The Travel Rooster

Note: Completely non-gamer interest related but this made my day so I had to share.

Brief background: My father's native language is not English (though mine is, and we both live in the U.S. so it is the common language spoken around here). So growing up I heard my fair share of silly cross-cultural and cross-language weirdness. Such as my father asking me for a torch (flashlight) and I get a mental image of pulling this tar-tipped flaming stick from my pocket, or telling me to put stuff in the car's dicky (that's trunk). Or, other times, he will hear a word that day and, thinking it sounds smart, he'll use it but in a completely wrong way. He is also quick to raise his voice when he's frustrated.

So I am in the car with him, talking over some travel plans. After 5 minutes of discussing basics, he turns to me and asks and odd question. What follows is the gist of our conversation

Dad: So, do you have your travel rooster?

Me: (silent pause thinking I miss heard him) Sorry I didn't hear you because of the traffic. What was that?

Dad: Your rooster, do you have your travel rooster?

Me: I'm sorry, I am not following what you're asking for. (rolling up car window for the least distractions possible) my what?

Dad: Your rooster. (voice raising slightly) Your travel rooster!

Me: (speaking in his own native language, so that you would also change language and perhaps be able to convey his meaning more clearly) I really don't know what you're asking for. I'm sorry. Could you describe what it is?

Dad: (not following my lead and still speaking in English; voice raised high as if the level of his anger would some how make it more clear) I said your travel rooster, (he then switches to his naive language to call me an idiot, then switches back to English), do you have it?

(Followed by ten minutes of awkward silence)

Me: Do you mean travel roster?

Dad: Yes. Do you have it?

After I got out of the car, and my father wasn't standing there, I burst out laughing. My mind kept racing with all the possibilities of what a "travel rooster" could be.

Could it be a pocket-sized rooster bred especially for traveling as carry-on luggage. "Please stow your rooster in the bin above you or under the seat in front of you."

Could it be a hefty plump rooster that you ride like a horse?

What ever it is, I plan on having travel roosters in my next D&D campaign. What do you think of when you think of "travel rooster?"