That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for April 28, 2022

My original comment in 2016:

Be careful, dude, she’s carrying a sawed off shotgun in that “handbag.”

Suddenly Nelly felt boxed in and wished the artist gave her room to run.

“Hi ya toots. Going to grandmas with a basket of goodies?”

/// He’s not stalking, he’s more of a “browser,”

on display in his tight yellow trouser.

Rates each lady he’ll meet

as he strides down the street,

based on how much he thinks he’ll arouse her.

Costume is about 20 years before Victoria’s reign began.

Dear! That instep display is quite shocking, I’ll say!

Jeff plays look out while Deb sneaks in and takes all the crypto currency she can get her hands on.

Back when items from Victoria’s Secret really were secret

Ever since her doctor had forbidden her to wear a corset, Maggie had been depressed- “No man will look at me when I’m ugly like this!”

Claustrophobia plagues her: here’s why../

Her doorway, whilst wonderf’ly high/

Is incredibly tight/

(Getting out is a fight!)/

Loose her, Leighton – before your paint’s dry !

Early Doorbell Camera catching thief in the act.

Her face is a mask of doubt../

Just what is this fellow about?/

His leer is suggestive/

Of loins growing restive:/

She’s not certain it’s safe to go out.

Flaunt it if you’ve got it?

As money got tight, Edmund could not afford a canvas and so was left to painting on his front door.

She’s just dashing out to the mailbox in her night gown.

That classic 1897 black comedy film, Eight Heads in a Wicker Basket.

Unfortunately for the lecherous Larry, there were two things that the lovely Louisa never left home without … her Derringer and her Doberman!

The skimpy, scandalous bathing suits women wore when I was a teen in the mid-60s are considered suitable cover in a grocery store now. Fashions come and go, and what is ok to reveal changes with them. Show what you want to, ladies, I’m always young enough to enjoy the views.

Florence Avon had difficulty growing her empire in the days when women associated make-up with whores and floozies.

“I say, I say…”

The gentleman’s tip of the hat / (Men must all strive to get it down pat) / While a sign of respect / Absolutely correct / Is an amorous gesture at that!

Pulling out his monocle he needed to confirm if she already is a member of the local branch of the Big Hat society, or whether he should pursue a new recruit.

Delivering the New Hat or A Source of Admiration: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Paintings by Edmund Blair Leighton" site=commons.wikimedia.org 

(syntax supported by the Google, Yandex, Yahoo, Bing, Duckduckgo, and Ecosia search engines) in the address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and click first Category: found, and once there, find Delivering in the text of that webpage, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1388 (2/18/16) (April 27, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu. I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with the artist info I used to point to here. So far 42 works, by this artist, have been used here (48 times total, including 6 repeats with this Throwback Thursday), the February 18, 2016, strip being its first use (the 16 hyperlinks in my comment there have been deactivated, and the line breaks removed, but perhaps the text remains informative).

Edwinia, has her goodie basket filled with good stuff for that “certain” gentleman to munch on, she also had picnic basket for lunch.

Brother, you can’t go to jail for what you’re thinking or for that wolfish look in your eye

You’re only standing on the corner watching all the girls go by

That’s quite a pic-a-nic basket there! I must go tell Yogi Bear!

/// Irene’s lugged it around for five blocks;

a huge hat in a giant hat box.

“Don Juan” leers at the milliner,

dreamin’ of fillin’ ‘er.

As he winks, his head toward her, he cocks.

What a hussy!