Today, I was doing a study on homeless people and how they manage to stay alive on the streets. Turns out the one I was studying today was given more money than I make in a week. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, a homeless man asked me for some money to eat. He ate the five dollars I gave him. FML
Today, I realized that the homeless people I give change to all dress better than I do, including the one that doesn't believe in pants. FML
Today, I found out that a street performer makes more money than I do. I have a full time job at the bank. FML
Today, I tried to give some change to a homeless man. My girlfriend pulled me away and ranted about how homeless people are all basically bastards who deserve their misfortune, and that I shouldn't give "our" money away. FML
Today, while volunteering at a local homeless shelter, I asked the woman next to me how long she'd been homeless. She works there. FML
Today, I realized that I'm a terrible human being. For the first time in my life, I gave some change to a homeless guy, but only so he'd get out of my face long enough for me to watch two other bums beating the crap out of each other over a sandwich. FML
Today, I decided to buy a meal for a homeless man who was being shunned at an intersection. When I went to hand it to him, I realized it was my dad, wearing a tattered old shirt and pretending to be homeless to make some money. 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 Oh yeah, that's right, the pack contained the money I'd withdrawn from an ATM.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, while I was walking home, a homeless man saw me and didn't ask for change, but how much I charged. FML
Today, I saw a homeless woman and a young man wrapped in a blanket so I went to give them a fiver. Turns out the woman was just helping calm her autistic son by wrapping him up, and not homeless at all. She kicked me in the balls and took the money anyway while I was on the ground. FML
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ParaplegicPony 0
This is a horrible FML if you're unemployed..haha..
mari3644 0
They all do.
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Comments (74)
RuralNinja 0
Thats why I don't give homeless people anything. First off, they don't deserve it. Second, the average homeless beggar can make upwards of $10-$20 an hour just by begging the gullible for change.
cartering 0
Adult children don't deserve anything from their parents either, but that doesn't stop them from expecting, housing, food, and loans when they go off to college (and no one busts their ass because they take it or ask for it from the parents)
iChel413 6
obviously an older child and a random homeless stranger are two completely different things.
ASA5G 2
Time to become homeless! FYL.
Ducati45 0
To be honest, there's so few homeless people in Australia, seriously compared to other places around the world. They may make more money because of that. But it's no life. A lot of them have mental illnesses, no family and are outcast from society. Money isn't everything.
MrMaD_fml 2
all that money and nothing to spend it on, lol.
peddai 0
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/momma-welfare-roll/
h2icasis 0
well maybe you should get a part time job as a homeless man/woman
OohAah01 0
Yup, pan handlers can make a lot of money (tax free, too) if they're good.
SandGLove 0
Ok honestly, it is very rude and unfair to generalize any group of people. Shut up.
katiemilo 0
Guys, this is from Australia--we here get welfare if we don't work, which is quite alot especially for aboriginal/torress straight islanders who can get up to $400 a week for doing nothing. There is no excuse for being homeless over here!
mason022 0
Same as in Canada.
krissy87 0
That is so the guy who plays Harmonica?!? He used to come in to my work buy a coffee and swap his change for notes - he would usually cash in about $200 per night!