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So, the other day I'm walking from my car to this Thai restaurant to pick up some food I had ordered by phone. As I'm walking in, I notice this dirty looking guy sitting on a bench right outside the restaurant chatting on his cell phone.... I mean, he was really having a good time with that conversation, he was talking really loud, he was cracking up over and over again. Judging by his appearance I figured maybe he was a carpenter or a painter or something in that realm, thats why his clothes were so dirty, but the entire area could hear this guys awesome phone conversation.
Anyways, I go in, grab my food, pay the bill, and when I walk out, this guy is still there but now he's off the phone. Just as I step off the sidewalk, I hear the guy say, "Hey buddy, you got a dollar you can spare for a poor man?" I was startled, I looked back and go "No sorry" then kept going but as I got into my car, I thought "Really? If this guy is so poor that he needs to beg for money, how the hell can he afford a cell phone?"
I mean, are the homeless now prioritizing paying their cell phone bill/pre-paid cards over whatever it is they need that dollar for?
Or am I the one who's just weird for thinking this is weird? ???
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Can I get the 2-3 minutes of my life back that it took me to read this story? :-\ :-\ ;) ;) :D :D :D
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he only asked for a buck you tight girl :D
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So, the other day I'm walking from my car to this Thai restaurant to pick up some food I had ordered by phone. As I'm walking in, I notice this dirty looking guy sitting on a bench right outside the restaurant chatting on his cell phone.... I mean, he was really having a good time with that conversation, he was talking really loud, he was cracking up over and over again. Judging by his appearance I figured maybe he was a carpenter or a painter or something in that realm, thats why his clothes were so dirty, but the entire area could hear this guys awesome phone conversation.
Anyways, I go in, grab my food, pay the bill, and when I walk out, this guy is still there but now he's off the phone. Just as I step off the sidewalk, I hear the guy say, "Hey buddy, you got a dollar you can spare for a poor man?" I was startled, I looked back and go "No sorry" then kept going but as I got into my car, I thought "Really? If this guy is so poor that he needs to beg for money, how the hell can he afford a cell phone?"
I mean, are the homeless now prioritizing paying their cell phone bill/pre-paid cards over whatever it is they need that dollar for?
Or am I the one who's just weird for thinking this is weird? ???
No...your weird for believing he was ACTUALLY talking to someone on a working cellphone...
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welcome to 2011, every fucking bum has an I-Phone 4S now, got to set your priorities straight.
Another thing i noticed in Europe, don't know if it's the same in the US: People have less shame to beg nowadays, you would see young people begging for money so they don't have to buy the ticket to the cinema from their own money.
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No...your weird for believing he was ACTUALLY talking to someone on a working cellphone...
Doesn't that go against what he's trying to accomplish? IE have people feel sorry for him and give him money? lol
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Doesn't that go against what he's trying to accomplish? IE have people feel sorry for him and give him money? lol
Maybe he is an idiot.
People who live on the street aren't usually known for being very intelligent.
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Doesn't that go against what he's trying to accomplish? IE have people feel sorry for him and give him money? lol
It would...if he was of sound mind.
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Big Ach, your smile might have made the man insane! I mean, those gums could drive the sanest man mad!! :o :o :o ;) ;) :D :D :-* :-*
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How could he get a job without there being a way for an employer to reach him? A cellphone is a must for even a homeless person....
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Maybe he is an idiot.
People who live on the street aren't usually known for being very intelligent.
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Big Ach, your smile might have made the man insane! I mean, those gums could drive the sanest man mad!! :o :o :o ;) ;) :D :D :-* :-*
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Have you not heard of "Facebook?"
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hey BA i am wondering what you do with professional beggars when you are in egypt.. especially those insistent kids who dig their heads through cars windows!!.. ;D.. sometimes you must push them to go away or you find one on your lap while driving!!..
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hey BA i am wondering what you do with professional beggars when you are in egypt.. especially those insistent kids who dig their heads through cars windows!!.. ;D.. sometimes you must push them to go away or you find one on your lap while driving!!..
Thats why in Egypt I don't drive with my window down! lol All depends if I'm feeling generous or not - normally I'm not! Although one time I gave a girl 25 LE She was stunned! I figured I'd be good to not give anyone anything for the next year!
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Big Ach, your smile might have made the man insane! I mean, those gums could drive the sanest man mad!! :o :o :o ;) ;) :D :D :-* :-*
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Thats why in Egypt I don't drive with my window down! lol All depends if I'm feeling generous or not - normally I'm not! Although one time I gave a girl 25 LE She was stunned! I figured I'd be good to not give anyone anything for the next year!
actually bro. a lot of them really deserve!!.. to some extent one can differentiate between professional beggars and those who are really poor and helpless!!.. but as a general rule i never give young healthy beggars!!.. only very old or handicapped!!.. the only young ppl i give (without they ask) are streets cleaners,.. these guys take very small salaries and have a lot of work to do!!..
