That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 28, 2020

The night Emile got expelled from the club.

“No, really! Pantone says red is the new black this year.”

Can you spot the Commie at the banker’s meeting?

“Monroe had the salad, Jesseph had the soup, I had the steak and lobster…let’s just split the tab evenly."

but wait, there’s more! it’s a floor polish, but it’s also a dessert topping!

The Book of the Month Club does Vogon poetry…

The Cardinal says grace at an Amish symposium. I don’t think that I was misled/ by my Protestant forbears, who said/“We’d never have wed/ and we’d never have bred/ if we’d listened to preachers in red.”

The guy in gray had felt left out until Herb showed up in red.

The other club members were interested until George told them they’d only need to put in $10K dollars apiece to put the scheme his tailor, Ponzi, devised into action.

In vain did the former holiday makers try to dissuadé Jacky from recounting his days as a Butlins Redcoat

You landed on Park Place and I’ve got 3 hotels on it. So, you owe me $3000. Pay up.

best drop back to the previous painting

Following Melcher’s lead..“Hi friends my name is Ishmael”

Just kidding Ishmael.

“So, you’ve seen the views and the pool. Of course the first of you to sign will have first choice of weeks at the timeshare, Though there are plenty of good weather weeks for all. We will be all done here as soon as you sign. Can’t afford it?! you can’t afford not to buy! Let me explain our financing options…”

No girls allowed.

There’s a pretty good, albeit short, rundown on the painting at the website of the museum that owns it – https://www.mskgent.be/en/featured-item/lecture-emile-verhaeren-1903 – including ID’s of the people and tidbits on the details.

Wait, wait, I found it. The instructions say, if 2 players have the same answer, the tie is broken with a break dance competition.

“But wait … I think I found more proof of the Great Vote Stealing Conspiracy right here in Beaver Falls!”

Well my broker is E F Hutton, and E F Hutton says…….

Robert A. Heinlein once observed that a poet who insists on reading his own poetry in public may have other nasty habits.

Vogon poetry, no doubt.

“Terence, this is awful stuff…”

Is he Vogon?

Listen guys, the reason I’m wearing this red suit is because I am going into the red lightdistrict tonight and I want to fit in.

“I attack Ukraine to the East!”

“Dammit ’Dolph! You do that every time we play! You only have 5 armies against 30.

“I know vat I am doing! KEINE GEFANGENEN! VERDAMMT! I rolled a 3…

My poetry is dramatic

My voice has the sound of sincerity

These are images that I have seen

They meant something to my ego

I tell them as if I were preaching

You either get them or

You don’t understand poetry

“Please, listen; If you gentlemen invest in my electric fork invention, I will make you rich!

Cardinal Maccaroni wins the pot again! “This is the fifth time in a row, YOU call him a card cheat.”

OK, that’s my obituary so far. Now, who wants to bid to have the honor of the delivery?

Nailed it!

The Lecture by Emile Verhaeren: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theo_van_Rysselberghe_The_Reading_1903.jpg 

(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this paintng. Other versions has strip coloration image.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rysselberghe_theo_van.html 

https://www.wikiart.org/en/theo-van-rysselberghe 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71519259/th_ophile-_th_o_van-rysselberghe 

https://www.askart.com/artist/Theodore_Van_Rysselberghe/11083223/Theodore_Van_Rysselberghe.aspx 

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/r/rysselbe/biograph.html 

https://artanddesigninspiration.com/theo-van-rysselberghe-belgian-neo-impressionist-artist-who-greatly-influenced-1900s-european-art/ 

https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Theo.van.Rysselberghe 

https://prabook.com/web/theo.van_rysselberghe/3743004 

http://www.all-art.org/history504-1.html 

http://www.artnet.com/artists/th%C3%A9o-van-rysselberghe/ 

all have info, or links (especially the last) that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read for free in full on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2607 (December 27, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

After being outvoted 7 to 1, man drones on about allowing smoking jackets as business attire.

At least he’s not a Vogon.

The Pandemic Advisory Committee regretted that “unanimous agreement” bylaw, because in each and every vote a certain party cast his ballot for a “socialized medicine” option. Would they never agree on where to have lunch?!?

__ “No, no, no! Not the Nantucket one, AGAIN!”__

“Good evening gentlemen, I’m a Nigerian prince and I just need a little help in getting my money out of the bank . . .”

even with the red jacket, the men don’t think he’s Santa, since his presents were so bad.

Based on my notes here, I predict the year 2020 will be a good year – because it will have perfect vision.

Hold on! Wait! I know you haven’t heard this one about the priest, the rabbi, and the nun …

There once was a man from Nantucket…

O, Fruddled gruntbuggly, thy micturitions are to thee…