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   armchair_warrior

   retsop cixelsyd
   Joined: Dec '05
   Posts: 7,946

   I used to give when I was dirt poor and younger. but when I grew older I realize most of these guys don't need the money.

   So other day a young man come up to me and ask for a dollar, he said he was a dollar short to ride the subway home. He points towards the subway. he didn't hangout at the subway or the area. I thought he could be the real deal of some kid lost and need money.

   So after I gave him some money, he went to the next guy etc... got more than a few bucks. At that point i'm like god damn it. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. So instead of walking towards the subway he went the other way and kept on saying he a dollar short to get home on the subway.

   Me = sucker.

   I was the first sucker he approached, if i wasn't I would of thought scam!!! cause if i saw how he gotten more than a few bucks by then.

   Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
   I like to stick it to The Man, The Man happens to be Liberal in NYC(power Structure).

   # Posted 10 mos ago
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   whynot_31

   Former Lurker
   Joined: Mar '06
   Posts: 16,081

   AW-
   My brother had the best approach. Whenever he was approached by a beggar with some hard luck story, he would state "you can spend this money on that if you like, but what I would do is use it toward getting really high."

   They would then usually give him a high five, and state "that's exactly what I am going to do", and -regardless- he would feel his $1 was well spent.

   ....he created a win-win for everyone.

   I, however, am too cheap.

   For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

   # Posted 10 mos ago

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