That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for June 05, 2024

///// Guastavino shows The Sultan and

the Messenger reading firsthand.

If the message is panned,

by the sultan’s command,

the poor messenger might be “unmanned.”

“And then the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.”

…And that’s the full list of stuff for the yard sale

Can you give me the cliff notes I’ve got a dinner date at 6.

“No? Really You don’t mean that? Please…. Me? Stop it… Go on… You’re too kind…”

“You were right, Abdul. Having a suggestion box installed is a perpetual source of comedy!”

“We’ve been trying to reach you about your carriage warranty.”

It appears to be an important message from a company that has been trying to reach you regarding your carriage warranty

“It’s from the home office. It says you’re fired. Appare You’ve missed your quota of beheadings three straight months.”

Nuthin says “fear” like annoying the Emir in the mor-ornin’…

He began his career as a waiter/

But now he’s become a Dictator:/

He ain’t qualified/

But his rivals all died:/

Bound to happen sooner or later.

Look at the new Charmin for Big Men!

Sotheby’s auctioned this piece this past April. They said, “Seated on his throne, an Ottoman dignitary sporting an aigrette, symbol of his rank, receives his messenger, listening with anticipation to the news he has to impart. The fabrics worn by both men – the master’s silk kaftan and the messenger’s Moroccon hooded shawl, are observed in immaculate detail. Their bearing and dress bring to mind Rudolf Ernst’s and Ludwig Deutsch’s guards. Pujol favoured Hispano-Moresque interiors which reflect his Spanish background. Here, the interior appears to have been inspired by the Alhambra Palace or the Madinat al-Zahra Palace near Cordoba; or by the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris which included elaborate reproductions of the Alhambra Palace.” And somebody ponied up 50,000 GBP for it!

Wait a minute, read that part about American politics again, it just can’t be real, that is so funny! Come on man, read it again!

“Could you scroll down and see what kind of chimichangas are available?”

Sultan thinking: “Hmmm, this guy’s hat reminds me of my dessert last night”.

“Top of today’s To-Do list: INVENT SOCKS.”

“I’ll be a great hire. Let me just expound from my DEI statement…”

What is Sultan lolls on his throne:/

he’s attended, but feeling alone:/

He has all kinds of toots/

But he longs for a saxophone…

Ahmed hit on a brilliant idea to collaborate with the Sultan on creating a rating system for the harem.

Your Maharaja, I noticed your concubine list is short three ladies……….

It says here you have to send this same letter to 20 of your contacts within one week or bad fortune will befall you.

We got the new illustrated concubine and wench rental calendar and catalog

“…and six pairs of underwear for the week…Are you going commando today?”

Before the movie was invented, even before the radio, that year’s release of Star Wars had to be read.

The Sultan And The Messenger: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Shawls in art" 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 Pujol, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size, oil on panel painting, including its auction’s online Description. 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3333 (June 5, 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 .jpg from the URL). 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.

You and Trump are both named in this indictment, Sire. Sorry…

see the playmate center fold, wow

He looks like the other guy is reading to him in a language that he does not understand. :)

“…Next is 14% off any two CVS brand beauty products, then $2 off any cold medicines, then 3 for two on Golden Vizier brand party snacks… then ….”