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The story:

Steve (pictured above) received as a gift from his mother a cactus (also pictured above). Originally the cactus was straight up and down, however, it seems with years of care, or lack there of, Steve has managed to create this incredibly embarrassing house plant. He then decided that it would be appropriate for the work environment and now keeps it in his office on the window sill. He revealed that once a year a ring of small red flowers blooms around the tip of the cactus.

The best part is that when someone sees it for the first time it's almost impossible to look at directly. You just have to avert or cover your eyes. Many have exclaimed in shear terror "It's looking at me!" Soon after come the ribald jokes and the suggestion that perhaps two smaller cactuses next to the first just might go perfectly. All I can do when I see it is shake my head and say "that's just so wrong!"