Wrestling Magazines

My boss is not very good at buying presents. (Some poorly-received past gifts have included lime green and pink oven mitts for her daughter's male friend, orange socks with pockets for her husband, a "Best of Korn" album for her 30-year-old son to listen to during a roadtrip, a cardboard school bus filled with peach tea for her daughter-in-law, and a fabric-covered wallet printed with playing cards and poker chips for her mother. I've been told to hide all mail-order catalogs from her to prevent her from buying more junk).

I think the best present story is when she decided to buy her daughter's high school boyfriend a small gift for Christmas. She knew he was into wrestling, so she decided that a wrestling magazine would make a good stocking stuffer.

She went to the store and bought a magazine that said "Co-ed wrestling" on the cover. It did not occur to her that something was wrong. The plastic wrapper around the magazine did not tip her off either.

Later, the boyfriend unwrapped the magazine in front of his grandmother at a family gathering. He was greatly amused, but his horrified mother confiscated the soft-core porn mag.

When my boss told the office this story she said, "You laugh, but I was so embarrassed! I had to go and apologize to his entire family. His grandmother still won't speak to me!"

On the upside, the boyfriend thinks she's the coolest mom ever.

Edit: I forgot to add, her daughter said, "Mom, all the guys want to date me now."