A Rather Quiet Date

You said you got me a girlfriend! I dashed out of the bathroom and scrambled straight up the coffee table leg to investigate. Standing on a cork coaster was a tiny, glossy pink plastic flamingo. I trotted up and gave its beak a sharp tap. Tink! Pure solid plastic. Not a single loose hinge, no rattling ribs, completely motionless! I swung my taped hip in a brisk kick and drummed both heels against the cork to show off my rhythm. She just stared into thin air with one painted bead eye. Well, she’s quiet, but she makes a remarkably sturdy leaning post!