Mid-Morning Art Thread

That Gentleman
Andrew Wyeth

Here is a good example of the difference between seeing a painting in person, and seeing it on a phone or computer screen. In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (HdYcL)

4 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

5 Wish there was just a little more light.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (9ghpU)

6 Shoes belong on the floor, my dude.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (jehhT)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (tjClK)

8 Scissors hung up on the board.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (bss/y)

9 i'll bet those scissors are not chinese.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

10 Cobbler?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (bss/y)

11 classic wool and flannel, which is also wool, unless it's flannelette.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

12 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (tjClK)

13 My farts are more artistic

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

14 That was from my "I'm Really Hungover and Can't Stand Light or Bright Colors" Period

Posted by: Andrew Wyeth at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (t6mj2)

15 hints of linoleum wainscotting, but i doubt it.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

16 And how can this be. He looks reasonably healthy and content. I'm told that black people have been oppressed and enslaved for thousands of years. No way he can look that good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (tjClK)

17 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

18 The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

His wife who was still alive offered she had no idea.

"Hey honey I'm going over to paint our hot German neighbor again. Yeah I'm just gonna have her lay in a field or something in front of a barn fully dressed and not at all naked ok? No you can't come. That would ruin my artistic focus!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)

19 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (tjClK)

20 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

21 The scissors on the wall were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

22 From Wyeth's time immediately after reading Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (rDiMt)

23
Shoes need polishing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (HdYcL)

24 i could get that sky blue paint off of the chair with a scotchbrite.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

25 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM

"And suddenly, I knew Pittsburgh."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (kgE5c)

26 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

ISWYDT

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tjClK)

27 That Guy >>> That Gentleman

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (BgZgJ)

28 Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

My understanding (Legal disclaimer) is that it's legal but the facility posting that sign is responsible for security.

And lordie that painting looks dark. I'll believe you when you say it's better in person.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (99eI0)

29 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

30 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. This dude in the painting looks old enough for Geezer Golf. I wonder if he has a few bucks in his pocket?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (2WIwB)

31 Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......
Posted by: Sponge

Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

32 20 corn sealed means corn sealed.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

33 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

34 Water wheel, nice creek, some trees,nukular glow from cabin window, smoke rising from chim-o-lee, good art is simple. This is not good art.
Posted by: Thomas Kinkade

Vault 7?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (MTg2D)

35 At least the gentleman isn't sitting on an ottoman.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (2WIwB)

36
Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

Valid way to go about things......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (tjClK)

37 35 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

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I'm not sure what they'd rate this as, but probably higher than junk.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (46HP8)

38 How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

On the front door. But it is owned by the city of Dallas, so that complicates it. I don't think the prohibition is legal, but it isn't something that I would care to push as a non-resident.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)

39 Looks like someone put gramps in time out

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

40 Looks like That Gentleman is all setup for a night of TV watching.

But there's no TV.

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (8mulE)

41 We're going to need to increase the anti-depressants.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (0nHVk)

42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

43 he appears to have gitd nail polish on his thumb, just like lorena the mexican whore.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

44 42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

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100 souls before the mast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (46HP8)

45 This is cutting edge.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

46 ‘In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.’

True with most art. Especially because most of the originals are yuge works that take up most — if not more — of a wall. I didn’t realize how big these paintings really were until I started going to museums. ‘Birth of Venus’ is like 10 feet wide!

Ironically, only the Mona Lisa is underwhelming in person. The most famous painting in all of human history is small, dull, and … crap. I have no idea how it got to be so famous.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (BgZgJ)

47 >>>>>It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania
*********
It's always sunny in Philadelphia.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (aykDQ)

48 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

49 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

That's an easy decision to make

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (sKqQm)

50 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

51 When you're really pissed about something... that's what it looks like.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (jehhT)

52 The painting is dark, yet.... The solitude of the man sitting by himself speaks to me. With the little bit of light shining in from behind makes me think it is evening time. I often look for a place to retreat to for solitude in the evening. No phone, tv, noise, nothing. And this is why this painting speaks to me.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (N39Ws)

53 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...
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It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

54 Rock and paper just out of frame.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

55
The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

__________

Oh, groan. Thanks for nothing. Now I'm reminded that Houston will soon be overrun with Eurotrash sneering at us for not appreciating soccer. Now I just want to go into hibernation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (HdYcL)

56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)

57 David Puddy, just staring at a wall. That's right.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (XvL8K)

58 The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

TBH its likely not you are going to say a Chipoltes and have to worry about your fellow customers...

