• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    Saw this guy and the cat Bob during their rise to fame. Pre book, pre film. Utter cunt. Very aggressive with people and literally told my friend she couldn’t look at the cat without a donation.

    What a waste of an opportunity he was given.

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      3 days ago

      I got all three of the books for Christmas one year because my name’s Bob too, and I wouldn’t say he comes off as an utter cunt, but he does seem like poor company.

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      I took him and his cat water during a very very hot summer, saw them on my way back to college during my lunch break, all before the fame too. He seemed ok at the time but that may be because I was giving him something he probably needed.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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    All a bit sad but heroin addicts tend to be self-destructive at the best of times - half the smackheads I know managed to kick the habit and go on to lead productive lives but I still see a few around begging (when they aren’t banged up) and they are getting on a bit now.

    Add in bad advice, likely a few parasites putting their hand in his pocket and this isn’t a huge surprise.

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      I know some who have managed to hold down successful careers despite their habit. I wonder how many hidden “functional” users there are