very long,
but its hilarious!
The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a
surrogate
father to start their family. On the day the surrogate father was
to
arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife and said, "I'm off. The man
should be
here soon" Half an hour later, just by chance a door-to-door
baby
photographer rang the doorbell, hoping to make a sale.
"Good morning, madam. I've come to...."
"Oh, no need to explain. I've been expecting you," Mrs.
Smith cut in.
"Really?" the photographer asked. "Well, good. I've
made a speciality of
babies"
"That's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and
have a seat"
After a moment, she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we
start?"
"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one
on the
couch and perhaps a couple on the bed. Sometimes the living room
floor is
fun too; you can really spread out!"
"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work for
Harry and me"
"Well, madam, none of us can guarantee a good one every time.
But, if we
try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven
different
angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results"
"My, that's a lot of....." gasped Mrs. Smith.
"Madam, in my line of work, a man must take his time. I'd love
to be in
and out in five minutes, but you'd be disappointed with that, I'm
sure"
"Don't I know it," Mrs. Smith said quietly.
The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of
his
baby pictures.
"This was done on the top of a bus in downtown
London"
"Oh my God!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, tugging at her
handkerchief.
"And these twins turned out exceptionally well, when you
consider their
mother was so difficult to work with"
"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.
"Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to Hyde Park to
get the job
done right. People were crowding around four and five deep, pushing
to get
a good look"
"Four and five deep?" asked Mrs. Smith, eyes widened in
amazement.
"Yes," the photographer said, "And for more than
three hours too. The
mother was constantly squealing and yelling. I could hardly
concentrate.
Then darkness approached and I began to rush my shots. Finally,
when the
squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just packed it all
in."
Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "You mean squirrels actually chewed
on your,
um......equipment?"
"That's right. Well, madam, if you're ready, I'll set up my
tripod so we
can get to work."
"Tripod?????"
"Oh yes, I have to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much
too big for
me to hold for very long. Madam? Madam? ....... Good Lord,
she's
fainted!!"