“Fifty pence for each pawn, a rose noble for the bishop or the rook, and a gold angel for the knights. For king or queen, that’s the game, and we hold the loser for ransom.”
Lissen buster, your breath smells like garlic, your advice stinks too, and if that da*n dog sniffs my butt one more time, neither you, nor it will ever reproduce again! Word!
Click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Charles, Count of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy playing Chess (links shows Wikipedia pages) is a detail image of a larger, different coloration illustration (click-to-enlarge image), in a 15th century manuscript.It was actually drawn by Robinet Testard, (Google translated French Wikipedia page has more), Wikipedia collection (more under Subcategories).Eleventh, of the at least 17 works, listed with no attribution, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
He’s telling her she needs to develop her chess(t).
Linux0s almost 11 years ago
Prepare to get rooked.
zero almost 11 years ago
He just wants to get Queened…
orinoco womble almost 11 years ago
“Fifty pence for each pawn, a rose noble for the bishop or the rook, and a gold angel for the knights. For king or queen, that’s the game, and we hold the loser for ransom.”
finale almost 11 years ago
What is the Dogsniff-ing?
mamarose127 Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Oh come on. You can do better than that.
J Short almost 11 years ago
…and if leave me again, I will cut of you middle finger.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
Hey! you guys, what’s wrong with a normal size woman? At least MY man appreciates me the way I am. No silicone, thanks.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
What happened to Mabrandt today? I was hoping for a link to the actual title of the painting.
Fuddy Duddy almost 11 years ago
Lissen buster, your breath smells like garlic, your advice stinks too, and if that da*n dog sniffs my butt one more time, neither you, nor it will ever reproduce again! Word!
mabrndt Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Charles, Count of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy playing Chess (links shows Wikipedia pages) is a detail image of a larger, different coloration illustration (click-to-enlarge image), in a 15th century manuscript.It was actually drawn by Robinet Testard, (Google translated French Wikipedia page has more), Wikipedia collection (more under Subcategories).Eleventh, of the at least 17 works, listed with no attribution, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
Linguist almost 11 years ago
" Make the wrong move, Sister, and I’ll sic the dog on ya. Capisce ? "
Calvins Brother almost 11 years ago
She needs to get out in the sun more. Or get some blood in her system.
Calvins Brother almost 11 years ago
She’s the original Snow White……really… really… white.
jack fairbanks almost 11 years ago
bishop takes queen’s six, outflanks phydeau gambit by a nose
William Bednar Premium Member almost 11 years ago
<As the Queen once said: “Once a King, always a King, but once a Knight is enough!”>#And the Toreador bowed and kissed the Queens’ box!
mabrndt Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Here is another work with no artist attribution.