That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for July 24, 2018

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    BE THIS GUY  over 6 years ago

    Why Ivan the Terrible never won Father of the Year.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 6 years ago

    “This is the most boring exorcism I’ve ever sat through.”

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    orinoco womble  over 6 years ago

    And this is why there was never an Alexsander Nevsky Part 2.

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    Strob Premium Member over 6 years ago

    “We cannot begin the treatment until we find the ICD-10 code for ‘Clobbered by jousting lance, second event’ in the Holy Insurance Codex.”

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    J Short  over 6 years ago

    Priest: Is he asleep yet?

    A: No.

    Priest: Oh well, let me start over…Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Ram begot Amminadab,….

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    pcolli  over 6 years ago

    “When’s visiting time over?”

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    Econ01  over 6 years ago

    Ivan waited patiently for the potential neck-donor to pass.

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    rugeirn  over 6 years ago

    Much easier spelling: Vyacheslav Schwarz – Ivan the Terrible by the body of his son, who he has murdered (1864). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Schwarz.

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    Helen Ferrieux  over 6 years ago

    “Don’t unplug him till he’s signed his Last Will and Testament”

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    garcoa  over 6 years ago

    The painter is better known as “Bubba” in Texas.

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    Rev Phnk Ey  over 6 years ago

    So, you wanna try it without the blindfold next time?

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    mabrndt Premium Member over 6 years ago

    Ivan the Terrible next to the Body of the Son He Has Killed

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wjatscheslaw_Grigorjewitsch_Schwarz_001.jpg 

    (best viewed by Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this painting. More about the strip image is at the end.

     

    https://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/?author=shvarts 

    https://arthive.com/artists/438~Vyacheslav_Grigorievich_Schwartz 

    http://artpoisk.info/artist/shvarc_vyacheslav_grigor_evich_1838/bio/ 

    https://vsdn.ru/authorcolumn/375.htm 

    all have info about this artist (the last 2 in Russian; again, Chrome can automatically translate), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. This is the first work by him used here.

     

    Again, a (slightly this time) larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2002 (July 23, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. 

    https://lionofchaeronea.tumblr.com/post/161752150842/ivan-the-terrible-near-the-body-of-his-son-whom-he 

    accesses (click image there) a larger strip coloration image.

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    Linguist  over 6 years ago

    " Jeez, ya can’t even give the kid a little pay attention swat across head, without him goin’ all fainty and stuff, on ya ! "

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    d1234dick Premium Member over 6 years ago

    quite naturally zenana has had this nighttime headache since marring Vlad.

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    rmremail  over 6 years ago

    Ivan “I knew I should have fathered a couple of spares…”

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    MissScarlet Premium Member over 6 years ago

    Whoever said ‘boys were easier’ was wrong.

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    garcalej  over 6 years ago

    “Could you move a foot to the left, padre? You’re blocking the game.”

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