That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 30, 2012

Drink only bottled water when traveling.

Or indeed cholera…

Drink beer……the Pilgrims did.

I’ll add that to my already lengthy list.Thanks, Steve.

That’s what you get drinking from the toilet.

….and ever since then townsfolk had to drink from the evil giants bidet.

Click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at the only work, so far, by this artist (click the Pages links for more of his paintings) to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.Roman Girl at a Fountain is described by its current-location page (click image there for interactive enlargement). There are many different coloration and detail images available online. The artist/teacher’s Wikipedia page and collection.

the first gloryhole?

Ha! She was reborn as my cat!

@CougarAllen: Thanks for the correction to what I wrote yesterday.

Eros checking out Zeus’ urinal.

There is a sign above the fountain that says’Whites Only.’

In some places, even today, the only water available. In others, they walk for literally miles and scoop it out of a hole in the ground into a dirty container.

“Hey, this fountain of youth really works. I’d better tell my great, great grand children.”

Who left the seat up?

I’ve tried to think wittily about this, but water scarcity is a VERY real tragedy. BTW: the latest New Yorker tells us that gonorrhea is now flourishing in our throats, and has increased by a factor of 7 since 1988. Rejoice…

Artesian well water with carbonation, salts, or high mineral content was always a better choice than cistern, lake or stream water.

That explains the golden hue.

Another work by this artist, though not attributed to him by Mr. Melcher currently, can be found here.