That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 24, 2021

Falstaff was in a merry mood, expecting a fine gift from Prince Hal.

/// Sir John Falstaff sat close to the table,

(or as close as his girth could enable).

He clutched his wine jug

and his full pewter mug.

He’s much better than real; he’s a fable.

/// A companion to youthful Prince Hal,

but not suitable as a King’s pal.

As a glutton, he’ll ape

the wine jug’s spheroid shape.

Sherry sack helps him keep up morale.

This won’t be the first jug Gunter swallowed.

You can have my beer when you pry it from my cold, dead hand.

Eduard, snuggling with the love of his life, Sherry.

To lose weight, Falstaff went on a liquid diet.

Rudolph is worried. He thinks Santa won’t need his red nose anymore.

Burl Ives raiding the pantry. Xmas, 1959.

Burl Ives at home…

The origin of the Toby jug: I’m Toby, and this is my jug!

You’d drink too if you had to spend the next 24 hours looking a deer butts.

All the children shook with fears

And not even a mouse here stirs

Relax, y’all, ’cause this chubby drunk

Is not Santa, but – who had thunk? -

Alf E. Neuman in his latter years

“Hey!!! Who took my picture? I don’t remember ever owning a hat like that.”

And now you know why they call me “The Jolly Old Elf”."

Merry Christmas* to all the regulars here on That’s Priceless.

.

Many commenters here (including me) are not Christian. However, regardless of your beliefs, the Christmas Holiday is undeniably real (offices are closed, decorations everywhere, etc). So regardless of beliefs, enjoy the day.

Santa finally realized the dollar value of his naughty list

So, “box-wine” used to come in jugs? I still prefer to have the spigot.

What makes Santa jolly!

Christmas Present with his Christmas present.

“Sherr-EEEE…won’t ya come in out tonight ?” – Frankie Valli

His nose is grown rubicund

He’s more than a little rotund..

He’s a barrel of laughs

(With a few ethnic gaffes)

At the German-American Bund..

♪♫ Just another fat, old wino, guzzlin’ fermented fruits of the grape vino, in the mor-or-orning ♪♫

His hands are very small and he’s wearing an old-fashioned golf hat. Could be related I suppose…

He seems to be drinking alone

(A condition that most would bemoan)..

But that’s an illusion

Of friends a profusion

Is as close as his handy iPhone…

" I want to thank you all for the subscription to Wine of the Month Club. I’m definitely enjoying it! "

¡FELIZ NAVIDAD! … to everyone!!!

He is definitely Edgar Buchanan in retirement.

A blast from the past which is what our star portrait of the day is probably going to sing after another jug or two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDSL0lPcNwRqQ&v=SL0lPcNwRqQ&feature=emb_rel_end

HO! HO! HO!

Just leave some for the post Mid Night Mass crowd.

Fortunately the reindeer were designed with “crumple zones”.

Limericks we often weave With puns pulled from a sleeve But at this joyous time, I cannot think of a rhyme To wish you all Merry Christmas Eve!

Santa doesn’t drive.

Great Painting. That would go right in my bar!!

Falstaff at the table with a wine jug and pewter cup: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_von_Gr%C3%BCtzner_Falstatt_am_Tisch_mit_Weinkrug_und_Zinnbecher_1910.jpg 

(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at 

http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2021/12/masterpiece-2849.html 

I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. So far, 3 works, by this artist, have been used here (4 times total, including a repeat of one). 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2018/03/20?comments=visible 

has the prior (the here links in the blog comment include the artist info URLs in my comment there).

Every Christmas the entire family chipped in to buy Uncle Tony the LARGE jug of Lambrusco.

“Why did you think my cheeks were so rosy and I was so jolly?”

sorry kids no toys tomorrow. Santa got pulled over for driving while sloshed.

Well, that explains why Grandma got run over. Inattentive Driving.

Merry Christmas, one and all!

Merry Christmas to all! Happy Holidays to all! Happy Kwanzaa to all! Happy Past Chanukah and Past Solstice! And one helluva Happy New Year 2022! for all the “Priceless” boys and girls!

/// In trying myself to outdo,

these limericks get harder to spew.

I have used all the rhymes

at least two or three times.

So, I think I will try a haiku.

— Through winter’s long nights

the fat knight drinks and he smiles.

Almost numb enough.

After having a few, people tend to reminisce …

Why, when I was younger, I could hide behind this jug! Really!