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Some long faces in the pub that night. >

leaving lumps of coal out for all the naughty children >

I was hoping that there would be an ancient bylaw saying that the horse was allowed in the pub >

I was thinking maybe the pub simply allowed pets.  But no. >

Didn’t he see the hitching post out front? >

A horse walks into a pub, the barman says "why the long face" >

"Sure the horse is a problem but at least it's just one. ALL THOSE THOSE DAMNED KIDS IN MY BAR!" >

That landlord sounds like a right whiney asshole.