Homeless man

[fritz501]

A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a


> particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a


> couple of


> dollars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars


and


> asked, If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead?"


> "No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.


> "Will you use it to gamble" asked the business man?


> "No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need everything I can


> get just to stay alive."


>


> "Will you spend it on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?"


> the man asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't


> played golf in


> 20 years!"


>


> "Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district


> instead of food?" the man asked.


> "What are you kiddin' and catch a disease for ten lousy bucks?!!"


> exclaimed the homeless man.


> "Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead


> I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."


> The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you


> for doing that?" I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty


> disgusting." The man replied, "That's okay. I just want her to see what


> a man


> looks like who's given up beer, gambling, golf, and sex".





fritz

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