Then Effie said “Look at me, Sam. You worry me. You always think you know what you’re doing, but you’re too slick for your own good. Some day you’re going to find it out.”
As far as secretaries went, Mildred was great. But Sam knew he was Private Dick and any moment now some blonde bimbo with legs that could scale the Chrysler building was going to walk in and change his life. He also knew she’d be nothing but trouble and he’d be lying on his back in no time begging her to rub his belly……he could hardly wait.
Edward Hopper has to be one of the best 20th century American painters. You can also immediately recognize a Hopper painting. Subjects like this only help.
Note her desk in the lower right. You can tell it’s hers because it has the typewriter. (It is 1940, but that kind of stereotyping continued into the 1970’s.)
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first File: found, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2962 (July 19, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 4 of his works have been used here. The July 15, 2022, strip has the prior.
This painting is quite good, in my opinion. It is sad and depressing, and isolating. It feels somehow static and dynamic at the same time. A slightly skewed and forced perspective. It’s bordering on a morbid inaction, and yet, there is a dynamic quality that moves in through the open window, across his desk and out the open office door. Such a quiet painting that says so much.
BE THIS GUY about 2 years ago
Eloise knew Frank wasn’t married or had a girlfriend, so why wasn’t he paying any attention to her?
ronaldspence about 2 years ago
the only figures Doyle noticed were the monthly sales figures…
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 2 years ago
“If you want us to do it on your desk again, you’re going to need a bigger desk.”
rmremail about 2 years ago
You want to go get some coffee? I know an all-night joint down on the corner
rmremail about 2 years ago
In 1940, this was every red-blooded American boy’s dream of what being a grown up was like: A private office with a shapely secretary.
rmremail about 2 years ago
How can she walk in that skirt? It looks like it’s designed to hobble your stride to 6 inches or less.
Tyge about 2 years ago
Then Effie said “Look at me, Sam. You worry me. You always think you know what you’re doing, but you’re too slick for your own good. Some day you’re going to find it out.”
Bilan about 2 years ago
“I wonder if I should tell him that while he’s cheating on his wife with me, I’m cheating on him with his wife.”
Solstice*1947 about 2 years ago
/// They work late in The Office at Night,
and her dress is exceedingly tight.
She stares down at her boss,
(both gauge profit and loss),
thinking, “Now! I won’t put up a fight.”
Jayalexander about 2 years ago
Darn. I’ve been shuffling in this drawer so long I’ve given myself a wedgie.
orinoco womble about 2 years ago
That dress is so tight it looks like it was painted on her. No, wait…
wi3leong Premium Member about 2 years ago
In case you were wondering, Spandex/Lycra/elasthane was invented in ’58.
Reader about 2 years ago
“You know, Helen, this isn’t a corner office, but I’m much more comfortable in this office than the one I had last week.”
Egrayjames about 2 years ago
As far as secretaries went, Mildred was great. But Sam knew he was Private Dick and any moment now some blonde bimbo with legs that could scale the Chrysler building was going to walk in and change his life. He also knew she’d be nothing but trouble and he’d be lying on his back in no time begging her to rub his belly……he could hardly wait.
lagoulou about 2 years ago
Hopper paintings make me feel sad and uneasy for some reason….
Bookworm about 2 years ago
Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins – The Early Days. . .
RadioDial Premium Member about 2 years ago
Edward Hopper has to be one of the best 20th century American painters. You can also immediately recognize a Hopper painting. Subjects like this only help.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
While lesser men only could stare/
At her prominent derriere/
Mr. Phartsnapp (or “Fred”)/
Would just stare straight ahead./
Thus avoiding an office affair///
To his job and his wife devoted/
Mr. Phartsnapp was often promoted/
Now the company’s his/
While, regrettably, “Ms.”/
Is befuddled, bulbous, and bloated.///
Young man, take a lesson from Fred/
Be smart, and do not turn your head../
Take Phartsnapp’s advice/
Do NOT “roll those dice”/
You’ll regret it for evermore…
ragsarooni Premium Member about 2 years ago
Back then there WERE no inappropriate comments…..
Holden Awn about 2 years ago
“Does that dress come in fabrics and sizes other than ‘shrink wrap’?”
Calvins Brother about 2 years ago
June is busting out all over, but Henry never noticed.
Linguist about 2 years ago
Karl is thinking: " This B. Tite v. M. Small case is killing me! "
Effie is thinking: " These shoes and d@mn girdle are really killin’ me! "
markmoss1 about 2 years ago
Note her desk in the lower right. You can tell it’s hers because it has the typewriter. (It is 1940, but that kind of stereotyping continued into the 1970’s.)
Tyge about 2 years ago
Sometimes it feels like my office is an illustration from a Dashiell Hammett novel.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
Nothing causes trouble like a butt that’s like a bubble in the mor-or-ornin’,,,
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 years ago
I must admit Miss Adams you look great coming and going!
KEA about 2 years ago
we seem to be getting a lot of Hopper lately… which is okay.
Tyge about 2 years ago
Yeah, she was once a model in a Robert Palmer video. She was simply irresistible.
The Wolf In Your Midst about 2 years ago
“Sir? Please help; my arm’s wedged in this filing cabinet. Sir?!”
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
What renders his work indefensible/
To the modern, artistically “sensible”/
I.E. to the critic/
Whose tongue is acidic/
Is his works are so “d@&ned”* comprehensible !
*darned, danged, dashed, derned, etc., etc. Happy, Censor?
davanden about 2 years ago
Not that it’s going to get you into any trouble.
Charles about 2 years ago
You show it off, and I’m going to admire it. That’s why you wore it, right?
anomaly about 2 years ago
Spandex: For when you want to advertise.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
As I once heard a male employee observe to a flagrantly flaunting female fellow employee, “why advertise what ain’t for sale ?”
rmremail about 2 years ago
I just realized – they’re both zombies! Either that, or those florescent lights are giving them a really bad complexion.
Ken Holman Premium Member about 2 years ago
Sir, what comes after the letter “B”?
kauri44 about 2 years ago
That office is as bleak and depressing as a Hopper cafe.
mabrndt Premium Member about 2 years ago
Office at Night:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"File:Office-at-night-edward-hopper-1940.jpg" site=https://commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first File: found, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2962 (July 19, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 4 of his works have been used here. The July 15, 2022, strip has the prior.
po'dawg about 2 years ago
“Oh dear, that lunch time burrito just slipped out.”
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
And that was just in her first week of work at the new job….
6turtle9 about 2 years ago
This painting is quite good, in my opinion. It is sad and depressing, and isolating. It feels somehow static and dynamic at the same time. A slightly skewed and forced perspective. It’s bordering on a morbid inaction, and yet, there is a dynamic quality that moves in through the open window, across his desk and out the open office door. Such a quiet painting that says so much.
prrdh about 2 years ago
“Granted, quoting Shakespeare’s “There’s a divinity that shapes our ends” was rather witty, but still!"
d1234dick Premium Member about 2 years ago
even so that he was gay, a nice rear is a joy for everyone. and she sure had a dussey
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 2 years ago
Oh Mr. Phartsnapp! Did you place that mirror on the floor just for me? You shouldn’t have!
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 2 years ago
I beg to differ Penny. It says right here in the roommate agreement section 4 paragraph 7 that all of my comments about you are not inappropriate!
dexterwhite about 2 years ago
If you wear a dress that look’s like it was designed by Sherman Williams (i.e. painted on), then expect the appropriate comments.
chriscc63 about 2 years ago
to be fair, that is a nice a$$.
Ken Holman Premium Member about 2 years ago
The blue material hides the bruises, but nothing can hide the swelling!