That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 14, 2012

Captain Cook wondering where he left his dried prunes.

The hussy never finished buttoning my vest, and I had to do my fly by myself.

“I left them here! On the bar at the La Nea Beach Resort in New Caledonia. Chart coordinates for lost-and-found.”

Apparently, Napoleon wasn’t the only one with an itchy tummy.

Regardless, he didn’t need them after his last Hawaiian Vacation ended so rudely.

Did this remind anyone else about the story about the preacher remembering where he left his bicycle?

Poi sucks!

Mimismom — first thing I thought of!

Which means acesover probably has the right idea….

“You want to go where, for your holidays?”

PETER! oh wait … I read that wrong. It says ‘Cook’.Never mind

Crabby —It’s an old joke…. more old than funny, I’d say….One version:

The young preacher is rushing along the bicycle path, a distracted look on his face….when he almost bumps into an elderly parishioner.

“Oh, Mrs, Brown, I’m so sorry.You see, I’m upset because someone seems to have stolen my bicycle, and I really need it to get around town.”

Mrs. Brown says, "Oh dear…….well, Father, maybe you should preach this Sunday about the Ten Commandments… and when you get to ‘Thou Shalt Not Steal’… look everyone right in the eyes.

Maybe the thief will feel guilty and return it!"

So the preacher decides to give it a try…. but when he gets to “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery”…. he suddenly remembers where he left his bicycle.

He looks like Mitt Romney’s great-grandfather.

My button-studded sunglasses.

Captain Cook has a great idea for a zippy replacement for buttons, but then he’s distracted.

Not a captain—no epaulettes, a captain would have at least one. This is a Lieutenant.

Why I only buy cheap glasses. Just like the song.

i think if i had that many buttons to fasten in the morning, i would miss a couple also.

“Traveler’s cheques? What a grand idea!”

Trevor Howard should totally have played him in a film.

“All right, all riiiiight…I’ll stop and ask for directions. Happy now, dear?”

You know the clothing comments on this strip always make me imagine the future—a strip showing 21st century fashion magazine pictures wearing designer jeans with strategically cut holes to make them look “worn.”

I can hardly wait to see the captions and commentaries on those….

“Bloody triple A maps. This one stops at the 100th meridian. I’ll need an hour to re-fold it, too.”

Opening the bill Nate realized the cost of too much texting.

Article that includes the biggest image. If you want to see the image by itself, click this, but only after clicking the article link. Otherwise just look for Holland, either in the article, or the translation (also after first clicking the article link).Alternatively, you can click here for a smaller enlargement. Portrait info, @JanBic notwithstanding — I’m no expert in that, maybe that objection is valid for a different time in history or a different country’s navy. Detailed image available (2 clicks) from here (more about the man). So far, only work by this artist to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog. Even Wikipedia has the name both ways, so I’ll cut Mr. Melcher a break on that.

Robin Williams hating on period drama.

Captain Cook at the mall: You are here.

@ Mabrandt, I just posted my 1959 wedding photo on Dinette set (because poster friends were discussing the shoes I just bought for my daughter’s 3rd wedding). My parents were able to get me a cheap gown (because I wore the sample size) but I embroidered my veil with 2 angels meeting in the front and Virgin of Guadalupe in the back.

I don’t care much for realistic portraits, especially in uniform. I appreciate that Mabrndt gave a link to the history behind the painting however.

I bet they’re in Australia.