A famous painter is taken proudly by his host and hostess into their drawing-room, where one of his pictures is hanging. 'Doesn't it look marvellous?' they tell the artist, thanking him for sharing his genius with others.

'But you have hung it upside down!" exclaims the artist.

'I know,' says the quick-thinking hostess. 'This is the room my husband and I practise yoga in.'

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