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It's only awkward if you want it to be :P
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So, the other day I'm walking from my car to this Thai restaurant to pick up some food I had ordered by phone. As I'm walking in, I notice this dirty looking guy sitting on a bench right outside the restaurant chatting on his cell phone.... I mean, he was really having a good time with that conversation, he was talking really loud, he was cracking up over and over again. Judging by his appearance I figured maybe he was a carpenter or a painter or something in that realm, thats why his clothes were so dirty, but the entire area could hear this guys awesome phone conversation.
Anyways, I go in, grab my food, pay the bill, and when I walk out, this guy is still there but now he's off the phone. Just as I step off the sidewalk, I hear the guy say, "Hey buddy, you got a dollar you can spare for a poor man?" I was startled, I looked back and go "No sorry" then kept going but as I got into my car, I thought "Really? If this guy is so poor that he needs to beg for money, how the hell can he afford a cell phone?"
I mean, are the homeless now prioritizing paying their cell phone bill/pre-paid cards over whatever it is they need that dollar for?
Or am I the one who's just weird for thinking this is weird? ???
It may have been a sykpe to skype free call.
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It was a set up. If you had given him the dollar you would have won a million.... :D
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So, the other day I'm walking from my car to this Thai restaurant to pick up some food I had ordered by phone. As I'm walking in, I notice this dirty looking guy sitting on a bench right outside the restaurant chatting on his cell phone.... I mean, he was really having a good time with that conversation, he was talking really loud, he was cracking up over and over again. Judging by his appearance I figured maybe he was a carpenter or a painter or something in that realm, thats why his clothes were so dirty, but the entire area could hear this guys awesome phone conversation.
Anyways, I go in, grab my food, pay the bill, and when I walk out, this guy is still there but now he's off the phone. Just as I step off the sidewalk, I hear the guy say, "Hey buddy, you got a dollar you can spare for a poor man?" I was startled, I looked back and go "No sorry" then kept going but as I got into my car, I thought "Really? If this guy is so poor that he needs to beg for money, how the hell can he afford a cell phone?"
I mean, are the homeless now prioritizing paying their cell phone bill/pre-paid cards over whatever it is they need that dollar for?
Or am I the one who's just weird for thinking this is weird? ???
He's not homeless it's an act...In Annapolis, they have banned that...there was a fight at the mall, in which a dude was on the corner, and another "homeless" dude jumped out of a brand new pick up, and starting yelling at the guy...That was his corner...
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It may have been a sykpe to skype free call.
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Just think if he asks 20 people for a dollar, there's money for his dinner. I once had a guy ask me for money when I walked out of McDonalds with a happy meal for my son. I was like wtf, you're asking a single mother for money? I don't think he was homeless, he was just asking everybody for a dollar. :-\
If I was approached by a homeless child or teenager, rather than give them money I would just buy them something to eat. This way you know the money is going towards food.
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Maybe he is an idiot.
People who live on the street aren't usually known for being very intelligent.
bit of a stupid comment to make ::)
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bit of a stupid comment to make ::)
Sorry that i hurt your feelings, don't be mad at Ach because he didn't gave you money, better luck next time, "Donny". ::)
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Yes, tradesmen are easily confused with filthy loudmouthed homeless beggers.
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The young ones are really annoying sometimes - they feel entitled to another person's money.
Usually I brush them of with a cig. If I'm in bad mood I ignore them because the feeling of having to rip their head of in such situations is a strong one.
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bit of a stupid comment to make ::)
X2......Jk Rowling lived on the street.....Now she is a Billionaire.
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No...your weird for believing he was ACTUALLY talking to someone on a working cellphone...
lol thanks fornthe laugh Chick !
BIG ACH that's normal man it happens ! Talking about kids in Egypt I've seen them with mobile phones too ! lol had a chat once with a very smart kid who told me he made a lot of money but sadly do glue-sniffing and had a big cut on his face from a knife fight and he was 11y old ! He ran away from his step father and ended n streets ((with a mobile phone)) lol.
