KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT
A mother is grinning and a local bloke is gloating this morning after arriving at Mother’s Day lunch with an incredibly lavish bunch of flowers.
The middle child of the Denson family, Duncan (34) usually turns up to big family events with piss-poor presents, like a $2 card from the servo and a box of out-of-date Favourites.
But this week, The Advocate can report Duncan has attempted to make up for decades of skimping on Mother’s Day gifts by turning up to a Sunday roast with an exploding bouquet of oriental lilies, roses and gorgeous pink proteas the size of Fijian coconuts.
Bursting through the front door of the family home in Betoota Heights with a $150 bunch he picked up from The Bloomery & Co florist in the mall, Duncan was met with swoons from all sides of his family.
“Wow, oh my you shouldn’t have!” shrilled Duncan’s Mum Julie, “Where did you get these?!”
“Big spender aye, did they give ya a pay rise at the washery?” asked Duncan’s Dad Geoff.
Looking down at his toes, it took every bone in Duncan’s body to try to hide his smugness, given the fact the bouquet was paid for thanks to an outrageously long-winded muti that consisted of four anytime try scorers, two upset wins in the AFL, one knockout prediction in the boxing and a sprinkle of wins from a Hungarian table tennis tournament.
“Mate I turned $10 into $12,500, the biggest win of my punting career,” Duncan later told our reporter, as he feigned a bathroom break to catch up on some volleyball scores.
“I’ve got plenty of toys I wanna buy, but I thought I’d shout Mum a treat first.”
“Can you keep an eye on Bulgaria vs Netherlands in the Women’s volleyball, if it goes overs I’ll be able to cash out enough coin to get my Dad a birthday present this year too.”
More to come.
