Original Beatles drummer Pete Best has revealed the band once owned a very strange 'pet' in their early days - a pool of George Harrison's sick, known as 'The Thing.'
The vomit spent two weeks on the floor of a Hamburg hotel and the group became fond of it during this time.
The 'honourary Beatle' was born when a stubborn and hungover George refused to clean it up while arguing with cleaners, unwilling to deal with such a disgusting mess.
Ex-band member Best said he was the only one who stuck to alcohol during their drug-fueled period in Germany, and when George tried to match him he came a cropper.
Pete, who was replaced by Ringo Starr, said: "In the middle of the night, George leaned out of his bed, spews his guts out, rolled over again and went back to sleep."
Fans and fellow musicians added to the pile with everything from cigarettes and beer cans to plasters during its time as the bands companion.
"Eventually we gave it a name - 'The Thing.'
"It had got that big and stinky it was like a massive big porcupine."
The vomit was eventually scraped up in a bin lid by the hotel owner, who was followed with a funeral-like procession by the band and other musicians, to the rubbish tip.
Pete added: "The funny thing is that nowadays you could probably flog it for thousands on eBay, that's how obsessive people are about The Beatles."
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