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1. about 7 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Braquaval, the disgruntled consumer,

   got revenge later on. (That’s the rumor.)

   Told Boudin, “Just for fun

   I will paint your young son.”

   The blue boy’s dad had no sense of humor.

2. about 7 hours ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Chuck would know.

3. about 12 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// There are cracks that the paint was concealing,

   but the color scheme isn’t appealing.

   And Boudin, an art lover,

   was appalled to discover

   they’d destroyed Michelangelo’s ceiling.

4. about 12 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// “I have studied this mansion’s schematic,

   and there’s no cause to be so ecstatic.

   Take the time to explore

   the entire third floor

   and you’ll find it’s an unfinished attic.”

5. about 12 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Braquaval’s youngest daughter was bossed

   by her sister who told her “get lost!”

   All those places to play

   mean she might search all day

   and their paths might well never have crossed.

6. about 13 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Thank you, lagoulou. These are written to entertain myself, but my hope is that they will please others as well.

   BTW: I am so happy to have you back with us and hope that, all things considered, you are doing well right now.

7. about 22 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Braquaval: “You are being absurd.

   Any fool can see you broke your word.

   It is not at all clear

   you’ve portrayed my home here,

   for, whatever it is, it’s too blurred!”

8. about 23 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Eugène Boudin replied, “Don’t you see?

   What you got is a bargain from me.

   I have painted your house,

   plus your daughters and spouse,

   and I threw in the garden for free.”

9. about 23 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// “I’d have never agreed to pay you

   for an oil like the ones which I do.

   Did you not read my notes?

   I wrote ‘Give it two coats!’

   Return all you were paid or I’ll sue.”

10. about 23 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Painter Braquaval later would grouse

    that Boudin, his “good friend” was a louse.

    “You knew just what I meant

    when I got your assent

    to, for one hundred francs, paint my house!”