Mitch the sad old poet stared into the
void. He had read in Genesis 2:18
that "it was not good for the man to be
alone" but the man was alone. What
then was the use of it all?
But nothing lasts forever:
"Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream."
He thought of Billie Jean King. An
accomplished woman but neither
she nor any of her ilk held the slightest
interest for Mitch. None — and he was
accomplished woman but neither
she nor any of her ilk held the slightest
interest for Mitch. None — and he was
sure the feeling was mutual.
Then Rachel suddenly appeared. She
was a real shot in the arm.
was a real shot in the arm.
Here's a picture of a jackass with a hot young
woman. The jackass is "on cloud nine."
woman. The jackass is "on cloud nine."
Here's a picture of Mitch and Rachel.
Rachel had done some drawings over the years.
Many of them were sexual in a peculiar way.
Two of Mitch's favorite exclamations were "fuckbirds"
and "fuck a duck." Rachel adapted these as a drawing
of ducks having sexual intercourse.
Rachel started doing drawings of Mitch with a penis
for his nose.
for his nose.
When Mitch was watching the world cup soccer
game Rachel did a drawing that continued the
game Rachel did a drawing that continued the
nose/penis idea. Mitch was rooting for Paraguay
which she misspelled in the drawing.
Rachel had a fondness for word play. In another nose/penis
drawing she referred to post-nasal dick.
Fascinated and energized by Rachel, Mitch started
a sort of beatnik biker look. He told Rachel they
might have to live under a bridge and without batting
an eyelash she said, "Let's live under a bridge then."
a sort of beatnik biker look. He told Rachel they
might have to live under a bridge and without batting
an eyelash she said, "Let's live under a bridge then."
Mitch showed Rachel a picture of a rabbi with a
possum which she found very inspiring.
Mitch showed Rachel a picture of a rabbi with a
possum which she found very inspiring.
Possums started appearing in the drawings as a
sexual symbol. Also Jewish stuff,
sexual symbol. Also Jewish stuff,
The possum became a regular character in drawings
whose meaning could be obscure.
whose meaning could be obscure.
But nothing lasts forever:
"Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream."
Ha, ha hee, full well is me,
For I am now at liberty.
For I am now at liberty.
– Sir Thomas Wyatt, the elder