Just walked past a homeless man

[wenger14]

sympathy vote one presumes

they get extra benefits, allegedly to pay for dog food..........like that's going to happen

[MarillionFan]

Thought you'd like to know.

I recently walked past SuitYous mum. She was kicking a can down the road. "What are you doing I asked?"

"Moving", she said.

[chef]

Let them eat cake instead then

[CheeseSlice]

I was very amused a few weeks back when I was walking down the road in town at night, then saw a beggar pestering people on the street and suddenly heard a tannoy on a lamp post blurt out the tinny sound of a policeman saying

"HEY YOU!......."

The beggar then span around to the tannoy looking confused...

"YEESS YOU!! BEGGING HERE IS ILLEGAL. LEAVE TOWN IMMEDIATELY! OR YOU WILL BE ARRESTED"

He sounded spookily like the police out of the totalitarian film 1984.

[Board Game Geek]

sympathy vote one presumes

Correct.

The Brit's as a nation of animal lovers, are more horrified to see a mangy, hungry-looking hound on a street corner than a living human being, and do dig deep in to their pockets accordingly.

[Board Game Geek]

I am noticing increasing numbers of beggars.

We now have the tunelessly strumming one string guitar granny.

The tunelessly playing accordion woman.

A grubby twat who was playing a recorder (with a hint of a tune in there somewhere).

Where are they all coming from?

Britain's NOT Got Talent probably.

[norrahe]

I ofter wonder that. I don't think I would.

And why, if they can't afford to feed themselves, do they invariably have a dog with them?

sympathy vote one presumes

[wobbegong]

How on earth did the homeless survive this winter?

I ofter wonder that. I don't think I would.

And why, if they can't afford to feed themselves, do they invariably have a dog with them?

[xoggoth]

Hmmm. While hitching round Europe I've slept on streets and parks a few times. Just in average September it's bad enough.

[TimberWolf]

Is there somewhere they can go, do they get state aid and why has this thread been moved to Light Relief?

[doodab]

I've wondered that a few times when I've left for work and the thermometer is showing -10 or lower.

We don't seem to have so many homeless here. Perhaps that's why.

[Clippy]

How on earth did the homeless survive this winter?

Same as ever - booze.

[Jeebo72]

I once walked past a homeless man, he asked for 50p, but i ignored him. Felt a bit bad. 300 yards later, i stood in a tulipe. That's bad karma my mate said, and you know I thought he was right. So I went back to the homeless man, and punched him in the mouth!

[TimberWolf]

How on earth did the homeless survive this winter?

[Xenophon]

Thought you'd like to know.