Author: Steve Melcher

Edmund Birckhead Bensell, American

On the Plus Side, Due To Their Boatman’s Failure To Successfully Get Them To the Dock, the Women Didn’t Have Toupée, 1878

Illustration

Henry Caro-Delvaille, French

Whenever They Forecast Rain, Judy Wore Her “Hatbrella,” ca. 1910

Oil on board

Laurits Andersen Ring, Danish

“I Probably Should’ve Mentioned This Before You Started Last Week, But I’m Now Thinking We Should Do Aluminum Siding Instead,” 1908

Oil on canvas

Eugene von Blaas, Italian

“That’s It. You’ve Insulted My Fabric Softener For the Last Time. You Wanna Go? Let’s Go,” 1899

Oil on canvas

After Hans Holbein the Younger, German

“Ahhh, So You Have Traveled to the New World. Tell Me, Good Sir. What Is This ‘Ozempic’ One Hears Tale Of?,” ca. 1540s

Oil on wood panel

Eugene von Blaas, Italian

“Well Marissa, We Were Right. The Neighbors ARE Developing a Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Program. That Explains All That Hammering We’ve Been Hearing,” 1897

Oil on canvas

Hans Holbein the Younger, German

“Listen. Normally, I Wouldn’t Mind You Calling Me a Birdbrain. But Please, Not in Front of Devon,” 1533

Oil on panel

Edmund Charles Tarbell, American

“Gretchen Didn’t Care. She Was Wearing Her Favorite Hat To the Movies, and Anyone Sitting Behind Her Could Suck It,” 1907

Oil on canvas