Now days, being homeless is more competitive than ever. Only the most clever and creative signs are going to get people to let go of their precious spare change. This makes for some pretty awesome homeless dude signage.
Not every homeless person is "too lazy to get a job" or just out to con people, a lot of them are seriously f*cked up. Many have serious and deadly drug problems and a lot more have severe mental disorders that hinder them getting a job, let alone keeping one or even taking care of themselves. Do you really honestly truly believe that people out there are just soooo lazy and scheming that they would rather sleep in garbage filled alleys and looked at as pathetic and lazy by most people out there, not have a family or kids or friends, not have enough food to eat everyday, or heavy clothes in the winter or a bed to sleep in, obviously not have a girl/boyfriend, smell and look like shit and go begging people they dont know and degrade themselves just for peoples spare change that the people give them because to them pennies, dimes and coins dont make a difference but to the homeless can make or break a chance to eat or stave off withdrawal for the night/day.....you think all of these people would go through this shit just so they dont have to work and be lazy? While chances are there might be some, it would clearly be a tiny amount or fraction of a small amount because any reasonable person out there who cares about their life wouldn't choose to go through that life of loneliness and despair. A lot of homeless people are assaulted ALL the time by sick people who figure nobody will give a shit. Some are even murdered. Another danger is from other homeless people who might steal what you have or fight you for it, homeless shelters are notorious for theft, at least where I live. Not to mention disease and lack of any money for medical care. But hey, they're just lazy right? Why don't they get a nice cozy job at McDonalds and make minimum wage that won't even allow them to afford any place to stay or car to buy, who the f*ck is going to hire a homeless man to begin with anyways? But like you guys say, they're just a bunch of lazy f*cks who just want an easy life of not working....c'mon gimme a f*ckn break.....
If they are out there 8 hours a day. 6 days a week pan handling . that is a job. the are self employeed. don't apy taxes, low over head costs. and if they are hungry they can get food. They show they are cleaver, smart, and intresting people. they just like all of us make the world turn and in some caes make it interesting. So do i feel sorry for these guy. HMMMM? not really. A man has to do what a man has to do.
SparkyOreilly is probably a Bill O'Reilly fan. Get a job... What an idiotic statement. That's something a Republican would say without understanding how hard it is to actually find a job. And I'm talking about those WITH a roof over their heads, phone numbers to call, a change of clothes, and a shower. Numbnuts.
Maybe they're hiring in Canada. I applied at 15 places in a day, including both of those, and got one call back out of 15. And I have two prior management conditions and a college degree going for me. Try getting a job when you don't have a phone they can call you back on, and tell me how that goes.
There's a BIG difference between "taking applications" and "hiring". Sure, just about any place will let you fill out an app, but when 200 other people have also filled out one that same week...good luck!
tell you what dont let em fool ya some of these people got more money than you. for example, im from IL and when i was a teen there was this guy they called jr you would see him riding around at all times of the day on this 40 year old bicycle collecting cans thats all he did dug through trash lived in the park everyone assumed he just used his can money to get a little food to survive,when they found his body,they also found in one of his bags they also found $125000 i guess aluminum pays off
Why thanks egizzit.
Your unsupported, unverifiable, antectdotal claim has convinced me that despite obvious appearances, all homeless people are actually wealthy aristocrats who are simply out to con people out of their pocket change while laughing all the way to the bank. I certainly hope you are a sociologist because they world needs your profound research and analysis in order to make sense of this imaginary 'homeless problem'. Someone give this man a PhD, QUICK!
If you offer them a job of real labor watch them squirm out of it..... I have a bad back, uh leg, uh arm, uh heart. You get the idea. I have seen in California the guy with several hundred dollars walk around the corner and get into his brand new truck and drive away. Thanks guys for giving him the money to make a truck payment....
@ thatgal, thatdude and Canadian:
It's true that there are those who abuse people's generosity by panhandling when they don't need to. Also, some have just fallen into bad times and need a leg up. But a lot of these people are mentally ill (though not necessarily dangerous) and couldn't hold down a job if they tried. Just because they're clever doesn't mean they don't need help.
To Canadian: Where in Canada to you live?! In a small town? *rolls eyes*
It's just as hard in Canada to get a job. The major cities are terrible for finding jobs AND finding a place to live that doesn't cost some ridiculous price.
Most people who live in my city need two, sometimes THREE jobs to afford APARTMENTS. (unless they have a very high paying job.)
Getting a job at some McDonald's place wouldn't even pay enough money for someone needing a place to stay.
