That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 10, 2018

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 6 years ago

    Nero regretting killing his mother before Saturnalia and missing out on the presents.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    WiFi is down; what will Nero do to break this boredom?

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    Strob Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    “It sucks living in my parent’s palace basement, but it’s better than getting a job.”

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    pcolli  almost 6 years ago

    “How dare she tell me to move out. I’ll get my own back someday.”

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  almost 6 years ago

    The sun. It will come up. The wine. The feast. They’ll come up too. Oh why did I have to eat and drink so much again?

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    ptnjbrown  almost 6 years ago

    Binge watching “This Old Palace” for DIY tips he’ll never use.

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    Rev Phnk Ey  almost 6 years ago

    Damn. I rubbed the hell out of that lamp but still no genie.

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    Holden Awn  almost 6 years ago

    The guy who commissioned this portrait is like a guy who had his photo taken to show off his mullet. His kids haul it out to show their friends and have a good laugh.

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    anomaly  almost 6 years ago

    “That masseuse should’ve been here three hours ago. Now I really have a crick in my neck.”

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    epaphus8  almost 6 years ago

    Of course Nero spent the rest of the big party moping in the hall closet. Not only had that awful Ms. Boudicca shown up wearing the exact same gown as he, but she had the audacity one-up him by having hers dyed in the blood of eleven virgins. How would he ever live down the shame?

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    mabrndt Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RemorsodeNero.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/waterhouse_john_william.html 

    http://totallyhistory.com/john-william-waterhouse/ 

    http://www.all-art.org/neoclasscism/waterhouse1.html 

    https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-waterhouse 

    https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/w/waterhou/biograph.html 

    http://www.avictorian.com/Waterhouse_John_William.html 

    https://www.jwwaterhouse.net/biography/ 

    https://www.artrenewal.org/Artist/Index/79 

    http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/jww/index.html 

    http://hoocher.com/j_w_waterhouse/john_william_waterhouse.htm 

    all have info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. So far, 11 works by him have been used here (12 times, including a Classic repeat). 

    http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2018/11/15?comments=visible 

    has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs).

     

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2097 (December 9, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

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    MissScarlet Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Look at me. I wouldn’t hurt a fly.

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 6 years ago

    Sorry he didn’t make it hurt more and last longer. Such a brat!

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    Running Buffalo Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    I knew I should have stayed in a Holiday Inn last night …

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    d1234dick Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    i’m so lonely ,my husband says I’m fat . and he went on vacation with my physical trainer

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    thebashfulone  almost 6 years ago

    “I coulda hadda V-8!”

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    Chris Sherlock  almost 6 years ago

    “Shouldn’t have killed her. But on the bright side, I get her place.”

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    Impkins  Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    It finally happened! I throw an orgy and nobody shows up! :>)

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  almost 6 years ago

    He never “fiddled” while Rome burned. He was most unhappy it did burn.

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    gcarlson  almost 6 years ago

    Way back when, in the days of ancient Rome, / Emperor Nero played the fiddle in his home; / And he said, as he played beneath the dome, / “There’ll be a hot time in the old time tonight!”

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