Oliver the Goldsmith was one who Deserted his Village for decadent prosperous cities where wealth accumulated and men dressed g-… er … flamboyantly. (—
" I’m not sure Gentlemen….I was really hoping to get one of the gold heart necklaces that Jane Seymour keeps hawking down at the bizarre on Main Street."
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, 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 Chez, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly roughly jumbo envelope size, oil on panel painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3239 (December 19, 2023) 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 .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 3 works by him have been used here, the February 25, 2021, strip being the prior.
The classical scientists agreed that using the first prototype of what became the cocktail umbrella had too much of a tendency to poke oneself in the eye.
Solstice*1947 11 months ago
/// At the Goldsmith’s the broker declined
to pay cash for a chalice designed
to resemble the ship
from a round-the-world trip.
It’s just pewter, though called “Golden Hind.”
BE THIS GUY 11 months ago
Whatever plans Pierre had at the goldsmith’s changed when he saw the sword the proprietor had.
Call me Ishmael 11 months ago
I wouldn’t dare say it aloud/
But I think these guys plan to get “plowed”../
Those tankards are “yuge”:/
(Of beer, a deluge !)/
This looks like a very ruff crowd ..
Bilan 11 months ago
“The long-haired guy called it a bong and says we need to put weed in it. But what would we do with burnt dandelions?”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member 11 months ago
“It’s pure silver, I’m going to melt it down and make another suit.”
mokspr Premium Member 11 months ago
“Blow in here and you can produce a note that mimics perfectly a flatulent camel.”
PraiseofFolly 11 months ago
Oliver the Goldsmith was one who Deserted his Village for decadent prosperous cities where wealth accumulated and men dressed g-… er … flamboyantly. (—
Izzy Moreno 11 months ago
Thus it begineth.
garcoa 11 months ago
The tact of dressing like this to make the Spaniards laugh instead of fight obviously failed.
blackman2732 11 months ago
Captain Franz loved to have other men over to watch him “play with his dinghy.”
jdculhane46 11 months ago
That’s the problem with last minute shopping. I have no idea what it does, but it was the only one they had.
Econ01 11 months ago
When they lined up correctly, joined arms and swayed just so they resembled a waving French flag. (Tip o’ the hat to That 70s Show.)
Egrayjames 11 months ago
" I’m not sure Gentlemen….I was really hoping to get one of the gold heart necklaces that Jane Seymour keeps hawking down at the bizarre on Main Street."
[Traveler] Premium Member 11 months ago
When D’Artagnan gets here, have him polish this
mac04416 11 months ago
Well, the ‘mother in law’ got me this for Christmas. Any idea what it is?
RonnieAThompson Premium Member 11 months ago
The last letter in the word trophy (in the caption) is a “u”. It should be a “y”.
Slowly, he turned... 11 months ago
Did you get pizza? we always got pizza with it…
Linguist 11 months ago
Still shot from a very early segment of Antiques Roadshow.
wincoach Premium Member 11 months ago
You know men, holding the beer steins only makes us look less dandy if they actually have beer in them.
Rev Phnk Ey 11 months ago
Bowl committee trying to decide what to do with the trophy since the game ended 00 – 00.
hilltopper9999 11 months ago
Great caption!
The Wolf In Your Midst 11 months ago
The Musketeers found out that King Louis was kind of a cheapskate when it came to retirement gifts.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 11 months ago
Sure these are glittering goblets, but where is the the shimmering wine to fill them?
Calvins Brother 11 months ago
Having recently been neutered, the boy’s were wearing their cone of shame collars.
mabrndt Premium Member 11 months ago
At the goldsmith’s:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Adolphe-Alexandre Lesrel" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, 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 Chez, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly roughly jumbo envelope size, oil on panel painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3239 (December 19, 2023) 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 .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 3 works by him have been used here, the February 25, 2021, strip being the prior.
Ken Holman Premium Member 11 months ago
“You know, it would be a lot easier and a lot cheaper if we went more simply with ugly Christmas sweaters instead.”
Ken Holman Premium Member 11 months ago
The classical scientists agreed that using the first prototype of what became the cocktail umbrella had too much of a tendency to poke oneself in the eye.
anomaly 11 months ago
“So, gentlemen, are we all ready to go swimming?”
Buzzworld 11 months ago
“So where was that again?”
“You wouldn’t believe it if I told you.”
6turtle9 11 months ago
The pellet with the poison’s in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!
Their limerick business never did take off, but the Three Musketeers eventually found fortune in the candy business.
markmoss1 11 months ago
A single-masted galleon. How odd.
T... 11 months ago
The fashion industry never loses…
d1234dick Premium Member 11 months ago
early drag queens in Fla. after DeSantis warned them of no drag to children.
Running Buffalo Premium Member 11 months ago
It says the boat’s name is “Sit and Spin”. How odd.
Running Buffalo Premium Member 11 months ago
Can you believe it? They didn’t have any Gray Poupon!