does, we call it the Hindenburg Santa. The HOA hates it so we love it.

LMAO‼️ Earls gone to lofty heights to please Opal but she always lets the air out of his ideas…until now!

Lord.. I hope he hasn’t tied it to Nelson.

Surprised he was able to purchase that much Helium

You FINE! You have tethered Santa! Now he won’t be able to deliver his presents.

Chant with me: ‘LET MY SANTA GO!’

amazing the house is still there

Never satisfied. Tut tut Tut.

Come on Earl, Hydrogen would be way more fun. And put a flame protected burning candle on his head.

Earl that Santa is not meant for a float, only your yard.

Better Helium, than Hydrogen.