That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 21, 2024

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    Solstice*1947  9 months ago

    (There were a lot of prolific contributors here in late December of 2021. This painting had 146 Comments! I think several of mine are worth repeating, and I will do so, below.)

    /// Vain Sir Percy did not spare the whip.

    He was harsh with the men in his grip.

    One was sick of his crap.

    Percy woke from his nap

    with some permanent ink on his lip.

    /// Percy noticed it when he undressed,

    and he loved it! It gave his face “zest.”

    He resolved to grow hair

    where those lines were drawn there.

    Then he saw what was sketched on his chest.

    (It was a Great Moment in Phallic Portraiture.)

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    BE THIS GUY  9 months ago

    My original post in 2021:

    In order to payoff his debts, the Count got a side gig doing shampoo ads.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member 9 months ago

    My original post: William likes to show off his rod.

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    ronaldspence  9 months ago

    Pierre secret practiced his Nunchaku in the basement…

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    Bilan  9 months ago

    Fun fact: Henry VI of Reuss smashes a candy bar and creates Reuss’ pieces.

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    Solstice*1947  9 months ago

    /// To become the next King was his goal;

    for allegiance he’d sell his own soul.

    Johann Drumpft had to know

    who’d support him, and so

    he is pictured here taking a pole.

    (New for 2024.)

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    markkahler52  9 months ago

    As long as- A. There was wind in the sails B. Somebody paddled really hard; really fast!!

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    phritzg Premium Member 9 months ago

    Lesson one, The Grip. Hold your nunchucks like so

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    jdculhane46  9 months ago

    With baton in hand, Iggy was ready to start the relay race. Sadly he more flamboyant than fast.

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    mac04416  9 months ago

    “See dear, start touching it like this.”

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    Lady loves a joke  9 months ago

    Vlad The Impaler hated it when the artist insisted on him to ‘hold that pose’, when he was working.

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    MS72  9 months ago

    I can still play a mean bass guitar.

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    wincoach Premium Member 9 months ago

    Van Dumbenstein fell for the ol’ pull my finger routine, except…it wasn’t a finger.

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    Call me Ishmael  9 months ago

    If you’re wondering why he’s the boss/

    It’s not only his wicked right cross./

    It’s the hairstyle he took/

    From his friend, Captain Hook/

    Fifty wins- and never one loss.

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    Call me Ishmael  9 months ago

    Of course there another (small) thing/

    That no other fighter could bring/

    Even right after lunch/

    He can take a gut punch:/

    It’s the armor he wears in the ring.

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    aerotica69  9 months ago

    Ross Noble, Time Traveler. (from QI Series N, Episode 15)

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    Call me Ishmael  9 months ago

    At the moment he’s only a Prince/

    At his blows boxing foes scarcely wince/

    But fighting the King/

    Is a different thing:/

    They’ll be easier to convince.

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    Linguist  9 months ago

    Long curly locks, a pencil-thin mustache, fluffy ruffled collar and cuffs, a swishy sash, body armor, and a thick rod … I wonder if Heinrich is trying to tell us something?

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    Jayalexander  9 months ago

    The lions know me and leave me alone when I crack the magic whip.

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    anomaly  9 months ago

    “I’m starting a new ‘look’. I call it ‘Goth’.”

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    Csaw Backnforth  9 months ago

    “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” (Apologies to anyone who may have already posted this.)

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    The Wolf In Your Midst  9 months ago

    Comedic lyricist Alphonse “Strange Al” Dietrich.

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    Call me Ishmael  9 months ago

    His locks are a wondrous cascade/

    (His opponents are simply dismayed)/

    Along with his friends/

    His stylist attends/

    Wherever he goes to invade…

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    mabrndt Premium Member 9 months ago

    Baron Heinrich VI of Reuss (1649-1697)

    Paste (including the quote marks) 

    "Category:1911 oil on canvas paintings" Wikimedia 

    (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, 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 Graf, 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) about this maybe lifesize, 1911 copy, along with a Description

    Again, a larger strip image is also shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2850 (12/27/21) (March 20, 2024) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. Other than what’s available from the searched for URL, I could find no additional info about the copyist online. So far, only work by him used here (2 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the December 27, 2021, strip being its first use.

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    howesolem Premium Member 9 months ago

    Water skiing in armor!!! A true champ.

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    Ken Holman Premium Member 9 months ago

    Cover art of Sir Aldous Yankovic covering Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson.

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    Call me Ishmael  9 months ago

    For tomorrow:

    They aren’t exactly “swells”:/

    The bar they hang out in smells:/

    They strongly incline/

    To the cheapest of wine../

    They are known as “The Three Muscatels”.

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