Star Trek Archives - PicklesINK

In my family there is a bit of a tradition of creative present wrapping…pretty well everyone has demonstrated their ingenuity as some point or another over the years. This year I was responsible for getting a present for my newlywed brother Chris, and with Ian’s help, I’m pretty sure I won Christmas.

I’m bound by a confidentiality agreement not to reveal my secrets in their entirety, but let’s just say it involved an actual present, a decoy present, a case of wine, some water, and some food colouring. The finished, wrapped, and quite heavy product looked like this:

Wrapped present ©PicklesINK 2012

“Gift Tag” – to chris merry christmas love karyn
(Ben could actually read it. I was impressed!)
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Important note – This Side Up
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The present is delivered to its recipient and unwrapping begins. Ben is happy to help.

Chris and his trusty assistant Ben begin unwrapping
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“Ahh!” says oenophile Chris. “A case of wine! How nice!”

Chris and Ben admire the dozen bottles of red wine
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“They’re nice wines, too. Are you sure you stayed within budget?”

Chris examines the labels
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Suspicious as always (Really, I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve that! Baseless accusations, I say) Chris begins to examine the bottles more closely. Mel leans over and mouths, “Are they ALL screw tops?” and promptly collapses in hysterics.

Chris inspects the bottles more closely.
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On closer inspection, Chris discovers that all is not what it seems. The liquid in the bottles is actually purple and the odour is distinctly…well…odourless.

Something’s fishy.
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“Ah-hah!” say Chris and Ben, discovering the carefully-hidden silicone X-Wing ice cube tray from ThinkGeek. “Oh, darn! You found it!” say I in disappointed tones.