That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 23, 2018

That awkward moment when the conversation stops, but you’re still too nervous to try to kiss her.

A potential “Great Moments in Phallic Portraiture” in today’s Ripley’s BION…

http://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot?ct=v&cti=1613757

It looks like they already “killed time” a couple of months ago.

After Jill smudged Jake’s face with mud, Jack is considering dumping the bucket of water on Jill.

Jack, wondering why he let Jill talk him into getting these wooden “crocs”.

It’s a few more weeks before we’ll need the hot water.

“Jack, if you don’t catch that fish pretty soon, I’m outta here.”

Just to be different…….’round about age 12, Tom suddenly realized that Becky Thatcher might just be more interesting than tadpoles in a bucket!

Jack, are you just going to stand there holding that rope or are you going to tie me up?

City ordinance required all buckets to be on a leash.

Jack was always a little embarrassed when his brother Bill took on the female persona Jill.

Those old man retired pants were a big hit with the kids.

“Now, I’ll lean over the edge and you hold me from behind like in that film about that sinking ship.”

Looks as if Jill Has already been “uploaded. . .”

Now….where’s the nearest haystack?

Jill: “And then I’m going to buy a bunch of geese and sell the eggs to buy a new dress for th…….Jack are you listening?”

Jack: “Mmmhhm…hangin’ on every word.” [Come on, just one step forward! Ahh man, she is gonna get so soaked!!!!]

“If the fish in the bucket bites, I”ll try my luck in the lake.”

An Intimate Conversation: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conversation_intime.jpg 

(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

http://linesandcolors.com/2015/06/14/evariste-carpentier/ 

has info about this artist (in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL). So far, 2 works by him have been used here. 

http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2015/10/12?comments=visible 

has the other, which sadly, though my comment text is there with the line breaks removed, its 18 hyperlinks remain inactive. &?@#!#%&!

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #1915 (March 22, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

“I’d like to take our relationship to the next level, wooden shoe?” (sorry – ouch)

There were many fish in the sea, but he caught a grouper.

…and then you can finish 5th grade and go into an apprenticeship. And then after you learn how to cobble you can save enough money to buy your own shop. And then you can speak to my mother about marriage. And then…. (ZZZZZZ…..).

Jack fell down and Jill tumbled for him.

JACK HOPING THE DOCK WOULD FALL SO HE COULD SEE JILL WET.

Back in 1892 people’s bucket lists were much shorter!

Jack & Jill went up the hill to “fetch a pail of water”. Jack had Jill but Jill forgot her pill, now Jack has a new daughter!

The prank doesn’t work nearly as well when there’s no door to put the bucket on top of.

“What’s the worst that could happen?” …another one of those phrases nearly always followed by tragic results. …like “Watch this!” …and “Don’t worry, I Know what I’m doing.”

Maybe “crown” is a euphemism for virginity.