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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:
Supermagicsmile · 10/03/2017 17:37

I am intrigued!

Pigeonpost · 10/03/2017 17:37

It will come apart, that red lever opens the "dust chamber" section (as named by a previous poster). It's not a very funny joke is it?!

londonrach · 10/03/2017 17:40

Whats inside (apart from dust)

BarbaraofSeville · 10/03/2017 17:41

I've no idea why half a Dyson hand held is funny, but intrigued as everyone else.

Perhaps this time we'll find out, unlike the time someone's work present was an old stick that had allegedly cost £100 and was supposed to be a wand.

AprilLudgateDwyer · 10/03/2017 17:42

I need to know what this is

winchesterfan · 10/03/2017 17:42

I'm very intrigued

pieceofpurplesky · 10/03/2017 17:42

Intrigued but nothing to add!

SuperFlyHigh · 10/03/2017 17:42

OP open it!!!

Put us out of our misery.

Ps Happy birthday!

Paperdolly · 10/03/2017 17:44

Happy Birthday!

Smash it with a hammer...it may be their idea of a 3D jigsaw.

MangosAndPapayas · 10/03/2017 17:44

Maybe if you open it you'll find a clue inside. Like a treasure hunt.

Or maybe it's half a Dyson - like Dys - Dy's. Is your name Di? Confused

ClashCityRocker · 10/03/2017 17:44

I need to know this.

Have you mentioned dust in any context at all recently?

FrancisCrawford · 10/03/2017 17:44

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:45

There's a tiny piece of palate scrolled up at the top.
Going to smash the vacuum to get it out.

It's a shame though, they're over £100 online. It's a real Dustin hoover. I'm presuming it was broken though.

OP posts:
Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:45

*PAPER!

OP posts:
Whatthebloodyhellisthiis · 10/03/2017 17:45

*DYSON!

OP posts:
CherieBabySpliffUp · 10/03/2017 17:45

Another shameless placemarker Grin

dowhatnow · 10/03/2017 17:47

Hurry up op.

Quivering with anticipation here

Kahlua4me · 10/03/2017 17:48

If you don't know easily by looking at it, the clue must be inside....

Mummysh0rtlegs · 10/03/2017 17:48

you don't need to, the dust canister comes off, well it does on my version.

RoseDog · 10/03/2017 17:48

If it's a dyson there's a button to get the middle section out!!

PageNowFoundFileUnderSpartacus · 10/03/2017 17:49

Come on OP, how long does it take to wield a hammer??

Beelzebop · 10/03/2017 17:49

Oooooo

maplepixie · 10/03/2017 17:49

Wtf Grin watching this thread now till tomorrow coz I'm super intrigued haha also to why you had to open at home lol!

dowhatnow · 10/03/2017 17:50

You are stringing this out deliberately now. Hurry up woman.

SprinkleOfInsanity · 10/03/2017 17:50

Blatant placemark.

Are you afraid of spiders? I hope there isn't one in there as a 'joke' Confused