That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 04, 2024

That awkward moment when you walk in on your grandmother writing you out of her will.

By their looks, I think he already has stripped down. And they are not impressed

Cut; everyone just act naturally and don’t look at the artist. Hey props, can we get a bigger table in here?

“Algonquin Round Table” Amsterdam Chapter…

A local Florida school board meets to consider which ten books should remain on the library shelves.

It’s a wonder they could stop laughing long enough to make babies.

At the table read for The Mikado: “Three Little Maids from School”

Pre-kegger but post-pot

“We may not look like it, but we’re a fun loving group. Everyone is here to try out for the stage version of Flashdance”.

She’s carefully calculating each one’s share of the check, because whenever they’re meeting at a restaurant, they’re going Dutch.

You’re just in time, we’re setting up the NFL draft pool

Based on what I see here, I think I’ll remain clothed. Somewhere else.

They belong to that special breed/

Who provide – in response to the “need"-/

Moral wisdom that guides/

And somehow coincides/

With wealth. (Who better to lead?)///

Lest librarians lewdly mislead/

Our young, as to what they should read/

And lead them astray/

(And the kids all go gay !)/

These brave citizens stand in their way..///

Take heart folks ! They’re on the attack !/

These good people have got your back..

And all will be well/

Because (sure as h€££)/

The liberals are getting the sack.

Ah yes, do pass the pipes around, Francois. I think you’ll all enjoy tonight’s “herbal” treat – we grew it in our own greenhouse out behind the stables.

Now that’s what I call a prominent nose

Quick, guess which one just passed gas!

Though Disney was not to be born for 70 years yet, the ladies hair styles were already clearly influenced by Minnie Mouse.

Just reviewing our diaries documenting the various menage trois we have engaged in with each other.

Regents of the Amsterdam Leper Colony," 1834

“Everybody smile, say cheese, and hold it for two hours.”

Amersfoort’s official gossip club, seen here gathering intel on that new married couple.

Regents and Regentesses of the Lepers’ Asylum, Amsterdam, 1834-35: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:1830s portrait 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 Regenten, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed using the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this large painting. 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3280 (March 4, 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 the info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

“Oh, I know I’m in the right place, thank you … but … when I heard the women at this club were really into crowning, I was expecting something else.”

new movie— three brides for three bothers old time.

Hey, Klompen have their moments.

Maybe it’s the turned up pointy toes.

I know, TMI.

My first impression through smudged glasses was that the women were giant pandas.

Oh good! You brought the large vat of jello!

Everyone at the Zoom meeting was amused when auto-spell introduced them as Regents and Regrets of the Leprechauns Asylum…

Everything I wrote on this date has been deleted. I can restore some of it from copies on Steve’s blog. If my original posts are eventually restored, I will delete these duplicates.

/// With three regents sit three regentesses

of the Amsterdam lepers’ house. Stress is

not perceived in their looks,

as they “balance” the books.

Are they making a profit? Two guesses.

/// There are satisfied smiles on their faces

as the board members go through their paces.

Did they have expertise

about Hansen’s disease?

Did they know much about treating cases?

/// It was thought, back then, highly contagious.

Those who doctored the lepers— courageous.

Lepers must be confined.

(Out of sight, out of mind.)

Would these six pay a visit? Outrageous!

/// So, I wonder just what regents did

for the lepers, aside to forbid

them to dwell among us.

Did some put up a fuss

when informed they must live “off the grid”?

/// Their smug “holier than thou art” looks,

aren’t proof that these regents are crooks.

It’s the funds which they claim

go toward “healing the lame”

which, to me, show they’re cooking the books.

/// I’ve some fears those who research may find

that these six (who were real) I’ve maligned.

I (in fairness) confess:

what I wrote was a guess

from expressions about states of mind.