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mookiemookie · 02-22-11, 11:36 AM

I'm with Platapus and GR. I don't usually give money to homeless people. A couple exceptions I can remember:

In Boston, I was outside of a bar and smoking a cigarette. Got to talking with a panhandler. I must have had a 30 minute conversation with him. I got his whole story...asked him where his family was, why he didn't go to a shelter, etc etc. He seemed genuinely down on his luck. He was very forthright and very genuine. I gave him $20.

Also in Boston, a panhandler yells at me as I walk by: "What's the best nation in the world? "Uhh...the USA?" "No! A DO-NATION!" That made me laugh and was worth a buck.

Other than those two instances, I have never given a panhandler money.

02-22-11, 11:36 AM	#20
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I'm with Platapus and GR. I don't usually give money to homeless people. A couple exceptions I can remember: In Boston, I was outside of a bar and smoking a cigarette. Got to talking with a panhandler. I must have had a 30 minute conversation with him. I got his whole story...asked him where his family was, why he didn't go to a shelter, etc etc. He seemed genuinely down on his luck. He was very forthright and very genuine. I gave him $20. Also in Boston, a panhandler yells at me as I walk by: "What's the best nation in the world? "Uhh...the USA?" "No! A DO-NATION!" That made me laugh and was worth a buck. Other than those two instances, I have never given a panhandler money. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.