That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for November 06, 2020

“Have you ever seen Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson? They sure were an odd looking couple,”

In Vermont some towns were taking the state’s face mask directives to extremes.

“Honey, your family’s here for Thanksgiving.”

“And now, ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome the Walking Dead Choir moaning ‘Moaning,’ and then cheering us up with, ’That’s Life’ !”

Carnival in The Twilight Zone.

You can’t see him, but Edvard Munch is behind the group holding his head in his hands.

the fellini satyricon extras on a slow day…

Meet James Ensor

Belgium’s famous painter

Dig him up and shake his hand

Appreciate the man

“Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right. Here I am stuck in the middle with you”

Me watching “Sly and the Family Stone” Woodstock 1969.….It was too late, I’d already take the brown acid.

“The Masque of the Red Death”

This is officially the worst painting I’ve seen on this strip.

I miss acid.

What an Intrigue — Halloween was 6 days ago.

Family photo of Punch and Judy’s extended family.

Madame Tussauds, after the fire.

And this is why you don’t go to that discount plastic surgeon that you find in the back of the Hunting & Fishing magazines

’can’t top Steve Melcher’s original comment. Excellent!

“America’s got talent!”

The contestants gather for the Joe E. Brown Look-Alike Contest.

Trump’s MAGA Morons protesting the voting results.

“Stop the count ! Stop the count ! “

Just another Tuesday night at La Cage aux Folles.

Black top hat creep guy says “look red overcoat lady creep brought lunch”

♪♪♫ Send in the clowns. There ought to be clowns…♪♪♫ AHHHHHH! NOT THOSE CLOWNS!

So here’s some nice tibits about the painting:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intrigue_(painting)

And more here:

https://www.kmska.be/en/collection/artworks/the-intrigue

and here:

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1800/the-intrigue-james-ensor

Can’t watch it. Too much like Hunger Games.

High Society

“yOU WHANT TO BUY A CAR?” For some reason that commercial creeps me out.

Oh! You need to drop acid to make The Masked Singer enjoyable?! Now it makes sense.

great comments everybody

A portrait of Cabbage Patch Kids as adults … after all, they are in their mid-40’s!

So the masks reveal the wearers true natures? There really is something to be said for secret identities.

I’m feeling a bit out of sorts/ in spite of the hopeful reports/ Though the top job is Joe’s/ as any fool knows/ the money men still own the courts.

The Intrique: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%27Intrigue_(James_Ensor,_1890).jpg 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intrigue_(painting)

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ensor_james.html 

https://www.wikiart.org/en/james-ensor 

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/250/james-ensor-belgian-1860-1949/ 

https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Ensor 

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/e/ensor/biograph.html 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11257/james-sydney-ensor 

https://www.askart.com/artist/James_Sidney_Ensor/11000709/James_Sidney_Ensor.aspx 

http://www.artnet.com/artists/james-ensor/ 

http://www.all-art.org/history568.html 

https://prabook.com/web/james.ensor/729290 

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/famous-artists/james-ensor.htm 

http://jamesensor.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/en/biography 

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2573 (November 5, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

“Meet James Ensor” great song by TMBG

Party time at Animal Farm.

Stephen King has a dream.

Whenever the family gathers/ Grandma cackles and Grandfather blathers/ it’s a horrible blend/ guaranteed to offend/ I’d stay home if I had my “rathers”.

Hmm… Alcohol or drugs?

Do you think we are making the final exam for coulrophobia therapy too difficult?