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I spoke with the guy for like 2 seconds, probably some NYU kid trying to get drinking money, i think that he, like most bums in nyc, was not actually homeless.
I did give him a quarter so that I could take the pic.
Ever read about the rose guy from austin, tx? He was a bum who sold roses that he got out of dumpsters behind flower shops. A buck a rose. Stood on the corner and sold them 'til he ran out. Well, this went on for years, and now he lives in a mansion in austin, , and has guys that look like bums selling roses for him on the street corners in austin. He is now a millionaire.
Because he took the initiative to find something and sell it instead of holding up a cardboard sign that says "I'm a hungry lazy looser. feed me."
Last night I heard about some girl that does stuff like that here in CO. Most people still consider her a bum. Weird how things come up....
exactly.Homeless folks with a dog simply piss me off. Walk that bad boy down to the pound and give it to someone that can feed it regularly. I never give money, if I have some fries or a power bar in the car they get that. Nothing else. I don't want some douche pan handling taking my dollar and walking two blocks to his SUV and driving home and using my dollar to snort an eight ball.
i believe that there's just as much chance that they're trying to make a few tax-free dollars with as little effort as possible.i assure you, they are simply out there making a statement... the point of that statement is obviously lost on many of the responders in this thread