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (sKqQm)

59 Very dark . Would only hang in an all white broom
Always liked Wyeth
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (hpwtA)

60 56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)
——-

‘We trademarked that shit’

— WNBA

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (BgZgJ)

61 45 This is cutting edge.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM
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But I’m afraid it ain’t gonna cut it.

Posted by: Groan... at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

62 That Girl!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

63 29 Is it brighter in person?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (8mulE)

64
Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

___________

So, just as dreary.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (HdYcL)

65 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.

Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

66 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)

67 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.
Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

Cut it out Horde. 100 comments and such.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2WIwB)

68 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

It's why Punxatawney Phil only bothers checking once a year.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (g/iaZ)

69 Very nice painting. I like it.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (hwjV+)

70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

71 Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

So 'yes' for what I meant by bright.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)

72 On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

73 Wyeth didn't cut corners with this one.

Posted by: Make it stop at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

75 If you say so.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (EI0rs)

76 Guy is waiting to get a haircut and the magazine selection sucks.On a positive note they throw in a shoe shine while you wait...

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (YwEeS)

77 Looks like the lighting in modern H'wood films, as if they are trying to conceal something.

Still: atmospheric indeed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

78 On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

Low sugar diet and not many seed oils.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)

79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

80 79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

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Redrum.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (46HP8)

81 I like this one. Could be a barber, shoes off, just taking a load off his feet for the first time that day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

82 dark
looks like a guy sitting in a chair
that's all I got
no hang

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (ZxPkt)

83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

84 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026

***
I was about to ask the same thing. But the shoes on the table or desk suggest shoe repair.

I imagine this to be dusk of a fall evening, when his shop (whether tailor, barber, or cobbler) is closed. He's a widower; no real reason to go home yet. So he sits and remembers how Flora would laugh at a joke, and that wonderful musky perfume she used to wear even at church. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

85 Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)
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Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (oqH4h)

86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

87 @84 And Scranton's finest!

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (EI0rs)

88 If this is really a barber shop then where's the obligatory RIDGID Tools calendar and complimentary male gaze fodder?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

89 83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

Yeah, that's good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)

90 86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

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And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP8)

91 Very American

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (E31IE)

92 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.
Posted by: ballistic

Owned by the city of Dallas. Makes it public.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:02 AM (MTg2D)

93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

94 93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

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*flexes*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (46HP8)

95 Alternate title:

"Will Smith Spent His Last Days Staring At The Corner Where He Was Sure That He'd Left His Favorite Shoes"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (iJfKG)

96 Some guns are works of art

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)

97 City of Dallas is trying to use 46.03 (government buildings) as the code to deny CC at the museum.

Provided here is a complete list of statutory Texas concealed carry restrictions - locations where you may NOT carry concealed (or open) within Texas. We encourage you to review the classified list below if you have the time.

Schools: Public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities
Government Buildings: Courthouses, government offices, polling places
Airports: Secured areas
Recreational Locations: Racetracks, amusement parks
Sporting Events: High school, collegiate, and professional sports
Medical Facilities: Hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes
Liquor-licensed Businesses: Establishments with 51% or more income from alcohol sales
Private Property: Where owners have prohibited firearms via signage or verbal notice

https://tinyurl.com/yut5kfhh

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:06 AM (MTg2D)

98 Yeah, I guess it's just me.

Posted by: Thanks. Got it. at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

99 "The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair."

That was at the end of his career, proving once again that there is no fool like an old fool. The paintings of the neighbor, called the "Helga" paintings, look like copies or parodies of his earlier, superb paintings of the Kuerner and Olsen families. It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

100 Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

It does matter. TX law has fairly strict preemption provisions where firearms are concerned. It's possible that some city-owned venues are exempt. I have no idea if the Dallas art museum is one of them. Since I am no longer* a TX resident, I don't care enough to email TSRA or the AG's office to ask.

