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A public holiday weekend can be a long one.
Especially if you are being debuted to the in-laws, at an inescapable holiday destination – with very little forewarning about just how many culture clashes you are expected to navigate with the old man.
That’s what’s happened to local boilermaker Bodie Furlough (29) last week, as his new missus shoehorned him into some upper middle class all-exclusive resort package with her family in that weird part of the Gold Coast with all of the canals.
His partner of 4 months, Claire (25), seems to have left a fair bit out of her life story. Like namely the fact her entire family plays golf. Or that her boyfriend is expected to know what the fuck stage three tax cuts are.
While his golf is absolutely shit-house, and his most valuable contribution to a day out on the boat is his ability to provide translations at the boat ramp, Bodie has never felt more out of place then when perusing the aisles of the servo with his new hosts.
“It became clear I wasn’t allowed to open the energy drink fridge” says Bodie.
“Or the flavoured milk”
“I was thirsty as, but I had to settle for coconut water. Which tastes like normal water that’s been inside someones else mouth and then spat into a milk carton”
“But you know, when the missus is showing me off.. I gotta play ball”
“Apparently I’m not even allowed to call her the missus in front of this lot hahaha”
But it was at the at the servo ice cream freezer, after a long hot day being dragged to boat shows, that Bodie really became aware of ju
As very much a ‘Magnum Ego’ kinda guy, it seems that Bodie was completely caught off guard by the fact that his girlfriend’s father is most definitely a Connoisseur Salted Caramel & Macadamia type operator.
“I know he doesn’t genuinely like those things” says Bodie, defiantly questioning his potential father-in-law’s taste in ice creams.
“He only likes the fancy packaging. He’s no pro-Connoisseurs, he anti-Magnum”
“What a load of shit. Everyone knows the Ego is where it’s at. Who even makes Connoisseurs?” he says, while googling the brand.
“oh my god Bro.”
“They make a pistachio and Kangaroo Island honey flavour”
“Bahahah. That will just about do me”
