Will this madness never end?

Slaphead

This photograph amused me. It appears, at first sight, that the man on the right is about to pat his little bald friend.

The truth, as is so often the case, is far more mundane. According to the caption to this photograph at forbes.com, Outgoing General Electric (GE) chief executive Jeffrey Immelt (R), flanked by then Vice President, Corporate Business Development at GE, John Flannery, now its CEO, salutes as he leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, after his meeting with French President on May 28, 2014..

How drear.