“Oh….Hello Monsieur Le Prince! Is it time for my portrait already? No, don’t worry that the battle is pressing onward over there to my right. We’re safe here…See, I have this lovely little black kitten tucked inside my shirt……and we all know everyone loves kittens!….Those barbarians wouldn’t dare risk hurting this little kitty. So now that we are perfectly safe, you may continue with my portrait.”
I see the joke here and laugh. But in reality, they’re called dummy cords. At US Army Ranger school, you tied important stuff to your person, including your weapon, so you wouldn’t loose them, especially in high stress situations, or the more common, walking like a zombie because you haven’t had more than a couple hours of sleep in 3 or 4 days.
Of course I’ll receive the infamous Four Feathers from my comrades! But imagine how fabulously they’ll accent the feather already on my hat! OH, SAY FELLOWS – I SURRENDER!
King, “Boy, get in there and get your picture painted so history will think of my son as a great warrior!” Prince, " But dad, I just wanna sing and dance with the soldier boys after the battle."
(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3024 (November 7, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). While I couldn’t find any online info about this Le Prince, I did add a comment there stating which Le Prince didn’t paint this, to avoid any speculation. First work by this artist used here.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
As the battle raged, the lieutenant decided to lighten the mood by singing some Cole Porter.
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
/// From his dress we can see he’s patrician;
doesn’t have rifle or ammunition.
But he wields the best sword
men of means could afford,
for his dream was to be a magician.
/// He envisioned a fabulous act:
A young woman crouched low and was packed
in a basket of wicker.
With the sword he would stick her
then she’d stand up uncut and intact.
/// But he’d had little chance to rehearse,
His assistants would quit with a curse.
The sword never thrust through
as he wanted it to,
and the girls always needed a nurse.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Benny didn’t live long enough to realize it wasn’t a good idea to stop and pose for the painter in the middle of a battle.
rmremail over 1 year ago
Sergeant looking over his shoulder at the lieutenant and thinking ‘What the $&#$ are you doing, you inbred fop? We’re in the middle of a battle.’
rmremail over 1 year ago
Oh, yes, all of us officers wear these special hats, so you can easily identify us from a distance.
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
He wasn’t much of a swordsman, bout his ensemble was fabulous
Tyge Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh Sargent! Those men called me a sissy-boy!
blackman2732 over 1 year ago
“What? And stain this beautiful ensemble. Surely you gest.”
Reader over 1 year ago
“that’s not a charm bracelet, you moron! Now, yes, get over there and fight!”
Egrayjames over 1 year ago
“Oh….Hello Monsieur Le Prince! Is it time for my portrait already? No, don’t worry that the battle is pressing onward over there to my right. We’re safe here…See, I have this lovely little black kitten tucked inside my shirt……and we all know everyone loves kittens!….Those barbarians wouldn’t dare risk hurting this little kitty. So now that we are perfectly safe, you may continue with my portrait.”
Buzzworld over 1 year ago
“Sorry to interrupt. I got this silly thing caught in my sleeve. Could you help me?”
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
“Guy, my.sword is much longer, you cr**p!
Feast your eyes upon its length and go weep!”
And so in foolish horseplay
Foppingay stabbed a leg, so they say,
Because his sword in its sheath he did not keep.
.
The point of the sword went through his thigh
Even so he did not groan or cry.
“The skilled camp doctor will soon fix ‘er
That strong mixture in his elixir …”
And the brave fool passed out, with a sigh…
.
Foppingay fought the war no more
His leg went septic and lay on the floor
Of the field hospice so far away
And there it lies to this blessed day
In grave soil that is France evermore.
.
Yet sometimes he feels a twinge
From the phantom limb, and a cringe
Creases across his handsome face,
A call in Time from that bloody place
From whence his life did thenceforth hinge.
.
Guy, his friend did not return from there
It did not seem just or Godly fair
That he should stay while Foppingray
Should get near totally away!
D—n War! Why let me escape your snare?
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
What is this object of dread/
The lieutenant wears on his head ?/
Might it be a cannoli/
He won at Napoli/
In a hailstorm of flying lead ?
lagoulou over 1 year ago
“They went that-away!”
lagoulou over 1 year ago
Mannequin used as target practice before the battle…
MS72 over 1 year ago
what the French did on D-Day.
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
The final time Irv was allowed to design the camouflage
[Traveler] Premium Member over 1 year ago
I see the joke here and laugh. But in reality, they’re called dummy cords. At US Army Ranger school, you tied important stuff to your person, including your weapon, so you wouldn’t loose them, especially in high stress situations, or the more common, walking like a zombie because you haven’t had more than a couple hours of sleep in 3 or 4 days.
Linguist over 1 year ago
There was something about a battle that made Lonnie break out in his Time Warp dance routine.
johnjoyce over 1 year ago
This is funny, Steve. Thanks!
aerotica69 over 1 year ago
Those who signed up for the battle scene to stage left, those in the big dance number to stage right.
goboboyd over 1 year ago
He’s got the Dress For The Job You Want thing down pat.
Another Take over 1 year ago
Of course I’ll receive the infamous Four Feathers from my comrades! But imagine how fabulously they’ll accent the feather already on my hat! OH, SAY FELLOWS – I SURRENDER!
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
Dad made him come to the re-enactments, but he couldn’t make him take them seriously.
wincoach Premium Member over 1 year ago
King, “Boy, get in there and get your picture painted so history will think of my son as a great warrior!” Prince, " But dad, I just wanna sing and dance with the soldier boys after the battle."
Holden Awn over 1 year ago
This painting is part of the ‘Memorable Day In Transgender History’ collection.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 1 year ago
“If anyone needs to use the facilities first, they’re right over there.”
Calvins Brother over 1 year ago
“I hope they vote me “Best Dressed”."
jel354 over 1 year ago
Inspiration for the Carpathian Sabre Dance.
KEA over 1 year ago
kind of thing my mom would do
ra.peinertjr.md over 1 year ago
It is called a COCKADE!!!
Csaw Backnforth over 1 year ago
Private Guillotine carrying his portable tool and basket.
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
Portrait of General François Marceau des Graviers (1769-1796):
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Prince_-_Portrait_du_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_Fran%C3%A7ois_Marceau_des_Graviers_(1769-1796)_-_P1475_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet.jpg
(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3024 (November 7, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). While I couldn’t find any online info about this Le Prince, I did add a comment there stating which Le Prince didn’t paint this, to avoid any speculation. First work by this artist used here.
Bilan over 1 year ago
No mention of this being Edward Scissorhand’s younger brother, François Swordhand?
6turtle9 over 1 year ago
He was however, able to subvert her insistence on writing his name on his underwear by going commando.
d1234dick Premium Member over 1 year ago
Mycroff just hasn’t got around to bending the sword into a bracelet yet. he wants to be the bell of the ball.
raybarb44 over 1 year ago
The fact that she wore her sword as a bracelet was the final giveaway as to Sally trying to sneak into the infantry…..
Happy Cat Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m leaning back because my hat is about to tilt me over.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m a little teapot …