“I told you those degrees in Music Appreciation weren’t going to do us any good. At least the History majors are in retail sales in air conditioned malls.”
Hey Louise, don’t feel bad….. When the boss man said , “All I want to see is asses and elbows, asses and elbows!”…..at first I thought he was coming onto me too.
When you think your life has no meaning/ and you’re weary of cooking and cleaning/ spend a day in the field/ with the last of the yield/ and eight back-breaking hours of gleaning. (They’re out standing in their field)
BERTIE: “I like to pretend that I’m hugging my future husband who will take me away from this drudgery someday. Ummm, what are you doing to your future husband there, Megan?”
MEGAN: "Well, he’s old and rich so I’m checking for a pulse.
(best viewed by Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this painting.
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, Chrome can automatically translate if necessary), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2588 (November 29, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
“Let me guess, you dropped the bundle because of your gluten allergy.”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 3 years ago
“What would we not do for our Bovine Lord?”
rmremail over 3 years ago
Megan, you don’t need to ‘drop you’re bundle’ every five minutes – there aren’t any guys to impress within a mile radius.
Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago
Brokeback Wheatfield.
rmremail over 3 years ago
“Don’t bother buying a wagon”, you said, “It’ll be a waste money” You said. “When will we ever you use it.”
Papared25 over 3 years ago
“I told you those degrees in Music Appreciation weren’t going to do us any good. At least the History majors are in retail sales in air conditioned malls.”
Khatkhattu Premium Member over 3 years ago
Bend from the knees you idiot, not the back!
orinoco womble over 3 years ago
“If you don’t stop humming Bringing in the Sheaves, I’m going to find a new use for the pitchfork!”
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
the great thing about this job is you can make a bundle…
Buzzworld over 3 years ago
“I think we finally have enough to make a couple of muffins.”
Egrayjames over 3 years ago
Hey Louise, don’t feel bad….. When the boss man said , “All I want to see is asses and elbows, asses and elbows!”…..at first I thought he was coming onto me too.
Call me Ishmael over 3 years ago
When you think your life has no meaning/ and you’re weary of cooking and cleaning/ spend a day in the field/ with the last of the yield/ and eight back-breaking hours of gleaning. (They’re out standing in their field)
Linguist over 3 years ago
" You know, Bertha, I never you realized that you had such a big butt, until now."
Reader over 3 years ago
Actually, advanced mathematics degrees – with an emphasis on sheaf theory.
Bookworm over 3 years ago
“Sheaf and a doughnut – two bits!” “Not funny, Mabel.”
J Short over 3 years ago
If you say 5…6… pick up sticks one more time…
smokysilver.so Premium Member over 3 years ago
The light in this one is beautiful!
wincoach Premium Member over 3 years ago
With no men around for hundreds of miles she was starting to see Megan’s finer traits.
lagoulou over 3 years ago
“Among the fields of barley, among the fields of gold…”
Rev Phnk Ey over 3 years ago
Wouldn’t it have been easier to do this closer to home?
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member over 3 years ago
We should move to Canada where they have Canned Wheat.
Another Take over 3 years ago
BERTIE: “I like to pretend that I’m hugging my future husband who will take me away from this drudgery someday. Ummm, what are you doing to your future husband there, Megan?”
MEGAN: "Well, he’s old and rich so I’m checking for a pulse.
Linguist over 3 years ago
“All this wheat sortin’ and haulin’ really chaffs my grist!”
P51Strega over 3 years ago
Sheaf among her faults was an ingrained attitude of superiority. She felt her rye sense of humor was barley understood by her corny cohort.
prrdh over 3 years ago
Shouldn’t that be ‘Hay, hay, Megan?’
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
What’s that in your trunk there Kim.
MissScarlet Premium Member over 3 years ago
You know, I’m starting to think wheat isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Ken Holman Premium Member over 3 years ago
I think you need a bit more stuffing under the back end of that skirt, dear … I can help.
mabrndt Premium Member over 3 years ago
Harvest - Harvesters:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porto_colheita_ceifeiras-1.jpg
(best viewed by Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this painting.
https://www.wikiart.org/en/ant-nio-de-carvalho-da-silva-porto
http://www.museusoaresdosreis.gov.pt/en-GB/collections/Featuredartists/ContentDetail.aspx?id=479
https://sigarra.up.pt/up/en/web_base.gera_pagina?p_pagina=antigos%20estudantes%20ilustres%20-%20ant%c3%b3nio%20silva%20porto
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, Chrome can automatically translate if necessary), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. First work by him used here.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2588 (November 29, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
anomaly over 3 years ago
“We’re going to need a lot more straw than this to make a chair comfortable for that rear end.”
frodisaur2 over 3 years ago
“Girl, you’re gonna carry that wheat/ Carry that wheat a long time”
d1234dick Premium Member over 3 years ago
when elaine bent over to pick up the wheat, Madonna, seeing that ass, got the vapers, again.
david838 over 3 years ago
the painting is of Ruth Gleaning in the Fields of Boaz the Moabite.Torah.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 3 years ago
Poachers. Before hunting was invented.