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A few years ago I was at a restaurant with some friends, we were sitting in the outside area, and this homeless guy comes by our table and asks for some change, one of my friends says, "sorry we don't have any" so the asshole begger goes "oh you don't have any? Well let me help you out then" and throws two pennies at us, I stand up really fast and go "throw one more pal and see what happens to you!" Dude ran away! ;D
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Thats why in Egypt I don't drive with my window down! lol All depends if I'm feeling generous or not - normally I'm not! Although one time I gave a girl 25 LE She was stunned! I figured I'd be good to not give anyone anything for the next year!
Damn hookers are cheap there, I should visit too
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Damn hookers are cheap there, I should visit too
Heard the same thing but they nasty...
Your best bet is to hang out in some of the hotel lobbies in the summer, ton of Russian and Eastern European whores looking to be picked up there!
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It was a set up. If you had given him the dollar you would have won a million.... :D
Howard hughs was famous for doing things like that. would live as a vagabond for a few weeks and the people that were kind to him were payed a visit by his people months later and given substantial sums. cool shit.
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I stand up really fast and go "throw one more pal and see what happens to you!" Dude ran away! ;D
I know that guy, he's actually deaf, he must have run away scared when you opened your mouth and exposed your gums
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X2......Jk Rowling lived on the street.....Now she is a Billionaire.
I never said "All homeless people are dumb", i said homeless people aren't know for being very intelligent, or are you telling me now that in every homeless there lies a billionaire in the making??
Fucking stupid idiots on this board.
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Yes, sometimes, these 'homeless' guys ruin it for the people who really need help.
I was waiting once in my car for someone, and in the middle of the street, on the concrete barrier, was a homeless person asking for money. About 20 minutes into waiting, sitting and listening to the radio, a car comes up, picks up the 'homeless' person and another comes out to take his spot.
I was seriously stunned, and learned that if you give, it is better to give to a homeless organization than to just one guy.
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funny you should say that... snapped this picture at a CVS in burbank, ca. when i went in for an ECA stack .... there was also another bum down the street at a ralphs but this one had a blue tooth didnt get a chance to snap a picture of that bum
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when i got an iphone, the cell guy and I joked about the fact we both know people without cars, living on the couches of others - that always have a smartphone.
He said it's their need to be connected. They get by... live wherever, catch rides or walk...
but being DISCONNECTED from the web, from friends, from hooking up, from news, from opportunities... that's too much for them.
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A news channel down in Houston did a story about homeless people a few years ago and i remember one of the reporters was following these "homeless" people after they left their spots. About 25% of them walked a few blocks, hopped in a car and drove to a house or apartment. The other 75% actually lived on the streets or went to a shelter. The reporter got to interview a few of them who weren't shy and they claimed to make up to $100 a day easily and one lady who was in a wheelchair but was not handicapped said if she got the "best corner" in the area she had made up to $300 in one day.
This is why i refuse to give money to them. I do give money to charity but i don't like to add fuel to a society of lazy drug addicts. I know some of them are honestly trying to make something and have probably been through a rough life, but it's way too hard to tell the difference these days.
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I never said "All homeless people are dumb", i said homeless people aren't know for being very intelligent, or are you telling me now that in every homeless there lies a billionaire in the making??
Fucking stupid idiots on this board.
FUCK YOU.....YOU ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST POS HERE AT GETBIG.....GET BACK IN THE CLOSET....YOU FOOLISH ASSHOLE!!!
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Shit the homeless here on Maui hang out at the Starbucks inside the supermarket with their laptops and iPhones charging up while they have their lattes!
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So, the other day I'm walking from my car to this Thai restaurant to pick up some food I had ordered by phone. As I'm walking in, I notice this dirty looking guy sitting on a bench right outside the restaurant chatting on his cell phone.... I mean, he was really having a good time with that conversation, he was talking really loud, he was cracking up over and over again. Judging by his appearance I figured maybe he was a carpenter or a painter or something in that realm, thats why his clothes were so dirty, but the entire area could hear this guys awesome phone conversation.
Anyways, I go in, grab my food, pay the bill, and when I walk out, this guy is still there but now he's off the phone. Just as I step off the sidewalk, I hear the guy say, "Hey buddy, you got a dollar you can spare for a poor man?" I was startled, I looked back and go "No sorry" then kept going but as I got into my car, I thought "Really? If this guy is so poor that he needs to beg for money, how the hell can he afford a cell phone?"
I mean, are the homeless now prioritizing paying their cell phone bill/pre-paid cards over whatever it is they need that dollar for?
Or am I the one who's just weird for thinking this is weird? ???
If you are on the poverty level, there's a government program that will pay for your cell phone and give you 100 minutes a month. Even a unactivated phone can still dial 911 for an emergency
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I'm always weary of Arabs with cell phones.... Could be a detonator.
