Grandad sits very still
A Victorian photographer tries to take a family portrait, which means everyone has to sit perfectly still for two minutes.
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Photographerlovely, everybody hold perfectly still for two minutes
Mrs Hargreavestwo MINUTES?
Photographerit's 1855, madam. the camera is very slow
Mrs Hargreavesthe baby moved
Photographerwe'll do another one
Mrs Hargreavesthe dog moved
Photographerand another
Mrs Hargreavesmy husband sneezed
Photographergrandad hasn't moved once though. what a natural
Mrs Hargreaveshe died on Tuesday
Photographer...
Mrs Hargreavesit's the only photo we'll ever have of him
Photographerthen put him in the middle. best sitter I've ever had
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