Now, gentlemen, this is the deal:/ Brooks Brothers will NOT fill your creel !/ That you’re “nicely turned out”/ doesn’t matter to trout./ Eddie Bauer’s the way to “get reel” !
To ALL: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale, Happy Hanukkah – whatever works for YOU ! – thanks for reading my drivel all year !
has the first time it ran here, which while my comment is still there, with the line breaks removed, its 9 hyperlinks remain inactive, ?&@#!#%&!, but the text may be informative.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #434 (December 20, 2010) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
P.S. Mr. Melcher has informed me that no strip is planned for tomorrow, and the strips between now and January 3, will be Best of the Decade repeats such as this. The January 6 one will be the first new strip.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
From Field and Stream: For the gentleman who has to go from angling to a formal dinner.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
William and William posing for the painting while the hired staff were doing the fishing.
Strob Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“One false move with that hand and I pull out the derringer and plug you, Bud!”
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
The original Odd Couple pose for a picture before colors were invented.
DATo almost 5 years ago
Reginald, unable to control his penchant for practical jokes, unzips Myron’s pants just as the picture is taken.
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
shorty always wondered why everyone called him “the little corporal”…
PICTO almost 5 years ago
That hat just screams “overcompensating” .
Running Buffalo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Dammit Man! What part of fist bumping don’t you understand?
Bilan almost 5 years ago
Wait a sec. What happened to my wallet?
katzenbooks45 almost 5 years ago
Izaak Walton and his “tutor”.
J Short almost 5 years ago
Yeah, see my hand, that’s his actual girth.
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
Matthew brings Gene Wilder along for laughs.
epaphus8 almost 5 years ago
Two guys fishing for compliments … and color.
Reader almost 5 years ago
Angling for the role of Ahab.
lagoulou almost 5 years ago
Great moments in phallic portraiture…
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Now, gentlemen, this is the deal:/ Brooks Brothers will NOT fill your creel !/ That you’re “nicely turned out”/ doesn’t matter to trout./ Eddie Bauer’s the way to “get reel” !
orinoco womble almost 5 years ago
Near-great moments in nearly phallic portraiture: A for effort, C for results.
Another Take almost 5 years ago
Broderick signals to others who would try to fish from his special site that he’s packing heat and he’s not afraid to use it.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Ahem, er, Merry Christmas and Happy, um, New Year. For some, I suppose, being jolly comes with less difficulty.”
rmremail almost 5 years ago
Matthew doing the Napoleon (His hand is cold and the stupid coat doesn’t have any pockets)
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
To ALL: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale, Happy Hanukkah – whatever works for YOU ! – thanks for reading my drivel all year !
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
And to STEVE – to whom we owe these delights !!
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The Anglers:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_The_Anglers_-_Richard_Jones_of_Reading.jpg
has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
https://books.google.com/books?id=BCUJAAAAIAAJ&q=1767&pg=PA156#v=onepage&q=1767&f=false
has sparse info about this artist, perhaps in addition to the links in what’s pointed to by the title URL:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18672104
This is the first work by him used here.
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2012/06/18?comments=visible
has the first time it ran here, which while my comment is still there, with the line breaks removed, its 9 hyperlinks remain inactive, ?&@#!#%&!, but the text may be informative.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #434 (December 20, 2010) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
P.S. Mr. Melcher has informed me that no strip is planned for tomorrow, and the strips between now and January 3, will be Best of the Decade repeats such as this. The January 6 one will be the first new strip.
anomaly almost 5 years ago
For convenience, George preferred to keep his bait in his breast pocket.
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
You better be reaching for your fishing license, Mr. B.
A.Ficionada almost 5 years ago
Title is helpful – thought it was John Cryer for a sec
Havel almost 5 years ago
Just another adventure on his “day off”.