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What the hell is this 'present' from work colleagues? (Pic included)

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Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 16:57

My very lovely work colleagues got me a beautiful present for my birthday today (happy birthday to me). It was a voucher for John Lewis that they had all clubbed together to get.

They also handed me a present and told me it was a joke and said I had to open it at home. And that I could chuck it away once opened, they didn't need it back. All my work colleagues were smiling to themselves.

Expecting a massive chocolate penis or something equally immature I opened it and found this.

It looks to me like this is a section of a handheld vacuum cleaner. I don't get the joke at all! 🤔

I'm not messy or particularly clean. It's been used they've not given me a new one.

They're a great bunch and we're all really close so it won't have been meant as nasty.

They messaged me on group chat and won't tell me what the joke is until tomorrow morning. So I thought I'd come to mumsnet to see if you can work it out.

What the hell is this, and what's the joke?

Name changed as identifying

What the hell is this 'present' from work colleagues? (Pic included)
OP posts:
gamerchick · 10/03/2017 16:58

No idea but I need to know Grin

TooTiredToBeCreative · 10/03/2017 16:59

Very strange!!

Screwinthetuna · 10/03/2017 16:59

Yea looks like part of a vacuum. Is it just filled with dust? Very odd!

steff13 · 10/03/2017 17:00

I don't know how we could possibly guess without knowing you personally. What sort of work do you do?

CurlyBlueberry · 10/03/2017 17:00

No idea either but am watching this thread for the answer!

Is it, um, some kind of blow job joke?!

BikeRunSki · 10/03/2017 17:00

Are you a big sucker?

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:00

No they've emptied it. It can be emptied from the bottom.

Confused
OP posts:
sm40 · 10/03/2017 17:00

Looks like the dirt bit of handheld dyson. Do you like cleaning?

CigarsofthePharoahs · 10/03/2017 17:01

Yes, that looks like the dirt trap of a cyclonic vaccum cleaner.
Have you broken one at work? Have you got form for reminding people to clean?
Have you inspected the dirt inside for a clue?

Sewingbeatshousework · 10/03/2017 17:01

The only thing I can think is that there will maybe be a whole heap of confetti or similar waiting for you in the morning that will need hoovered? Very random!

Essexmum69 · 10/03/2017 17:01

Looks like part of a small Dyson. What's in it?

Mummysh0rtlegs · 10/03/2017 17:01

handheld dyson without the battery pack, why?!

highinthesky · 10/03/2017 17:01

It's an in-joke so no one outside of your office is likely to get it.

redfairy · 10/03/2017 17:01

You're not on a diet are you? I can only think about dust, as in the joke on Little Britain with slimming leader Margery Dawes who advocates eating dust. Bit of a long shot I admit.

intheknickersoftime · 10/03/2017 17:01

Weird and placemarking as i gots to know

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:02

I don't think so. I'm lesbian.

It's honestly wracking my brain.

It's clearly a vacuum cleaner but they've gone to th effort of only including that exact part. Not the whole vacuum.

OP posts:
intheknickersoftime · 10/03/2017 17:02

Cross out fail!

WicksEnd · 10/03/2017 17:02

Do you eat really quickly and are known as 'The Hoover'?

GotToGetMyFingerOut · 10/03/2017 17:02

Is your desk a mess or car or something? Looks like the container for a handheld hoover.

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:02

It won't be an inside joke I don't think. As they asked me to ask other people if I can't work it out!

OP posts:
Soubriquet · 10/03/2017 17:03

Clean freak?

Not so clean freak and really messy?

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:03

I'm neither clean nor dirty. My cleanliness or lack of has never even been mentioned.

Confused
OP posts:
Mummysh0rtlegs · 10/03/2017 17:04

You're not a sucker?

marmiteloversunite · 10/03/2017 17:04

Do you have to do hoovering at work? Are they going to give you a day off from that?

Mummysh0rtlegs · 10/03/2017 17:05

Batteries not included?

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