Recently, President Obama signed the financial reform act.

“Damnit. This is why I wrote-in Stalin in ’08.”

But a picture taken during the President’s press conference reveals a curious thing…

ABOVE: The rat in the lower right corner.

ALSO: The podium fits around the President like a large Kuribo’s Shoe. Yes, we went there.

CNN heard a report that the rat was off to tell his co-workers on Wall Street that financial reform had passed.

Also, poor Jessica said she had been tortured so badly she lost the “G” at the end of her name, and could only whisper: “Wolf Blitzer… you’re my only hope.”

Now, we don’t really know anything about politics except what we read in Jason Hawes’ twitter account:

Actual Tweet: Census shouldn’t ask our race,Race makes no difference.All they need 2 know is were here,ready to defend and paying taxes.lol

In the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln: “Lol indeed, sir. Lol indeed.”

But, since we are interested in horrific creatures showing up at signing ceremonies –

“Since I have to sign so many, I’m just going to write “fhtagn” on each book.”

So we compiled  a list of some historic signing ceremonies, and the animals that interrupted them:

1778, United States

ANIMAL: Bald Eagle

Benedict Arnold was one of the soldiers who took the first “Oath of Allegiance” as a sign of loyalty to the United States.

If you look very carefully, you can see his fingers crossed behind his back.

According to legend, when he took the oath, a nearby Bald Eagle shed a solitary tear. Of course, that may be because the soldiers were celebrating the oath by roasting it.

“We crossed the Susquehanna on a raft in the winter. I think we’re entitled to meat, however we can get it.”

1938, Munich

ANIMAL: Rat

Neville Chamberlain proved conclusively he did not have a time travel device by signing a peace agreement with Hitler.

The rat is in the lower left corner. On audio recordings, it very clearly says: “You have to be s#!!%ng me.”

ABOVE: “There will be peace in our time…” and profoundly uncomfortable silences. As well as: the worst facial hair in recorded history.

ABOVE: Too ugly a beard to be recorded by history. ALSO: Allowed slacker, ugly dudes to grow the worst beard imaginable and then say: “Hey ladies! I look just like Brad Pitt! Ladies… lad…ies…?”

1984, Spain

ANIMAL: Ennui

Press conference of Miguel Boyer y Joaquín Almunia Miguel Boyer, minister of Economy, and Joaquín Almunia, minister of Work.

…So, as you can see, the Minister of Economy, and the Minister of Work clearly don’t get along. Which means… “work” and “economics” don’t get along…. Which means… yes, it’s OK you sit on your couch and don’t try to get a job.

1998 – San Diego, California.

ANIMAL: Wasp

If you look very closely, you can see a wasp circling at Ryan Leaf’s signing:

Scientists believe this is the only time that anything associated with Ryan Leaf hit it’s intended target.

1776, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ANIMAL: Purple bats that fly through walls that are melting

The Constitution wasn’t written on hemp paper. It was drafted on hemp paper.  This was because Benjamin Franklin took the heroin paper that it was brainstormed on.

“I smoked some, and traded the rest of the first draft of the Constitution for, like most things, high-end prostitutes. Admittedly, there might’ve been a better use for the perpetual motion machine I invented.”