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1. 1 minute ago on That is Priceless

   Google translate says cowgirl in Norwegian is “kupike,” so reverse cowgirl must be “ekipuk.”

2. 18 minutes ago on That is Priceless

   It’s a kind of mortgage… isn’t it?

3. 32 minutes ago on That is Priceless

   The late mabrendt had a knack for determining which among many online assertions was the correct title for a painting, and the one accepted by art authorities. He worked hard on providing accurate translations and would find out, where applicable, what it was called in the records of the museum which currently housed it. He and his scholarship are (and will continue to be) missed.

4. 42 minutes ago on That is Priceless

   Your comment was very possibly a joke based upon the man’s degree of hair loss, but just in case you were serious, I have to disagree with your opinion. He has a pleasant enough face and smile, regular features, dimples, unwrinkled skin and no gray hair. To me, nothing about him looks decades older than his actual age. My guess is that the real Emil Poulsen (of whom there are multiple images and at least one sculpture) was most likely considered good looking by the audience that made him the preeminent stage actor of his time and place. But what do I know? Unless a man is exceptionally handsome or hideous I don’t really think much about his looks. ;>)

5. about 8 hours ago on Ballard Street

   Bounding main.

6. about 8 hours ago on Ballard Street
   Very observant.
7. about 17 hours ago on Ballard Street

   /// Troy had not enough time to devote

   to his mini-flattop-pontoon boat.

   The next step was enlarge

   to the size of a barge,

   just as soon as he got this to float.

8. about 17 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Anna learned something on her first date

   with this icon, respected and great.

   He was patient and fair,

   smart, and something more rare:

   A good-looking stage actor who’s straight!

9. about 17 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Poulsen called on the skills acting brings

   to help memorize words in long strings.

   Like the very long list

   of names he might have missed

   on his wedding decree, of all things:

   “Anna Augusta Dorothea Winzentine Margrethe Næser Poulsen, daughter of Winzentine Henriette Benedictine Albertine Kirkerup v. Schønberg”

10. about 17 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// It had come as a shocking surprise

    that the painter would dare to surmise

    in the portrait’s full title

    certain details so vital—

    like the year of each spouse’s demise!