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| Armstrong The Good Giraffe speaks about his acts of kindness | Armstrong The Good Giraffe speaks about his acts of kindness |
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| By Angie Brown BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter | By Angie Brown BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter |
| A man who dresses up as a giraffe and carries out random acts of kindness towards people across Scotland has said he does it to feel good. | A man who dresses up as a giraffe and carries out random acts of kindness towards people across Scotland has said he does it to feel good. |
| Twice a week Armstrong Baillie, 32, dons a furry suit his mother made him, before travelling to different places to do good deeds. | Twice a week Armstrong Baillie, 32, dons a furry suit his mother made him, before travelling to different places to do good deeds. |
| He calls himself The Good Giraffe and lives in Dundee with his girlfriend and her daughter. | He calls himself The Good Giraffe and lives in Dundee with his girlfriend and her daughter. |
| Originally from Glasgow, he has often been spotted in Edinburgh. | Originally from Glasgow, he has often been spotted in Edinburgh. |
| He has also been to Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Forfar, Dundee, the Black Isle and Glasgow to carry out his acts of kindness. | He has also been to Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Forfar, Dundee, the Black Isle and Glasgow to carry out his acts of kindness. |
| He told the BBC Scotland news website he got the idea after seeing a man dressed up as a gorilla playing the drums in the capital. | He told the BBC Scotland news website he got the idea after seeing a man dressed up as a gorilla playing the drums in the capital. |
| During the past six months Armstrong has handed out free bananas and water to runners at the Edinburgh Half Marathon, cleaned up litter on Portobello Beach and given away £10 vouchers to mothers in hospitals. | During the past six months Armstrong has handed out free bananas and water to runners at the Edinburgh Half Marathon, cleaned up litter on Portobello Beach and given away £10 vouchers to mothers in hospitals. |
| He has also been seen handing out free coffee to cold passers-by and cleaning cages at cat and dog homes. | He has also been seen handing out free coffee to cold passers-by and cleaning cages at cat and dog homes. |
| 'Head in the clouds' | 'Head in the clouds' |
| Unemployed, Mr Baillie, said he busks using his kazoo and djembe drum then uses the donations to pay for the kind deeds. | Unemployed, Mr Baillie, said he busks using his kazoo and djembe drum then uses the donations to pay for the kind deeds. |
| He hitch-hikes to reach his destinations - but is only being able to be picked up by convertibles due to his long-necked suit. | He hitch-hikes to reach his destinations - but is only being able to be picked up by convertibles due to his long-necked suit. |
| He said: "It makes me happy when I see the difference in people when they see me in the suit. It makes them happy and it makes me feel cheery. | He said: "It makes me happy when I see the difference in people when they see me in the suit. It makes them happy and it makes me feel cheery. |
| "The reason I picked a giraffe is that I have always been interested in animals and giraffes are my favourite animal. | "The reason I picked a giraffe is that I have always been interested in animals and giraffes are my favourite animal. |
| "Giraffes are like me, as my head is in the clouds but my heart is in the right place." | "Giraffes are like me, as my head is in the clouds but my heart is in the right place." |
| He added: "Most of the time I get a good welcome in the suit but I remember once a Kevin Bridges lookalike tried to pull the head off in a pub, it might even have been the real Kevin Bridges as I didn't have my glasses on." | He added: "Most of the time I get a good welcome in the suit but I remember once a Kevin Bridges lookalike tried to pull the head off in a pub, it might even have been the real Kevin Bridges as I didn't have my glasses on." |
| Armstrong said he planned to carry on doing good deeds. | Armstrong said he planned to carry on doing good deeds. |