Reminds me of a story, probably apocryphal, about FDR as a child. Story goes his mom got him some outfit which he hated so much that he threw it down the outhouse. His mom was furious and wanted his dad to whip him. But dad sympathized with FDR because it was a pan embarrassing outfit, so he took him to the barn and whipped a saddle instead, telling little Franklin to scream out as if in pain with every strike.
(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 Dish, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly A5 paper size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3313 (April 30, 2024) 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 .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.
BE THIS GUY about 1 month ago
Kid, just be happy your mother isn’t Governor Noem.
Solstice*1947 about 1 month ago
/// Maman points down at the broken dish,
and her sad four-year old has one wish:
That she won’t make him state
why he shattered that plate.
(She had served him a dinner of fish.)
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 1 month ago
“Just for that, no day off from the coal mines.”
Bilan about 1 month ago
The bad news is that your attorney is Dad … and that’s his favorite dish.
Call me Ishmael about 1 month ago
Why’s he weeping? Because he’s aware/
That the law is a terrible snare../
he’ll require a defense./
At colossal expense/
and he hasn’t the cash to spare ..///
jel354 about 1 month ago
Was there milk in that dish?
MS72 about 1 month ago
“Billy gets a whipping” was Bill Keane’s inspiration.
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
That and dad’s whiskey bottle, both within five minutes?!
cdward about 1 month ago
Reminds me of a story, probably apocryphal, about FDR as a child. Story goes his mom got him some outfit which he hated so much that he threw it down the outhouse. His mom was furious and wanted his dad to whip him. But dad sympathized with FDR because it was a pan embarrassing outfit, so he took him to the barn and whipped a saddle instead, telling little Franklin to scream out as if in pain with every strike.
Econ01 about 1 month ago
I’m not twisting your ear. I’m trying to get a better view to see if you have any brains at all in there!
phritzg Premium Member about 1 month ago
“Just for that, I’m not letting you help with the dishes ever again, young man!”
mac04416 about 1 month ago
Look, we’re poor and each of us has only one plate. You broke yours. You’re going to get smaller portions until you’re old enough to fix it.
Lady loves a joke about 1 month ago
You can catch a tiger by the tail, and a rascal by the ear :)
Call me Ishmael about 1 month ago
The plate is beyond repair -/
His sobs of remorse fill the air !/
I’m guessing this kid’ll/
play his Mom like a fiddle/
(As probably you were aware..)
DM2860 about 1 month ago
Miranda was known for her unusual parenting style.
prrdh about 1 month ago
“I say it’s spinach.”
mabrndt Premium Member about 1 month ago
The Broken Dish:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Paul Seignac" 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 Dish, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly A5 paper size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3313 (April 30, 2024) 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 .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.
mokspr Premium Member about 1 month ago
And no, just because you yelled “Opa!” when you did it does not make it alright!
Holden Awn about 1 month ago
The problem appears to be the family can’t afford new crockery, so a broken plate is a big deal.
well-i-never about 1 month ago
Dang cat!
Jayalexander about 1 month ago
I’m going to pull on your ear until it’s the size of that plate and wipe it chopped liver and then sic Muffy on you.
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 1 month ago
Mommy Dearest …
No, I said you couldn’t go outside to play until the floor is clean.
CRASH
See? There is a broken dish on the floor still!
6turtle9 about 1 month ago
But mom! The dish was supposed to run away with the spoon! How was I to know it couldn’t run when that’s what it said in that book. Stupid fake news!
Call me Ishmael about 1 month ago
For Wednesday:
it’s a typical renaissance wedding/
so there’s certain to be some bloodletting//It ain’t “Kiss me Kate”/
There’ll be envy and hate/
On one murder at least I’ll be betting..
Call me Ishmael about 1 month ago
The fashions will boggle the mind/
There’ll be plenty of male “behind”/
For the men all wear hose/
Through which everything shows/
And all buttocks are sharply defined ..