That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 22, 2023

DoorDash was completely different in the 19th century.

He looks like some 19th century art-deco attempt to draw a Decepticon

Is that a thermos, or are you happy to see me?

Man peddling his silverware for some tricks.

/// Here, The Coconut Merchant dispenses

a street drink which refreshes the senses.

The liquorice flavor

is something to savor,

but the price barely meets his expenses.

Have a Decaffeinated Christmas.

Included as a positive selling point in the current “Coconut Merchant” on-line advertising: “No monkeys used in our harvesting.”

The original Mr Coffee.

No one seemed interested in Remington’s coffee maker/mechanical bagpipes.

I’m taking requests, what would you like to hear?

When your mornings you find yourself spending/

On the streets near Ste. Sulpice, vending/

Be sure to keep handy/

A few pints of brandy:/

Coffee’s flavor requires amending.

Will she get a discount if she offers to grind his beans?

Going to work was a lot tougher before the invention of the thermos bottle

Bon jour, Elsie! Your apron is looking delightfully bright this morning.

“Oh, I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts…”

This is the original artwork that was placed on Allen’s Coffee Brandy back in the thirties. The main competition for coffee brandy was between the Allen’s and Mr. Boston brands. In New England, coffee brandy lovers are adamant as to which brand is better and there were many bar room fights to settle the matter. Nowadays, people are more social but the question of which brand is better continues. In December,1977, the Mr. Boston brand launched a heavily funded Christmas campaign against Allen’s and this is where today’s expression of Allen’s Coffee Brandy being described as “Fat A$s in a Glass”. Don’t believe me Walk into any bar in New England and ask for a “Fat Ar$s in a Glass” and see what you get served…….and while sitting there enjoying your drink, I’ll try to come up with another Christmas Story.

Seeing someone similarly attired and accessorized today would cause me some notable consternation. Bad craziness!

Looks like he’s going to take a hit from that very complicated bong, before lighting the fuse to the rocket strapped to his back.

“I’m Irish,” she said. “Is the coffee?”

“No, thank you, sir. I just want a stiff DRINK.”

But the public response was oddly lacking in energy.

Is that a “Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator”?

Sanka Clause is appreciated because coffee was keeping me awake all day at work.

OK, “Sanka” Claus is kind of hard to beat. You win today Melcher.

Why does his accoutrement remind me of Wile E. Coyote?

And Kerig came up with Kris Kerig

That would make a lot of money today!!

“I just can’t seem to find how to turn on notifications on my mobile.”

I think Santa needs more than Sanka on Christmas Eve

To all Gocomics readers: When the holidays grow ever so near / we’re filled with good wishes and cheer / and with Christmas in sight / have a most merry night / and also a Happy New Year!

The coco water merchant: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:1843 oil on canvas paintings in France" Wikimedia 

(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string P2744, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed using the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary, though in this case, a bit too aggressive at times) about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting, including a Description (I added today; has nothing to do with coconut, online translators are sometimes too aggressive). 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3241 (December 22, 2023) 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 info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by her used here so far.

Great one Steve, very cute…

During the prohibition, even getting Irish coffee required a backstreet deal.

No – I don’t want any Grey Poupon in my coffee!

Mr. Melcher has informed me that, due to the holiday, there will be no strip Monday and Tuesday as well.

Loved this one. Ya know I actually met the Dude at his summer home in Sanka Clara, California.

Tupence for your thoughts, Inflation you know.

Takin’ time off?

It must be nice to have a line of work where on-time delivery is irrelevant.