It’s not the size of the sword but how you swing it. Of course if it’s ‘This Big’, we just let it dangle. However, this other what-cha-ma-callit, daaang it’s heavvvvey!
He was a foe that few dared to face / Because of his skill with a sword or a mace. / But along came the gun / And rather spoiled all the fun, / He became obsolete losing that “arms race.”
Baseball looked a lot more interesting back then what with deadly heel spikes and arguments about a called strike decided by who won the fight to the death – the ump or the batter.
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A pioneer in the “yellow-screen technique,” de Vriendt handed his canvasses off to Preindustrial Light and Magic (Marin Duchy) for the finishing elements.
BE THIS GUY about 2 years ago
The Count wanted to be seen as double fisted fighter. The truth is that he couldn’t decide which weapon to use.
Solstice*1947 about 2 years ago
/// The famed Flemish Count, Baldwin the Second,
never spoke his wife’s name; he just beckoned.
Ælfthryth was his mate,
(born to Alfred the Great).
Unpronounceable, but she was fecund.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 2 years ago
The Count misunderstood when he was invited to play poker.
ronaldspence about 2 years ago
Apostle Pow!
Tyge about 2 years ago
A bullet head, rooster spurs, club and sword. Cletus felt ready for the weekend in Chi-town!
rmremail about 2 years ago
Hi, I’m Al. This here in my hand is Sammy. Sammy Slugger. Say ‘Hello Sammy’. Sammy is dying to make your acquaintance.
rmremail about 2 years ago
You feeling lucky, Punk?
rmremail about 2 years ago
Cletus misunderstood a little when he was hired to clean Mrs. Dorsey’s clock.
Jayalexander about 2 years ago
It’s not the size of the sword but how you swing it. Of course if it’s ‘This Big’, we just let it dangle. However, this other what-cha-ma-callit, daaang it’s heavvvvey!
jbrobo Premium Member about 2 years ago
I got nothing
Pocosdad about 2 years ago
Entry #23 in the Double Phallic Portraiture contest.
jdculhane46 about 2 years ago
Is there where I get the application for the I.R.S job?
Egrayjames about 2 years ago
I believe this was on the cover of GQ Magazine, September 1889.
MS72 about 2 years ago
I’ve got my Amazon Prime video, some chips and dip. I’m ready for “The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power”.
lagoulou about 2 years ago
The stuff of nightmares….
PraiseofFolly about 2 years ago
A punch-press worker in Monticello
By coincidence named Punchinello
Once most greatly did mind
When co-workmen unkind
Would bring up that short clownish fellow
.
He took to carrying a sword
When someone made remarks untoward
He’d wave the sword at them
And swear bloody mayhem
If they once more mocked that name Mom adored
.
If swordplay seemed a bit too intense
Punchinello would downgrade the offense
To afford a sharp slap
A merely appropriate WHAP
To punish the rude impudence.
.
By the time Punchinello retired
His name no more mocking inspired
He became a gentle mild fellow
And was actually quite mellow
A example toward which all men aspired
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
“You talkin’ to me?” The early years..
rmremail about 2 years ago
Anybody else think it’s creepy that the Count has a matching little helmet on his club?
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
The rigors of life monastic/
With its rules, (which are quite inelastic)/
Have started to bother/
The beneficent father./
His intentions are (dare one say ?) “drastic”///
It’s the “chastity vow” that galls/
And the swelling that troubles his b@//$..
But he finds some relief/
In distributing grief/
To those whom he skewers or mauls..///
He’s looking for someone to smite/
(If you’re wise, you will promptly take flight)/
He’s a warrior monk/
In a bit of a funk/
Beware when he feels Divine Right ! ///
Reader about 2 years ago
What? They left for the Crusade without me? (sad Baldwin II noises
GreenGiant about 2 years ago
Okay, off to war. But then I’m going back to sleep
Bookworm about 2 years ago
He was a foe that few dared to face / Because of his skill with a sword or a mace. / But along came the gun / And rather spoiled all the fun, / He became obsolete losing that “arms race.”
wincoach Premium Member about 2 years ago
Dentistry – the early years.
rmremail about 2 years ago
Hi, I’m here to sell you car insurance.
Rev Phnk Ey about 2 years ago
Got his shoes at same store as Colonel Rosa Klebb.
Buzzworld about 2 years ago
“Felonious Monk”
prrdh about 2 years ago
Sure he’s not on the PGA tour? Although it looks as if he would have a wicked slice.
Linguist about 2 years ago
" He Is My Shield, My Rod, And My Sword " – make up your own lyrics!
Linguist about 2 years ago
Even Alec’s ancestors were considered dangerous when handling props.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 years ago
I must ask myself…why did I leave the monastery?
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
“And if the right one don’t get you then the left one will “ -
The Wolf In Your Midst about 2 years ago
“The mace is for when I’m feelin’ merciful.”
Calvins Brother about 2 years ago
Bats Right, Slices Left.
rugeirn about 2 years ago
Oh, but this has possibilities. “Thor — cleanup hitter for the Valhalla Vikings”.
Another Take about 2 years ago
Baseball looked a lot more interesting back then what with deadly heel spikes and arguments about a called strike decided by who won the fight to the death – the ump or the batter.
I’d buy a ticket.
davanden about 2 years ago
The weapon on his shoulder is called a goedendag: “Good Day!”
anomaly about 2 years ago
The mace was considered a good weapon for churchmen because it killed quickly instead of letting you linger with blood loss and infection.
schaefer jim about 2 years ago
Looks like a power slugger!
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
He’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame. His card is worth a fortune……
Bilan about 2 years ago
Stab softly and carry a big stick.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
There thurely ith thomething amith/
When a king nameth hith daughter Aelfrith/
But Alfred wath Great/
And tho Baldwin’th mate/
Wath thaddled thereafter therewith.
mabrndt Premium Member about 2 years ago
Baldwin II of Flanders:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Albrecht De Vriendt" site=commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Yahoo, 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 Category: found, and once there find the text string Baudouin, 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 #2987 (August 31, 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 my comment containing some artist info links. So far 3 works by him have been used here. The September 3, 2021, strip has the prior.
fritzoid Premium Member about 2 years ago
“I wanted to pose with an AR-15, but I failed the background check.’
fritzoid Premium Member about 2 years ago
A pioneer in the “yellow-screen technique,” de Vriendt handed his canvasses off to Preindustrial Light and Magic (Marin Duchy) for the finishing elements.
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member about 2 years ago
Vlad finally gets his promotion from Bludgeoner to Impaler.
d1234dick Premium Member about 2 years ago
Count Issack, when he stoops down to pet a puppy he sits on his spurs, and it hurts him, but he is always nice to puppies.
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 2 years ago
Coneheads would not be popular for another 100 years.