“It has the distinction of being the subject of the famous “Ode On A K-Mart Urn.” That’s the one in which he declares that booty is truth, truth booty, and that’s about the size of it."
Lady in chair “Now listen you two….I don’t want artwork or a picture frame or a gaudy vase. I came in here to Bed Bath & Beyond in order to buy a damn spittoon so my husband will quit spewing all his tobacco juice all over my clean floor! Capeesh?”
She owns quite a number of houses/ she had quite a number of spouses/she disposed of them all/ in that urn by the wall: / she insists that they all were louses …
He has quite the scam going. The urns are way over-priced and placed on the pedestal with the uneven legs. “Please, feel free to look closer, but remember if you break it, you bought it…” “…There’s some good images on the back as well.”
“Look, lady … I told you I’d help you stuff your dead husband in this big pot for £10 but it’s gonna cost you another £20 for me to haul the damn thing outta here!"
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2509 (August 6, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
“Quite a nice urn you’ve got here, ma’am. Be a shame if something happened to it, like being nudged off the ledge onto the hard, hard floor. Have you considered getting it insured?”
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
Ten seconds later, Julia “bought” the vase.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 4 years ago
’Hmm, maybe I could turn it into a bong."
Strob over 4 years ago
“We make money the old-fashioned way – we URN it!”
rmremail over 4 years ago
I like that vase – it is capacious enough to contain the ashes of all of my husbands.
Papared25 over 4 years ago
“There was a time when I didn’t have a pot to piss in. Now I do. In fact, you’re standing next to it.”
Kind&Kinder over 4 years ago
“It has the distinction of being the subject of the famous “Ode On A K-Mart Urn.” That’s the one in which he declares that booty is truth, truth booty, and that’s about the size of it."
WoodstockJack over 4 years ago
So how much does a Grecian earn?
Not enough to afford this amphora, I’m afraid.
Right, Stavros?
Egrayjames over 4 years ago
Lady in chair “Now listen you two….I don’t want artwork or a picture frame or a gaudy vase. I came in here to Bed Bath & Beyond in order to buy a damn spittoon so my husband will quit spewing all his tobacco juice all over my clean floor! Capeesh?”
Buzzworld over 4 years ago
“Kitchy, kitchy, koo” “Lady, I told you stop touching me there.”
prrdh over 4 years ago
“But Gunga Din just got his draft notice; who’ll carry it for me?”
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
She owns quite a number of houses/ she had quite a number of spouses/she disposed of them all/ in that urn by the wall: / she insists that they all were louses …
Reader over 4 years ago
Store owner: No, no, I swear to you; she is at least 100 years old!
P51Strega over 4 years ago
He has quite the scam going. The urns are way over-priced and placed on the pedestal with the uneven legs. “Please, feel free to look closer, but remember if you break it, you bought it…” “…There’s some good images on the back as well.”
J Short over 4 years ago
A hoarder? Oh, sorry for my reaction, I thought you said I’m a ….
KEA over 4 years ago
hydroflask?!? well lah-di-dah
Bookworm over 4 years ago
Funerary finery or funerary flummery: who’s to say for sure?
aerotica69 over 4 years ago
What if we do a bundle? I’ll go 1000 francs for the decorative panels, the vases, and the French tart.
Another Take over 4 years ago
OLD GUY: Tell her I’m sorry I bought all this crap.
SIS-IN-LAW: He says he’s sorry he bought all this crap.
WIFE: Remind him I’m not speaking to him.
PO' DAWG over 4 years ago
Never, never send him on his own to Costco again! We’ll never use all that.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 4 years ago
“I said we should hire a moving company, but nooooo, you said your ‘bros’ would be here to help us. Well, where the hell are they?”
Linguist over 4 years ago
“Look, lady … I told you I’d help you stuff your dead husband in this big pot for £10 but it’s gonna cost you another £20 for me to haul the damn thing outta here!"
mabrndt Premium Member over 4 years ago
At the Antiquarian’s:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Carolus,_1880,_At_the_Antiquarian%27s,_oil_on_canvas,_96_x_78_cm,_private_collection.jpeg
has info and links that point to more info about this painting.
https://rehs.com/eng/default-19th20th-century-artist-bio-page/?fl_builder&artist_no=17&sold=1
https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=244072
http://micah-christensen-m3ad.squarespace.com/new-products-1/a-19th-century-belgian-painting-titled-the-rotary-1870-by-jean-carolus
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2509 (August 6, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
MissScarlet Premium Member over 4 years ago
No, no, I said, ‘my sister and I are looking for an old, rich man’….not a fan!
Linguist over 4 years ago
“I swear Lady Leadbottom, this precious vase is older than even you…”
anomaly over 4 years ago
“Quite a nice urn you’ve got here, ma’am. Be a shame if something happened to it, like being nudged off the ledge onto the hard, hard floor. Have you considered getting it insured?”
mwksix over 4 years ago
Are you just going to stand there all day, or are you going to play that fan!?
d1234dick Premium Member over 4 years ago
her GRACE said to peddler, “take that away, it too tall to pee in and I’ll fall over sitting on it”.
Impkins Premium Member over 4 years ago
We bottle ALL of our wine this way, you pretentious tart! Why don’t you just buy a box of chardonnay like the others do? :>)
JH&Cats over 4 years ago
No, that one doesn’t go with your complexion, but you could always hide behind it.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 4 years ago
Season 3, Episode 7 of “Real Wives of Paris”.“Matilda is Urnest”.
markmoss1 over 4 years ago
Yes ma’am, you can buy this on the installment plan. Just sign these papers for the loan ode on a Grecian urn.
cameron_scarlett over 4 years ago
You can’t fool me! That’s the same !@#$* urn from 7/28 and I checked the price then!
tracybsmith over 4 years ago
“Quiet sir! The vase is crap but I REALLY want that fan!”
Helen Ferrieux over 4 years ago
Lady Windermere takes a fancy to anything blue