That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 17, 2018

“Here’s his begging permit, but remember, we get a 50% cut.”

Phillip decided to give his waiter the CEO position while his long time partners were sitting right there.

“Check this out. We just got a gig starring in commercials on the Ernie Kovacs Show!”

“It’s OK, we already have bibs.”

Here’s ten dollars….run down to the store and get a box of cigars…Dutch Masters!

Just a trim – I don’t want to end up looking like that poor chap back there.

Except back then lobster was considered trash food.

“Yes, here is the name of my tailor. The dandruff shields will become all the rage when this picture is in GQ”

Here ya go, that’s the address for the website, Hats With Hair.

In 1667 lobster was considered a poor man’s food.

Three more of Emperor Trump’s associates receive a summons to appear before Archbishop Mueller.

Rudy The Fool,( in background) looks worried.

I went to a steak restaurant that hadn’t been paying their suppliers. I kept ordering from the menu and it turned into the “cheese shop” sketch.

The bibs are complimentary, but for a few extra dollars, Chauncey here will lick your fingers clean.

Here’s three Guilders. When you pick up the shampoo,be sure to get the stuff that cures split ends.

Regents of Het Dolhuys hospice: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_de_bray_regenten_dolhuys.JPG 

(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this painting.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bray_jan_de.html 

https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/0222/related.html 

http://www.all-art.org/DICTIONARY_of_Art/b/Bray_Jan2.htm 

https://www.franshalsmuseum.nl/en/artist/jan-de-bray/ 

http://www.sphinxfineart.com/Bray-Jan-DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=45&tabindex=44&artistid=30064 

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/b/bray/jan/biograph.html 

https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/912748831.html?FMT=ABS 

all have info about this artist (the last has access to the full thesis), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. So far, 4 works (including 1 misattribution to Jan van Eyck) by him have been used here (5 times total, including 1 repeat). 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2014/11/17?comments=visible 

has the prior, which while my comment is still there, with the line breaks removed, its 21 hyperlinks remain inactive. &?@#!#%&!

Again, a slightly larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2040 (September 16, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

“Hey guys! MARS just called. You’ve now got a chocolate bar named after you!”

We don’t know if he has leprosy or not, but go ahead and put him in room 4 for now.

The Federal Reserve Directors after Trump’s 4 appointments.

They ran out of lobster this close to the North Sea? Gouda thunk it.

Suit and tie required???

What’s a tie?

Is the fuzzy brown stuff their real hair, or are they using dryer-machine lint as a toupees?

I have a strange craving for a cigar.