no, no, see at Jewel/Osco they really bring the high end stuff, he paid a fair price.

I live in phoenix where the top three professions are as follows:

1) stripper (seriously, more strip clubs than mcdonald's)
2) escort
3) beggar

Our beggars work in shifts at all the interstate on/off ramps. I refuse to give them anything unless their cardboard sign is either really funny or really honest (I won't lie, I just need a beer is always a winner). It is seriously a profession for a lot of these people. Down town is another story though. These people are the real deal. I give them give certificates to the grocery store or fast food. i don't care if they buy beer with it, i just don't want them buying crystal with my help.

No, it is seriously funny.
I do try not to laugh.

The ones that do piss me off and I do want to call motherfuckers are the ones that see my cane and (which I would never do) ask if I can walk.
I tell them "very short distances, to the bathroom, stuff like that" (I don't tell them how much it hurts and that I cannot always do so). Then, inevitably, motherfucker will say "I would just walk all the time, I think you should".
I think they should shoot themselves.

~snipI live in phoenix where the top three professions are as follows:

1) stripper (seriously, more strip clubs than mcdonald's)
2) escort
3) beggar ~snip

Great...now UT is going to ask me to move too...

Do people really say that shit? I can't imagine.

I work in IT, my stories would exceed UT's bandwith limits.

That and worse.
Often it is "can you really not walk?"
You would be amazed at how many morons tell me to "just as jesus to heal me and I'll be alright tomorrow."
With a straight face.
It happens constantly. Less often people will ask if they can pray for me... I used to fall for it and then they would put their hands on me and try to heal me right there in public. Yes, more than once.
Now I just say "no thank you" or "on your own time".

More often than not, this is without ever introducing themselves or asking if they are interrupting in any way... they just walk up and start talking.

Almost daily when I am in public I have this entire conversation.
Someone walks up:
"What is wrong with you?"
I give them a brief description.
"Oh".
Then they walk away.
Sometimes while I am eating or in the middle of a conversation.
If I am in a bad mood I have said "you are interrupting me/are rude", but the above is usually how it goes.

I taught software.
Yeah.

I worked at a craft store years ago, and this woman stood in front of 12 feet of craft paint looking intently at it as I was stocking shelves. After about 3 or 4 minutes she says"soooo, this is paint?" I took a break asap

Well....was it paint?!?
:)

lol!

uhhh i dunno!

Ig Nobel Prize winners c/o Darwin Awards.

This mention goes to:
http://www.sunshine-project.org/inca.../wpafbchem.pdf

NO NO NO i didn't buy them
What i meant to say was I didn't buy them, but was offered twice. Sheesh!

I put in an alarm in a ware house that was storing speakers sold out of a van once ,
They paid cash and didn't make verry much eye contact .

We were approached for the bazillionth time by a another scammer tonight. It was the usual, "Excuse me, excuse me, I'm trying to get (somewhere)..." MB cut him off and said, "No, I don't have any money," and we turned around and kept walking. I looked back a few paces later, but he'd disappeared. Thank god.

He's the third guy in row I've noticed who, despite looking like a sad-sack deadbeat, was wearing VERY nice jacket. The last time this happened (last Tuesday), I couldn't help but compliment the man on his brand-new olive corduroy coat. He seemed to be appreciative.

bluecuracao:

I have had that experience in the city many times... I have trouble with "no money" and I use instead "I'm sorry. I can't help you today." I do make eye contact, and my smile is free and sincere.

The coat quality varies considerably, but is heavily weighted toward the dirty heavy large end of the scale.