It’s kind of amazing, if you think about it, that whenever presented with anything even remotely phallic looking, most people’s minds will go there. It’s why the eggplant emoji became the official emoji to represent a man’s genitalia and why Uproxx has an entire section of “accidental penis” posts mostly full of local news anchors embarrassing themselves on live television. Good stuff.
It’s also why Shelby Donovan, an 18-year-old from New Orleans thought the worst when she opened the below gift from her mother on Christmas day.
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Donovan later told The Huffington Post,” I kind of just stared at it for a really long time, trying to come up with anything else it could be besides a sex toy. Because who wants to say that in front of their family? NO ONE.”
Donovan explained to HuffPost that she asked her mom for coffee and tea for Christmas this year because she has “a horrible addiction to Starbucks.” Donovan figured if she made her own brews and carried it around in a tin tumbler, she could break her habit. Her mom figured she could make the whole transition a tiny bit smoother by getting a durable cup holder for her daughter, as well.
“My grandma’s [reaction] was definitely the best,” Donovan said. “She described it as, ‘Business in the morning, fun at night.’”
Her grandma sounds like fun. Donovan admits that she probably won’t use her cup holder in public however, since when it comes down to it we’re all just 12-year-olds at heart.
(Via Huffington Post)