Good joke, but that is a fan given out to churches by the local funeral parlor back in the days before AC. Maybe she ‘acquired’ it there, while waiting for her wedding to start.
She’s bored, the dress is boring, the painting is boring – even the fan is boring … and I’m so bored by it, I don’t even feel like making a boring comment.
(wedding ring on a little girl?? odd the artist thought of his mistress that way.) has info and links that point to info about this roughly B2 paper size painting.
has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2155 (March 10, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
Marie loved the white dress, but it meant no red wine or spaghetti at dinner.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 5 years ago
Judy couldn’t figure why no one loves her as much as she loves herself.
Strob Premium Member over 5 years ago
Always wear a pure white poofy dress when scrubbing out your chimney.
juncarlo over 5 years ago
Ruth expects Amazon to deliver her wedding veil just in time before the ceremony begins.
santa72404 over 5 years ago
If my date brought a spanking paddle I would never leave!
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 5 years ago
And here she had made an nicely embroidered cover for it that said, “And the Devil take the hindmost!”
And with her new dress, she really had a spanking new outfit!
Bilan over 5 years ago
Advice to Ruth: Never wear a bridal gown on a first date.
orinoco womble over 5 years ago
Her reflection looks like the portrait of Dorienne Grey.
Radish... over 5 years ago
Now Ruth is less.
jbrobo Premium Member over 5 years ago
Mirror,mirror on the wall……
jel354 over 5 years ago
Her paddle for the bachelor auction after coming back empty-handed.
Ubintold over 5 years ago
Fan that fire, Fanny.
Ubintold over 5 years ago
Fan that fire, Fanny.
aerotica69 over 5 years ago
Griselda wanted the Mermaid silhouette, but her overbearing mother insisted on the 19th century Amish wedding dress for her.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 5 years ago
“Flies everywhere, Myrtle. I’m so very weary of swatting them and putting them in mom’s oatmeal. I’m leaving. Just thought I’d let you know."
epaphus8 over 5 years ago
The moment when Ruth decided to postpone the search for Mister Right until after the baby was born.
Call me Ishmael over 5 years ago
Is that thing a “vayse”, or a “vozz” ? And vhy do I even vonder ?
J Short over 5 years ago
How many times must I tell you, the paddle goes with the Lady of Discipline outfit, the strap on with the Bridal Honeymoon costume.
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 5 years ago
Good joke, but that is a fan given out to churches by the local funeral parlor back in the days before AC. Maybe she ‘acquired’ it there, while waiting for her wedding to start.
Call me Ishmael over 5 years ago
Attired in her virginal white/ she’s really a fetching young sprite/ she waits by the fire/ but may one inquire/ her price for a hot “fanny” night ?
Another Take over 5 years ago
I’ve read where she might have better luck if she painted the President’s face on it. Allegedly.
nosirrom over 5 years ago
Being brought up in Castle Anthrax seems to have had a down side.
Rev Phnk Ey over 5 years ago
Ruth lamenting over the fact she could only count to nine.
Linguist over 5 years ago
She’s bored, the dress is boring, the painting is boring – even the fan is boring … and I’m so bored by it, I don’t even feel like making a boring comment.
mabrndt Premium Member over 5 years ago
Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whistler_James_Symphony_in_White_no_2_(The_Little_White_Girl)_1864.jpg
(wedding ring on a little girl?? odd the artist thought of his mistress that way.) has info and links that point to info about this roughly B2 paper size painting.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/whistler_james_mcneill.html
https://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/bios/whistler-bio.htm
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04794/james-abbott-mcneill-whistler
http://www.sai.msu.su/cjackson/whistler/whistler_bio.htm
http://www.all-art.org/history436.html
https://www.wikiart.org/en/james-mcneill-whistler
https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/w/whistler/biograph.html
http://www.artnet.com/artists/james-abbott-mcneill-whistler/
https://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/whistler/
https://www.artrenewal.org/Artist/Index/652
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-whistler-james-abbott-mcneill.htm
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/whet/hd_whet.htm
http://hoocher.com/James_Mc_Neill_Whistler/James_Mc_Neill_Whistler.htm
all have info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2018/11/28?comments=visible
has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2155 (March 10, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
gocomics over 5 years ago
They can’t handle the Ruth!
Kirk Barnes Premium Member over 5 years ago
I’m not a fan.
anomaly over 5 years ago
The paddle shouldn’t come out until after dessert.
MissScarlet Premium Member over 5 years ago
Ruth began to think that she was doing the wrong exercise to learn Spock’s ‘live long and prosper’ salute.
Kind&Kinder over 5 years ago
Listen, Ruth Whistler, your mama rocks army boots!
d1234dick Premium Member over 5 years ago
how should she love another when she is madly in love with the image in the mirror?
markmoss1 over 5 years ago
Waiting for Carrier to invent air conditioning.