A Gem from HFarkas via SKegel

[Renee]

Like all U.S. Presidents and their First Ladies,
Dwight D. Eisenhower and his bride
were required to sit for an official portrait.

It is little known that the first artist chosen
to paint this portrait was none other
than one of the most famous artists of the time,
the flamboyant surrealist Salvador Dali.

Dali did his best to curb his usual influences,
the ones that melted watches
and perched subjects oddly in fantastic wastelands.

But Dali allowed no one to see his work
until its grand presentation.
Finally the day came and dignitaries mingled with art critics
as they waited for the unveiling.

As the President and First Lady looked on,
Dali pulled a golden cord
and the sheet concealing his work slowly lowered.
A hushed gasp rose from the audience,
initially surprised by a traditionally
realistic portrait executed in a most non-Daliesque style.

As the crowd further surveyed the nearly classical portrait,
it became apparent that amid
the finely detailed faces, the fine clothes and the regal postures,
a shadow was centered on the First Lady's lap
which emulated the shape of,
well, a package of manhood in an erect state.

One by one shocked gasps again were heard among the audience,
then each fell into an unsettled silence
as they craned to see the President's reaction.

Only then did Eisenhower stand up and slowly
walk over for a closer inspection.
A few seconds passed that seemed like frozen hours.

Then Ike turned to Dali and, red in the face, declared,
"What kind of cockamamie picture is this?"

________________ from Harry Farkas via Stan Kegel