He does have his uses Ebbie, limited tho they may be. No, I'm afraid that it was said in all seriousness.
He really does have a job with the county and he really does know the Supervisor of Elections. I think it has something to do with the waste basket in her office but I'm really not sure.
He's a bit reticent to talk about his job (he said once that they hired him to come in and make "a clean sweep") and I don't like to pry.
He hasn't tried to cadge money or food in quite sometime so I assume he's doing OK.

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