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
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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, 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
Today, a man came up to me and asked for a $50 bill in change. Being a good man, I said sure. I gave him the change and he gave me the $50 bill. After walking into Starbucks to buy a coffee, I handed the cashier my $50 bill. She called the cops. It was counterfeit. FML
Today, I saw an elderly man struggling to make it across a busy street. I jumped up from my table at Starbucks to help him, leaving my things behind. When I got back to my table feeling good, I found that my coffee had disappeared. So had my wallet. FML
Today, I passed a homeless person asking for change. When I politely apologized and told him that I had none, he yelled angrily, "Who comes to this city without money?" I replied, "Apparently, you do." Wrong answer. He followed me, now screaming. 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, 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, my friend and I walked 3 miles to a Starbucks. We went inside, paid for our coffees and walked the 3 miles back to my house. We forgot to pick up our coffees. FML
Today, I was walking down the street when a homeless man asked me for some spare change. I told him I didn't have any. I then tripped. Not only spilling the soda I was drinking all over myself, but also spilling the spare change I had from buying it. FML
Today, trying to do a good deed, I gave a homeless guy a $10 bill. As I walked away, he yelled after me, "You fucking bitch!" 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
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itsnotfair 0
you're not obliged to give your money to a bum anyway!
Outpail 1
Haha. This happened to me once, just keep on walking and drop a couple of quarters to keep him occupied while you make an escape.
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NoMercy_fml 0
**** You! Just give him some money. He just wants to buy some booze and drugs. Even Homeless need to have fun.
Whisperia 0
Giving money to someone on the street helps no one. Giving them food doesn't particularly help, either. All those things do is make it easier for them to stay where they are. It's the old give a man a fish adage. If you truly want to help the homeless, find organizations that provide services to help them get off the street... ones that provide job training, addiction treatment, psychological counselling, etc. A soup kitchen in my city has an apprenticeship program where people who are homeless and are accepted can work in the kitchen for six months. Most move on to either restaurant jobs, or continue on with culinary schooling. That sort of thing is truly helpful.
littlemisslee 0
I submitted a better one. In Chicago, I saw a blind guy with a sign that said, "blind and diabetic and need money for insulin." my dad has diabetes, so I understood how hard it was. I gave him the last if my money for food. I walked away, and looked back. This really attractive woman went by, and he pulled up his sunglasses and checked her out! He wasn't really blind. I was duped.
woopwoopwombat 0
you did the right thing.
myoquad 0
how come people keep saying its his fault and he needs to get off his butt and get a job! has anyone actually watched the news recently and noticed we are in a recession it might not be his fault! And yes i say you deserve it because you blatantly lied to him just so you can go get a pretty expensive drink instead of giving another human a dollar. while at starbucks you could has asked for a muffin or a bottle of water for him so you know it wont be for anything bad! if you see someone who needs help you chould help them if you can and not just lie to them to be selfish.
annahoward 0
stop being hypocrites, we all know that if it were us, we would lie too. so yes, you did the right thing. you dont have to give him money if you dont want to, and he was obviously nuts because he chased you afterwards.
JiggstheMan 0
Karma always gets you back
speedydrumstix 0
happens to me in the train station. you can sometimes tell if they're going to use it for cigs and beer too.
jeremymg91 0
FYL. I don't know why all these idiots in here think you deserved it. I don't give money away either. And, who's to say you paid with change? I use my card for almost everything and never have change-in-pocket.
chy_fml 22
Even though you are not obliged to give him anything would it have killed you to spare a dollar