They’d played “Surfin’ U.S.A.”/ on the “Oldies” station, that day/ but now Granny’s distraught/ – though she’d savagely fought / they’ve taken her surfboard away.
Gran’mama just asked Lance a simple question: “Why d’ya ne’er go out when the other trawlers do?” Her heart was broken when those two harpies chimed in…“Dinna ye know he’s not an oarsman, ’e’s an ’hores man?”
" ‘ello Archie. Yah, the girls are working today. We’re at the bridge, talking to a customer right now. ’e’s trying to get a discount – showing ‘em a drawing of ’is “eel.” Poor Millie, she laughed so hard, she fell right over the side. Yah, I’ll send one of ’em over shortly. Tah!"
1888 "A Village Idyll" "Walter Langley" site:wikimedia.org
If you want other than Wikipedia info about the artist, Googling
"Among the Missing" "Walter Langley" site:victorianweb.org
"The Sunny South" "Walter Langley" site:leicestergalleries.com
both add to it. This is the first work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2237 (July 4, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
P.S. Sorry for the delay in posting this. It takes a long time for my eyes to un-dilate after ophthalmology appointments.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Old lady dreaming of the days when her town wasn’t so over populated.
ccomebacktour almost 5 years ago
VILLAGE PEOPLE !
Egrayjames almost 5 years ago
Can you hear me now?
jel354 almost 5 years ago
Needed a change of scenery after the recently revealed development in Moby Dick (https://www.gocomics.com/wumo/2019/07/05).
ptnjbrown almost 5 years ago
Hey, wait, this recipe calls for fresh shark fin!
epaphus8 almost 5 years ago
One of the few perks about being old, Mildred discovered, was that she could go potty anywhere she wanted, and everyone else pretended not to notice.
Reader almost 5 years ago
Is this news in the letter the girls are reading, or is the old lady talking on a cell phone?
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
“Waitin’ on the levee, waitin’ for the Robert E. Lee !”
garcoa almost 5 years ago
All the men are out fishing, so… Hey, what are you doing here and why are you looking at us that way?
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 5 years ago
“She wore the hat. Look at her, she actually put that thing on her head.. lmao.”
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
They’d played “Surfin’ U.S.A.”/ on the “Oldies” station, that day/ but now Granny’s distraught/ – though she’d savagely fought / they’ve taken her surfboard away.
the1951hapster almost 5 years ago
Gran’mama just asked Lance a simple question: “Why d’ya ne’er go out when the other trawlers do?” Her heart was broken when those two harpies chimed in…“Dinna ye know he’s not an oarsman, ’e’s an ’hores man?”
Egrayjames almost 5 years ago
The town “hot spot”…..Cell phone and Wi-fi all in the same place.
waes-hael almost 5 years ago
“Who’s that old spinster!?!” you say. That’s Brandy. She used to work laying whiskey down. She still loves a man who’s not around…
Another Take almost 5 years ago
Though still a bit standoffish, the ladies waiting for their men to return from sea had eventually accepted Renaldo as he too waited for his.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
Lois’ reading of the Velveeta Voldemort’s latest tweet, as usual, wasn’t received very enthusiastically.
pcolli almost 5 years ago
“Just how long does it take to catch a few fish?”
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The vacation in Cornwall just wasn’t what she was expecting.
Pocosdad almost 5 years ago
" ‘ello Archie. Yah, the girls are working today. We’re at the bridge, talking to a customer right now. ’e’s trying to get a discount – showing ‘em a drawing of ’is “eel.” Poor Millie, she laughed so hard, she fell right over the side. Yah, I’ll send one of ’em over shortly. Tah!"
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
“Two thousan’ miles Ah roam, jes’ to make this dock mah home…”
d1234dick Premium Member almost 5 years ago
granny from the future, talking on her cell phone, gets amazement from the other locals in 1888.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
A Village Idyll is pointed to by Googling
1888 "A Village Idyll" "Walter Langley" site:wikimedia.org
If you want other than Wikipedia info about the artist, Googling
"Among the Missing" "Walter Langley" site:victorianweb.org
"The Sunny South" "Walter Langley" site:leicestergalleries.com
both add to it. This is the first work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2237 (July 4, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
P.S. Sorry for the delay in posting this. It takes a long time for my eyes to un-dilate after ophthalmology appointments.
PatsyL.Paul almost 5 years ago
“Look everybody!” cried Millicent. “There’s a dead body floating under the pier!”
orinoco womble almost 5 years ago
(Girls at the back): Can you believe she’s still waiting for him to come home, even after the captain told her he’s on Maui with some teenager?
J Short almost 5 years ago
Oar-n’t you glad to see me ladies?