I will never, ever give someone on the street money. I will offer to buy him lunch, or clothes, or some need that he has. My money will go towards homeless shelters.

You guys heard about this Paris Hilton sextape? Anyone cracked the DRM?

Ahhhh America where embracing your depravity is celebrated and rewarded.

They need a beer...and I need a paintball target. So everybody is happy!

/Da hunt begins!

His best haul: $120 in four hours. He's gotten 12-packs, wine, champagne and - he swears - Xanax.

Not to shabby, pardner.

"God has my answer," he says. "I haven't figured out what his program is yet."

IT'S CALLED AA
Alcoholics Anonymous and God will help you through.

no man they need a FOUR sided sign:

Lord_Dubu: Ahhhh America where embracing your depravity is celebrated and rewarded.


better than lying about it.

i can respect a wino asking for booze money a lot more than one lying to me then going and buying booze with money he/she said would be used for food/bus tickets/clothes whatever.

My favorite local sign belonging to a homeless guy with a dog, which reads:

BLAH
BLAH
BLAH
STEAK

I live in Santa Cruz, CA.

I swear we have more homeless vets than SF, Chicago, and NY combined....

these signs are a daily occurrence.... why does this guy get an article?

This is my friend carries around coupons and gives them to the homeless.

I detest people begging for money; however, there are people willing to give it to them.
I'd beg for a million bucks if I thought someone would give it to me.
So, what makes me differ from them? Just the price of pride.

OLD NEWS. I've seen that kind of sign across this country, from Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, to Vancouver. I have also seen it with our friends to the south; New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Reporter must be 18, and bored.

On his cell phone?

"Can you beer me now?"

yeah,,whats really good is to see them with a DOG, like they can't (or won't) support themselves, but they take responsibility for a damn DOG,,,

funny to see em' walkin' back into traffic after finishin' off a smoke,,,like they NEED to spend money on that?

Then whats really sweet is to see em' walk about a block or so down the road after a hard days bummin' and get into there (not too bad lookin' vehicles, with probably a full tank of gas)

/no respect or remorse for these con artist

An honest man. He should run for office!

2007-01-20 12:56:49 AM Lehk

Lord_Dubu: Ahhhh America where embracing your depravity is celebrated and rewarded.

Agreed. It used to be cool to be a rebel, now its just cliche. Anyway, that "bum" dresses better than I do. His jeans are sans-holes.

Photoman_va26: I'd beg for a million bucks if I thought someone would give it to me.

Yellow pages. Under Venture Capital.

Baron Von Supercock

His jeans are sans-holes.

These days, holes cost extra.

2007-01-20 01:19:23 AM geetus

These days, holes cost extra.

Good point. I am now officially better dressed than the homeless person in question, albeit accidentally.

I feel slightly less shiatty.

A homeless guy in my hometown asked me for a dollar. He said he wanted it for beer.

I gave him $5 for honesty.

So, yeah, this works.

In Arcata, CA, you'd walk around the plaza and get hit up no less than 12 times. It was pathetic. My hardened stance changed when I moved back to AZ, I mean, if you're going to stand out there in 115 degree weather, hoping to score my pocket change you can have it.

Man, the craziest thing happened to me tonight at Taco Bell.

See, I had this two-dollar bill...

i got stranded in medford, oregon once when my radiator blew.

i pulled off the freeway right next to a hidden bum camp.

a bunch of them had been mechanics in their former lives and helped fix my car in exchange for bowls and (i think) the presence of an 18-y-o girl in their midst who didn't treat them like crap.

they bought me beer and we sat around their bum campfire while they told me stories about their lives.

they also taught me how to beg for change (because i was broke). those guys were awesome.

neighborhood homeless guy alway advertises as a painter. Advertising being sign on the cart. Sometimes, he has signs selling socks or incense. Sometimes, he advertises panties. We alway wonder - are they new, in case you run out, or are they used, for the niche audience? Haven't asked, yet...

I dated a homeless girl once. It was great, after the date I could drop her off anywhere.



/stolen

I moved to New York City and real quick I guess I developed a look that says "Get the f*ck away from me you filthy peice of sh*t", because no homeless people ever approach me anymore.

Thank God. I was getting tired of them.

All-time favorite brother-can-you-spare-a-dime line:

"Saving for a summer home..."

Gave the guy $5 for cracking me up.

My favorite is "Need money for alcoholism research"

This is sooo old. The ploy itself, and posting it as 'news'. Or even 'Fark'.

What's next..."They set us up the bomb?"

I love the looks I get when I pull my "Well, I wouldn't feel right giving you money without you having to work at least a LITTLE for it. Here:" (throws handful of coins out into the street)

/handbasket, yup.

my personal favorite: "Will take verbal abuse for spare change"

The best thing to say to 'em when you're asked for spare change:


Hey, you know change comes from the heart, brother!

Bon_Scott

On his cell phone?

"Can you beer me now?"

heh... I lol'd dude.

I saw people with "Why lie? I need a beer" signs TWENTY FRIGGING YEARS AGO.

Hey, did you hear? Kurt Cobain shot himself!

Three years ago, I'm walking down Armitage in Chicago at night lost, looking for a concert and urgently needing to use the bathroom. I'm wearing fairly standard hipster fatigues, I had on this camo field jacket with a few buttons on it, some band tshirt, a pair of faded cargo pants, and some worn out Vans. Anyway, I approach this Greek-looking foreign guy sitting on a porch of this house, reading a bible or something. I try to ask him directions to the venue and, in confusion, he whips out a dollar. I motion with my hands for him to keep it. Didn't think I looked *that* ratty.

/a block later, I had a small gang of 14 yr. olds encircle me and ask if I'd buy them some wine.

I used to hang out with this punk chick. One night we were walking down the street and a panhandler near a McDonald's asked us for change so he could get a coffee. The woman I was with grabbed his arm, dragged him into McDonald's, bought a coffee, sat the man down, and insisted that he drink it. He looked very confused and scared, but he drank the coffee, and we said goodbye and continued walking down the street.

yea, and the rest of the country wonders why New Yorkers laugh at you yokels...this is news to you hicks?

I hear the Macarena is gonna be a big dance craze...get ready middle 'merica! You are gonna love it...

/sniffs in your general direction...wherever the hell that is

The vagrants (probably not homeless) people in my old neighborhood used to DEMAND my change. They'd get offended if I didn't readily offer it to them. I had a guy yell "HEY!" at me from across the parking lot. When I didn't answer, he yelled louder. I ignored him & walked inside. He was about to follow me in, and the cashier got up from behind the counter and locked the door. Greedy bastard. Occasionally, I don't mind giving. I was coming out of the store with some beer in my hand, and this lady asked me for one. She was nice, and it was about 105 degrees outside, so I gave her a cold beer. It's the farkers who think you OWE them your change that piss me off.

And that why lie thing is really, really old. Probably the oldest thing I've ever seen posted here under the guise of being "new and revolutionary."

Clever signs are lame, but if it works, whatever. I guess some people are a few years behind the times and easily amused.

When me and my friends went to Kelowna in 2003, we seen a bum with the "Why Lie? I need a beer." sign.

I gave the guy 6$ to get a schooner! Honesty pays!

The_Philosopher_King
My wife and I saw that dude! We still talk about it. It was on Broadway and 56th. He was sleeping, we were watching the Thanksgiving day parade. Thanks for the pic!

I don't care about this as Lisa "One Eye" doesn't die.