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The joke thus is a pun on the phrase 'artist's conception' that can mean two different things: one, Rembrandt's mother becoming pregnant with him and two, the creation of the image.
 
The joke thus is a pun on the phrase 'artist's conception' that can mean two different things: one, Rembrandt's mother becoming pregnant with him and two, the creation of the image.
  
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The title text refers to {{w|James McNeill Whistler}} who painted a portrait of his mother, known to Whistler himself as "Arrangement in Grey and Black No1" but more commonly known as "{{w|Whistler's Mother}}". As a joke on this, Megan seems to want to show a photo of Whistler's mother, which would probably be pornographic or at least different from the famous portrait. The ::click:: is Megan switching to that picture on her laptop.
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The title text refers to {{w|James McNeill Whistler}} who painted "{{w|Whistler's Mother}}", a portrait of his mother. As a joke on this, Megan seems to want to show a photo of Whistler's mother, which would probably be pornographic or at least different from the famous portrait. The ::click:: is Megan switching to that picture on her laptop.
  
 
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