That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for July 05, 2021

“A sword? I was expecting a bottle of wine.”

“A little over the top for a lease signing don’t you think?’

He lost the bet and had to show up in pantyhose and pointy shoes.

Admiral Duncan was so focused on swindling the gullible Dutchman into purchasing “the authentic Excalibur,” he didn’t realize that the transaction had witnesses.

As Admirals dickered on deck; / this swab’s the one risking his neck. / While they’re down there “jigging,” / I’m up in the rigging / preventing a frigging shipwreck!

Shall we go see Cats now?

Just as the surrender was about to take place, chaos erupted when a young boy flew past the crow’s-nest asking which ship was Captained by James Hook.

“Admiral Halsey notified meHe had to have a berth or he couldn’t get to seaI had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pieButter pie? The butter wouldn’t melt so I put it in the pieHands across the water, water Heads across the skyHands across the water, waterHeads across the sky

Here’s the way I see it skipper. We tell our wives it was just a three hour tour and the bloody wind blew us right through the Triangle it did.

♩it’s raining men…

You want me to foot half the bill. I thought you were treating. What do you mean I should have known we were going dutch?

LOL

The new operetta’s rather silly. / Jack Sparrow meets One-Eye Willie. / Blackbeard and Hook / meet up with Nelson and Cook. / “Penzance Goes Club Med!” It’s a dilly!

The Pirates of Penzance confront the Yeoman of the Guard on the HMS Pinafore?

Said Admiral Rochambeau/“Cher George, you’ve got them, you know-/ for I and my fleet/ have cut off their retreat/ and assured their defeat- so go !”/// it’s a fact that we often ignore/ and the rabid among us deplore/ but we owe France a debt/ that we’re prone to forget/ but history’s just such a bore../// now Florida’s latest disgrace/ ( we ought to be red in the face!)/ is suppressing- by law – / what we ALL plainly saw/ the historical facts about “race”.

Harbourmaster: “Would you PLEASE take your war away from my wharf?!?!?! You can see there is a queue!”

First white man to attempt a low-five.

Fire marshal shows up at club to tell them they are over capacity.

Damn, I hate wearing white tight pants in public!

Broadway version of “Black Sails”.

I see this more as a post-performance of the 1812 Overture celebration.

FIRST CHAIR VIOLINIST: “Well done, Maestro! Only 10 dead and 15 injured!”

MAESTRO: We should probably stop selling beer after the 7th inning – I mean after I first raise my baton.

Admiral Duncan Receiving the Sword of the Dutch Admiral de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Admiral_Duncan_Receiving_the_Sword_of_the_Dutch_Admiral_de_Winter_at_the_Battle_of_Camperdown,_11_October_1797_RMG_BHC0506.tiff 

has info and links that point to more info about this huge painting, including a Description. If you generally click on the image there to enlarge it, doing so in this case will most likely download the image. If you don’t want that 114.78MB file on your device, click the 2560×1981 pixels link (under the image bottom right corner) instead.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at 

https://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2021/07/masterpiece-2741.html 

I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here.

Looks like the guys with no shirts have swords to offer as well.

Scamper down to Camperdown/ it’s a town of no renown/ Britons smile, but Dutchmen frown/ when we sing of Camperdown./// Other battles I could mention/ seem to garner more attention/ Camperdown’s a minor clash/ one forgotten in a flash.///Speak to me of Scapa Flow/ Midway’s one that we all know/ Dutch and British? Oh, puhleeze../ could either beat the Japanese?

The elaborate uniforms lent/ to the dignitaries who went/ a spectacular splendor/ Twas a stylish surrender/ and a super-spreader event ! // Their crews/ -an unsavory lot/ whose names are completely forgot/ but who actually fought/ (as poor people ought)/were (as usual), left to rot./// The dead were tossed over the side/ where they savored their final “ ride”/ not far from the boat/ and remaining afloat/ til at last they went out with the tide…(and a good time was had by all.)

winning the prize for most men served on a gay cruise. 47

I get rock, paper, and scissors! But who or what is spock?