The holiday season is often fraught with all sort of landmines. And even though the pandemic stopped in-person gatherings for 2020, there was still a lot to navigate, like gift giving. The search for the perfect gift is challenging and this story is about an attorney who went very, very wrong with his giving spirit.
At leading UK law firm Howes Percival, attorneys engaged in a Secret Santa gift exchange to share in the holiday spirit. Because of COVID, they had to ship the tokens directly to one another. One female partner at the firm received a stress ball from her Secret Santa. And that might be a cute and appropriate present for someone in a high-pressure job like law firm partner… except it was in the shape of a penis. That takes it from acceptable to NOT AT ALL OKAY really quickly.
As reported by our friends at Roll On Friday:
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“It was a case of ‘whodunnit’ until the male solicitor confessed” to the female partner, said the insider.
Howes Percival did not respond to repeated requests for comment about the gifting of the squashable member.
Turns out it was a male insolvency solicitor. No word yet on what, if any, consequences he faced for this wildly inappropriate gift.
I know men often think that their member is God’s gift to the world, but this is taking it a bit far.
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Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).