OK guys this isn't going well, usually I get a good response sat there with a puppy on a leash and a piece of cardboard asking for money. Skin an animal and glue it to your hat however and you might as well forget about peoples generosity paying for the beer.
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I can't stop long mates, I gotta hand this sample in at the doc's. I keep telling him I've been dry for months but somehow he just doesn't seem to believe me.