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November 14, 2009 at 3:23 pm #25004CuriousParticipant
Also, realized too late (probably thankfully) that I have an entire gallery of the 9th Ward that I could have chosen from for this week.
i live on the northshore and still haven’t driven through the 9th ward. then again i tend to stay out of new orleans except for going back and forth to work or when folks visit. this area and the MS gulf coast still have so much damage that it’s amazing. and rather sad too.
November 14, 2009 at 7:02 pm #25005olavfParticipantYeah, I had the same reaction. I’ve never lived in the area, but I’ve been a few times and have a lot of love for it.
November 14, 2009 at 10:00 pm #25006U-ManParticipantAn e-mail I got recently….
The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, ‘Well, I’m off now. The man should be here soon.’
Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. ‘Good morning, Ma’am’, he said, ‘I’ve come to…’
‘Oh, no need to explain,’ Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed, ‘I’ve been expecting you.’
‘Have you really?’ said the photographer. ‘Well, that’s good. Did you know babies are my specialty?’
‘Well 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. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there.’
‘Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn’t work out for Harry and me!’
‘Well, Ma’am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I’m sure you’ll be pleased with the results.’
‘My, that’s a lot!’, gasped Mrs. Smith..
‘Ma’am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I’d love to be In and out in five minutes, but I’m sure you’d be disappointed with that.’
‘Don’t I know it,’ said Mrs. Smith quietly.
The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. ‘This was done on the top of a bus,’ he said.
‘Oh, my God!’ Mrs.. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.
‘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 the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look’
‘Four and five deep?’ said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement..
‘Yes’, the photographer replied. ‘And for more than three hours, too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling – I could hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in.’
Mrs. Smith leaned forward. ‘Do you mean they actually chewed on your, uh…equipment?’
‘It’s true, Ma’am, yes.. Well, if you’re ready, I’ll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away..’
‘Tripod?’
‘Oh yes, Ma’am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It’s much too big to be held in the hand very long.’
Mrs. Smith faintedNovember 14, 2009 at 11:32 pm #25007linguineParticipantThanks U-Man, that was great
November 15, 2009 at 2:43 am #25008thepostessParticipantCopied that. LOL
November 15, 2009 at 4:28 am #25009U-ManParticipantI’ll stop after this one – this was another e-mail – but has anybody seen this faulty design? LMAO.
November 15, 2009 at 5:24 am #25010ElsinoreKeymasterlol funny, U-Man 😆
Congrats this week to orionid and Ennuipoet!
November 15, 2009 at 7:06 am #25011nobigdealParticipantWoo Hoo!! Hit 3000 votes this week.
November 15, 2009 at 4:12 pm #25012ElsinoreKeymasterWow, sweet! Congrats, NBD!!
November 15, 2009 at 8:48 pm #25013sooshParticipantu-man, you’ll appreciate this:
http://www.photobasement.com/41-hilarious-science-fair-experiments/
November 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm #25014linguineParticipantFor as much trouble as we have predicting voting results I have to admit I just found one strange consistency. Over the summer I entered this picture
And it got 22 votes to come in 16thThen this week I entered this picture
And it also got 22 votes to come in 16thNovember 17, 2009 at 10:44 am #25015thepostessParticipantLoved the first one to guine.
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