Sir Beauregard enjoys one last lungful of fresh air before putting on his helmet, where all he will smell for the next six hours is the garlic sausage he had for lunch
To Alfonso, was it a disgrace / that his page tried to cover his face? / Did the kid underwhelm / him, presenting his helm? / Al won’t say, he just stares into space. /// Calm Alfonso keeps holding his pose / with his forehead in light, so it glows. / In this portrait by Titian / poor Alfonso is wishin’ / he could scratch that damned itch on his nose.
This man has a face full of Brillo/ and I have this damned peccadillo:/ I must write something “clever”/ before I may ever/ put my poor poll to rest on my pillow../// I’m a slave to the “Priceless” addiction/ and it’s causing a measure of friction/ ‘twixt my need for some rest/ and my need to contest/ with my fellow “wits”, each day’s “depiction”./// So this pic of a lad and his “pater”/ (though the artist be one of the greater)/ for the ”critic’s appraisal”/ of these eyes (blue- not hazel)/ will just have to wait until later…zzzzz
Good old Al had a fabulous meal/But his bladder and bowel’s getting real./He would love to go pee/it’s a problem you see/Cuz old Al is all dressed up in steel.
If we could just burrow in/ through the bristles, and garments of tin/ we would find underneath/ some very bad teeth/ and a downright absurdly weak chin !
Though Junior thanks dad is a god/ we all know he’s really a clod./ He’s imposed on poor Titian/ an impossible mission:/ a great portrait – but it’s all a facade.
If I’m honest I’ve got to admit/ that this bugger would scare me a bit/ I’m a cowardly sort/ (fight my battles in court):/ if he scowled, I would “lose my sh** ”../// In his times, we’d have all been adrift/ Very few have the wonderful gift/ of defeating each rival/ in the fight for survival/ (and his broadsword how many could lift ?)/// So be glad you were born when you were/ (be you either a him or a her)/ for you needn’t demean/ yourself to a Queen/ (though you may call your customer “Sir”)…/// (afterthought: ) I have always assumed it was plain/ I was born to be Charlemagne/ but I got to the station/ late by sixty generations/ and somehow I just missed that train…
I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. So far, 16 works, by this artist, have been used here (17 times, including one repeat).
He is just a young whelp/Who is trying to help/and he polished that armor all night/he was promised a treat/when he finished the feat/but so far, his boss ain’t done him right!
BE THIS GUY over 2 years ago
This was the page’s chance at the big time.
rmremail over 2 years ago
I’ll trade you the helmet for the cod piece.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 2 years ago
Dad’s armor wasn’t just physical, it was also emotional.
rmremail over 2 years ago
Here’s your helmet, sire. it’s COVID proof
rmremail over 2 years ago
Sir Beauregard enjoys one last lungful of fresh air before putting on his helmet, where all he will smell for the next six hours is the garlic sausage he had for lunch
Solstice*1947 over 2 years ago
To Alfonso, was it a disgrace / that his page tried to cover his face? / Did the kid underwhelm / him, presenting his helm? / Al won’t say, he just stares into space. /// Calm Alfonso keeps holding his pose / with his forehead in light, so it glows. / In this portrait by Titian / poor Alfonso is wishin’ / he could scratch that damned itch on his nose.
ronaldspence over 2 years ago
Hipster and son back from trick or treating in Brooklyn…
Jayalexander over 2 years ago
Your Topper sir! I had the sweatband scraped and clean. It was getting a bit of a cheesy smell.
Call me Ishmael over 2 years ago
This man has a face full of Brillo/ and I have this damned peccadillo:/ I must write something “clever”/ before I may ever/ put my poor poll to rest on my pillow../// I’m a slave to the “Priceless” addiction/ and it’s causing a measure of friction/ ‘twixt my need for some rest/ and my need to contest/ with my fellow “wits”, each day’s “depiction”./// So this pic of a lad and his “pater”/ (though the artist be one of the greater)/ for the ”critic’s appraisal”/ of these eyes (blue- not hazel)/ will just have to wait until later…zzzzz
Reader over 2 years ago
Munchkin photobomb.
jdculhane46 over 2 years ago
Daddy, is this what you meant in that talk about about men wearing protection?
