Surrogate Father & Photographer
The Smiths were unable to conceive children, and they decided to use a surrogate father to start a family. On the day the proxy dad was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife and said, "I'm off. He should be here soon."
About a half hour after Mr. Smith departed, just by chance, a
door-to-door baby photographer rang the Smiths' doorbell, hoping to make a sale.
"Good morning, madam," the baby photographer said as Mrs. Smith answered the bell.
"I have come to..."
"Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in. "I have been expecting you."
"Really?" said the photographer. "Well, good! I've made a speciality of babies."
"That's what my husband said. Please come in and have a seat," said Mrs. Smith. After a moment, Mrs. Smith asked, blushing: "Well, where do we start?"
"Leave everything to me," said the anxious photographer. "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 there." "Bathtub, living room floor?" asked a startled Mrs. Smith. "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 am sure you will 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," responded the photographer. "I would love to be in and out in five minutes, but you would be disappointed with that, I am sure."
"Don't I know it," Mrs. Smith said quietly.
The photographer pulled out a briefcase and took out a portfolio of some of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus in London."
"My god!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed.
"And these twins turned out exceptionally well-when you consider that their mother was so difficult to work with," he said.
"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.
"Yes, I am afraid so," he said. "We finally had to go down to the city park to get the job done right. People were crowded around four and five deep, pushing to get a good look."
"Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, with eyes widened in amazement.
"Yes," said the photographer. "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 in."
Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "You mean they actually chewed on
your...um...equipment?"
"That's right. Well, madam, if you are 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 just so big and heavy... Madam??
"Good Lord", she fainted!