That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 14, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 4 years ago

    Don’t worry, Hercules is only 5 minutes away!

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 4 years ago

    “Hey, while you’re here, would you mind covering my other leg ?”

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    rmremail  almost 4 years ago

    What?!? Liver again!

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    rmremail  almost 4 years ago

    Given that the eagle had been coming here to eat Prometheus’s liver every day for hundreds of years, the outcropping was surprisingly free of bird crap.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    “What a night. What headache. I don’t remember there being this bird at the party.”

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    Strob Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    The eagle has landed. Bird is the word.

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    Charliegirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Looks like he got more than your liver, Prom.

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 4 years ago

    This tiresome bird of prey/ drops in for some liver each day/ when it grows back anew/ he consumes that one, too / but will Zeus show some mercy ? No way ..

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    HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Postmates is a word I’ve never heard before. I had to look it up but I doubt I’ll ever need to use it.

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    pcolli  almost 4 years ago

    It’s after his worm.

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    rugeirn  almost 4 years ago

    Andromeda – chained to a rock. Prometheus – chained to a rock. The ancient world seems to have been very particular about its taste in S&M.

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    Owhatadoc Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    I’m a boomer, had to look up “Postmate” from Urban Dictionary.

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    Reader  almost 4 years ago

    Man, I hope my attorney has filed my appeal already.

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    mac04416  almost 4 years ago

    " Relax! I’m not that hungry, I’m just going to have a little ‘weenie’ snack.

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    Bookworm  almost 4 years ago

    “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.”

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    wincoach Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    The painting captured a little known fact: the eagle would torment Prometheus by tickling him mercilessly before eating his liver.

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    Linguist  almost 4 years ago

    Greek Liposuction

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    Radish...   almost 4 years ago

    So I picked up this bird who wanted to do something kinky…

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    MS72  almost 4 years ago

    There MUST be a pecker joke somewhere in the replies…

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    Another Take  almost 4 years ago

    Prometheus eventually got used to the routine and began to make wisecracks for his own amusement: Right on time. I thought you’d forgotten And Did you remember the catsup And Liver’s on special today And Save room for dessert! And a million more.

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    fuzzbucket Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Come closer, bird. He’s horny.

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    Indianapolis Smith  almost 4 years ago

    “Does it hurt when I do THIS?”

    “yes”

    “How about THIS?”

    “yes”

    “And THIS?”

    “Surprisingly, no”

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Hey, that Prometheus dude was warned about nude sun bathing where eagles land!

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    PoodleGroomer  almost 4 years ago

    Stupid bird. He keeps getting the pancreas.

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    mabrndt Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Enchained Prometheus

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87._%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9.1892.jpg 

    (best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this painting.

     

    Other than what’s pointed to by the title URL, which indirectly points to his Russian Wikipedia page: 

    https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3,_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 

    (again, Chrome can automatically translate as necessary), I couldn’t find any info about this artist online (that Chrome could automatically translate anyway). First work by him used here.

     

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2598 (December 13, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

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    Bilan  almost 4 years ago

    At least he covered up the part that he doesn’t want pecked at.

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    MissScarlet Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    After 100 years you gotta wonder who’s being punished; the bird or the man.

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    6turtle9  almost 4 years ago

    The variety sucks, but the Endless buffet is a pretty sweet deal. Or is that savory deal?

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    stamps  almost 4 years ago

    No, no. No tickling!

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    d1234dick Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    the bird forgot that he was already here and the prized tidbit he wanted was gone, OH! well how about a eye?

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    markmoss1  almost 4 years ago

    This makes me wonder: Did the ancient Greeks know the liver regenerates? (Other organs don’t.) And if they did, how?

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