That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for April 23, 2021

Dr. Sigmund Freud hoped some of his patients would respond better with a little pampering.

“…this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home!”

“Lovely finger you have here daughter. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it. Are you going to marry a nice doctor or that (gag) traveling musician?”

Oh, poor dear. You chipped a fingernail. I will have one of the servants file it for you

Palm reading had advanced into highly specialized individual finger reading.

I like how the Victorians colored coded their women, so you can tell which one is the virgin ready for marriage, and which one is all dried up, with the life sucked out of her.

“Sepia, my dear.” “Yes, Miss Havisham?” “I won’t keep you long. Now that my daughter Estella is gone, I have only you to whom I can pass this truth and this warning— Beware!!! Men are pond scum !”

“I declare child. Since that incident in the forest, you and Hansel have grown the skinniest fingers known to mankind.”

Is the lady getting her nail done Zelda Gilroy of Dobie Gillis fame?

This finger is just right for a pinkie ring

Tattoo Parlors ain’t what they use to be. This was also a time when you could go to the barber shop and have leeches applied to cuts and scrapes.

I’ll get this splinter out, but I gotta dig deep.

First in a series, manicure, pedicure, shave legs, bikini wax, finally ready for the nude.

Dr. Whistler broke down barriers becoming the first female nail surgeon. Seen here making an emergency house call.

The former Queen of Bavaria, having lost her throne, knew she could not rely on her bemedalled, yet befuddled dotard husband for survival. Fortunately, she was able to fall back on her considerable talent as a nail technician. Her motto was “When all else fails, I turn to nails!”

“Nailed it !”

“See how the skirt ‘cups’ below my butt.”

One of your best, Steve..

The worst thing about Friday’s, no That Is Priceless for two days, or the comments.

Well at least this time the splinter was only in your finger. Now stop sliding down the banister.

Janet wondered how long the nail salon ladies were going to mourn Prince Philip.

In a world where hardship prevails/and where decency frequently fails/ how hopeful it seems/ we can still cling to dreams/ with perfectly manicured nails…

This is not what I expected when you offered to share your joint with me.

“I can clean them for you, but as I said before I charge extra for removing the blood from beneath your nails.”

Son, it’s o.k. that you want to dress like your sister, but please be sure your fingernails are perfectly manicured.

Yes dear, that is a magnificent booger.

I’ve scraped out any physical evidence. Now go and soak your fingers in bleach to clear out any DNA.

Bruce loved it when Leonard did his nails. The older man was always good with his hands.

actually, she just got bored sitting in that chair all day waiting for her son to finish painting

I keep telling you to stop sucking your fingers!

Johnny played dress-up for Auntie who never had a daughter.

MOTHER: Now look what your impatience has led to – you’ve worn out your middle finger!

The “Lay Down Nail Salons” fell out of favor when the heavier clients (tubbos with money) found it more comfortable to go to establishments with chairs and little tables.

The manicure: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_manicure_-_Henry_Caro-Delvaille.jpg 

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

https://www.askart.com/artist/Henry_Caro_Delvaille/11096977/Henry_Caro_Delvaille.aspx 

https://www.cultura.com/henry-caro-delvaille-1876-1928-9782878442168.html 

both have info about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), 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/Henry_Caro-Delvaille 

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

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2021/04/09?comments=visible 

was misattributed to him.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2692 (April 22, 2021) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

Wendy knew she had to find a better treatment for her insomnia, but in the meantime this was working really well.

When this painting was shown to the public, poor old Aunt Letitia was picketed by the CAMPS ( Coalition of Asian Manicurists, Pedicurists, and Stylists. )

the third wife of Steven gets her claws sharpened, just in case ole Steve go a looking jag.

The original Ebony and Ivory.

Why, yes. I DO expect to act appropriately when someone calls me “catty”. Why do you ask?

“How peculiar. Whenever I pull Dad’s finger, he farts like a walrus.”

HAVE YOU BEEN WALKING ON THESE KNUCKLES AGAIN, DEAR?