That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for June 21, 2012

Who’s the creep in the background?

He can be as wooed as he likes.

Unbeknownst to Philip the dainty foot, Francesca’s father, Lord Leadtoe was about to plant a size 11 up his backside.

Pay per view.

Must be Peepin Tom !!

He had been trying for months to get into her tights. She finally agreed. He’s so happy because ‘they fit perfect’.

..gotta love a man that isn’t afraid to wear pink..

Just before the stabbing by her father.

“C’mon, I’m reading. Buzz off.”

Those aren’t pink tights…note the varicose veins.

Modestly enlarged image (use browser zoom for more) is shown here.The Tragic Love of Francesca da Rimini (Paolo and Francesca, click the links for their Wikipedia pages) isn’t available online, as far as I know, from its current-location. This framed, different coloration, image, shown here (ahh, French TV), or this different coloration image, shown here, may be closer to the actual painting (they show the surroundings much clearer). WIkipedia says it’s here; perhaps that’s outdated. This has a more concise story behind the painting than this Google translation. The artist’s Google translated French Wikipedia page shows both works, currently, in its collection.So far, only work by this artist to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.Capezio

I think i know what’s going on here—and what’s going to happen next.

“The next day, as they were leaving the table after dinner, Cunegonde and Candide found themselves behind a screen. She dropped her handkerchief, he picked it up; she innocently took his hand and he innocently kissed hers with extraordinary animation, ardor, and grace; their lips met, their eyes flashed, their knees trembled, their hands wandered. Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh happened to pass by the screen; seeing this cause and effect, he drove Candie from the castle with vigorous kicks in the backside. Cunegonde fainted. The Baroness slapped her as soon as she revived, and consternation reigned in the most beautiful and agreeable of all possible castles.”

Dirty old man, that Voltaire

I gotta say I’m with ghostkeeper; what’s the joke here?

Okay, Francesca di Rimini, daughter of the Count of Ravenna, appears as an unhappy lover in Dante’s Inferno, and in a symphonic poem by Tchaikovsky. The firm Capezio makes shoes for ballet. So how is this funny? Seems like a cheap attempt at snobbish behavior by presenting some very obscure references. Surely not.

Capezio is a big name in ballet gear such as pink tights.

The first staged show of Behind Green Doors. Note the script guy in the back?

She’s looking totally unimpressed. Looks like it’s gonna be a l-o-o-n-g date night.

Has this turned into an Art History class? Where’s the punch line?

Him: “They’re not pink! They’re fuschia!”Her: “You’re not helping your case.”

Dogsniff and Margueritem after their first physical encounter.

Skulking Man: “That bitch! He’s cheating on me!”

“Thanks SO much for lending me your favorite panty-hose, Mom!”

I like the variety of artwork on this site. I always enjoy the caption, the picture, and the comments! :-)

More like “Lord Philip of a Very Pink and Shiny Land”.