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FUCK YOU.....YOU ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST POS HERE AT GETBIG.....GET BACK IN THE CLOSET....YOU FOOLISH ASSHOLE!!!
ahahaahah, are you postying from your I-phone from under a bridge, "wild willie"??
Fuckign retard.
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Yes, sometimes, these 'homeless' guys ruin it for the people who really need help.
I was waiting once in my car for someone, and in the middle of the street, on the concrete barrier, was a homeless person asking for money. About 20 minutes into waiting, sitting and listening to the radio, a car comes up, picks up the 'homeless' person and another comes out to take his spot.
I was seriously stunned, and learned that if you give, it is better to give to a homeless organization than to just one guy.
You should go to eastern Europe then, you see that the "homeless beggars" there, all gypsies btw, will "beg" no longer than 10 minutes, then another Gypsy comes and takes over the place, they take turns with 5-6 people in front of the touristic spots all day, they make tons of money from the stupid tourists giving to them, with "working hours" of 10 minutes per hour.
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You should go to eastern Europe then, you see that the "homeless beggars" there, all gypsies btw, will "beg" no longer than 10 minutes, then another Gypsy comes and takes over the place, they take turns with 5-6 people in front of the touristic spots all day, they make tons of money from the stupid tourists giving to them, with "working hours" of 10 minutes per hour.
your original statement was stupid...but then again you do not come over as intelligent either. I remember a homeless guy where i lived..they called him "Rollo". He was an ex school teacher in Mathematics and believe it or not a few young people did ask him to help with Homework from school. I just think that taking the fucking piss out of people like that is not OK. you are a wanker who could not burst an egg.
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your original statement was stupid...but then again you do not come over as intelligent either. I remember a homeless guy where i lived..they called him "Rollo". He was an ex school teacher in Mathematics and believe it or not a few young people did ask him to help with Homework from school. I just think that taking the fucking piss out of people like that is not OK. you are a wanker who could not burst an egg.
LOL, meltdown.
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LOL, meltdown.
Meltdown?? your primitive language? you are really a stupid young man.
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Meltdown?? your primitive language? you are really a stupid young man.
LOL, i must have really hurt you bad, "Donny".
How was it to do the math homework for all the school kids? Was it fun? ::) ::) ::)
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LOL, i must have really hurt you bad, "Donny".
How was it to do the math homework for all the school kids? Was it fun? ::) ::) ::)
i think you are very immature.
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i think you are very immature.
And i think you are very sensitive, "Donny".
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And i think you are very sensitive, "Donny".
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Donny is pissed off at Arnold for making good money. :-\ :-\
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Donny is pissed off at Arnold for making good money. :-\ :-\
Donny is a little bitch.
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In the US the govermnet has given out over 1.5 million free cell phones with service to people. One program is called Lifeline. It's a form of cell phone welfare. It's growing rapidly. You don't have money for a cell phone the goverment will pick up the tab. One of the many reasons the US is in trouble.
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In the US the govermnet has given out over 1.5 million free cell phones with service to people. One program is called Lifeline. It's a form of cell phone welfare. It's growing rapidly. You don't have money for a cell phone the goverment will pick up the tab. One of the many reasons the US is in trouble.
LOL, that's fucking ridiculous.
How about governmental champaigne and caviar for the needy? ::) ::)
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Can I get the 2-3 minutes of my life back that it took me to read this story? :-\ :-\ ;) ;) :D :D :D
Must have dyslexia because that takes 1 min to read tops
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Donny is a little bitch.
you want to watch your mouth
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hey BA i am wondering what you do with professional beggars when you are in egypt.. especially those insistent kids who dig their heads through cars windows!!.. ;D.. sometimes you must push them to go away or you find one on your lap while driving!!..
Egyptian air bag?
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on topic.
you can get a trakfone at walmarts for about twenty bucks
then it's 20 every three months for minutes.
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You may qualify for a free cell phone from the government.
The government’s Lifeline Assistance Program gives out free cell phones and monthly service to Americans in need of financial help.
Times are tough, and you might be faced with choosing whether or not you can continue paying for your mobile phone, if you even have one. But did you know you the government has authorized phone companies to provide cell phones and service to tens of millions Americans at no charge? Just how would one of these free government phones change your life?
Imagine that you’re looking for a job and can’t afford a mobile phone. How will an employer reach you with a job offer?
Imagine that you have a serious medical condition and can’t afford a phone. How can you stay in touch with your doctor and other emergency medical professionals?
Imagine you have car trouble on a dark, desolate road. Or you find yourself with a lack of transportation in a bad part of town. How will you call anyone for help?
For more or to apply: http://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/ (http://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/)