so many questions… why is he standing on a ladder? why is she leaning on a chair? when will the stuff on the chair slide off? did the cracked plaster on the wall result from a rock through the window? or did kids playing baseball break the window? how long are they going to ignore the poor kid whose got something for them on a tray? what could it be? why have they been smashing the floor tiles? what is she daydreaming about? does he have this effect on all women? and why is she dressed in a circus tent? so many questions…
He’s tryin’ his best to distract ’er/ for price is the critical factor/ the problem is"drastic"/ (her spouse will be spastic !)/ O God! For an honest contractor…
Good grief, she thinks, I thought this repair would take a couple of hours, but he keeps jawing away – and now he’s ordered lunch. I am going to miss the sale at Macy’s this afternoon!
Dmitri start once again to tell them the story of how the bullet came through the window and hit the wall while he ducked his military service due to bone spurs.
“Listen lady, I don’t give a damn how much you flirt and make eyes at me … I am not lowering the price on the plastering … And I definitely am not going to give you any breaks on the window because… for the thousandth time …I Am Not A Glazer!”
(best viewed by Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info about this 1861, roughly jumbo envelope size painting. Other versions has strip coloration.
has info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by this artist used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2331 (November 17, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
He was very convincing in his argument to demand payment before services. But when the kid admitted to having deliberately hit the ball through the window – well, that ruined everything.
“No, ma’am—you hired me to paint this here wall, not to buy the paint. And while you’re at Home Depo buying the paint your own damn self, see if you can find somebody to fix that window—gettin’ a mite drafty in here.”
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
“Look, lady, it’s going to cost more than I originally quoted you because spackle just isn’t going to do the job.”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 4 years ago
At first Irene was attracted to her husband’s unorthodox ways, but now she just wished for a normal kitchen table.
Papared25 over 4 years ago
Sophie’s eyes glazed over as she leaned on the chair. Antonio was so full of hot air she was surprised he didn’t float away.
Strob Premium Member over 4 years ago
“This is not what I had in mind when I agreed to play Chutes and Ladders with your kid.”
juncarlo over 4 years ago
“When you said you have it big, I didn’t think you meant the stairs.”
gopher gofer over 4 years ago
so many questions… why is he standing on a ladder? why is she leaning on a chair? when will the stuff on the chair slide off? did the cracked plaster on the wall result from a rock through the window? or did kids playing baseball break the window? how long are they going to ignore the poor kid whose got something for them on a tray? what could it be? why have they been smashing the floor tiles? what is she daydreaming about? does he have this effect on all women? and why is she dressed in a circus tent? so many questions…
orinoco womble over 4 years ago
First Historical Record of Mansplaining.
dwagon55 over 4 years ago
Bob’s Vermeer.
jel354 over 4 years ago
Practicing getting the bird’s eye view.
Pocosdad over 4 years ago
Luigi had to resort to crowd funding after the legislature cut off all support for his notorious “ladder to nowhere.”
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
He’s tryin’ his best to distract ’er/ for price is the critical factor/ the problem is"drastic"/ (her spouse will be spastic !)/ O God! For an honest contractor…
jbrobo Premium Member over 4 years ago
“If we’re going to to get a shot on America’s got talent, we’ll have to come up with something better than balancing on ladders and chairs. “
J Short over 4 years ago
No, I picked up the tab last time…
Econ01 over 4 years ago
They were all pretty tired of the portraitists infatuation with creating the “perfect triangle” in each painting.
Jeffin Premium Member over 4 years ago
The little waiter will speak up for her.
Reader over 4 years ago
Good grief, she thinks, I thought this repair would take a couple of hours, but he keeps jawing away – and now he’s ordered lunch. I am going to miss the sale at Macy’s this afternoon!
Czarka over 4 years ago
Download JPEG 3065 X 4000p
https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/luigi-bianchi-milano-1827-1914-un-colloquio-di-circostanza-firmato-e-21085447
lagoulou over 4 years ago
“Look at this way, it’ll increase the value of your property.”
prrdh over 4 years ago
“Allow me to uomosplain what’s involved in reglazing a broken window…”
Another Take over 4 years ago
Listen up family. I’ve finally finished my stairway to heaven so it’s hasta la vista baby. Don’t try to follow me.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Dmitri start once again to tell them the story of how the bullet came through the window and hit the wall while he ducked his military service due to bone spurs.
ccomebacktour over 4 years ago
The "shor-lift inventor " has an EPHINY !
Linguist over 4 years ago
“Listen lady, I don’t give a damn how much you flirt and make eyes at me … I am not lowering the price on the plastering … And I definitely am not going to give you any breaks on the window because… for the thousandth time …I Am Not A Glazer!”
Holden Awn over 4 years ago
At that time, fashion had moved the neckline so high a fellow had to get creative to get a peek down one.
mabrndt Premium Member over 4 years ago
A Conversation:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luigi_Bianchi_-_Un_colloquio_di_circostanza.jpg
(best viewed by Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info about this 1861, roughly jumbo envelope size painting. Other versions has strip coloration.
http://www.800artstudio.com/en-paintings-for-sale/artists-on-catalogue/luigi-bianchi/
has info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by this artist used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2331 (November 17, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
anomaly over 4 years ago
No matter how much he explained, she was still unsure of his plan to paint the floor and avoid walking on it by moving the ladder around.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 4 years ago
In realtor-speak, a “cozy little fixer-upper.”
MissScarlet Premium Member over 4 years ago
He was very convincing in his argument to demand payment before services. But when the kid admitted to having deliberately hit the ball through the window – well, that ruined everything.
epaphus8 over 4 years ago
“No, ma’am—you hired me to paint this here wall, not to buy the paint. And while you’re at Home Depo buying the paint your own damn self, see if you can find somebody to fix that window—gettin’ a mite drafty in here.”
Kirk Barnes Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Next time you throw a brick at me, I’ll make YOU patch the stucco!
d1234dick Premium Member over 4 years ago
the air up here is much better, lady did you ever hear of vinegar & water?
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
“Boy can you get stuck, oh!” Groucho Marx on buying a house in Florida.
rmremail over 4 years ago
A little paint, some dusting, and you can put it on the market for $800,000
GoComicsGo! over 4 years ago
“Honey, you should’ve seen it… You should’ve seen it honey…. Me baby… You would’ve been so proud of me… You should’ve been there babe… I was like….”