That is funny Bliss...
Reminds me of time, a few years back.....in the small country community we lived in were two openly gay guys. We had been to an auction sale of household goods, and my Mum, then aged in her seventies, bought a foot rest cusihion, which is commonly called (over here in Oz) a
poof. Now before I continue, the word
poof is also a word used over here as a sort of derogatory name for a gay man.
Anyway.......so Mum has her purchase, and one of the gay guys started chatting to her, and asked if she had bought anything. And Mum said, "oh yes, I bought a Ppppppp, you know a Pppppppp, you know a thing to put your feet up on"......she started blushing and getting more flustered until finally the gay guy put her out of her misery and said....."Oh you mean a
poof"......."Yeah, yeah, thats it" Mum said, relieved that it was he who said it, and not her. It was quite funny being a bystander watching and listening to that conversation.
I couldnt even find a picture of what Im talkng about on the net, so I just took a pic of one we have here at home. Do you have them over there? And what do you call them? Maybe an otterman, but poofs are a bit different, usually leather or vinyl, filled with foam beans, like a foot stool bean bag.