I was going to label this last night, but my search yielded sites that called it a photo and others a painting, with no name for the artist or photographer.
The figure on the right definitely looks painted, to me.
Just now, i found it in the online portfolio of jocelin carmes (lower case his), of Marseille, who bills himself a “freelance visual development artist”, and whose “work” is all AI.
That’s how it can have elements copied from both paintings and photographs.
Well, if it’s a face, it’s creepy, but it might be a vase of flowers…. Whatever it is, it was Mr Poynters quick attempt at suggesting it, probably tired of painting so many tiny artifacts.
But yes, even if it’s a creepy painting… I’ll just ask the nice lady to take it with her when she moves out.
I’m sure whatever good fortune would bring me that house wouldn’t fail to watch over me.
This almost happened to me a day or two back. I was speeding up in traffic and some idiot biker kid accelerated into my lane right in front of me. Just missed him.
I ride with much more respect. And fear.
I live right off a busy street, where stupid drivers, careless motorcyclists, sudden stops or acceleration, and oblivious lane-sharing are given a good mix with people pulling out of little little parking lots into four lane, 40 mph traffic without looking.
Luckily, in all the years I’ve been here, I’ve only had one accident, when a small car rear-ended me as I slowed down to stop for a red light the driver didn’t see.
I have to watch like a hawk for motorcycles, which dart out of everywhere, and pull in front of me even when there’s nobody behind me for a block.
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance… on “I Love Lucy” in 1955
But dollars to doughnuts you don’t recognize the actor playing the gas station attendant.
Not yet famous enough to be a guest star….
Aaron Spelling, who not long after started on his way to becoming the biggest producer in television….
Think of some 60s-70s TV shows and odds are he produced a large share of them…. Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, the Mod Squad, Starsky and Hutch… the list goes on and on.
But I never knew he’d been an actor!
Brooklyn Bridge… 1896… then called the East River Bridge.
Search results say this beautiful steel cut engraving is printed on the reverse side of a map of the East River, on the section that’s visible on the outside when the map is properly folded….
Which means most people will never see it again once they unfold it.
Reminds me of when my partners and I hid cash for each other when we closed the shop at night (in the very olden days before ATMs, Venmo, etc)… could be our pay, or a bank deposit it was too late to take to the bank… or whatever.
We had hiding places, of course… But for extra protection, we’d write stuff on the envelope, like “There is no money in this envelope”.
Interesting, but over an hour of that? I’m just not that patient anymore. Enjoyed Andrea Bocelli “Passione” while we were doing hot pot with my (visiting) sister learning how it works with new gadgets.
“House” and “Unchained” were two of the earliest songs I learned.
“House” on a borrowed bass before I learned the guitar part.
“Unchained” was one of Mom’s favorites. She made me learn it to earn my first electric. I think it was my most complex piece of the time. All over the neck.
It should be OK as long as she minds herpes and q’s. I see in the cartoon she’s stding her books like a good girl. As long as she avoids Penny Cillin she’ll be fine.
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Is someone in a little trouble?
But…but…but…the basset on the other side of the fence is just my type! I love the way she slobbers!
Now here is a young man who enjoys a pat on the back and a face full of mud.
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I was going to label this last night, but my search yielded sites that called it a photo and others a painting, with no name for the artist or photographer.
The figure on the right definitely looks painted, to me.
Just now, i found it in the online portfolio of jocelin carmes (lower case his), of Marseille, who bills himself a “freelance visual development artist”, and whose “work” is all AI.
That’s how it can have elements copied from both paintings and photographs.
Sigh…..
Or maybe just Photoshop…
Edward John Poynter
An Evening At Home…. Edward John Poynter, 1888.
Not my home, but I wish!
Oops, missed one of your sneaky top captions.
Are you sure you’d want this home; the painting on the top left looks a bit creepy.
Well, if it’s a face, it’s creepy, but it might be a vase of flowers…. Whatever it is, it was Mr Poynters quick attempt at suggesting it, probably tired of painting so many tiny artifacts.
But yes, even if it’s a creepy painting… I’ll just ask the nice lady to take it with her when she moves out.
I’m sure whatever good fortune would bring me that house wouldn’t fail to watch over me.
fun on a motorcycle
Idiot.
Darwin Award Nominee
“Organ Donor”
That’s what the emergency m.d.s call them here.
I can’t figure out what’s happening.
Maybe that’s a good thing?
Genius biker is following the lane divider between two lanes of cars stuck in a traffic jam. One of the cars in front of him starts to change lanes.
Thanks…. I thought so but I couldn’t figure out the feet suddenly walking on the pavement, since I thought the biker would be broken.
