Josef Eggl, German
“Sure, Dinner and a Movie Sounds Great. How About 17 Years From Next Saturday?,” 1879
Oil on wood
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1452 (5/16/16)
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/// It is bath time on Saturday Night,
these three’s overworked Mom’s weekly plight.
In the tub the kids plunge
‘til one throws in the sponge,
thereby ending their long water fight.
/// Parents’ parlor converts to a bath.
From the tub you can follow a path.
Wet soapy footprints,
(they neglected to rinse),
will cause Papa to show them his wrath.
/// Girl and boys bathe together en masse,
yet embarrassment won’t come to pass.
At that age, in this time,
such things aren’t a crime;
no big deal to see sibling’s bare ass.
/// In that tub Pa committed a sin
with the serving girl (both in bare skin).
Mama caught them mid-scrub,
threw the “babe” from the tub
with the bathwater both had been in.
Slightly edited versions of these verses were posted to the Comments section of CoComics T.I.P. on 06 November 2025