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So I got a knock onna front door. Whoever it was, he resisted the urge to use the huge gong and hammer there. Handsome dude standing there sez to me:
"Hi. I've known you for twenty years." As I wore my patented vacant look, he went on: "I'm Nick, and you were gonna gimme a Krugerrand if I stopped by."
Well. I figgered I'd better welcome him into Chateau Sneakydicker with an opening line like that. After about an hour of gumping, we found that we had a blue ton in common: scuba, PM's, politics, yada.
Beau, one of my wild/tame pet peacocks showed up, and I got some peanuts. Beau loses all hesitation when it comes to peanuts, and will gobble them hastily from my hand. I turned and saw Nick taking a video of Beau and Your Humble Obdn't &tc. Every time Beau sees me, he fluffs up his feathers and will brush them across my face. Bromance, no error.
Nick thought that was kewl so he tried it. Beau had no loyalty at all -- even though he was born in my back yard 15 or so years ago -- he ignored that Nick was a stranger, and gobbled from Nick's hand like he was an old chum.
Nick hadda run, but we agreed next time he showed up, we'd shoot my crossbow. And the Krugerrand deal had just expired, which made me very sad for Nick.
"Hi. I've known you for twenty years." As I wore my patented vacant look, he went on: "I'm Nick, and you were gonna gimme a Krugerrand if I stopped by."
Well. I figgered I'd better welcome him into Chateau Sneakydicker with an opening line like that. After about an hour of gumping, we found that we had a blue ton in common: scuba, PM's, politics, yada.
Beau, one of my wild/tame pet peacocks showed up, and I got some peanuts. Beau loses all hesitation when it comes to peanuts, and will gobble them hastily from my hand. I turned and saw Nick taking a video of Beau and Your Humble Obdn't &tc. Every time Beau sees me, he fluffs up his feathers and will brush them across my face. Bromance, no error.
Nick thought that was kewl so he tried it. Beau had no loyalty at all -- even though he was born in my back yard 15 or so years ago -- he ignored that Nick was a stranger, and gobbled from Nick's hand like he was an old chum.
Nick hadda run, but we agreed next time he showed up, we'd shoot my crossbow. And the Krugerrand deal had just expired, which made me very sad for Nick.
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