Henri Adrien Tanoux, French
“Hey Guys, Say Hi To Kelly. It’s Her First Day, So If You Wouldn’t Mind Showing Her Where the Coffee Machine Is and Getting Her Going on Her Start Paperwork, That’d Be Great,” 1887
Oil on canvas
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/// To his harem comes Achmed, the bold,
looking painfully feeble and old.
The oppressive hot air
makes wives strip then and there,
but he dresses in layers— (he’s cold!)
/// Poppies perfume the air, which is steamy,
causing all who inhale to feel dreamy.
Achmed’s new wife, Namouna,
came here this afternoon. A
young girl whose complexion is creamy.
/// That she’s “good in bed” Achmed requires,
but it’s heat, not her love he desires.
New young wives, plump and fresh,
padded with soft warm flesh,
press against him when Achmed retires.
/// On fine silks of a Turkish design,
a bored eunuch and houri recline.
Though she’s sexy and flirty,
she is well over thirty;
no hot wife, just a “cool” concubine.