I was in town today, it was a lovely warm day, and so I was surprised to see a young man standing in the middle of the street wearing a parka. Even stranger was that the hood of the parka kept sort of jigging about. I was very intrigued by this and got a bit closer to him. The hood kept sort of moving about, as if by its own accord. Then someone stepped up and put a few coins in the hood. People started to watch what was happening. The guy in the parka was just standing there smiling, but behind him the hood kept jumping around, up and down, and from side to side. From time to time other people stepped up and put money in the hood. I really didn’t know what to make of it. After a while of watching, I approached him and said Hello.
“That’s an interesting hood you’ve got there mate”, I said, “and you seem to have made a bit of money there.”
“Sure pal”, replied the feller, “I do OK.”
Very strange, I thought it seemed to be some sort of act, and I asked him if he made a living out of it.
“Yes mate”, replied the bloke, “It’s my livelihood.”
