That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for August 01, 2018

Man still angry at himself for not selling Netflix at $400.

“Tell me again why you think Stephan King is a better author than Edgar Allan Poe.”

“You got 10 seconds to get that PC out of my Unix shop.

You have to wonder sometimes how the painter got a person to hold such an unattractive pose and expression for long enough. If we accept the truism that painters always flattered their wealthy subjects in those portraits…I shudder to think, really.

You talking to me? You talking to me?

Well, I’m the only one here. Who the -- do you think you’re talking to?

Oh yeah? Huh?

Angelo “Testy” Testosteroni, the Demon Barber of Palermo.

This looks like someone drew facial hair on the Mona Lisa.

Weird Al Yankoviche’s Dad…..now we know where he got his good looks!

You come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to loan you this book? THIS book?

Mona’s brother, Marco Lisa.

It might be Titian, it might be Giorgioni, it’s at the National Gallery in Washington, DC, and that’s about all we’ve got. To me, it looks about as much like a Titian as my left arm— which does have an oddly Renaissance quality about it, at least on Wednesdays.

Please, don’t forget “Lizard” and “Spock” :D

Role model for “Les” in Luann.

Ivan the Coy.

Trying to come up with the last installment on this year’s estimated taxes.

Really, well no more mister nice guy from now on.

" What do you mean, you’re going straight ? "

Stuck between a “come hither” look and a “get the &$%@ away from me” look.

He looks exactly like Jake Johnson from “New Girl”.

When someone throws paper, he makes that face and it becomes grenade.

Librarian who is really serious about the due dates for return.

“Yeah? What do you want?”

Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tizian_080.jpg 

(best viewed by Google Chrome which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting by Giovanni Cariani (see References). The strip image comes from the second one under File history.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/cariani_giovanni.html 

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/c/cariani/biograph.html 

both have info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2008 (July 31, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

Yes, these are the “official” books.

“What do you mean ‘We only offer store credit’?!? IT’S NEVER BEEN OPENED!!!”

Practicing for “Not tonight dear, I’ve got a headache.”

Mona Lisa, before the operation.

Oh, you people are too much…..:)

“OF COURSE men have Kegels. I’m working them RIGHT NOW.”

Joe Pesci’s great great great great grandad, Angelo “The Scowl” Pesci.

“Here’s you’re money, and here’s the account book to prove. And if you come complaining to me again, I’ll poison your wine”

“Yeah, I’m Alfredo Garcia. What about it?”

I am ROFL at the picture, the caption and the comments today! I wish I had an imagination like the folks here, including Mr. Melcher!