WHAT DOGS ARE THINKING: “Oh boy, something good is going to happen. Everybody is smiling and happy. I wonder if it includes food. The suspense is killing me.”
On a beach that was quite remote, Clancy needed some help with the boat, It was stuck in the sand, So his granddaughters lent a hand, To keep his boat stealing business afloat.
The girls loved to help Grandpa Pat. They’d all go to the pub after they’d hauled in his boat, and he’d let them lick the creamy head on his pint of Guinness.
has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3141 (June 2, 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. So far, first work by him used here.
This is another of several Masterpieces for which all of my original Comments (and Replies to others) were deleted by GoComics and not later restored. Nearly a year later I’ve decided to do my best to recreate at least one response for each of those paintings:
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Old Nigel realized he wasn’t the man he once was when his granddaughters had more pull than him.
rmremail over 1 year ago
Pat loved his granddaughters, but having to hold in his cussin’ was giving him heartburn.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
That old tar told the girls that he had a boat load of ice-cream for them if they help.
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
Sparky took the distraction to eat all their lunches!
nosirrom over 1 year ago
Isn’t Arkansas a great state?
Pocosdad over 1 year ago
In the next picture, he’s shown telling them to pull his finger.
DATo over 1 year ago
WHAT DOGS ARE THINKING: “Oh boy, something good is going to happen. Everybody is smiling and happy. I wonder if it includes food. The suspense is killing me.”
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member over 1 year ago
On a beach that was quite remote, Clancy needed some help with the boat, It was stuck in the sand, So his granddaughters lent a hand, To keep his boat stealing business afloat.
Csaw Backnforth over 1 year ago
Grandpa – the song is “row, row, row your boat” not “pull, pull, pull your boat.”
Linguist over 1 year ago
It’s always good to have a little help when life becomes a drag.
Rev Phnk Ey over 1 year ago
“Grandpa! You just stepped in Sparky’s doo doo!”
Linguist over 1 year ago
The girls loved to help Grandpa Pat. They’d all go to the pub after they’d hauled in his boat, and he’d let them lick the creamy head on his pint of Guinness.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Grandpa: How do you keep that dog from barking…..
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
Easy way to get your kids to help bring the boats in: Convince them they’re playing tug-of-war with the ocean.
Bilan over 1 year ago
They’re playing tug-o-war with Grandma. She’s one strong bird.
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
A Harbour Scene:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_John_Elsley_-_A_Harbour_Scene.jpg
has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3141 (June 2, 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. So far, first work by him used here.
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
Grandpa getting ready to try a new variation of the old “pull my finger”
anomaly over 1 year ago
“Aye, you were right. Pullin’ works better’n pushin’.”
d1234dick Premium Member over 1 year ago
where did you girls come from, the house for unwed mothers is closed now.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Why yes … this is the boat that belongs to the guy I don’t like.
Now we just need to pull it another mile inland.
Ken Holman Premium Member over 1 year ago
ENM age gap relationships have been around for a long time.
Solstice*1947 8 months ago
This is another of several Masterpieces for which all of my original Comments (and Replies to others) were deleted by GoComics and not later restored. Nearly a year later I’ve decided to do my best to recreate at least one response for each of those paintings:
/// Gramps and girls pull the rowboat ashore
as though playing a game: tug of war.
The group’s light-hearted struggling
hides the fact Gramps is smuggling
drugs stored under the vessel’s false floor.
/// “Cap’n Red” knows his grandkids are sweet,
and their dog makes deception complete.
None who see are suspicious
that the “Cap’n” is vicious,
and their haul’s worth ten grand on the street.