Buzzworld over 2 years ago
“Excuse me Sire, but the rent is due on the suit of armor.”
[Traveler] Premium Member over 2 years ago
Why does a bathroom pain always hit at such an inconvenient time?
rugeirn over 2 years ago
Good old Al had a fabulous meal/But his bladder and bowel’s getting real./He would love to go pee/it’s a problem you see/Cuz old Al is all dressed up in steel.
Call me Ishmael over 2 years ago
If we could just burrow in/ through the bristles, and garments of tin/ we would find underneath/ some very bad teeth/ and a downright absurdly weak chin !
Call me Ishmael over 2 years ago
Though Junior thanks dad is a god/ we all know he’s really a clod./ He’s imposed on poor Titian/ an impossible mission:/ a great portrait – but it’s all a facade.
garcoa over 2 years ago
Go ahead, kid, punch me in the stomach. Give it your best shot, as hard as you can.
Call me Ishmael over 2 years ago
If I’m honest I’ve got to admit/ that this bugger would scare me a bit/ I’m a cowardly sort/ (fight my battles in court):/ if he scowled, I would “lose my sh** ”../// In his times, we’d have all been adrift/ Very few have the wonderful gift/ of defeating each rival/ in the fight for survival/ (and his broadsword how many could lift ?)/// So be glad you were born when you were/ (be you either a him or a her)/ for you needn’t demean/ yourself to a Queen/ (though you may call your customer “Sir”)…/// (afterthought: ) I have always assumed it was plain/ I was born to be Charlemagne/ but I got to the station/ late by sixty generations/ and somehow I just missed that train…
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 2 years ago
Mister, can you spare a dime?
Holden Awn over 2 years ago
Dad, why have you got Momma’s pasties on your shoulders?
Another Take over 2 years ago
“Does this tickle?”
Calvins Brother over 2 years ago
“Now that I’ve got this thing on, I can’t move. What was I thinking?”
PoodleGroomer over 2 years ago
Alfonzo stayed up all night / to get his formal suit looking right / So cut him some slack / You can’t see the back / It’s really still a fright.
The Wolf In Your Midst over 2 years ago
It must be really cold in that room.
It's Not Easy Bein' Me over 2 years ago
Hey big man, Let me hold a dollar
anomaly over 2 years ago
“Your helmet, sir. Without it no one will recognize you.”
Ken Holman Premium Member over 2 years ago
Sorry sir, I can’t see your face from here and that armor breastplate looks from this angle as if it is for a woman.
mabrndt Premium Member over 2 years ago
Portrait of Alfonso d’Avalos, Marquis of Vasto, in Armor with a Page:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titian_(Tiziano_Vecellio)_(Italian)_-_Portrait_of_Alfonso_d%27Avalos,_Marquis_of_Vasto,_in_Armor_with_a_Page_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
has info and links that point to more info about this painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2021/11/masterpiece-2828.html
I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. So far, 16 works, by this artist, have been used here (17 times, including one repeat).
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2018/08/02?comments=visible
has the prior (the here links in my blog entry comment point to the artist info URLs in my comment there, plus a few more).
rmremail over 2 years ago
The TSA will have a field day with this guy
sparklite over 2 years ago
Alfonso, suffering from the effects of letting his RuPaul Chia Pet* sleep on his face, takes up armor as a prophylactic against further infection.
In doing so, he not only foreshadows the front end of decades of Buicks, but became the first to weaponize squirting daisies.
*It’s a real thing!
d1234dick Premium Member over 2 years ago
looks good, ready for battle or, a photo
bethramrz2 over 2 years ago
He is just a young whelp/Who is trying to help/and he polished that armor all night/he was promised a treat/when he finished the feat/but so far, his boss ain’t done him right!