I'm over at my parents' home and they are getting ready to go away on Monday, so wanted their suitcases out of the roof. Its one of these trap door loft entrances and my step-father isn't up to climbing steps yet (though his 3rd hip replacement in 10 months is looking like it may have been successful!). My mother is in the kitchen...
Me: So which ones do you want?
SF: the reddish metallic one and the pink flowery one...
Me: OK, here's the reddish metallic one (handing it down), but I can't see a pink flowery one. I've got a blue flowery one and a black flowery one...
SF: No that's not them, your looking for something much bigger
Me: OK, err there's a red one with umm...
(trying hard to decide how to describe it) handcuffs, chains and pink leather straps on it.
SF: Can I see it? (pause) Yep that's the one.
Mum yells from the kitchen: it's not handcuffs and chains, it's horsey/pony stuff.
Me: Err, no, that's very definitely a set of handcuffs and there's the key. That's a set of handcuffs on a long chain, that's a long chain and that's definitely a pink leather strap....
Mum comes out of kitchen and I repeat pointing to the 'decoration'.
Mum: No that's pony stuff.
SF is now almost failing to stand up on his 1 crutch from laughing too much
Me placing my hands behind my back and crossing them: Nope, definitely not pony stuff mum, it's missing the black leather corset, the high heeled boots and a bit gag...
Mum:
rapidly going very red: I think I am going to need a new suitcase...
SF has now had to retire to the sofa unable to stop laughing.... don't think he has had that much fun for quite some time.
Oh - and this is the some of the suitcase 'decoration' in question...
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So does anyone want a new suitcase - I think this one will be homeless by the end of next week.