That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for August 13, 2013

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    margueritem  over 11 years ago

    I’d want a refund.

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    Linux0s  over 11 years ago

    There’s gonna be hell to pay…

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    tattooedcyberidiot  over 11 years ago

    The stripper is far too old for a clergyman. Though he does do a nice impression of ladybits for his holiness

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    orinoco womble  over 11 years ago

    Wow, that’s really…um, yeah.Can’t wait to see what mbrandt has to say about this one…and I never thought I’d say that.

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    orinoco womble  over 11 years ago

    Looking again at the painting…what’s the mugshot doing behind the altar? And the…is that drying laundry? With the superimposed horseshoe?So many questions.

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    pcolli  over 11 years ago

    Looks a bit like St Gregory has been making his own Frankenjesus.

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    pcolli  over 11 years ago

    “Suffer little children to come unto me.”

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    PICTO  over 11 years ago

    And the monk in white thought all he had to do was clean the rectory.

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    puddlesplatt  over 11 years ago

    where’s Waldo?

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    jack fairbanks  over 11 years ago

    larry david pitches his version of “dancing with the stars”

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    mabrndt Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Mass of Saint Gregory (link shows the event’s Wikipedia page, his Catholic Encyclopedia bio) is shown by its current-location page (Google translated) with several question marks.This description of the event includes an image of this painting, but no specific details about it. Christ (hence, I guess, no human genitalia; I wonder if children ask, when seeing this, if he ever had to pee; I’m not religious) is the figure on the altar; but, except for his image on the wall behind him, I’m not sure what the other heads, hands, etc., represent.A replica sold for $50,000 in 1991. The artist’s Wikipedia page (Google translated Catalan Wikipedia page has more) and collection (more under Subcategories at each level).So far, 3 works, by this artist (AKA Master of Flémalle), have appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog.

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    Fuddy Duddy  over 11 years ago

    I know EXACTLY what this is! -The graphic designer (Bob Campin, from Foote, Cone &: Belding) prepared a concept sketch for Pope Gregory the Dozenth. -An Account Executive (aka “Suit”) handled the presentation. The Pope “suggested a few changes”, and since he’s not only a paying client, but also the POPE, our intrepid graphic designer had to work in the suggested changes.-Campin eventually became disenchanted with the agency biz, moved to Norway, turned Protestant, and opened a small, private art school, where he taught perspective and anatomy drawing.

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    yumac  over 11 years ago

    The picture is of a giant roach that scared the naked guy up into the second story. A good samaritan {on the right} tries to stab the roach with a pole==that’s a Pole with a pole; used to serve Pope Washislinky or what ever his name was.

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    culprit Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Even needs help enjoying his birthday present??Weird.

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    craigador  over 11 years ago

    Could be the first “table dance”.

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    vldazzle  over 11 years ago

    Definitely “tucked”. I had been thinking of painting something similar (but altogether different – so it could have been part of Ken Russell’s “Devils”).

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    edclectic  over 11 years ago

    Tips are extra…

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    pcolli  over 11 years ago

    Where is the hand of the guy on the right going?

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    mabrndt Premium Member about 11 years ago

    Here is another work by this artist.

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