Bottom; “Sir you asked me this three times and I have told you now for the third time, I do not have any luggage with me just myself. Why do you keep on asking me this question?”
“He was last seen three days ago on the Howard Frankland Bridge heading towards “short-term” parking at Tampa international, officer. He’s 89 years old, in a black 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis going 42mph…”
“The driver’s agonized grunts were quite distracting. It wasn’t my fault that he twisted his ankle. 2 out of 5 stars; no tip.” – Geoffrey J. Higganbotham, Esq.
1831 was the Second French Revolution. My guess is that pic #2 is symbolic of the sturdy but exploited “working class” carrying the effete elite on their backs. The guy in the chair wears knee breeches and sIlk stockings !
The Artist Carried in a Sillero over the Chiapas from Palenque to Ocosingo, Mexico:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Jean-Frédéric Waldeck" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string sillero, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about the lower, roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Paste
"Category:1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner" Wikimedia
and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string image, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about the upper drawing, if that hasn’t been deleted due to copyright issues. If it has, it’s from a December, 1956, Better Homes & Gardens advertisement for the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner.
Again, a slightly larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3192 (September 25, 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 pointing to info about this named, reached age 109 before passing in 1875, artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far. The top image is one of 49 works, so far, that have been used here with initially no or current unknown attribution, the July 12, 2023, strip being the prior.
BE THIS GUY about 1 year ago
The ad said:
“Become a chauffeur. Enjoy the good life.”
ronaldspence about 1 year ago
Now THAT is a Lyft!
Jayalexander about 1 year ago
Amazing what a pretty ankle and come-hither smile will get a girl.
Zykoic about 1 year ago
Had a girl friend once come pick me up at the airport at arrivals. She arrived for taxi duty with only a sheer dress as a uniform. Best Uber ever.
Ah, so long ago…..
P51Strega about 1 year ago
That Jean-Frederic was quite the automotive visionary.
PraiseofFolly about 1 year ago
Both could have once appeared in LIFE Magazine—
TOP: Ad, “See the USA in your Chevrolet.”
BOTTOM: “See your high chalet via slave valet.”
GoComicsGo! about 1 year ago
Top; “It’s a car!”
Bottom; “Sir you asked me this three times and I have told you now for the third time, I do not have any luggage with me just myself. Why do you keep on asking me this question?”
phritzg Premium Member about 1 year ago
That looks almost as difficult as when I try to get onto the nearest interstate.
Call me Ishmael about 1 year ago
“He was last seen three days ago on the Howard Frankland Bridge heading towards “short-term” parking at Tampa international, officer. He’s 89 years old, in a black 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis going 42mph…”
Call me Ishmael about 1 year ago
They call it a “silver alert”:/
They’re hoping nobody gets hurt../
His car is so large/
It looks like a barge/
The driver is older than dirt.
wincoach Premium Member about 1 year ago
When drunk at a bar, it is how I envision myself getting the girl next to me home, and, finally, my best friend trying to get me home from the bar.
Rev Phnk Ey about 1 year ago
wait – aren’t those Leo’s parents?
The Wolf In Your Midst about 1 year ago
“The driver’s agonized grunts were quite distracting. It wasn’t my fault that he twisted his ankle. 2 out of 5 stars; no tip.” – Geoffrey J. Higganbotham, Esq.
Linguist about 1 year ago
This painting should be entitled: Taking My Ex-wife Shopping
Call me Ishmael about 1 year ago
1831 was the Second French Revolution. My guess is that pic #2 is symbolic of the sturdy but exploited “working class” carrying the effete elite on their backs. The guy in the chair wears knee breeches and sIlk stockings !
Holden Awn about 1 year ago
He asks only that she give him a ride in return.
PoodleGroomer about 1 year ago
I thought this was Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquering Mount Everest.
anomaly about 1 year ago
“Oh, Marcus! I seem to have left my gloves back in town. We must go back and get them, there’s a good fellow.”
oldwolf1951 about 1 year ago
Wow! A 2fer deal today.
Bilan about 1 year ago
The car is nice, but nothing beats an All Foot Drive.,
mabrndt Premium Member about 1 year ago
The Artist Carried in a Sillero over the Chiapas from Palenque to Ocosingo, Mexico:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Jean-Frédéric Waldeck" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string sillero, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about the lower, roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Paste
"Category:1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner" Wikimedia
and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string image, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about the upper drawing, if that hasn’t been deleted due to copyright issues. If it has, it’s from a December, 1956, Better Homes & Gardens advertisement for the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner.
Again, a slightly larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3192 (September 25, 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 pointing to info about this named, reached age 109 before passing in 1875, artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far. The top image is one of 49 works, so far, that have been used here with initially no or current unknown attribution, the July 12, 2023, strip being the prior.
Solstice*1947 about 1 year ago
/// The artist, lugged by a sillero
up a mountain peak, hangs his sombrero
by his snug wicker chair.
A lug struggles down there.
Does he care? Waldeck thinks he’s a pharaoh.