Oh. I didn’t notice the ninja standing in the doorway.
I don’t think she’s speaking, I think the man in the bed is doing the talking.
I agree with Kilby. But is it a joke if it simply reiterates what the painting itself implies?
I think the woman is speaking – the man in the bed has his hand over his mouth and looks a bit embarrassed.
@ narmitaj – His embarassment fits perfectly to the dialog as written, but it might have been even clearer if it had been something like “Can’t you see that I’m busy?“
Note that Robert Kraft, owner of the Patriots, was recently named in a prostitution case. That’s where the real joke is.
The painting is “Candaules Showing His Wife to Gyges”, illustrating an incident told by Herodotos which led to Gyges (father of Midas) becoming king of Lydia. The guy in bed is Candaules, the king, who thought his wife was so hot he insisted on showing off to his right-hand man.
The caption almost certainly refers to Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, who got caught up in a human trafficking sweep in Florida last week and, while he’s only facing misdemeanor soliciting charges, the NFL has been making vague noises about sanctions.
“The caption almost certainly refers to Robert Kraft”
I wish I could always get a larger version of That Is Priceless paintings. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what he’s talking about.
Chak: Yeah, for this one the guy in the doorway is pretty hard to see. He’s much more visible in the larger version.
Kilby, if this were an office scene with an undressed secretary the man might be speaking, but I don’t think it makes sense in a bedroom scene.
@ Treesong – Way back then, many kings conducted a fair amount of business from their bedrooms and in even in their beds. I remember reading about one (probably French, but I forget which one) who would nominate a courtier to take care of the royal chamber pot, which was (at the time) considered a signal honor.
The Groom of the Stool was a British position. The French had a similar position, but it wasn’t specifically about the toilet.
Kilby – The closer one works to a royal, the more important the person has to be. You wouldn’t want a beggar who needed a job getting that close physically to the king or that close that he would hear all the goings surrounding the king.
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She’s addressing the john at the door.
Oh. I didn’t notice the ninja standing in the doorway.
I don’t think she’s speaking, I think the man in the bed is doing the talking.
I agree with Kilby. But is it a joke if it simply reiterates what the painting itself implies?
I think the woman is speaking – the man in the bed has his hand over his mouth and looks a bit embarrassed.
@ narmitaj – His embarassment fits perfectly to the dialog as written, but it might have been even clearer if it had been something like “Can’t you see that I’m busy?“
Note that Robert Kraft, owner of the Patriots, was recently named in a prostitution case. That’s where the real joke is.
The painting is “Candaules Showing His Wife to Gyges”, illustrating an incident told by Herodotos which led to Gyges (father of Midas) becoming king of Lydia. The guy in bed is Candaules, the king, who thought his wife was so hot he insisted on showing off to his right-hand man.
The caption almost certainly refers to Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, who got caught up in a human trafficking sweep in Florida last week and, while he’s only facing misdemeanor soliciting charges, the NFL has been making vague noises about sanctions.
“The caption almost certainly refers to Robert Kraft”
Yes, this is the gist of the joke.
https://www.google.com/search?q=King+Candaules&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b
“Your appointment” would have made this clearer.
I wish I could always get a larger version of That Is Priceless paintings. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what he’s talking about.
Chak: Yeah, for this one the guy in the doorway is pretty hard to see. He’s much more visible in the larger version.
Kilby, if this were an office scene with an undressed secretary the man might be speaking, but I don’t think it makes sense in a bedroom scene.
@ Treesong – Way back then, many kings conducted a fair amount of business from their bedrooms and in even in their beds. I remember reading about one (probably French, but I forget which one) who would nominate a courtier to take care of the royal chamber pot, which was (at the time) considered a signal honor.
The Groom of the Stool was a British position. The French had a similar position, but it wasn’t specifically about the toilet.
Kilby – The closer one works to a royal, the more important the person has to be. You wouldn’t want a beggar who needed a job getting that close physically to the king or that close that he would hear all the goings surrounding the king.