Financial aid organizations like the low-income housing in my city are very hard to get put on their lists, and even if you DO get on the list, you have a 4 year wait to get a place to live.
Getting on a disability pension is a good idea.(which is how I pay for my home), (Now don't read me wrong, if you are a lazy ass, then you deserve what you get. But if you are in a condition where you CAN'T work, or are severely disabled and need this then this is totally acceptable and the best thing to do.
But this can be VERY difficult to get on here, even if you have a life debilitating chronic illness, and for some people, take a long time for paperwork to come through.
There are TONS of other reasons than this that cause homelessness. Many that the person CANNOT CONTROL.
YES some homeless people are doing NOTHING for their situation.
But A LOT OF THEM CAN'T do anything. They need SOMEONE ELSE to help them.
I was homeless once, but because of help and support from some people along they way I am now paying for my own home, have a education in medicine, and despite now having developed an illness that is going to KILL me, I am not a lazy person who is just letting others serve me. I have never intended to become someone like that, even when I was homeless.
Yes I needed help when I had no home, and I did beg for money but I needed to do this to get the money I needed to help myself get by. All this time though, I was looking for a way to get an income, I had contacted places to see if I could get help for my situation and eventually --it worked.)
There ARE more people out there who COULD do something for themselves if they are given the help they need to get out of the situation they're in....maybe you can't do that exactly, but you could at least give them the change if they need it.
Those of you who say, "Oh, they're going to use it for dope, booze, etc."
That is their fucking business, you have no clue what they've seen in their lives that most people couldn't fathom.
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Lmfao, this post was awesome. I loved the signs! (I'd like to see more.
never thought it'd happen to me. Work'd all my life, taught my kids to feed animals before breakfast. Dug my own garden, have overcome death, over come tragedies so many times, educated, more than one career, yada yada....
you never know....
and I'm gorgeous and not yet fifty
slept out doors, am 'happy' to be in my motel room for 2 years.
sorry, I never wanted to be a cynic either.
I fed the homeless years ago. Just to be Christian. took my 3 youngest kids, did meals on wheels...
I think Forest said it best...
"shit Happens"
and get off these peoples backs. at least they are 'handling' it, some just lay down and die. check your statistics in America.
compare that to the last 100 years on a progressive scale.
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August 17th, 2009 at 04:54 pm
Awesome :D
August 19th, 2009 at 03:57 am
I second your thoughts!
September 4th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
I BEG TO DIFFER EVER BEEN TO VICTORIA B.C. CANADA?
September 6th, 2009 at 07:12 am
Ever been downtown Toronto?
September 24th, 2009 at 09:47 am
OOH YEAH AAAH ROFL PWNED WHAHAA
September 26th, 2009 at 07:17 pm
Hi I'm Cherry please call me at 780 240-5926, I love to chat!!
October 25th, 2009 at 07:23 am
Send me back a note...maybe we'll chat? Got pics?
October 30th, 2009 at 07:31 am
Not every homeless person is "too lazy to get a job" or just out to con people, a lot of them are seriously f*cked up. Many have serious and deadly drug problems and a lot more have severe mental disorders that hinder them getting a job, let alone keeping one or even taking care of themselves. Do you really honestly truly believe that people out there are just soooo lazy and scheming that they would rather sleep in garbage filled alleys and looked at as pathetic and lazy by most people out there, not have a family or kids or friends, not have enough food to eat everyday, or heavy clothes in the winter or a bed to sleep in, obviously not have a girl/boyfriend, smell and look like shit and go begging people they dont know and degrade themselves just for peoples spare change that the people give them because to them pennies, dimes and coins dont make a difference but to the homeless can make or break a chance to eat or stave off withdrawal for the night/day.....you think all of these people would go through this shit just so they dont have to work and be lazy? While chances are there might be some, it would clearly be a tiny amount or fraction of a small amount because any reasonable person out there who cares about their life wouldn't choose to go through that life of loneliness and despair. A lot of homeless people are assaulted ALL the time by sick people who figure nobody will give a shit. Some are even murdered. Another danger is from other homeless people who might steal what you have or fight you for it, homeless shelters are notorious for theft, at least where I live. Not to mention disease and lack of any money for medical care. But hey, they're just lazy right? Why don't they get a nice cozy job at McDonalds and make minimum wage that won't even allow them to afford any place to stay or car to buy, who the f*ck is going to hire a homeless man to begin with anyways? But like you guys say, they're just a bunch of lazy f*cks who just want an easy life of not working....c'mon gimme a f*ckn break.....
