Wow. such a happy couple. He’s reading the paper, and she has a stack of romance novels, and neither one is looking at the other. Too bad divorce won’t be legal for another 74 years.
Alice took a stack of books to the portrait sittings, knowing how many hours they would spend nearly motionless. Gary took the weekly paper, and didn’t quite get through it before the painting was finished.
Here, hours after the wedding, she has her “instructional” books to help them get started and he seems to have no clue as to “what” they are supposed to “start”.
Five volumes of “Sex for Dummies” – and he’s reading the sports page. It’s a gorgeous Sicilian day/ but the morning is slipping away/ she had hoped for some “ breeding”/ but he’d rather be reading:/she’s beginning to think that he’s gay..
Used to watched matches back in the early days of cable tv back in the early 80s but stopped caring about golf after the old timers died. Now with the Saudis involved, same Saudis who helped fund al-Qaeda and 9/11, I may never watch another golf game ever.
This couple has nothing to say, She’s just idling away the day, As he checks on the race, She just stares into space, Like how we all felt while Ish was away.
Afternoon on the TerraceorAn Afternoon on the Porch:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Newspaper readers in art" site=commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Pomeriggio, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this 1895, roughly lifesize painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3144 (June 7, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, first work by him used here.
His mind was always on sport, and was obsessed with balls and the bat, while she desired nothing but a gentle canoe ride. They both secretly enjoyed the song Somewhere over the Rainbow.
FrThursday: “something there is that doesn’t love a wall”./ who wrote those deathless words ? I can’t recall./ This kid has busted through/ Why? Cuz he wanted to!/ Maybe he’s not so stupid after all.
This is another of several Masterpieces for which all of my original Comments (and Replies to others) were deleted by GoComics and not later restored. About a year later I’ve decided to do my best to recreate at least one response for each of those paintings:
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
“Yeah, another 50 years of this.”
rmremail over 1 year ago
Wow. such a happy couple. He’s reading the paper, and she has a stack of romance novels, and neither one is looking at the other. Too bad divorce won’t be legal for another 74 years.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
And that is why internet porn was invented.
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
“You got what on today’s Wordle? what was your start word’
Charliegirl Premium Member over 1 year ago
Can you say “Gold Digger”?
orinoco womble over 1 year ago
Alice took a stack of books to the portrait sittings, knowing how many hours they would spend nearly motionless. Gary took the weekly paper, and didn’t quite get through it before the painting was finished.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m sorry dear, did you say something?
pschearer Premium Member over 1 year ago
LIV and let LIV.
Funny_Ha_Ha over 1 year ago
(As soon as this artist leaves I’m shoving him off that balcony)
P51Strega over 1 year ago
Here, hours after the wedding, she has her “instructional” books to help them get started and he seems to have no clue as to “what” they are supposed to “start”.
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
Edna finished her 5 books and still waited patiently while Fred worked his was through the daily comics
Egrayjames over 1 year ago
“You know Jack, it really surprises me how many ‘Yellow Pages’ we have lying around the house. The phone was only invented twenty-five years ago!”
GoComicsGo! over 1 year ago
“He’s reading the newspaper when he could easily be….”
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
Five volumes of “Sex for Dummies” – and he’s reading the sports page. It’s a gorgeous Sicilian day/ but the morning is slipping away/ she had hoped for some “ breeding”/ but he’d rather be reading:/she’s beginning to think that he’s gay..
DM2860 over 1 year ago
So they resolve a anti-trust suit by forming a larger trust?
phritzg Premium Member over 1 year ago
New PGA rule: Having a bone saw in your bag does not count against the 14-club limit.
Tom_Tildrum over 1 year ago
What is around his neck?
mokspr Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Really? You had to put our prenup in the classified section!
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 1 year ago
Contemplating re-reading the whole series before starting on “The Deathly Hallows.”
David_J Premium Member over 1 year ago
Used to watched matches back in the early days of cable tv back in the early 80s but stopped caring about golf after the old timers died. Now with the Saudis involved, same Saudis who helped fund al-Qaeda and 9/11, I may never watch another golf game ever.
waes-hael over 1 year ago
And Melcher goes deep.., deep.., deep! He’s hit it out of the park!
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
Little did he know that she was having her needs met by the pool boy.
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Little did she know, so was he.
PoodleGroomer over 1 year ago
The sun is almost over the yardarm. Time to change into something that doesn’t show wine stains.
Teto85 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Some of those merger terms: The PGA will have holes 1 -8 and 12 – 18. LIV will have 9-11.
Ken Holman Premium Member over 1 year ago
Yes it is uncanny but, no, I did not write that personal ad you just read to me. It sure is hot out here today, isn’t it? I feel quite flush!
Bilan over 1 year ago
The new PGA/LIV rule: If you cuss when you hit a water trap, they cart you away and you’re never heard from again.
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member over 1 year ago
This couple has nothing to say, She’s just idling away the day, As he checks on the race, She just stares into space, Like how we all felt while Ish was away.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Gerald all you do is read the paper. I wish you could read my mind
d1234dick Premium Member over 1 year ago
Matthew, reading the WSJ to see if it is worth his wile to make babies now or wait till Biden is out of office.
CitizenKing over 1 year ago
That is impressive response time given what we usually assume is a long lead time between creation and publishing.
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
Afternoon on the Terrace or An Afternoon on the Porch:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Newspaper readers in art" site=commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Pomeriggio, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this 1895, roughly lifesize painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3144 (June 7, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, first work by him used here.
6turtle9 over 1 year ago
His mind was always on sport, and was obsessed with balls and the bat, while she desired nothing but a gentle canoe ride. They both secretly enjoyed the song Somewhere over the Rainbow.
goblue86 over 1 year ago
Oh Petal…I picked up this new weekly at the pub called “village voice”.
Do you have any idea what “B&D” means?
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Maybe if I spread my legs a little bit more, he will finally notice me.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Honey, come here! You need to read today’s “That is Priceless”!
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
FrThursday: “something there is that doesn’t love a wall”./ who wrote those deathless words ? I can’t recall./ This kid has busted through/ Why? Cuz he wanted to!/ Maybe he’s not so stupid after all.
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hate to break up the romance comments; in actual life they were siblings.
Solstice*1947 6 months ago
This is another of several Masterpieces for which all of my original Comments (and Replies to others) were deleted by GoComics and not later restored. About a year later I’ve decided to do my best to recreate at least one response for each of those paintings:
/// While her bro reads his paper, sis looks
at his pile of worn paperback books.
When she checks, she discovers,
between plain yellow covers,
lurid tales about hookers and crooks.
/// It is clear that her “shy” brother reads
about more than political deeds.
Many pages were lewd,
and together they’re “glued”
by dried evidence of carnal needs.