* or more optimisically, "not currently"

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (vTZFs)

101 Fiery but emaciated Latina, Nina Maia, sings at restaurant. Restaurant takes pity on her, feeds her:
youtube.com/watch?v=r4oxrwiW1GM

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (Wq24h)

102 Alternate Title:

"Helga Didn't Age Well"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

103 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________

I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 10:10 AM (XvL8K)

104 Jihadwatch is reporting on marches through Madrid against Pedro Sánchez, their premier, who is a crook himself but sure has a lot to say about those money grubbing joooz.
Tommy Robinson is calling him Dirty Sánchez.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:11 AM (E6ouU)

105 Is that a paintbrush or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by: Helga at May 26, 2026 10:12 AM (E6ouU)

106 PSA:

Any vets in the Baltimore area are invited to Jimmy's Famous Seafood for a free buffet lunch plus a free beer today, 5/26, from 12-3pm.

https://tinyurl.com/w8br8jxp

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (3ImbR)

107 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________
I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

"It's my wife! Quick, take your clothes off!"
--- just the punchline

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

108 Dude is disappointed that the barber refused to serve him because he has no hair to cut!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (w9Wax)

109 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (sKqQm)

110 Hmm … "FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons!" … ? No problemo. Open carry is the way to go, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 26, 2026 10:15 AM (ayRl+)

111 Happy Primary Day, TX rhino hunters.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:16 AM (E6ouU)

112 I saw a thread where someone argued that making someone pay for college because you did is the same as making someone else get molested because you were.

And...the fascinating thing about this line of thought is that it ignores college facilities/labor costs money. There isn't a bill for college because someone is doing something bad to you, there is a bill for college because you are using goods and services from others, and you shouldn't be able to force others to do labor on your behalf.

If we were to come up with a better analogy, making a new college student pay for college after you paid for your own is liking making that new college student cook his dinner instead of being forced to cook both his and your own.

Not that college prices shouldn't come down - prices could easily be halved across the board with no loss in the already questionable quality with a few common sense reforms

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

113 https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

So, in 2022, Newsom won the jungle primary for governor with 55% of the vote (second place was GOP Brian Dahle with about 18% of the vote, the general saw Newsom win 59% vs. 41%).

As of the comparable date 4 years ago to yesterday, Democrats had returned 54% of total ballots.

As of yesterday, Democrats have returned...42% of ballots.

I mean...this is CA, land of ballot harvesting now. But...that's a real sign that Democrats real enthused, huh?

I wouldn't make any real predictions off of this but it is...interesting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (46HP8)

114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

115 I bet some of the depth would come from how the painting was lit in the museum and what the ambient lighting was like.

I made it big. I have a dark desktop background. And I turned off the room lights. It helps a bit.

I bet the museum would do something like that. A good light flooding the canvas but the ambient lighting dimmed.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

116 Fox reported on the Putzkommandant's Kylekommentary five days ago.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:22 AM (E6ouU)

117 >- he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1
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I would think civilians aiding and abetting the enemy would be fair game
but I'm not a grained sniper, so YMMV

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (ZxPkt)

118 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

119 I wasn't aware Arabs had noncombatants.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (BI5O2)

120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

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"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP8)

121 "grained sniper"

Finer grained == smaller groups.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (Wq24h)

122 It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

Take a look at "Daydream" and tell me that is a sad ending.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (iERP6)

123 Remember when the FNM accused Trump of saying US troops were idiots for joining up?

How is Platner's comments not way, way worse.

Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

124 If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
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"Unseemly Critter Descending a Staircase."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (BI5O2)

125 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

127 126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

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*slow nod*
-Jason Vorhees

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (46HP8)

128 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (E6ouU)

129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

130 74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

131 Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

Now, now... I believe that they wanted to send Zionists to concentration camps. Jews who advocate for the destruction of Israel are just fine whereas gentiles who believe it should exist as a Jewish homeland would be packed up as well.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

132 130 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

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*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (46HP8)

133 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Per Insty, Act Blue has cut off her funding, presumably not for antisemitism but for being stupid enough to say it out loud.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (vTZFs)

134 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

One particular place in Maine is absolutely magical to me. This year will be the 60th consecutive year a group of men in my family has gone to the same island in the same lake to fish and drink booze for a week. No electricity. No plumbing. No women.

This year, I'm bringing my son - the first of the fourth generation to make the trip.

When the time comes, my ashes will be spread on the island and in the water.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (Kdi1r)

135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

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*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!

Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

136 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

Rodin would probably go with it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

137 >>> I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

This has been a lefty slander for a while now. He is pretty much just parroting every commie/reddit stupid thing now.

I think the idea is the only money men left want the absolute destruction and subjugation of the country and the commies are going all in on supporting everything. The commies always go all in. If they lose it doesn't matter because the winners are always an amenable happy lot that will try hard to get along, and many are worthless naive cucks that don't want to be in control anyway, but if they win they can just exterminate us all.

It is always win - win for the left

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (3uBP9)

138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

139 135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

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*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

I didn't say he was the first!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

140 *glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

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Young people. Amirite?

Posted by: Curly at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)

141 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.

Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

142 I guess the Illinois concealed carry laws must have changed some. The stores used to have 'no firearms' signs. Now they have 'no open carry' signs. Can anybody put me some f'n knowledge what changed?

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Wq24h)

143 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)
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WITHOUT EVIDENCE!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (RIvkX)

144 'trained'

bad case of Fatfinger

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ZxPkt)

145 Willowed: boomers in the python

They were always going to have an outsized impact due to their sheer numbers.

But as they get/got older, they remained in their homes like every older generation before them.

Not selling has some impact. But not building due to regulatory BS IMHO far exceeds not building.

If you buy a lot in the middle of nowhere in LA county, you must have access to potable water. An actual well. A large tank will not be permitted and thus you cannot build a house.

Regulatory and NINBY is a choice.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ItWcy)

146 HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:34 AM (E6ouU)

147 138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

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Apparently, it's Democrats leaking this stuff right now. The primary isn't actually over and there's another guy still in the running hoping to derail him.

There's reportedly stuff that's a lot worse in the waiting. Once the nomination is official, Collins' camp and the RNC should be unloading. (What could it be? I expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.)

I'm reminded of the 2020 AR Senate election where Cotton dropped a huge oppo dump on his Democrat opponent, Josh Mahony, the day after the filing deadline. Mahony dropped out right afterwards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (46HP8)

148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

149 148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

Don't want to lose their cash cow...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (crd+F)

150 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.
Posted by: gKWVE

I'm her huckleberry. Whenever she's ready to try.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (MTg2D)

151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

152 expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.

Now let's not get too hasty, my dear chap. Keep it on the track.

Posted by: Max Mosley at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (E6ouU)

153 CBD, if the museum is city-owned, no. If privately owned, it can hang a 30.05, 30.06, 30.07 sign.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (T6aVk)

154 151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

155 Wife, who chose to not vote in the Republican primary, is headed out to vote in the run-off (yes, you can do that) because she very much wants Cornyn gone and there's a judge run-off she feels strongly about.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

156 Dogs Playing Poker is bright, not as dark as this. Just sayin…

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (T6aVk)

157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

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"The Farm Bureau endorsed Cornyn? Well, I guess I'll just change my vote!"
-like, 10% of the Republican primary electorate

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (46HP8)

158 Whoa! I knew Andrew Wyeth could be subtle but this painting takes it to another level. The comfortable posture, the dim light, the man's head held straight as he looks forward, the hand sitting still in his lap, all point to a relaxed, contemplative atmosphere. (He should be smoking a pipe, says the pipe smoking art critic.) No idea what, if anything, the scissors on the wall represent except, perhaps, he cares for his few belongings.

Part of Wyeth's power is how he draws in the viewers attention and almost forces them to think about the scene, what it could mean to the artist and what it means to the viewer. Looking at his paintings is a process. It is rather literary in the way good writing draws in the reader and appeals to their own experiences. LOTR may be one of the best examples of that.

Posted by: JTB at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (yTvNw)

159 157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (crd+F)

160 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

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It's not just a lie. It's a Biden lie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)

161 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.
Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

162 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)

163 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Is he on crack?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:43 AM (E6ouU)

164 Stockhausen dance music for spazzes:
youtube.com/watch?v=u6sDQ1ReHy4

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (Wq24h)

165 129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

We're gonna be rich!!!

Posted by: Brain Bleach Warehouse at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (brIJB)

166 120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

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"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP

"I'm just going to put a load in the dishwasher"
-Arnold

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (N39Ws)

167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I mean, "corn" is right there in his name what can you do?

