That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 12, 2024

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    Solstice*1947  10 months ago

    /// Paolo, (Francesca’s brother-in-law),

    kissed his brother’s wife right on her jaw.

    They’d been reading a book,

    and this chance Paolo took

    brought them grief because her husband saw.

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    BE THIS GUY  10 months ago

    Enter stage right: the husband of the young woman, who is also the BROTHER of the young man. This will not be a happy ending.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member 10 months ago

    Sardines and onions are a big mistake just before you make your move.

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    ronaldspence  10 months ago

    let’s play darkroom…turn out the lights and see what develops…

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    hubbard3188  10 months ago

    Guy walks into a bar, orders a beer, bartender asks him how things are going? Guy replies “Oh man, I need to have sex in the worst way!” Bartender sounds sympathetic when he says “Well, the worst way I know of is standing up in a hammock!”

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    GoComicsGo!  10 months ago

    “Is that Venus next to the moon?”

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    John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator 10 months ago

    You know what they say, “No bookmark, no sex!”

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    mac04416  10 months ago

    A bookmark. You know, in the form a marriage certificate.

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    Slowly, he turned...  10 months ago

    Her appointment book?

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    rmremail  10 months ago

    Jack, comically not getting the message.

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    phritzg Premium Member 10 months ago

    “I don’t have a bookmark, but I do have this feather that I think would tickle your fancy.”

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    [Traveler] Premium Member 10 months ago

    Yep, that’s the way sex with him usually is. Bad

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    DM2860  10 months ago

    Use the condom wrapper

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    The Wolf In Your Midst  10 months ago

    Unfortunately, the book she’s reading is the Kama Sutra, and he’d shortly be in need of the services of a chiropractor.

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    Stretching before strenuous exercise is important, folks!

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    ragsarooni  10 months ago

    Comdom? In the 1830’s? Thought they didn’t happen til much later in the 19th century?

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    Csaw Backnforth  10 months ago

    Paolo, who I hold so dear / whisper sweet nothings in my ear / Though my husband I wed / tis you I bed / Like Lancelot and Guinevere.

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    Holden Awn  10 months ago

    The lady appears to be less than enthusiastic; I see a prompt harassment complain in his future.

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    Old Time Tales  10 months ago

    Guess what makes a great bookmark!

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    Call me Ishmael  10 months ago

    By the book she was reading inspired /

    To the bedroom they promptly retired/

    Where the sex acts took place/

    (Thus avoiding disgrace)/

    “By the book”, as the volume required..

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    Bilan  10 months ago

    “Not now, dear. That peeping painter is watching us.”

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    joe.altmaier  10 months ago

    So, so many readers I know, this is exactly true.

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    Ken Holman Premium Member 10 months ago

    “Well … because last time it was YOUR chapter in the Kama Sutra and this time it is MINE!”

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    Jayalexander  10 months ago

    I’m not always this agressive, I get worse.

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    T...  10 months ago

    Getting better, that’s the first clever one in quite a while…

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    mabrndt Premium Member 10 months ago

    Francesca da Rimini

    Paste (including the quote marks) 

    "Category:Paintings by William Dyce" 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 Google, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this large painting, along with a Description (hand mentioned there, sadly has been mostly cropped from the strip image). 

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3251 (January 12, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu. I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here, the May 6, 2013, strip being the prior. GoComics has deactivated the hyperlinks and removed the new lines in my comment there; but, perhaps the text remains informative.

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    Call me Ishmael  10 months ago

    A couple in passion’s throes ?/

    Hard to tell from woman’s pose/

    She appears to draw back/

    From his “friendly “attack”../

    Does she love him? Who the h€££ knows?

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    Call me Ishmael  10 months ago

    Is there trouble ahead? Who can tell?/

    Perhaps he’s just checking her smell/

    Sure her dress is low cut/

    But she’s not just a $£*t../

    It’s an outrage to send them to

    h€££ ..

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    Call me Ishmael  10 months ago

    When your brother you dare not entrust/

    With your belle and her glorious bust/

    Then perhaps it is true/

    That some punishment’s due:/

    Could it be that the deity’s “just”?

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    Izzy Moreno  10 months ago

    I’m not a fan of the text in the painting.

    Keep it below the author’s name, please.

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    mshaw Premium Member 10 months ago

    “Francesca da Rimini,” 1837

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    Impkins  Premium Member 10 months ago

    I can’t believe Steve didn’t have this one in his book “The Fine Art of Dating.” LOL. Great book, by the way. :)

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    anomaly  10 months ago

    Or maybe an assistant.

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    DouglasSmith1  10 months ago

    Murdered by her husband after he found she was having an affair with his brother. Wikipedia

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    Running Buffalo Premium Member 10 months ago

    The book says “Insert tab A into slot B” … Well – should we try it?

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    JH&Cats  10 months ago

    Love the color of your dress—just like my favorite shirt!

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    Lady loves a joke  10 months ago

    “I like you, Fred.. mostly as a friend. But, I’m REALLY loving this book! By the way.. don’t you have a breath mint”?

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member 10 months ago

    I’m sorry Christopher if you are running off to discover new lands I am not waiting foryou…..Alfredo is a stay put guy………

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    Call me Ishmael  10 months ago

    In every one of us dwells/

    The mysterious force that compels/

    The kind of behavior/

    That calls for a “Savior”/

    to save us from seven “h€££z”///

    But Nature, it seems, disagrees/

    With fantastic theologies:/

    We’re a physical beast/

    In spite of the priest/

    (If you doubt that, ignore paying fees)..

    The desire to procreate /

    In all species is clearly innate/

    You’re intended to mate/

    So be wise, and don’t wait

    Get busy- before it’s too late.///

    You can’t have a next generation/

    Without some cooperation/

    To achieve procreation/

    You need penetration:/

    It’s a difficult situation..

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