Prince Rupert, having completely lost his mind, decreed that all military officers must henceforth wear inverted, king sized, cupcake wrappers on their shoulders.
“They got rid of the lightbulb that people got used to. The new bulb is many times more expensive and I hate to say it, it doesn’t make you look as good. . . Of course, being a vain person, that’s very important to me.”
No matter how nasty it gets/ in this world of terrors and threats/ of assaults, and invasions/ (and scrapes and abrasions)/ You’ve still got your epaulets !
(don’t you just love Cyrillic letter to digital conversion; best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to than what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs, the second of which may not respond).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2411 (March 23, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
It turns out that Prussia was freezin’/and upwards the air was a’ breezin’/his aide de camp Lance/went to get him some pants/’cause his hind end just wasn’t that pleasin’.
BE THIS GUY about 4 years ago
Peter couldn’t stop that feeling that he became a General in 4 years only because his uncle was the Tsar.
Bilan about 4 years ago
I could lead the charge into battle, but that would muss up my hair. These are the tough decisions a Colonel has to make.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 4 years ago
Jared Kushner 5 years from now.
Kind&Kinder about 4 years ago
He told the kiddies a little tale of his heroic exploits leading the men into battle, but there wasn’t a Colonel of truth in it!
Papared25 about 4 years ago
A lot of people said Lord Fauntleroy had a chip on his shoulder, but in truth it was a lamp shade.
DATo about 4 years ago
Prince Rupert, having completely lost his mind, decreed that all military officers must henceforth wear inverted, king sized, cupcake wrappers on their shoulders.
gopher gofer about 4 years ago
the military academy pic that mark zuckerberg tried desperately to keep out of the tabloids…
Egrayjames about 4 years ago
“Yes, I am the new sheriff in town, but No, I am not the newest member of ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’!”
Reader about 4 years ago
Senior photo: most likely to become a meme…as the born loser.
coltish1 about 4 years ago
He’ll be in decent company. Julius Caesar had a comb-over.
MS72 about 4 years ago
Joe, you’re standing in front of the news camera that’s covering the fire!
rmremail about 4 years ago
If the Army spent as much on training as they did on uniforms, they wouldn’t have had so much trouble
garcoa about 4 years ago
The theory is that pretty collar took everyone’s attention away from his balding head.
lagoulou about 4 years ago
“You talkin’ to me?”
Bookworm about 4 years ago
“They got rid of the lightbulb that people got used to. The new bulb is many times more expensive and I hate to say it, it doesn’t make you look as good. . . Of course, being a vain person, that’s very important to me.”
Haven’t I heard that somewhere before?
Call me Ishmael about 4 years ago
No matter how nasty it gets/ in this world of terrors and threats/ of assaults, and invasions/ (and scrapes and abrasions)/ You’ve still got your epaulets !
J Short about 4 years ago
No, that didn’t help; I’m afraid you’re still gonna be called Pencil Neck.
PO' DAWG about 4 years ago
This is scary for me , this guy looks just like my neighbor. ( minus the regalia. )
WCraft Premium Member about 4 years ago
Even though I’ve got hair, this isn’t funny.
Linguist about 4 years ago
Although Rupert was known as a bit stiff-necked, in a stretch, he’d stick it out for his friends.
Khatkhattu Premium Member about 4 years ago
It is not a retreat, it is merely advancing to the rear to fill in the gap back there.
Another Take about 4 years ago
“This collar? Oh, I got the idea from the neck rings used by women of Africa’s Ndebele tribe. Makes me look rather fetching, don’t you think?”
anomaly about 4 years ago
“Yes, they’re my mother’s matched set of hairbrushes. Fooled you for a moment, didn’t they?”
mabrndt Premium Member about 4 years ago
Portrait of Prince Peter of Oldenburg:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%96%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5_%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80_-_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%9F.%D0%93._%D0%9E%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE.jpg
(don’t you just love Cyrillic letter to digital conversion; best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/court_joseph-desire.html
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=1449
https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=89997&sos=0
https://www.wilnitsky.com/scripts/redgallery1.dll/details?No=38397
https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/c/court/biograph.html
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to than what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/03/17?comments=visible
has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs, the second of which may not respond).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2411 (March 23, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member about 4 years ago
David Niven took a stab at costume dramas, but then settled down to his forte of light comedies.
Strob Premium Member about 4 years ago
He’s still working on his “social-distancing” epaulets.
tracybsmith about 4 years ago
It turns out that Prussia was freezin’/and upwards the air was a’ breezin’/his aide de camp Lance/went to get him some pants/’cause his hind end just wasn’t that pleasin’.
MissScarlet Premium Member about 4 years ago
Your mom called. She wants her carpet fringe back.
prrdh about 4 years ago
The coronavirus affected him oddly, causing him to absorb the hair from the top of his head and sneeze it out through his nose.
Ubintold about 4 years ago
Perry Combover, he ain’t.
d1234dick Premium Member about 4 years ago
Lord Persey, always well groomed, due to the fact of wearing dust brooms on his shoulders.
rmremail about 4 years ago
You can put a dweeb in uniform, but it doesn’t make him any more dashing
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 4 years ago
and they said I should wear a wig. What do they know? My hair is perfect!
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 4 years ago
Just you wait … in two years I intend to have a beard to go with the moustache!