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (3uBP9)

168 166 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Wq24h)

169
HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.
Posted by: gKWVE

Count on it!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (Cqx++)

170 Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

So when people say that Maureen Galindo sucks as a candidate, they aren't wrong?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (N39Ws)

171 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I had to look it up.

Our Mission:
Texas Farm Bureau’s mission is to be the Voice of Texas Agriculture.

We are Texas Farm Bureau. Over 500,000 member-families strong.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (MTg2D)

172 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM

Someone please ask him about Skull Blumenthal

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (E31IE)

173
It's a New Yorker cartoon

"I think I'm going to kill myself"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (s9VOe)

174 That Gentleman, 1960
Andrew Wyeth

That Gentleman is a celebrated 1960 tempera painting by American realist Andrew Wyeth. It is a poignant, quiet portrait of his longtime neighbor and friend, Tom Clark.Key details about the piece include:

The Subject: Clark was an elderly African American man living in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Wyeth deeply admired him, stating, "His voice is gentle, his wit is keen, and his wisdom enormous."

The Meaning: The unique title comes from Clark's own polite habit of referring to everyday inanimate objects or insects as "that gentleman."

Current Location: The painting is housed at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) in Texas, where it remains one of their most beloved American works.

When the painting first went on display in Dallas, the public was so enamored with it that visitors left change in a collection box to help the museum buy it. Touched by the gesture, Wyeth donated a rare preparatory study to the museum as a thank-you.
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That Gentleman was painted using a very old technique called egg tempera. Andrew Wyeth preferred this method because it allowed him to paint with incredible detail and build up rich texture.
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Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (NFX2v)

175 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.

And ignores the 10X demon of adverse incentives:
Government

If we truly want to fix ... everything--it starts with reducing the size, scope and reach of government at every level.
Nothing will be fixed until we fix that.

Everyone wants someone else's ox gored first.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

177 176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

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Cornyn was up all night servicing the entire board of directors to get it!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (46HP8)

178
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Ornate or plain frame?

Matted or unmatted?

Behind glass or no?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (s9VOe)

179 > I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"
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In my case, the insurance agency for the house and vehicles.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 10:53 AM (jehhT)

180 There are things worse than Nazism.

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him
Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.

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Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

181 Wyeth’s use of light is always incredible. The artist “Once, while I was doing a painting of a Negro called Tom Clark-it was called That Gentleman [above|-Halloween came along. I shaved every bit of hair off my head. I was absolutely bald. Then I put alizarin crimson all over my whole head and then took brown ink and rubbed it over very transparently and the red came through. I tipped my eyes with adhesive tape, enlarged my nostrils a little and I actually looked like Tom Clark. I was becoming a part of my painting, really.”

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (pZEOD)

182 3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

🤣 You've probably made my day.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (NFX2v)

183
I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Don't forget that Yeb!'s spawn, George P, was the elected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.

This is a Bushie move.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (s9VOe)

184 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I guess they want to keep the devil they know... Or they believe the polls that Cornyn has a better chance of beating Talerico...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (crd+F)

185 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Probably because insurance is their real moneymaker and a lot of the big farmers want open borders for cheap labor.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (E4rtv)

186 180 Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

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White progressives Platner and Talarico losing in November is going to inflame so many intraparty fights, it's going to be hilarious.

Black caucus is already pissed about Talarico beating Crockett. Moderates are going to be furious with the hard left when Platner loses.

And then the presidential primary starts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (46HP8)

187 I had to look up when this painting was done. 1960. I though it looked like 1930's depression era.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (IifOV)

188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

189 188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

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Against Susan freakin' Collins.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46HP8)

190 And then the presidential primary starts.

Yep. *sigh* We never get a break any more, do we?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (vTZFs)

191 Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....
Posted by: It's me donna

Her term ends in 2028. The other Alaskan senator, Sullivan, is up this year. I think there is another vote on whether to keep the ridiculous ranked order voting this year as well. If that is gone, then Murcow has a tougher fight for reelection.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

192 That's what I like about Democrats.

"Oh, yeah? See, this sad fuckin' cuck is whining about our guy being a Nazi. It's not as if he's a Republican or something. Destroy this cuck."

We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

193 >>Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)

194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

195 192 We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

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Well, it's happening.

Cornyn and Massie are a couple of recent examples.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

196 194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

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She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

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