That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 21, 2024

(There were a lot of prolific contributors here in late December of 2021. This painting had 146 Comments! I think several of mine are worth repeating, and I will do so, below.)

/// Vain Sir Percy did not spare the whip.

He was harsh with the men in his grip.

One was sick of his crap.

Percy woke from his nap

with some permanent ink on his lip.

/// Percy noticed it when he undressed,

and he loved it! It gave his face “zest.”

He resolved to grow hair

where those lines were drawn there.

Then he saw what was sketched on his chest.

(It was a Great Moment in Phallic Portraiture.)

My original post in 2021:

In order to payoff his debts, the Count got a side gig doing shampoo ads.

My original post: William likes to show off his rod.

Pierre secret practiced his Nunchaku in the basement…

Fun fact: Henry VI of Reuss smashes a candy bar and creates Reuss’ pieces.

/// To become the next King was his goal;

for allegiance he’d sell his own soul.

Johann Drumpft had to know

who’d support him, and so

he is pictured here taking a pole.

(New for 2024.)

As long as- A. There was wind in the sails B. Somebody paddled really hard; really fast!!

Lesson one, The Grip. Hold your nunchucks like so

With baton in hand, Iggy was ready to start the relay race. Sadly he more flamboyant than fast.

“See dear, start touching it like this.”

Vlad The Impaler hated it when the artist insisted on him to ‘hold that pose’, when he was working.

I can still play a mean bass guitar.

Van Dumbenstein fell for the ol’ pull my finger routine, except…it wasn’t a finger.

If you’re wondering why he’s the boss/

It’s not only his wicked right cross./

It’s the hairstyle he took/

From his friend, Captain Hook/

Fifty wins- and never one loss.

Of course there another (small) thing/

That no other fighter could bring/

Even right after lunch/

He can take a gut punch:/

It’s the armor he wears in the ring.

Ross Noble, Time Traveler. (from QI Series N, Episode 15)

At the moment he’s only a Prince/

At his blows boxing foes scarcely wince/

But fighting the King/

Is a different thing:/

They’ll be easier to convince.

Long curly locks, a pencil-thin mustache, fluffy ruffled collar and cuffs, a swishy sash, body armor, and a thick rod … I wonder if Heinrich is trying to tell us something?

The lions know me and leave me alone when I crack the magic whip.

“I’m starting a new ‘look’. I call it ‘Goth’.”

“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” (Apologies to anyone who may have already posted this.)

Comedic lyricist Alphonse “Strange Al” Dietrich.

His locks are a wondrous cascade/

(His opponents are simply dismayed)/

Along with his friends/

His stylist attends/

Wherever he goes to invade…

Baron Heinrich VI of Reuss (1649-1697): 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:1911 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 Graf, 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 maybe lifesize, 1911 copy, along with a Description. 

Again, a larger strip image is also shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2850 (12/27/21) (March 20, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. Other than what’s available from the searched for URL, I could find no additional info about the copyist online. So far, only work by him used here (2 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the December 27, 2021, strip being its first use.

Water skiing in armor!!! A true champ.

Cover art of Sir Aldous Yankovic covering Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson.

For tomorrow:

They aren’t exactly “swells”:/

The bar they hang out in smells:/

They strongly incline/

To the cheapest of wine../

They are known as “The Three Muscatels”.