(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 5,516, 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 #3279 (March 1, 2024) 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 pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 6 works by him have been used here, the July 3, 2023, strip being the prior.
Like many who became too famous too young, the Little Dutch Boy struggled in later life. No matter what he tried, nobody cared where he stuck his finger anymore.
“This dog? You say this dog ate your tulip bulbs? This dog here? They were worth how much? And this dog ate them? You’re sure this is the dog? Is this my dog? You’re asking me if this dog is my dog? I’ve never seen this dog before in my life.”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member 9 months ago
Riiight, sure it was.
BE THIS GUY 9 months ago
Moment before Hans got the nickname “Four Fingers Hank.”
Solstice*1947 9 months ago
/// Well-trained dog waits for van der Helst’s cue.
The hound needs his consent to pursue
that nearby butterfly
which keeps fluttering by.
Canine instincts call: catch it and chew!
rmremail 9 months ago
The dog is wondering why the man is wearing a cone of shame on his hand.
ronaldspence 9 months ago
Fido, pull my finger!
Jayalexander 9 months ago
He can do tricks. Take your top off and he’ll roll over. Me too!
Call me Ishmael 9 months ago
“He followed me home, Ma ! Can we keep him ? Please, Ma? Please??
Call me Ishmael 9 months ago
“What’s your breed? Well, I think you’re a Pointer,” replied the dog.
Call me Ishmael 9 months ago
Van der Helst is one of those fellows/
Who enjoys wearing sleeves shaped like bellows:/
When he points at a fire/
The flames promptly rise higher-/
(Stand back when he leads the cellos)..
markkahler52 9 months ago
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
jdculhane46 9 months ago
After a night with more than a few drinks Maynard vaguely remembered how amazed he was at the size of the mice in this town
mac04416 9 months ago
He pulled my finger. Watch this, he’ll do it again.
fritzoid Premium Member 9 months ago
“Watch this. I just scuffed up a TON of static electricity!”
Teto85 Premium Member 9 months ago
Stop feeding it cheese.
mshaw Premium Member 9 months ago
Self Portrait, 1655
Call me Ishmael 9 months ago
Dog: “ This scoundrel, Bartholomeus/
Is doing his best to betray us/
But I heard from some hound/
Whom I met at the pound/
That the ba$+ard is planning to spay us!”
mokspr Premium Member 9 months ago
…he exclaimed, while slowly lifting his right cheek to let another stink bomb rip!
fritzoid Premium Member 9 months ago
“These dangly bits at my collar? They used to be his, and he wants them back.”
Linguist 9 months ago
Bartholomeus may have been a bit vain and egotistical, but at least he included the dog in his “selfies”.
prrdh 9 months ago
…and not the bruine bonensoep I had for lunch.
The Wolf In Your Midst 9 months ago
Bruh, it’s bad enough that you got into a debate with the dog, but you’re losing.
lagoulou 9 months ago
Is that his leftover lunch or a weird moustache at his mouth?
Holden Awn 9 months ago
“Dude, be careful, your finger looks way too much like a sausage…”
Call me Ishmael 9 months ago
A Dog that’s been recently neutered/
is no longer fully accoutered:/
But he’s better off, still/
(As assure you he will)/
Than a dog who’s been Roto-rootered..
KEA 9 months ago
the dog looks pretty dubious
Ken Holman Premium Member 9 months ago
“I may not be looking at you but I see you… Don’t you dare try to take my hat away again!”
mabrndt Premium Member 9 months ago
Self-Portrait:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:1655 oil on canvas paintings" 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 5,516, 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 #3279 (March 1, 2024) 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 pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 6 works by him have been used here, the July 3, 2023, strip being the prior.
Impkins Premium Member 9 months ago
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
:)
Calvins Brother 9 months ago
The dog is thinking:“Ewww, stink finger.”
CrzyDyeman 9 months ago
The dog is going to pull his finger.
fritzoid Premium Member 9 months ago
Like many who became too famous too young, the Little Dutch Boy struggled in later life. No matter what he tried, nobody cared where he stuck his finger anymore.
fritzoid Premium Member 9 months ago
“You got a problem with me? Talk to the hond!”
fritzoid Premium Member 9 months ago
“This dog? You say this dog ate your tulip bulbs? This dog here? They were worth how much? And this dog ate them? You’re sure this is the dog? Is this my dog? You’re asking me if this dog is my dog? I’ve never seen this dog before in my life.”
JH&Cats 9 months ago
It looks like one of those seaside cutouts where you can stick your own face in the hole for a portrait.
JH&Cats 9 months ago
“Hi, sweets. Just thought I’d come through the garden to see you, but your mutt won’t let me over the wall.”
fritzoid Premium Member 9 months ago
“Take my b!tch, please!”
~- Hendrik Jongeman