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    Mar 19th 2015, 6:45 PM

    If I somehow owed the bank more than what my house was worth, you can be sure that I would be thrown out within a matter of days,doors shut and on the street but this guy is some chancer.

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    Mar 19th 2015, 6:04 PM

    One dog with a magnifying glass.
    #wtfdoesthishavetodowiththenumberfive

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    Mar 19th 2015, 6:16 PM

    He’s high-fiving! Although, technically it’s more of a high four.

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    Mute Sheik Yahbouti
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    Mar 19th 2015, 6:18 PM

    Never mind, Orla, the rest of us got it :-)

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    Mar 19th 2015, 6:21 PM

    And the magnifying glass?
    #dowehavetoactlikeSherlockinordertoperformbasicsocialgestures

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    Mar 19th 2015, 6:24 PM

    I don’t think so, otherwise I’ve been high-fiving wrong this whole time.

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