Children practicing to join the Salvation Army: The girl offers the bowl of soup while the boy pulls out a bible and asks the man if he minds if he reads a few inspirational passages
Frau Blitzkrieg, of course, never knew/ what the kiddies had dropped in her stew/ but she might have been pleased/ as the dying man wheezed/ that her offspring were murderous, too.
“I know all of the children, and all of their names..every handout in every town/ an’ ev’ry lock that ain’t locked when no-one’s around..” -Roger Miller, “King of the Road”
(best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Other than what’s perhaps indirectly pointed to by the title URL, I couldn’t find any online info about this artist (though Wikimedia Commons currently shows over 30 different works by him, he currently has no Wikipedia page in any language). As best I can tell, he was active 1866-1892 (which some list as his lifespan, making him 3 when this was painted). Most say he was born before 1866, but don’t say when, and died before 1922 (I did see 1910; but, that also said he was born in 1866; so, I can’t really trust its accuracy). First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2468 (June 10, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
A bowl of stew guaranteed next day delivery from the Amazon delivery guy.
Strob Premium Member over 4 years ago
“TRY it! You’ll LIKE it!” (“Thought I was gonna die!”) (Old commercial).
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 4 years ago
Mother knows that when you feed these strangers, they will come back. She has carnal designs for this one.
Papared25 over 4 years ago
“Have some stew mister. It has ginger in it. She was a good cat.”
rmremail over 4 years ago
Children practicing to join the Salvation Army: The girl offers the bowl of soup while the boy pulls out a bible and asks the man if he minds if he reads a few inspirational passages
Bilan over 4 years ago
This is how fast food worked before the invention of the car.
Kind&Kinder over 4 years ago
Here ya go, mister:
“One meatball, and no potatoes,
one meatball, and no potatoes,
one meatball, and no potatoes—
You get no bread with one meatball."
—Traditional folk song; Great Depression song
gopher gofer over 4 years ago
‘goulash is great, but i prefer to be paid in cash…’
Buzzworld over 4 years ago
Curbside service in the old days.
DATo over 4 years ago
After sending Samwise home Frodo Baggins was forced to lead a beggary life.
HunterIsACriminal over 4 years ago
Thanks for the breakfast kid. You wouldn’t happen to have an older sister I could borrow for a while, would ya?
Reader over 4 years ago
“Well great – they’re giving away our lunch again; I wish that guy would take a hike already.”
J Short over 4 years ago
Selling early version of Swiss Army Knife.
well-i-never over 4 years ago
So far: Melcher +10, commenters +2.
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
Frau Blitzkrieg poisons another damned panhandler. Singlehandedly, she’s clearing the Fatherland’s streets of riffraff.
rmremail over 4 years ago
Where’s the dog? The man has a pooper-scooper hanging from his belt, but where’s his dog?
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Phoned ahead for his take out meal in these plague times.
SmashedHat over 4 years ago
She thought he looked a little old for trick-or-treating, but because of the way the tricks have been escalating, she decided to play it safe.
PO' DAWG over 4 years ago
The rent is due, to hell with your stew.
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
Frau Blitzkrieg, of course, never knew/ what the kiddies had dropped in her stew/ but she might have been pleased/ as the dying man wheezed/ that her offspring were murderous, too.
garcoa over 4 years ago
And no, you cannot keep the bowl and the spoon.
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
“I know all of the children, and all of their names..every handout in every town/ an’ ev’ry lock that ain’t locked when no-one’s around..” -Roger Miller, “King of the Road”
Linguist over 4 years ago
“Pssst. I think I should warn you. Mom’s a lousy cook…”
mabrndt Premium Member over 4 years ago
On a hiking trip:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernst_Hader_Auf_der_Wanderfahrt_1869.jpg
(best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Other than what’s perhaps indirectly pointed to by the title URL, I couldn’t find any online info about this artist (though Wikimedia Commons currently shows over 30 different works by him, he currently has no Wikipedia page in any language). As best I can tell, he was active 1866-1892 (which some list as his lifespan, making him 3 when this was painted). Most say he was born before 1866, but don’t say when, and died before 1922 (I did see 1910; but, that also said he was born in 1866; so, I can’t really trust its accuracy). First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2468 (June 10, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
Frau “Kind”(nett) und die Kinder…Kind and Kinder !
MissScarlet Premium Member over 4 years ago
Before knapsacks were invented, hikers kept their equipment tied around their necks.
Impkins Premium Member over 4 years ago
The early version of compression socks. :)
Another Take over 4 years ago
These two deaf kids were really pissing off the Pie Eyed Piper.
Impkins Premium Member over 4 years ago
Gretta delivers at curbside while Hans retrieves their menu as Mother watches for social distancing. :>)
raybarb44 over 4 years ago
Definitely a progressive, a beggar that’s a chooser.
wincoach Premium Member over 4 years ago
Here you are sir, some stew, made fresh of the last traveler to stop by.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 4 years ago
Ah! Ehemann Eintopf wieder!