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    The Hobo

    Once, not too long ago, I went to a fancy store on a Saturday afternoon to buy a suit.  Before I went to the store, though, I took the dog to the dog park and replaced a bunch...

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    By Rob Long • Jun 22, 2011 • 3m Listen

    Once, not too long ago, I went to a fancy store on a Saturday afternoon to buy a suit. Before I went to the store, though, I took the dog to the dog park and replaced a bunch of high-placed light bulbs in my house, which meant I had to find the ladder, which was around the side of the house collecting mud and rain dirt which left streaks across my t shirt, so when I finally walked into the store covered in dirt and dog hair and the general squalor of a busy Saturday afternoon, I had a hard time getting anyone to help me out...

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