bouncy castle
When a little nipper I used to cycle every day to the river near my house with my best mate. It was gorgeous North Wales countryside - lush green fields, fresh air, and in the Autumn we'd bomb around the river bank skidding through the dead leaves on our BMXs. Happy days.

One evening there was a massive storm that felled many trees in the area and there was widespread flooding, so the next day after school we pedaled down more eagerly than usual to our favourite spot to survey the damage.

It was pretty bad - our favourite tree had been snapped like a twig and was half in the river. We were just mournfully digesting our loss when we realised that a load of flood debris had collected against the tree, making a little platform hanging out into the river. We'd lost a tree, but gained a floating castle!

An initial foray showed the castle to be not only spacious, with a floor of dead leaves, mud and twigs, but also to be incredibly bouncy! Such an incredible find, we thought, as we both bounced higher and higher on our little platform, laughing gleefully.

Suddenly

"SQUELCH ARARARRGHGHG WHAT THE FFUCUC...!?!?!?"

We were both waist deep inside three-quarters of a rotting dead cow.

Not a castle at all. Not in the slightest. Rubbish find.
( rofl harris, Thu 6 Nov 2008, 14:28, 5 replies)

Ewwwwwwwwwwwww.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 6 Nov 2008, 15:51, closed)

First laugh out loud moment of this qotw
*click*
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 6 Nov 2008, 16:40, closed)

oh dear god
I was not expecting that.

I'm eating my tea, too.

At least... I was....
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Thu 6 Nov 2008, 18:44, closed)

Yep,
You are now un-eating your tea!

That's pretty nasty.
(AndyC4m Eject Eject [><], Fri 7 Nov 2008, 15:52, closed)

Meurheeeurgh
.... bleugh. *click*

MEEEUURGRGGGRHHHHHHHHHH
( chart cat has an itch, Sat 8 Nov 2008, 3:26, closed)