Helmut reminds me of a family I knew
with two boys who had a great longrunning legpull going.

They'd hide a hideous basketware owl, about the size of a small cat, in each other's luggage.

Each brother'd keep his suitcase or rucksack under constant sureveillance in the days leading up to the holiday or university term and repeatedly search it before setting off.

If he found it, he'd hide it in his brother's room or property and later send him a triumphant postcard. If not, and the owl went with him, he'd quietly seethe and plan his revenge.

Last I heard was when pagers were all rage. Brother 1 was on the train to wherever when his pager went off, with the message 'Too whit too woo!'

He dragged his rucksack down off the rack, tore it open, emptied it there and then and found the dratted owl. It had to go everywhere with him until he got back and could foist it onto Brother 2.


This went on for years, probably still does. Great fun.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Sun 15 Nov 2009, 8:14, 3 replies)

A friend
of mine and I did something similar for a few years with a Ricky Martin calendar

I think he's still got it.
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Sun 15 Nov 2009, 15:03, closed)

My silly friends
The inventors of the climate machine (posts passim) used to do this with (shock, horror!) a copy of Gary Glitter's greatest hits, bought from a car boot for this purpose, before he got found out.

I called a halt when I saw him ginning up at me from the bottom of my freezer... Gave me the galloping heebyjeebies that did..
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Sun 15 Nov 2009, 15:32, closed)

You daft bastards, the lot of you!
I've also heard that some of the cast of the Carry On fillums did the same with a prosthetic hand, anyone know anything about that?
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Sun 15 Nov 2009, 16:47, closed)