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Valentine’s Day one liner Wednesday

I was just thrown out of a pub for spilling beer all over the bar. I was pouring it into my hand.

In my defense it’s Valentine’s day and I was just getting my date drunk.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Billy MacPosted on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018Categories UncategorizedTags blog, blogging, Holliday, humor, journal, One liner Wed, Sorry, Valentine's day, writing7 Comments on Valentine’s Day one liner Wednesday

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