A painter by the name of Murphy, whilst not a brilliant scholar, was a
gifted portrait artist. Over a short number of years, his fame grew and
soon people from all over Ireland were coming to the town of Doolin in
County Clare to get him to paint their likenesses.
One day a beautiful young English woman arrived at his house in a stretch
limousine and asked if he would paint her in the nude. This being the first
time anyone had made such a request he was a bit perturbed, particularly
when the woman told him that money was no object; in fact, and she was
willing to pay up to £10,000. Not wanting to get into any marital strife,
he asked her to wait while he went into the house to confer with Mary, his
wife.
In a few minutes he returned. "T'would be me pleasure to paint yer portrait,
missus," he said, "The wife says it's okay. "I'll paint ya in da nude all
right, but I have to at least leave me socks on so I have a place to wipe me
brushes." EricT
Now at the age where I know I like girls but can't remember why!
EricT
