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"Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-12-15 at 01:52 AM
Earlier, I was at a Christmas party and at one point, the host brought this little gadget out and had us guess what it was. I was the only one who was able to guess what it was, and I got to take it home with me as a prize.

So... have at it. What do you think it is?

Height: About 3 1/2 feet high.
Material: Made of wood.
Age: Made in the 1950s.

The flat thing in the middle rotates 360 degrees.

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"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by kidflash212 on 12-12-15 at 07:22 AM
Not sure - something to collect water or sap?



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"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by Sagebrush Dan on 12-12-15 at 06:10 PM
A prop for the men's room?


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"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-13-15 at 01:19 AM
Think you could expand on that guess a little bit?
"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by kingfish on 12-13-15 at 09:44 AM
An aiming assist? (a luxury device operated by a butler in high-end men's rooms).
"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-13-15 at 12:31 PM
Ding ding... you and Dan have got it.

It was designed for the elderly (age 80+) who were having their shoes ruined by the drip-drip, so this contraption was invented to aim their business in the right direction and away from their shoes.

It's officially called a "Shoe Saver".

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by Sagebrush Dan on 12-13-15 at 06:33 PM
Ha! Who knew? I was just going for the joke.
Hmmm. . . . from the looks of it, it looks to be suited for the more gifted of our species.


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"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-13-15 at 06:45 PM
I was going for the joke as well during the guessing game -- turned out that I was the only one who thought along these lines. What does that say about us, hummm Dan?
"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by kidflash212 on 12-13-15 at 10:22 PM
I hope your host cleaned it well before giving it to you,
"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by kingfish on 12-13-15 at 10:39 PM
Yeah, I thought I was just joking too.

So, the "support" spins 360 degrees? Might be fun.

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by Agman2 on 12-14-15 at 11:30 AM
Now where was that when I was "housebreaking" my sons?


"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-14-15 at 00:02 AM
LAST EDITED ON 12-14-15 AT 00:02 AM (EST)

Heh, he assured that it was clean - it was hung up on the wall in his bathroom for years before they remodeled the house over the summer, so with new decors, they decided it was time for the Shoe Saver to get the boot (ahem).

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by Silvergirl1 on 12-12-15 at 08:30 PM

A prop for the women's room? (Just jabbing at Dan).

I've never seen one before. It looks like a crutch, but the rotating bar in the middle would make it difficult to use it for that purpose.


Snow globe sig and starfish globe by Agman 2011

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by mysticwolf2 on 12-13-15 at 11:24 PM
OMH, am I gonna have some fun with this. Thank you, Pepe!
"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by mysticwolf2 on 12-13-15 at 11:43 PM
Wow. In my time away I've apparently managed to forget how to properly reply to a post here. *hangs head in shame*

At any rate, while I absolutely plan to have some fun with this amongst local friends, it ocurred to me that it would be good for some laughs on another site I frequent, too. But, before I do anything there, I have to ask . . . Do you mind if I use your photo? There are a couple of others that I found on the web, but none of them are as good.

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-14-15 at 00:01 AM
Not at all... be my guest!
"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by mysticwolf2 on 12-19-15 at 01:33 PM
Thanks! BTW, how's Pippy these days? I imagine he's old enough now that he can't get away with looking down the front of random women's shirts, any longer. Ah, lost youth. Poppy's got to be getting up there, too--just a babe in a carrier when we met. Are they both teens, now? Hope everyone's well.

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 12-20-15 at 09:25 AM
LAST EDITED ON 12-20-15 AT 09:26 AM (EST)

Pippy will be 13 in three weeks and he's already bigger than I am. Poppy's all the way up to 10 -- you're right, it's been quite a while as he was still in a stroller during the Niagara Falls peep meet.

They're both great kids. Pippy's a straight-A student in the French Immersion program and Poppy's got a great artistic eye in creating all kinds of hands-on projects.

All is well, other than the fact that we're living in temporary digs for the holidays after a flood (thanks to a broken tap) at the beginning of November took out three floors of our house. We won't be able to get back into the house for another month at least, so that's kind of spoiled things for Christmas and caused the cancellation of our Christmas party that we host for our group of friends every year. Also the first time we don't have a real, live Christmas tree as it's not allowed in the rental condo!

"RE: Guess what this is?"
Posted by Sagebrush Dan on 12-20-15 at 11:10 AM
Thanks for the update. Time flies.

So very sorry about your place. I hope you still manage to have a good Christmas.

Blessings to you.