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Most You've Ever Given To A Homeless Person?

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connoroh
Posts: 2333 - Karma: 246
The other day I had just gotten off the train, from university to come home for the weekend to ski.

I was waiting outside the station, browsing through my iPod waiting for mommy. A homeless guy sorta creeped up on me, and i took off my headphones, and he asked if he could ask a question, so i said shoot.

He then asked if i could come with him to buy him something to eat, so being lazy as i am, I  just gave him 10 bucks. He came back like 5 minutes later to prove he actually bought food.

It Felt decent.
Dec 11 2008 9:30PM
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alexL
Posts: 512 - Karma: 28
i volunteer at a homeless shelter 2wice a month during the winter, i think its doing them alot better then just giving them money, we give them dinner and a lunch for the next day and bus tickets, plus clothes and showers and whatever else, and its non religious, we dont give them a lecture if they show up high or drunk and yknow some of them have some serious mental problems that can be kinda scary to deal with, but most of the time theyre just regular people who are down on their luck for whatever reason and just want to be somewhere where they dont have to worry about being robbed in their sleep, we usually put a movie on and play cards, it always ends up being a good time
Dec 13 2008 5:53PM
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Italian.Stallion
Posts: 564 - Karma: 101

I usually contribute to people who perform music on the streets because it is helping another musician.

And for people who say they don't like homeless people and you shouldn't give them money.  They may have drug problems, but it's not really fair to pass judgement and assume that is how they are.

Dec 13 2008 6:37PM
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Rbamf
Posts: 792 - Karma: 15
when i lived downtown, i used to keep a pack of cigs so i could give the bums one or two. i guess that means the most i've ever given a homeless person is cancer. it was in good faith though.
Dec 13 2008 6:43PM
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bout_it
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 17
haha I lol'd^
Dec 13 2008 7:07PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8710 - Karma: 5,615
true but i dunno man you never really know everyones stories. some people just have a mad sequence of shitty events in their lives.
Dec 13 2008 7:10PM
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king.tubby
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 122
i threw a twomp to a dude rockin it on an old beat up drum set in chicago once. dont know if he was actually homeless or not....
Dec 13 2008 7:27PM
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sarahskis
Posts: 1587 - Karma: 41
whats a twomp?

Dec 13 2008 8:10PM
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Beefcake
Posts: 378 - Karma: 10

last year there was one under this bricge by the river, he froze to death.

i gave a guy a couple bucks for doin a backflip off the ground, pretty sick, a lot of homeless people i meet are actually kinda cool.

Dec 14 2008 12:05AM
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king.tubby
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 122
a twenty dollar bill
sorry, old ghetto drug dealer slang
Dec 14 2008 12:13AM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
same^^
Dec 14 2008 12:20AM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
im sooooo doin that soon
Dec 14 2008 12:23AM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
ever consider that they didnt fuck up their life and that they just had bad luck? 
Dec 14 2008 12:25AM
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JonathonChandler
Posts: 905 - Karma: 423
giving money to homeless people is a bad idea. most of the time you are just giving them money, and they go buy alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs. i walked by a place where a homeless dude lived once, and it their was a HUGE pile of used cigarettes, and a HUGE pile of empty rum bottles. Their is also i 'homeless' guy who lives in my town, who owns a jaguar, and has his own house, but just sits their all day asking for money. but buying homeless people  food or something is nice.
Dec 14 2008 12:45AM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
true that
Dec 14 2008 1:25AM
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skifree919
Posts: 5842 - Karma: 35
word... you have the complete right idea. I feel like a lot of people give money to bums because it makes the giver feel better, but in reality it is only hurting the bum and creating dependence. If you actually want to help, be like this guy and spend some time, not money, helping people on a personal basis. Agree 100%
Dec 14 2008 7:09PM
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Shredneck
Posts: 2051 - Karma: -32
I dont know where you guys are from but around here it way the fuck too cold for homeless people. but if there was I'd hit them up with some pb+j's instead of $$
Dec 14 2008 7:23PM
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Hawkeye_Pierce
Posts: 184 - Karma: 11
I am sorry but I try to not give homeless people much more than like a dollar or so, but I will give them the opportunity to work for me doing small odd jobs that I don't feel like doing, such as raking the leaves, washing my car something like that.  I don't know I just personally think that we shouldn't give someone something unless they have earned it.  I overpay the guys though.
Dec 14 2008 8:13PM
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Twinjibber77
Posts: 6239 - Karma: 2,356
My friend got shot by a homeless guy. I'll post tha video later.
Dec 15 2008 8:11AM
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OOHapieceofcandy
Posts: 563 - Karma: 10
I really have no problem giving a little spare change to homeless people who have something to offer. Be it a good laugh or even a little dance. Once I saw a dude with a sign that said "could you spare some change, I have a small penis". I laughed pretty hard and tossed some coins his way. But other than that I really don't respect alot of them who just use intimidation tactics to get money and show no initiatiive at bettering their lives. Some big fuckin black dude like cornered me in a parking lot once asking for change and he was like cracked out and shit. I obviously didnt want to get my shit rocked so i gave him money and he went right to the liquor store.
Dec 15 2008 12:17PM
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