That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 22, 2021

He was proud of his body and strove / to show off (in a g-string he wove). / But he just couldn’t blame / any “shrinkage” that came, / on the cold, here in front of a stove.

Henry cranked up the infrared heater a little too high.

“I told you I was going to spend the day in the hammock!”

The scant curtain hid the putative objets d’art, and the next tug of the string was to be 8:45 p.m. Of course, upon a donation of $50, one could enjoy a meet and greet upon arrangement. Champagne and crudités accompany the sponsored showing!

Joe’s black thong is much too small in size, / but when ordered he always complies. / He plays soldier. Risqué tricks / for his harsh dominatrix. / But does Joe look “at ease” to you guys?

Reed agreed to stand naked all day. / But this job wasn’t worth twice the pay. / He grew restless and stiff / while his boss tested if / yellow bulbs keep mosquitoes away.

Why doesn’t the TSA have the same requirements at every airport?

Make him fry bacon. That problem will be self-correcting.

I thought she’d think it was sexy.

Not much to hide….

Hear, hear! Yes, thing us a thong!

Nice thong…hand over your man card.

No, those slip-ons do not match your outfit.

His face is a mask of despair./ Small wonder: his closet is bare./ Except for this thong/ he’s just”stringing along/ he hasn’t a thing to wear. (Not even some pubic hair !)

MY EYES!!! MY EYES!!!!

That’s not a kitchen woodstove. He’s in the living room, not the kitchen!

There were thongs in 1880? The more you know…

No, you’re not Spartacus.

The master of the house soon learned that Casual Friday for the help would need some guidelines.

Did any of you know that GoComics allows only 2 Comments per minute? I just violated that restriction with my quick wit and nimble typing! Ok. Fine. I just violated it with my short retorts of questionable quality…

Arthur, his buns on fire from being told to pose atop the stove, vowed never to fall prey again to Sargent’s sick jokes.

Mr. universe he is not./ In fact he is going to pot./But the stove to his rear/ is a source of some cheer:/it’s keeping his crossed buns hot.

Just don’t back up, and you’ll be fine..

Harry Houdini never did perfect his “Escape from a Wood Burning Stove” trick.

My original post:

Hey, it’s his place, too.

“Cause ev’ry time I tried to tell you

The words just came out wrong

So I’ll have to say I love you in a thong”

I’m glad he’s wearing at least that much. In this case, it’s best to leave something to the imagination.

Working from home has its advantages.

I told him it was too long / and wouldn’t fit in a thong / but I wasn’t shy / and thought I would try / and boy was I ever wrong!

A Male Model Standing before a Stove: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Male_Model_Standing_before_a_Stove_MET_ap1972.32.jpg 

has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting, including an Object history entry. The source strip coloration image has, as best I can tell, disappeared from the internet.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at 

http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2014/09/masterpiece-1074.html 

I have added a comment there (already approved by Mr. Melcher) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. So far, 5 works by this artist have been used here (6 times total, including this Throwback Wednesday repeat). 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2019/08/16?comments=visible 

has the latest (my comment there includes 15 of the artist info URLs also pointed to by here links in my blog entry comment).

He is not built like most other men. / But he’s dealt with it — (mostly with Zen). / And though few know his name / he has earned lasting fame. / He’s the model for Barbie’s guy, Ken.

UPS/Fed-Ex were decades away; poor Warren’s package ne’er came to this day.

He opted to wait for gender fluidity, his crotch painted black when called for by nudity.

no oven? still warming his bums.

Nice posing pouch! :)

except for the shadow, he wouldn’t have anything there.

In Ripley’s Believe It or Not; I find out that bikini’s are over 1,600 years old.

Here, I find that body paint is over 140 years old.

You make crude remarks at a wedding … and nobody notices.

But you sneeze one time at a wedding and get it all over your clothes! …

Now they have me standing here waiting for my clothes to be washed and dried.

Don’t fart yet … let me light the stove first.

Hello, Madam. Are you ready for your session?

Going naked is half the fun. Can’t do that any other place.

This man lived 14 decades ago. / There were viruses then, you should know. / “Well, if so,” you may ask, / “should he not wear a mask?” / Yes, indeed, but he wears it below. /// Some plagues spread by a cough or a sneeze. / Others come from the bites of sick fleas. / And diseases venereal / can have outcomes funereal. / So he wears this for health, not for sleaze.

At least he’s got shoes on.