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âIf you please, miss, itâs been a long day, and I just want some breastâŚI mean rest.â And thatâs how the Duke of Auchward Ness invented the Freudian Slip.
I couldnât get past that hiked-up right side of her dress. Looked to me like she was lifting the stub of a leg so naturally I thought this might be a painting Hedda Hopper.
ba da boom. thatâs it. nothing more to it. Hedda HOPPER. Too bad I finally saw her right foot on the ground. That damn ElmoreâŚ
has sparse info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting; but, it is where Mr. Melcher found it, and I couldnât find an un-watermarked image online to upload to WC.
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Firdays), perhaps in addition to whatâs pointed to by the title URL. So far, 2 works by him have been used here.Â
has the prior (my comment there used the same artist info URLs).
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Again, a larger strip image is shown by (â- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcherâs MASTERPIECE #2429 (April 15, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Reminds me of the good olâ days out at our local Renaissance Festival. Nothing more disgusting than to see someone gnawing on one of those monsters at 7:30 AM.
Grandpa hath a headache, the icepack on his head/ availeth naught, and heâs distraught/ and, worse, his childâs unwed !/ But she is far too clever to let the old guy down/ sheâs cocked a hip, and flashed a nip/ at the rich man, new in town/ who thinks heâs âgetting luckyâ with the âhottieâ by the well/ but if he signs the papers/ tâwill be a LONG âdry spellââŚ
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Walter knew Griselda was the one when he saw those birthing hips.
Say What Nowâ˝ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
âWhat? I just said ânice jugâ!
Strob almost 5 years ago
Heâd be sorry he tried to mess with the Olympic silver medalist in the womenâs hammer toss.
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
âIf you please, miss, itâs been a long day, and I just want some breastâŚI mean rest.â And thatâs how the Duke of Auchward Ness invented the Freudian Slip.
Bilan almost 5 years ago
Old man: Watch little boy, and youâll see why some men get slapped so much.
orinoco womble almost 5 years ago
âMaâam, if I may say so, you have beautiful jugs. Water jugs, that is!â
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
griselda says, sure, iâll give you this jug if youâll give me my daughter backâŚ
jbrobo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
William was just about to find out that he shouldnât stay out all night.
katzenbooks45 almost 5 years ago
Griselda about to test her kettlebell prototype with a lateral lift.
pcolli almost 5 years ago
âYouâre supposed to be six feet away.â
WoodstockJack almost 5 years ago
I broke my crown.
How about a tumble?
Carolyn Saunders almost 5 years ago
Say that again and youâll get this jug of water over you
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
âThe last thing I remember was saying âexcuse me bitch I need to get by.â"
Reader almost 5 years ago
Little warm for a ski mask, donât you think?
ChristineMurphy almost 5 years ago
Or more accurately, âI would help you with that, but Iâm a jerk.â
garcoa almost 5 years ago
The well has always been the pickup spot for young women to meet rich old men.
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
âI would love to help you carry your burden, madam, but social distancing prevents me from doing so. Iâm sure you understand.â
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Iâd just like to put in a plug/ without being overly smug/ for the kind of a guy/ why wonât just pass by/ and let the poor girl lug the jug
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Jedediah, editor of âWomenâs Fitness Bibleâ magazine, discovers his next "Jugs of the Month " model âŚ
J Short almost 5 years ago
Back when making hats was in its infancy.
Radish... almost 5 years ago
The first time he saw her he could see that see was fetching.
Another Take almost 5 years ago
I couldnât get past that hiked-up right side of her dress. Looked to me like she was lifting the stub of a leg so naturally I thought this might be a painting Hedda Hopper.
ba da boom. thatâs it. nothing more to it. Hedda HOPPER. Too bad I finally saw her right foot on the ground. That damn ElmoreâŚ
WCraft almost 5 years ago
Linguist almost 5 years ago
âPardon me miss, but do you know the way to Santa Fe?â
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Griselda from The Clerkâs Tale by Chaucer:Â
http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_213566/Alfred-Elmore/Griselda-from-the-Clerks-Tale-by-ChaucerÂ
has sparse info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting; but, it is where Mr. Melcher found it, and I couldnât find an un-watermarked image online to upload to WC.
Â
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/elmore_alfred.htmlÂ
http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/awakeningbeauty/biographies.htmlÂ
https://www.artrenewal.org/Artist/Index/136Â
https://books.google.com/books?id=Zl5JAAAAYAAJ&q=Alfred&pg=PA758#v=onepage&q=Alfred&f=falseÂ
https://www.askart.com/artist_bio/Alfred_Elmore/9000410/Alfred_Elmore.aspxÂ
https://www.pictorem.com/fr/profile/Alfred.ElmoreÂ
https://books.google.com/books?id=8SsJAAAAIAAJ&q=Alfred&pg=PA309#v=onepage&q=Alfred&f=falseÂ
http://www.avictorian.com/Elmore_Alfred.htmlÂ
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Firdays), perhaps in addition to whatâs pointed to by the title URL. So far, 2 works by him have been used here.Â
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/04/08?comments=visibleÂ
has the prior (my comment there used the same artist info URLs).
Â
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (â- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcherâs MASTERPIECE #2429 (April 15, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I donât have editing privileges there, like I do at WC. If I did, I would add it depicts the scene from around line 290 of the tale:Â
http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/clkt-par.htmÂ
based on the title Christieâs usedÂ
http://www.artnet.com/artists/alfred-w-elmore/griselde-and-as-she-wolde-over-the-threswold-gon-qFtjx4nEtboyBAKehAfM5A2Â
to auction itÂ
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/elmore-alfred-w-1815-1881-534-c-xvq0oukpmpÂ
November 13, 1991 (Christieâs doesnât generally show pre-2000 auction results online, or I would have pointed to that instead).
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Griselda knew she had signed up for this on the chores list, but nobody told her that it included having to list to blowhards as well.
Glibster Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Reminds me of the good olâ days out at our local Renaissance Festival. Nothing more disgusting than to see someone gnawing on one of those monsters at 7:30 AM.
anomaly almost 5 years ago
âJust delivering the full chamber pot you ordered, sir.â
Running Buffalo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Mâlady, for a farthing I will stop that little urchin from lifting up the back of your skirt.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Grandpa hath a headache, the icepack on his head/ availeth naught, and heâs distraught/ and, worse, his childâs unwed !/ But she is far too clever to let the old guy down/ sheâs cocked a hip, and flashed a nip/ at the rich man, new in town/ who thinks heâs âgetting luckyâ with the âhottieâ by the well/ but if he signs the papers/ tâwill be a LONG âdry spellââŚ
A Little Knitter almost 5 years ago
This is one of those times Iâd really like to know the original title of a work.