Mmm. Turkish coffee with Turkish hashish. All that those Europeans have is their filthy whisky and weak tea. They don’t know what they are missing out on.
He’s a giant among his “bro’s” / and inclines to the casual pose/ which comes under the heading/ of “ultra man-spreading”/ but who dares complain? Allah knows..
One of the lines I remember from a skit by the Canadian comedy pair, Wayne and Shuster, during the 70’s
FS) “This is a hookah. It makes you happy”JW) “Ohhh…the happy hookah”(period context, the Xaviera Hollander bio book The Happy Hooker was current then)
Just imagine how much less tobacco-related illness/death we would have if you always had to use that contraption to smoke.
Or would we have millions of people dragging around a bigass hookah? OK. That. Then we non-smokers would be annoyed at both the smoke and the incessant burbling sound millions of those things would make. Big Tobacco wins again.
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2590 (December 1, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
One for the road: This chap is the mighty Ali/ he’s as fearsome as fearsome can be/ he was hired to scare ‘em/ away from the harem/ but he looks like a stoner to me.
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
These kind of hookahs were lot less expensive than the other kind.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Stuart was just a white kid in his mom’s basement until he took a hit. Now look at him.
rmremail over 3 years ago
Mmm. Turkish coffee with Turkish hashish. All that those Europeans have is their filthy whisky and weak tea. They don’t know what they are missing out on.
rmremail over 3 years ago
al-Habib is ready for the dancing girls.
Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago
“Winston travels the smoke to you” – about ten feet! (I think it was Winston – anybody remember?)
Call me Ishmael over 3 years ago
‘Tis said that the length of the toes/ other lengths may also disclose./ Hence the mighty Ali/ makes certain to be/ unhindered by boots or by hose.
Call me Ishmael over 3 years ago
He’s a giant among his “bro’s” / and inclines to the casual pose/ which comes under the heading/ of “ultra man-spreading”/ but who dares complain? Allah knows..
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
well, put that in your pipe and smoke it…
orinoco womble over 3 years ago
It’s 4:20 somewhere.
syzygy47 over 3 years ago
One of the lines I remember from a skit by the Canadian comedy pair, Wayne and Shuster, during the 70’s
FS) “This is a hookah. It makes you happy”JW) “Ohhh…the happy hookah”(period context, the Xaviera Hollander bio book The Happy Hooker was current then)pcolli over 3 years ago
“Dave’s not here….”
PICTO over 3 years ago
“Black Nepalese, it’s got you weak in the knees…” Humble Pie
Buzzworld over 3 years ago
“Whaaasup?”
Justanolddude Premium Member over 3 years ago
I feel ya buddy but I gotta travel so I’ll just take a bud some papers.
katzenbooks45 over 3 years ago
Abdul wished someone would invent the e-cigarette so he wouldn’t have to schlep all his cumbersome vaping equipment around.
WoodstockJack over 3 years ago
No, I don’t have a gun in my pants. Why?
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Caterpillar, you look so different now.
garcoa over 3 years ago
Mine is bigger than yours.
thebashfulone over 3 years ago
“Sittin’ on the stoop with the Bey, wastin’ time.”
J Short over 3 years ago
You got any Oreos?
wincoach Premium Member over 3 years ago
And to think, the previous person was using it to give themselves an enema..
KEA over 3 years ago
The Smoker You Play, The Drinker You Get.
Khatkhattu Premium Member over 3 years ago
You get chicks your way Omar and I’ll get them my way.
Another Take over 3 years ago
Just imagine how much less tobacco-related illness/death we would have if you always had to use that contraption to smoke.
Or would we have millions of people dragging around a bigass hookah? OK. That. Then we non-smokers would be annoyed at both the smoke and the incessant burbling sound millions of those things would make. Big Tobacco wins again.
Indianapolis Smith over 3 years ago
[COUGH COUGH HACK COUGH]
Smooooooth!
Rev Phnk Ey over 3 years ago
That is a pretty impressive result from pencil, ink, etc on cardboard. Congrats Mr. Haag.
Linguist over 3 years ago
Haag’s Happy Habib Huffing His Hash-Hookah
prrdh over 3 years ago
“You’re right…this Maui Wowie is definitely superior to the old Mocha Toka.”
P51Strega over 3 years ago
Hookah’d’ve predicted his success? He’ll never go tobacco’ver the tracks, where he started.
Calvins Brother over 3 years ago
“I could use some pillows”.
mac04416 over 3 years ago
Smoking in the Boy’s Room………
Jml58 over 3 years ago
The boy in the backroom.
mabrndt Premium Member over 3 years ago
Rest is Sweet:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Haag_Kieff_Yaoos_1893.jpg
has info and links that point to more info about this (roughly B4 paper size) painting.
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144645/baalbek-watercolour-haag-carl-rws/
https://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/people/biog/?bid=Haag_C&initial=H
https://www.askart.com/artist/Carl_Haag/11037214/Carl_Haag.aspx
https://bookshop.org/books/carl-haag-victorian-court-painter-and-travelling-adventurer-between-orient-and-occident/9783422074934?aid=4103&listref=art-books-on-art-and-artists
https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Carl.Haag
https://www.galeriearyjan.com/en/carl-haag.htm
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2590 (December 1, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Call me Ishmael over 3 years ago
One for the road: This chap is the mighty Ali/ he’s as fearsome as fearsome can be/ he was hired to scare ‘em/ away from the harem/ but he looks like a stoner to me.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 3 years ago
“Yeah, its a nice rig, but I still kind of miss the days when we’d just punch a hole in a soda can, and use a little piece of foil.”
MissScarlet Premium Member over 3 years ago
No, I never said I as going to the red light district. I said ‘hookah’.
Bilan over 3 years ago
I’ve got my hookah.
I’ve got my Turkish coffee.
Can somebody make a run to Taco Bell for me?
anomaly over 3 years ago
“Tell those guys that they’re the wrong kind of Indians to be reading something into smoke signals.”
GoComicsGo! over 3 years ago
“It’s gonna attack me!”