Old photos

I was scanning some old photos for my mom the other day. A lot of these old snapshots exhibit a natural, if odd, aestheticism. In this shot of Aunt Ethel, left, and Aunt Hertha, my grandmother's sisters, the composition is so interesting to me. I really like it uncropped. And the way they hold themselves, with the iced tea. Ethel's smile is a bit forced, while Hertha looks natural. I'm guessing this is from late '50s. Probably a Sunday afternoon? Would Ethel wear pearls on a weekday? I didn't know Ethel well; she lived in the Ozarks. But I saw Hertha often. Hertha was probably about 4-foot-10 and had a voice of a cartoon character -- very high-pitched, but kind of buzzy. Like a boy going through puberty. We still try to make her caramels, which there was no set recipe for. She died in her late 90s, peacefully during a conversation in her living room, if I remember correctly.

Knee-slapper

An 80-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting. When she went before the judge, he asked her, "What did you steal?"
She replied: a can of peaches.
The judge asked her why she had stolen them and she replied that she was hungry.
The judge then asked her how many peaches were in the can. She replied 6.
The judge then said, "I will give you 6 days in jail."
Before the judge could actually pronounce the punishment the woman's husband spoke up and asked the judge if he could say something.
He said, "What is it?"
The husband said "She also stole a can of peas."

I just got this in e-mail from a friend. I exploded when I read the punchline. I think the photo did it.