Thursday, 15 November 2007

The Photograph that Sparked a War.

Once upon a time, there stood a two-story house in a quiet and relaxed suburb. Inside that house, there were two adults, and a brother and sister. For the most part the siblings lived amicably in ajoining rooms, arguing only once an hour every so often. They had their differences, but they also had their moments of peace.

One afternoon, they spent some time playing with their chihuahua, Max, who had recently taken a fancy to a t-shirt wearing toy lion. Snickering, the two siblings talked about how the lion was about the same size as Max, and that we should see how it looked on him. They then set about clothing the chihuahua (much to his disgust) and snapped a picture. The result was a ridiculously cute photograph.

Yes, I'm talking about my brother & I a few years ago. So why did this uneventful afternoon spark a war, you might be wondering? It all comes down to who takes credit for the photo. I will swear until I am black and blue that it was me who snapped the shot. I even remember how I managed to get the positioning perfect - Max was sitting at the top of the stairs, and I was lying down the stairs so that the level was the same. But Ajay also swears that he was the photographer... and so, years later, the debate has still not yet come to an end. Oh dear.

If we never solve the mystery (i.e. If Ajay never comes clean and admits the real story!) at least we have one heck of a picture as a memento.

Max

36 comments:

  1. Yes indeed it is an awesome photo - but Alynda, it should have at least a PG-rating. I mean, full-frontal nudity isn't really a G-rated thing, right? :P

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  2. haha...that's such a cute picture!!

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  3. Take the credit! Great shot!

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  4. that picture might have to be my new screen saver. :-P

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  5. I am a little scared of this one... his head seems so enormous!

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  6. God, my husband and I are totally capable of having this same fight. How is it possible that two people can have completely different memories of the same thing? And why won't they just admit they're wrong??

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  7. What is it with brothers not being able to admit they are wrong?

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  8. Cutest. Picture. Ever. Taken.

    I love the long hair!

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  9. Okay, I don't want to get involved in choosing sides here. But damn, that is one awesome photo!

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  10. Oh my lord with that picture! Too funny!

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  11. So adorable. And I 100% believe that Aly was the photographer. Not that I'm biased or anything.

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  12. Only a girl could take a picture that cute. I'm with you sweetie.

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  13. [Sniff!] He looks a lot like my Pocus! [Sniff!] You took the shot. Everybody knows that women take way better pictures! Ha!

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  14. As a reader of your blog, it matters not to me who took the picture, only that you so willingly shared it with us. Thank you!

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  15. Whomever it was cropped the poor little bugger's ear off! That leads me to believe it was your brother who took the shot.

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  16. well whoever took it that picture is freakin adorable!!

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  17. Oh my god, seriously, Max and Lola would have the prettiest babies. I love the tufts of hair on his ears :)

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  18. When Annie was a baby and my niece was a baby, we once dressed Annie in a Yale t-shirt that someone had sent to Lucy. Aside from that, I've only dressed Annie in people clothes a handful of times, and she's a weimaraner!

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  19. haha that photo is priceless...and he actually looks like he likes it.

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  20. OMG, that picture! I can't stop looking at it :) AwwwWWW!

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  21. That is so precious! I love, love, love it!

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  22. Ack! I LOVE LOVE LOVE long haired Chi's!

    PS.. I don't know your brother... so I say you took the photo. Does a biased blog vote count?

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  23. OHHHHH totally cute!
    And I believe you when you say you took the picture!
    If you think that's bad, though, I can top it.
    I used to dress up Snuggles (my boy dog) in pink dolls clothes, bonnet and all, and push him around in my pram, and he would just lay there. I was only little though... so we never got a picture of it. He's too picky now, he doesn't even like having his winter jumper put on!

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  24. That's just a funny picture! I love it!

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  25. That is a whole lotta cute in a teeny-tinnay package. I think your brother took it though - only a boy would leave the dogs' package so prominently out in this shot.

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  26. I look at that photo every time I see it in your house.
    Makes me giggle ... I put Wally in one of my work shirts once... he didn't look as cute.

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  27. I understand why this photo is causing a war. It's great! And that doggie is waaaaay adorable.

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  28. I love little Max, how cute is that shirt! Between Shelby, Lola and Max they would have one crazy play date!

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  29. The dog won't tell you who it was?

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  30. I just want to reach out and squeeze him. Too cute.

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