That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for August 18, 2020

The doorman was shocked when he realized the undertakers’ convention was being held at his hotel.

Clyde thought he’d fit right in with his red umbrella.

“Did you order Mourners R Us sir?”

Those guys bring the gloom with them wherever they go. It’s a bright, sunshiny day, except wherever they congregate, it’s so dark you can’t make out individuals.

Excuse me, but you wouldn’t happen to have seen a coffin? We misplaced ours – we somehow ended up with an old woman in a sedan chair instead. Which would have been ok, except she was still alive.

“We’re from the local Bureau of Bureaucrats. The word on the street is that you’re happy and unencumbered. We’re here to remedy that.”

“Is this where they moved the cheese?”

can jacques come out and play…?

You should NEVER open the door!

Can I inrerest you in our little pamphlet which explains how the world can be a better place?

“Trick or treat!”

Death wears an umbrella.

Pierre proved to be the most sensitive to the sun.

“No this is 580 S. Main, you want 580 N. Main.”

“Hello – I’m Johnny Cash. The one they call “The Man in Black”.

Continental Congress? Under the name John Adams? I’ll double-check, but I’m fairly sure we don’t have you registered.

My Mom says I can’t dress in black, so you’ll have to go on without me.

Okay guys, on three. 1…2…3: Have you found Jesus?

This does make the French Revolution look remarkably civilized, doesn’t it?

Artist must have had a surplus of black paint….

ANTIFA and BLM protest. Keep your eye on that guy with the umbrella.

The Quaker Oats casting call for their new model and spokesperson.

Men in Black. LOTS of men in black.

Would you sign our petition to bring back the guillotine? As a safe and effective way of controlling the population of the upper classes? No? NEXT HOUSE BOYS.

Go around to the back, it’s an outhouse.

“But leave a quarter on the sink.”

This couldn’t happen in the USofA, thanks to the wisdom of the founding fathers for writing the crucial 3rd amendment!

“Let me guess – you all shop at Henry Ford’s Menswear, right?”

Excuse me but would you have some Grey Poupon, we are all fresh out.

Members of the Lincoln Project call at John Kasich’s home to escort him to the Democratic National Convention.

They weren’t sure if they should enter a house where a skeleton answers the door.

Gentlemen of the Third Estate before the royal session of 23 June 1789: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucien_Melingue_Terzo_Stato.jpg 

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

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=ytMDMj6oNusC&pg=RA2-PA198#v=onepage&q&f=false 

https://books.google.com/books?id=shdaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA307#v=onepage&q&f=false 

both have sparse about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL, which indirectly points to his French Wikipedia page: 

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien-%C3%89tienne_M%C3%A9lingue 

(again, Chrome can automatically translate as necessary). First work by him used here.

 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2516 (August 17, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

New ideas these men were spreading/ paths as yet untrod they were treading/ but things got out of hand/ – how could they understand/ that the road led to blood and beheading ?

Hello, we’re with the Black Hats Matter movement. Would you like to make a donation?

“Tell his Lordship that his creditors would like a word with him…”

Sorry, no masks, no entry.

We need one of those new restrooms, you know, the ones that say “His”, “Her’s” and “Mobs”…

“We’re the Guild of Life Insurance Salesmen. We each have a short presentation for your benefit.”

the gay bar down the street burned down, we want to drink here. it has a outside patio.

we are the college

we are the electoral college and we want to enter to vote for TRUMP, right this way Mr. Biden

We are on a scavenger hunt. Would you happen to have a … red coat?

“Is it still for sale?”