Today, I was walking down the street and noticed a man in ripped clothes with a cup out asking for money. I was on my way to the movies but I felt like this man needed it more that me. Right as I gave it to him, he pulled out his blackberry. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was walking down the street, when a man behind me tapped me on the shoulder. He gave a $5 bill and said that he thought I had dropped it. Not having the integrity to turn him down, I took it. I spent the next 20 minutes being chased by a crazy hobo who claimed that it was his. FML
Today, a homeless guy asked me for a cigarette. Knowing that I only had a couple left in my pack, I gave it to him. He opened it, took one out and thanked me profusely. A bit surprised, I went on my way. Oh yeah, that's right, the pack contained the money I'd withdrawn from an ATM. FML
Today, I walked to Starbucks. On the way a homeless guy asked me for change and I lied and said I had no money. On my way back, Strawberry Frappuccino in hand, the same guy recognized me. He followed me for 3 blocks, swearing and yelling at me. FML
Today, I saw a homeless man on the corner, I thought I would be generous and give him some cash. I rolled down my window and waved my hand for him to come over. As he was walking over, he was struck by another car. FML
Today, while I was walking home, a homeless man saw me and didn't ask for change, but how much I charged. FML
Today, a homeless man asked me for some money to eat. He ate the five dollars I gave him. FML
Today, I was sitting in the park eating a sandwich, when a homeless guy asked me for some spare change. I said I didn't have any. He offered an "erotic striptease" in exchange for my sandwich. I said no. He gave one anyway. I walked back to work on an empty stomach. FML
Today, I walked past a man handing out miniature Bibles on my way to class. He handed me one, commenting "here, you look like you need this." FML
Today, I came across a street musician. He looked extremely well-fed already, but his music was pretty good, so I gave him some spare change. As soon as I turned away, he started screaming at me for being "cheap", and chased me half a block before running out of breath. FML
Today, while getting out of Starbucks there was a homeless guy. I bought him a coffee and he was so happy he gave me a hug. Guess whose wallet is missing? FML
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keke_fml 0
You'd be surprised how much money hobos make.
Rabbittt 0
I know that there's going to be a shitstorm really soon. #2, speaking as someone who has known a lot of street kid and hung out with them while they spanged, no, they don't make a lot of money. (There are a few places, like Vegas, where every other person hands you a twenty, but I'll just assume that the OP doesn't live there) I'd also like to say that just ignoring a homeless person asking you for spange is a really terrible thing to do. Do you honestly think that they're going to want to go get a job after seeing that most people treat them like they're not even human? After having people pretend you don't exist most of the time, you're eventually just going to assume that any potential employer is going to treat you like that, too. If you don't want to give people money, say no, I've never met anyone who will get mad if you don't give them anything. Buuut, now that I'm done lecturing people, I'd have to agree that that guy is a ******* asshole. He probably has a job or deals or finds money some other way and doesn't need to be panhandling.
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wafflemonger 0
#34, not all panhandlers with cell phones are automatically fakers. I spent last summer interning at an adult literacy program in DC, working with many homeless people or people residing in shelters and rehab centers. Most of them had cell phones. The government will actually pay for cell phones for homeless people--I don't know the exact program that does this or how much they'll pay, but I know it happens. This is because if you have no home, you have no land line, and thus no way for potential employers to contact you, especially since many homeless and uneducated people have limited computer experience and no e-mail skills. That being said, a Blackberry is a ridiculous choice for a panhandler.
bambiNo_fml 0
yeah i work at a homeless shelter and we don't need money we need ******* beds and soap and matches and light bulbs but some of my homeless guys collect money from busking etc and the things they want are so strange they're used to living rough so they do seem to buy stuff like iPods and phones before actually buying a house :/ but yeah fakers piss me off..
randomelginguy 0
The best thing I ever gave a homeless person was a lollipop and a free bigmac voucher that I had just won. He was so happy with the lollipop. But yeah I normally give food if I can, I prefer to give money to charities that can ensure they get the help they need.
superson_fml 0
I bet you live in palo alto. Every hobo there has either a blackberry or some kind of ipod.
lastDECADE 0
Ha, it was probably one of those guys off Wall Street, who lost everything. Except their cell phones.
shinigami777 1
I'm really pissed that some people think that you deserved this. You were just trying to be nice and you got played. Don't sweat it though because shit happens, and at least you didn't hand him a 20.
eschreib 0
awesome comment #4
Cadle90 0
Post # 2 is correct hobos make a lot of money... One in my town bought a house with his money lol
sage101 0
ugh i would have taken it back...and if he said nething just i would have pulled out my old nasty phone i have had for almost 10 years now and been like fine help me out with a new phone =O
baseball5030 0
lol, number 2 was a joke. Everyones taking it seriously.