That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for October 24, 2022

The biggest problem with staging this play was having enough dressing rooms.

/// Madame Gioffrin’s salon— people trusted

all who mingled there were upper-crusted.

Seventeen seven-five:

The “Enlightened” now thrive,

like Voltaire, (he’s not there; he was busted).

In a polite society everyone looks away from the one they think who farted.

Lets dress it up people cosy up, paint and canvass are getting expensive

When the chamber of deputies meets/

there’s a furious scramble for seats/

and the fellow in red/

always comes out ahead/

so everyone thinks that he cheats///

But he isn’t an actual cheat/

Though he does in fact stoop to deceit/

he’s amazingly fleet/

and fast on his feet/

because under his desk he wears cleats.

You would think with all the Luminaries of the Enlightenment in one place, the Hall management could provide more luminance. How may they have a Candide philosophical discussion?

I think i hear Lord Jeffrey coming. As soon as he opens the door, everybody shout out “Happy Birthday!”

“It’s official then. He who first smelt it is he who first dealt it.”

Ten more people will make this standing room only.

The lunch run af mcdonald’s proved to be cumbersome and numerous.

1777 Class reunion of Jefferson High School

The moment when Mel realized that a burrito and chili lunch wasn’t a good choice for meeting day

“Seriously? This is the subcommittee?!”

you can tell that this conclave was french, as the walls are wallpapered with paintings.

ok, so she resigned, who wants to try it now!

One, two, three, everybody get naked

Milord, if you don’t stop shifting around, we’ll never hear the pin drop over the creaking of your stays.

M. Necker is in there somewhere/

He’s the guy who likes “laissez faire”/

He claims the economy/

Runs best on autonomy/

But the truth is he just doesn’t care…

Lemonnier loved group portraits. He figured, if each one wanted a copy, he’d be rich in no time!!

The gathering may appear huge/

But the wisest have taken refuge/

For the King is unnerved/

And was heard to observe

Sotto voce “Apres moi, le deluge!”

" C’est l’homme de Bonne Humeur ! "

Picture of the new and improved, very up-to-date, modern British Tory party’s Government Selection Committee deciding who is going to be the next PM-For-A-Month, today.

As we gather here to remember….who was that again………?

Ok, for the last time, if we want younger members, we need to change this dress code to at least allow some ankle to show.

Someone oughta open up a window!No, no, no! Too many flies! Too many flies!But it’s hot as hell in Philadelphia!Someone oughta open up a window!Can’t we compromise here?Vote yes!No, too many flies here!Vote for ice cream

“Uh-oh! That sounds like a tumbrel just pulling up outside!”

“…And a pepperoni plain for Comte LeFevre. No, it doesn’t come with garlic bread…”

Geez, look at the old folks. Fifty shades of grey.

“We all use Tide to keep our whites white….”

In the Salon of Madame Geoffrin in 1755: 

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Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3016 (October 24, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with my comment (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. First work, by this artist, found here. This is a repeat of the August 28, 2018, strip with a different caption.

Turkey in the Straw. Her milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.

Conférence de la tragédie de l’orphelin de la Échine de voltaire dans le salon de madame Geoffrin

The hors d’oeuvres are escargot/

And the music’s by J-P Rameau/

And Madame Pompadour/

Is exuding allure !/

Where else would a gentilhomme go?

The premier event of the cricket fighting club is about to begin.

For Tuesday:David didn’t pull any punches/

and Napoleon never did crunches./

You would never find him/

hanging out at the gym:/

he was given to sumptuous lunches .

David liked keeping it real/

He knew that Boney’s appeal/

Was fleeting at best/

And would end in arrest/

In spite of his buns of steel.,