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 of dinner?"
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago,"
it instead of dinner?"
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago,"
the homeless man replied.
"Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?"
"Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?"
the man asked.
"No, I don't waste time fishing,"
"No, I don't waste time fishing,"
the homeless man said. "I need to spend
all my time trying to stay alive."
"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?"
the man asked.
"Are you NUTS!"
all my time trying to stay alive."
"Will you spend this 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 instead of food?"
"I haven't played golf in 20 years!"
"Will you spend the money on a woman instead of food?"
the man asked.
"What would I get for ten lousy bucks?"
"What would I get for ten lousy bucks?"
exclaimed the homeless man.
"Well," said the 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.
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,
The man replied,
"That's okay. It's important for her to see what a man
looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."
looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."
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