That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 19, 2019

Toddler Caligula preparing for the future.

“You’re a naughty, naughty boy, and my Uncle Brutus will have something to say about this. It may not be tomorrow or the next day, but you’ll get the point in the end.”

Young Donald T.: “I’m not stepping on the doll, you’re stepping on the doll!”

“Leggo my strap ma, and this little sh*t won’t know what hit ‘em!”

Looks to me like he stomped on her pet rat.

This all eventually led to the popular game Twister.

Oh, I thought the quote was vidi vici veni

Scene seems rather crowded up with Cupids.

“Barbi” … dodging liability?

Veni, vidi, barbi !!!!! Love it!!!

But Mom, he said I was adopted!

“which death is preferable to every other? the unexpected…”

Nero, it’s time for your fiddle lesson. And no more tantrums!

“I’m the ‘Chosen One,’ you should expect it.”

Mankind has sent me to reassert male dominion over you Amazon renegades. Now bow to your master. Then tell that Diana chick that there’s a new sheriff in town.

“Nice poses. Love those ‘crying’ and ‘bold victor’ poses. Now, trade places for the future feminists.. yes.. that’s right, show pain, little guy. Show lots of pain.”

“Barbi” – “barba” – which means “beard”. Doesn’t work. Except maybe for Ken, and only when he’s on vacation.

His demeanor is worse than imperious/it’s almost as though he’s delirious/ and when he gets furious/ it can be quite injurious / the problem is growing more serious.. (interpret this as you will)

The Children’s Quarrel: 

https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=67677 

has info and links that point to info about this 1872, oil on panel, roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

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

http://maherartgallery.blogspot.com/2013/06/pierre-oliver-joseph-coomans-1816-188.html 

http://www.askart.com/artist/Pierre_Oliver_Joseph_Coomans/11084022/Pierre_Oliver_Joseph_Coomans.aspx 

all have info about this artist (again, the last can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2289 (September 18, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

You’re a blockhead Charley Brown!

Date Unknown? Um … 95 B.C.?

Suddenly, young Julius realized that he was both surrounded and outnumbered. Unfortunately, he never learned that this was a BAD position.

As was her nature, patrician Prudentia tried to remain calm and collected with she waited for Nastoria, the nanny, to sneak up and whip the nasty little brat’s arrogant ass!

Yes, the maid is going to whup someone. Unfortunately, she has to go for the servant girl as proxy because she can’t lay a hand on the crown prince.

Bonny Prince Charlie was quite right, that new Dia de los Muertos Barbie was cultural approbation and he boy-splained it to Juanita in no uncertain terms.

“No, I am NOT impressed with your marionette!”