(of that kit-kat bar)
November 3rd, 2009 at 07:35 pm
Wow... you're one of those talkative people, aren't you?
November 4th, 2009 at 04:47 pm
If they are out there 8 hours a day. 6 days a week pan handling . that is a job. the are self employeed. don't apy taxes, low over head costs. and if they are hungry they can get food. They show they are cleaver, smart, and intresting people. they just like all of us make the world turn and in some caes make it interesting. So do i feel sorry for these guy. HMMMM? not really. A man has to do what a man has to do.
August 17th, 2009 at 05:24 pm
I've seen a few of those in person. San Francisco definitely has the most clever homeless. Probably the dirtiest too.
August 18th, 2009 at 01:37 pm
Help my homeless homies:
http://www.filthyrichmond.com/2008/10/help-my-homeless-homies.html
August 19th, 2009 at 07:28 pm
Homeless my ass...tell 'em to get a job.
August 20th, 2009 at 06:46 pm
That IS their job!!!!!!
August 21st, 2009 at 03:12 pm
Yeah, I saw the "Alcohol Research" guy in San Fran. I believe I actually gave him some money too.
August 21st, 2009 at 07:06 pm
SparkyOreilly is probably a Bill O'Reilly fan. Get a job... What an idiotic statement. That's something a Republican would say without understanding how hard it is to actually find a job. And I'm talking about those WITH a roof over their heads, phone numbers to call, a change of clothes, and a shower. Numbnuts.
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
i remember the alcohol research guy in San Fran, outside chinatown...these are damn funny!
August 24th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Yeah i saw him outside a movie theater w/ a friend
September 3rd, 2009 at 04:56 am
Yeah, so hard to get a job - guess what... Walmart and McDonald's are always hiring...
Those with the roof over their head don't want to "stoop to that level" and those without the roof are too f'n lazy
September 8th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Maybe they're hiring in Canada. I applied at 15 places in a day, including both of those, and got one call back out of 15. And I have two prior management conditions and a college degree going for me. Try getting a job when you don't have a phone they can call you back on, and tell me how that goes.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
@Canadian...
There's a BIG difference between "taking applications" and "hiring". Sure, just about any place will let you fill out an app, but when 200 other people have also filled out one that same week...good luck!
September 12th, 2009 at 09:02 pm
tell you what dont let em fool ya some of these people got more money than you. for example, im from IL and when i was a teen there was this guy they called jr you would see him riding around at all times of the day on this 40 year old bicycle collecting cans thats all he did dug through trash lived in the park everyone assumed he just used his can money to get a little food to survive,when they found his body,they also found in one of his bags they also found $125000 i guess aluminum pays off
September 16th, 2009 at 05:22 pm
Why thanks egizzit.
Your unsupported, unverifiable, antectdotal claim has convinced me that despite obvious appearances, all homeless people are actually wealthy aristocrats who are simply out to con people out of their pocket change while laughing all the way to the bank. I certainly hope you are a sociologist because they world needs your profound research and analysis in order to make sense of this imaginary 'homeless problem'. Someone give this man a PhD, QUICK!
September 23rd, 2009 at 09:29 am
solution to homeless problem and war needs. send all homeleess people to fight in iraq
September 25th, 2009 at 02:16 pm
I agree with Thatdude. Send them to work in Iraq. They will eat and have a job and get a roof over their heads. They will even get clean clothes
September 25th, 2009 at 02:19 pm
If you offer them a job of real labor watch them squirm out of it..... I have a bad back, uh leg, uh arm, uh heart. You get the idea. I have seen in California the guy with several hundred dollars walk around the corner and get into his brand new truck and drive away. Thanks guys for giving him the money to make a truck payment....
October 16th, 2009 at 08:50 am
@ thatgal, thatdude and Canadian:
It's true that there are those who abuse people's generosity by panhandling when they don't need to. Also, some have just fallen into bad times and need a leg up. But a lot of these people are mentally ill (though not necessarily dangerous) and couldn't hold down a job if they tried. Just because they're clever doesn't mean they don't need help.
October 19th, 2009 at 03:20 pm
To Canadian: Where in Canada to you live?! In a small town? *rolls eyes*
It's just as hard in Canada to get a job. The major cities are terrible for finding jobs AND finding a place to live that doesn't cost some ridiculous price.
Most people who live in my city need two, sometimes THREE jobs to afford APARTMENTS. (unless they have a very high paying job.)