This almost happened to me a day or two back. I was speeding up in traffic and some idiot biker kid accelerated into my lane right in front of me. Just missed him.
I ride with much more respect. And fear.
I live right off a busy street, where stupid drivers, careless motorcyclists, sudden stops or acceleration, and oblivious lane-sharing are given a good mix with people pulling out of little little parking lots into four lane, 40 mph traffic without looking.
Luckily, in all the years I’ve been here, I’ve only had one accident, when a small car rear-ended me as I slowed down to stop for a red light the driver didn’t see.
I have to watch like a hawk for motorcycles, which dart out of everywhere, and pull in front of me even when there’s nobody behind me for a block.
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You may, in fact, probably,
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance… on “I Love Lucy” in 1955
But dollars to doughnuts you don’t recognize the actor playing the gas station attendant.
Think of some 60s-70s TV shows and odds are he produced a large share of them…. Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, the Mod Squad, Starsky and Hutch… the list goes on and on.
But I never knew he’d been an actor!
And here I thought it Maynard Krebs.
Lol…. I do see a slight bit of resemblance, now that you say it.
I was going to surmise that Maynard G Krebs, aka Gilligan (did he have a first/last name?) aka Bob Denver would have been too young in 1955…
But then I remembered that he was older in real life than the teenaged Maynard he played.
So I looked him up… he was born in 1935. So he’d be 20 here. That works, though Spelling was older.
He was 24 when cast as Maynard, almost 30 on Gilligan’s Island.
Btw, while on Wikipedia, I looked up Gilligan. That’s his last name… a lollipop to you if you know his first.
No googling! (Even though I did 🙂 )
🙂 I yield, no idea what Gilligan’s first name was.
As long as you didn’t Google it…
LOL..
You said no Googling. My brain is the repository of a huge amount of useless trivia. That happened to be one bit.
Lol… I’m the same.
Anyway I trusted you… I gave you the lollipop!
Enjoy!
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I feel like I can see the guy who’s shining his shoes, as well…. but maybe I’m not seeing what I think I’m seeing.
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But I had to search
and the characters’ ranks: MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko, Col. John T. Hall, and MSgt. Joan Hogan
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Brooklyn Bridge… 1896… then called the East River Bridge.
Search results say this beautiful steel cut engraving is printed on the reverse side of a map of the East River, on the section that’s visible on the outside when the map is properly folded….
Which means most people will never see it again once they unfold it.
LOL
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They may not be ducks, but she’s got them all in a row.
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Yep… same company.
“Ceci n’est pas un Magritte.”
I saw it, and a couple of others, on the site where they were selling the “Vermeer”….
“You may also like…”
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Anubis… guider of souls to the underworld, among other roles.
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I’d say “eating jelly donuts.”
Hiding.
But not super successfully.
The backstroke?
http://www.instantrimshot.com
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Must have been a speakeasy.
Yup. Decoy signage.
Reminds me of when my partners and I hid cash for each other when we closed the shop at night (in the very olden days before ATMs, Venmo, etc)… could be our pay, or a bank deposit it was too late to take to the bank… or whatever.
We had hiding places, of course… But for extra protection, we’d write stuff on the envelope, like “There is no money in this envelope”.
Fiendishly clever!
more fun on a motorcycle
Looks like fun, and I bet it felt just great. No doubt the medical bills, surgery, and rehab were all worth it.
Loss of license. Never again be able to get cheep insurance.
The getting-run-over-by-a-car anticipation made it extra exciting to fall off in the street.
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I think that thing behind them, that looks like a crown, or a tiara, actually goes around the base of her torch, like a railing.
“I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert…”
Interesting, but over an hour of that? I’m just not that patient anymore. Enjoyed Andrea Bocelli “Passione” while we were doing hot pot with my (visiting) sister learning how it works with new gadgets.
Blue Ridge Mountains.
Looks a lot like my Ozarks. Little taller, mebbee.
“House” and “Unchained” were two of the earliest songs I learned.
“House” on a borrowed bass before I learned the guitar part.
“Unchained” was one of Mom’s favorites. She made me learn it to earn my first electric. I think it was my most complex piece of the time. All over the neck.
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Be careful handling this cartoon… it could go viral.
Wash your hands after reading it.
You might think that doesn’t make sense, but illnesses aren’t always bacteria logical.
It should be OK as long as she minds herpes and q’s. I see in the cartoon she’s stding her books like a good girl. As long as she avoids Penny Cillin she’ll be fine.
I’ve a good mind to report you to the Pun Police. But, considering it is your 10,000th offense, I think you should get a freebie. You’re welcome.
Gosh… Thanks for your understanding.
LOL LOL LOL
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