What's your gimmick?

If circumstances forced you to beg for money, what gimmick would you use to draw in the crowds to earn the most money? I asked this to a few of my colleagues.

#1 said: I would train my dog to make it look like he's dying. People are suckers for dying animals! 

#2 said: I would pretend to have chronic lice and scratch my head really close to people, forcing them to give me money so I'd go away.

What would be yours?