I did my best to brush it off, but if you've ever had experience with pet hair, you know that getting it off of fabric without a lint roller or duct tape is a near impossible task.
At the end of the night, however, I was surprised at how great I had made out in tips that evening.
I will have to test my theory at a later date, but I'm pretty sure that while the customers were thinking "Oooh she's one of those lonely cat ladies," I was making bank in sympathy tips.