“Man-buns, tri-corner hats, and knee-high socks. Could we look any sexier? I know, let’s try buddy jumping! That’ll have the ladies flocking around us!”
Children had a hard time amusing themselves before the invention of baseball, soccer, or frisbee (and you weren’t allowed to bring your musket to the Common)
SALMON DRESS LADY: Darling, what interest do those grown men have in that children’s game? MR: You don’t want to know my sweet. You don’t want to know…
all have info, or links that point to more 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 #2340 (December 1, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Women in the background: Oh no, they don’t have time to help with the laundry. Too busy at their games. We’ll just see how they like their new shrunken underwear. That should make the game more exciting.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
All the practice was for naught. The Olympic Committee rejected leap frog as an event.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Early teabaggers.
Strob Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The steeplechase looked different for awhile when all the horses had been eaten after the war.
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
“Man-buns, tri-corner hats, and knee-high socks. Could we look any sexier? I know, let’s try buddy jumping! That’ll have the ladies flocking around us!”
santa72404 almost 5 years ago
Hey no fair I want a piggyback ride too!
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
the boys getting a bit wild and crazy after one too many sambuca shots…
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
It’s all fun and games until somebody loses a nut.
Khatkhattu Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Early chiropractor adjusting the spine.
jel354 almost 5 years ago
The prototype “Epic Rap Battles of History.”
rmremail almost 5 years ago
Children had a hard time amusing themselves before the invention of baseball, soccer, or frisbee (and you weren’t allowed to bring your musket to the Common)
J Short almost 5 years ago
Ah yes, that old game, Kneed in the Head.
SmashedHat almost 5 years ago
Although some do not like the electoral college, it was an improvement over this, the original method of electing a president.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
In 18th -century Italy, Second Amendment issues were resolved more sensibly.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
It’s a fairly enjoyable sport/ and t’was used as a last resort/ for selecting the judges /(no torpid old drudges !)/ who sat on their Supreme Court.
Another Take almost 5 years ago
SALMON DRESS LADY: Darling, what interest do those grown men have in that children’s game? MR: You don’t want to know my sweet. You don’t want to know…
Linguist almost 5 years ago
Landowners Luigi & Lucy Luciano looking lovingly at their lazy lads leaping and lolling on a Lanciano lawn.
Holden Awn almost 5 years ago
It shows as 1887, but I would say the clothing depicted is late 1700s.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Game of Leap Frog:
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?id=232033
has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=2142
https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=84676
https://www.askart.com/artist/Raffaello_Sorbi/11071675/Raffaello_Sorbi.aspx
all have info, or links that point to more 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 #2340 (December 1, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Indianapolis Smith almost 5 years ago
People laugh, but leap frog was VERY serious back in the day!
One misstep and you had a friend for life or a bitter enemy to the end!
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Women in the background: Oh no, they don’t have time to help with the laundry. Too busy at their games. We’ll just see how they like their new shrunken underwear. That should make the game more exciting.
anomaly almost 5 years ago
“‘Gad, sir! One is supposed to mount one’s horsie from the other side!”
jbrobo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Remember dear when we played that game on our honeymoon?”
Bilan almost 5 years ago
What’s really impressive is that they were able to hold that pose for the artist.
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
They’re playing Leap-Freud.
d1234dick Premium Member almost 5 years ago
colonial gay men’s “gay days in the park” off to a rousing start