Getting a job at some McDonald's place wouldn't even pay enough money for someone needing a place to stay.
Financial aid organizations like the low-income housing in my city are very hard to get put on their lists, and even if you DO get on the list, you have a 4 year wait to get a place to live.
Getting on a disability pension is a good idea.(which is how I pay for my home), (Now don't read me wrong, if you are a lazy ass, then you deserve what you get. But if you are in a condition where you CAN'T work, or are severely disabled and need this then this is totally acceptable and the best thing to do.
But this can be VERY difficult to get on here, even if you have a life debilitating chronic illness, and for some people, take a long time for paperwork to come through.
There are TONS of other reasons than this that cause homelessness. Many that the person CANNOT CONTROL.
YES some homeless people are doing NOTHING for their situation.
But A LOT OF THEM CAN'T do anything. They need SOMEONE ELSE to help them.
I was homeless once, but because of help and support from some people along they way I am now paying for my own home, have a education in medicine, and despite now having developed an illness that is going to KILL me, I am not a lazy person who is just letting others serve me. I have never intended to become someone like that, even when I was homeless.
Yes I needed help when I had no home, and I did beg for money but I needed to do this to get the money I needed to help myself get by. All this time though, I was looking for a way to get an income, I had contacted places to see if I could get help for my situation and eventually --it worked.)
There ARE more people out there who COULD do something for themselves if they are given the help they need to get out of the situation they're in....maybe you can't do that exactly, but you could at least give them the change if they need it.
Those of you who say, "Oh, they're going to use it for dope, booze, etc."
That is their fucking business, you have no clue what they've seen in their lives that most people couldn't fathom.
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Lmfao, this post was awesome. I loved the signs! (I'd like to see more.
August 17th, 2009 at 05:40 pm
Homeless Bill lives here in Anchorage, he cleans up.
August 19th, 2009 at 01:03 pm
He probably "cleans up" at the Rich Lady's house (WINK!)
August 21st, 2009 at 07:36 pm
Homeless Bill! I was hoping he'd be on here. I've seen him with that very sign.
August 17th, 2009 at 05:46 pm
really nice
August 17th, 2009 at 06:13 pm
Take a lesson from these guys. Might I suggest: "Will Tell You To 'GO DIE,' For Food"?
Think it over. You'll thank me.
September 24th, 2009 at 01:47 pm
never thought it'd happen to me. Work'd all my life, taught my kids to feed animals before breakfast. Dug my own garden, have overcome death, over come tragedies so many times, educated, more than one career, yada yada....
you never know....
and I'm gorgeous and not yet fifty
slept out doors, am 'happy' to be in my motel room for 2 years.
sorry, I never wanted to be a cynic either.
I fed the homeless years ago. Just to be Christian. took my 3 youngest kids, did meals on wheels...
I think Forest said it best...
"shit Happens"
and get off these peoples backs. at least they are 'handling' it, some just lay down and die. check your statistics in America.
compare that to the last 100 years on a progressive scale.
and keep kicking God out of the country....
just an observation from experience.
October 19th, 2009 at 03:24 pm
1 step from homeless, great post. I can relate with you! You're a good person to do what you did, back then. :)
August 17th, 2009 at 06:46 pm
The negro in the wheelchair lives in Cincinnati... Saw him outside Bogart's waiting for a show and took a pick of him myself...
August 18th, 2009 at 01:36 pm
Negro. Seriously.
August 18th, 2009 at 01:48 pm
Please...
August 18th, 2009 at 02:06 pm
hahahaha
August 18th, 2009 at 08:41 pm
hahaha that was great
August 19th, 2009 at 06:22 am
Grandma?
August 19th, 2009 at 01:05 pm
He's no negro, he's an octaroon.
August 19th, 2009 at 04:15 pm
negro
August 19th, 2009 at 07:50 pm
nigga, please
August 20th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
What's a Negro?
August 21st, 2009 at 12:03 am
"I have no legs,I have no legs,"Polish Style Negro" =8^D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KOj7YKYvX0
October 23rd, 2009 at 03:57 pm
"negro says please" I'm hysterical over here! that was funny!!
November 3rd, 2009 at 03:53 pm
How can you be sure he isn't Puerto Rican?
August 17th, 2009 at 07:00 pm
I'd pay that guy to cuss people out. I'd start with my boss.
August 17th, 2009 at 07:38 pm
Lol, the guy in the wheelchair is ALWAYS outside Bogart's.
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