A millionaire wanted an original painting for his mansion, so
he commissioned a surrealist artist to paint him one. The subject
he chose was "Custer's Last Stand", but he cautioned the artist that
he wanted something really unique, not the sort of thing one could
see in any post office. The artist assured him that it would be so,
and went to work. For a long time he labored in secret, and finally
came the day of the great unveiling. All the rich guests were there,
champagne was poured, and the curtain was drawn back.
To his dismay, the millionaire saw in the middle of the picture
a figure which was obviously General Custer. On his left was a fish
with a halo around its head, while on his right was a vast field of
cotton in which Indians were working.
The millionaire took the artist aside, and apologizing for his
ignorance of art, asked what the painting might mean. The artist
replied, "Well you can see General Custer there. He's saying to
himself, 'Holy mackerel! Look at those cotton-pickin' Indians!'".
[This is the expurgated version. In the real version the Indians
are occupied in a somewhat different manner.]
W H Y C O P S H A T E Y O U <<<<&l <
-if you have to ask get out of the way-
Have you ever been stopped by a traffic cop and, while he was
writing a ticket or giving you a warning, you got the feeling that
he would just love to yank you out of the car, right through the
window, and smash your face into the front fender?...
