"What kind stamps would you like?" asked the post mistress. "We have birds and flags and the new Christmas stamps. The madonnas are nice."
The madonnas were nice. Rich reds and glowing golds.
As I inspected the Christmas stamps, mulling over my choices she added encouragingly, "And none of the parts that shouldn't be showing showing",
"What parts would that be?" I inquired, thinking of many madonnas with a tennis ball of a breast exposed.
"Oh, in last year's stamp the baby's little thing was dangling. See how in this year they don't show that lower half of the baby."
Sure enough, Jesus was cropped at the navel.
"I'll take the madonnas," I said.
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