Arthur Elsley, British
And Thus Began Tommy’s Long History of Giving Women Crabs, 1902
Oil on canvas
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Artist info at an earlier blog entry.
(Yet again, Steve’s perfectly worded caption is the
funniest possible response to this painting.)
/// Tommy opened the wicker trap’s latch
to remove something from The Day’s Catch.
The girls viewed his crustacean
with mixed angst and elation,
but in Elsie, young Tom’s met his match.
/// First, she captured the crab in their net,
(thus, preventing its use as a threat).
Tommy also got netted,
which he quickly regretted.
Crabs pinch hard when they’re really upset.