I truly like this painting. You can sense the hope in their faces, listening intensely to every word. Even the old lady is leaning in a bit with her good ear, hoping not to miss a thing. It’s that same feeling we all get when we open the envelope from Publisher’s Clearing House.
It’s not that the old couple’s illiterate. / But because of their age, they simply can’t see it. /So what else can they do? / (And it can happen to you.) / And spectacles were only for those who could afford it.
“We regret to inform you that your heel spurs disqualify you for military service. You may wish to apply for disability benefits. Incidentally, your senility makes you an admirable candidate for apolitical career.”
(perhaps best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3055 (January 3, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here.
WHAT? My son knows how to write??? What’s the world coming to now-a-days! You tell him to come right back home so that he can be un-educated. What’s good enough for me is good enough for him!
OK, I’ve done a bit of detective work and found Ish’s GoComics profile page where we can read the most recent comments he attempted to post. He mused about why he hasn’t gotten any “Likes” the past few days, and now realizes that he can see all of his comments, but we can’t. No information about whether he knows why. I hope it is a mistake or computer glitch which is only temporary. We can hope. Here is the info for his profile page:
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
“Your son needs some money.”
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
“A Schoolmaster Reading Aloud a Letter to an Old Couple from Their Son Abroad”
/// Here’s A Schoolmaster Reading Aloud
to an Old Couple (untaught, but proud),
a Letter (that’s) from
Their (far-away) Son
(who’s) Abroad (and a broad, he avowed.)
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Having the ending of White Lotus read to them.
rmremail over 1 year ago
Finally, the only geezer kicked it! So what did the old buzturd leave us?
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
Are you Jonathan with the new medicare plan?
Bilan over 1 year ago
Another artist with no bright colors or decent idea for a subject.
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
They are Russians whose son has fled/
And are having his letter read/
It’s most inconsiderate/
To write the illiterate/
He really should text them instead…///
His letter is upbeat and perky/
Though his whereabouts is somewhat murky/
Is he hiding in Poland/
Or Finland, or no land?/
He’s probably lurking in Turkey..///
They’ll be told that the lad went insane/
But the truth will in time be made plain
He will never return/
Having died of a burn../
While sunning himself in Spain.
orinoco womble over 1 year ago
Him: “Oh, I hope there’s enough for a pony!”Her: “Shut up, Jethro, and let the lawyer read the will and maybe we’ll find out!”
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
“Well, folks, your entire life’s savings are now safely in Bitcoin. Rest assured your financial future is secure.”
Jayalexander over 1 year ago
And that’s How fairies turn teeth into gold.
Egrayjames over 1 year ago
I truly like this painting. You can sense the hope in their faces, listening intensely to every word. Even the old lady is leaning in a bit with her good ear, hoping not to miss a thing. It’s that same feeling we all get when we open the envelope from Publisher’s Clearing House.
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
Another occupation lost to history: reading porn to illiterate peasants
Linguist over 1 year ago
The 1835 winners of the Publisher’s Clearing House hear that they’ve won $1 a year – for life!
Bookworm over 1 year ago
It’s not that the old couple’s illiterate. / But because of their age, they simply can’t see it. /So what else can they do? / (And it can happen to you.) / And spectacles were only for those who could afford it.
phritzg Premium Member over 1 year ago
Southwest’s found luggage storeroom is like Al Capone’s vault: pretty much empty.
Buzzworld over 1 year ago
“What is the news from the Doctor?”
“Do you like green eggs and ham?”
Under Dog Premium Member over 1 year ago
The test results have come back…. you’re not pregnant.
Calvins Brother over 1 year ago
“…and the award for the best dressed character in a 19th century painting is…”
Ken Holman Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Sadly I can confirm, Sir, there was a mix-up regarding the mail-order bride.”
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
I fly any airline where they ship my luggage?
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
“Jedidiah… you are not the father!”
DM2860 over 1 year ago
Is Sam Brinton going to be features on it?
anomaly over 1 year ago
“Your son says he’s marching with Napoleon to conquer Russia and will be back before winter.”
T... over 1 year ago
And you thought Ransomware was bad…
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
“We regret to inform you that your heel spurs disqualify you for military service. You may wish to apply for disability benefits. Incidentally, your senility makes you an admirable candidate for apolitical career.”
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
“He says that he’s dropped out of Yale./
(He’s bailing before he can fail)/
But he’s found a career/
In an office near here:/
Henceforth he’ll deliver our mail..”
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
A Schoolmaster Reading Aloud a Letter to an Old Couple from Their Son Abroad:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moritz_Unna_-_A_Schoolmaster_Reading_Aloud_a_Letter_to_an_Old_Couple_from_Their_Son_Abroad_-_KMS268_-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg
(perhaps best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3055 (January 3, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here.
Beowulf 406 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh, don’t give them ideas. Southwest is looking for a good distraction about now.
gopher gofer over 1 year ago
next, the nigerian prince says you should go to the nearest ATM…
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
Strangely, it seems that my “likes” for others count – but my posts are invisible to anyone but me..hmmm..
d1234dick Premium Member over 1 year ago
AND YOU MR WILSON GET THE ESTATE AND ALL THE AUTOS.AND VALERIE GETS A NEW BREAST ENLARGEMENT.HE ALWAYS WANTED HER TO BE BIGGER.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
WHAT? My son knows how to write??? What’s the world coming to now-a-days! You tell him to come right back home so that he can be un-educated. What’s good enough for me is good enough for him!
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
Concerning the disappearance of Call Me Ishmael —
OK, I’ve done a bit of detective work and found Ish’s GoComics profile page where we can read the most recent comments he attempted to post. He mused about why he hasn’t gotten any “Likes” the past few days, and now realizes that he can see all of his comments, but we can’t. No information about whether he knows why. I hope it is a mistake or computer glitch which is only temporary. We can hope. Here is the info for his profile page:
https://www.gocomics.com/profile/2288699