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Old 11-22-2008, 03:57 PM   #11
lumberjim
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Originally Posted by jinx View Post
once I give it to them it's theirs. I'm not judging them or trying to change their lives and I think putting conditions on a gift is fucked up.
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Originally Posted by BrianR View Post
I'm a cold-hearted bastard and never give anything to bums.

I once gave a Sunday paper to a bum in Philly, told him to read it to refresh himself on the world and then turn to the Help Wanted section and get a job.

The reason I have money and they don't is that I have a job, work hard and honestly and do not give my hard-earned cash away.

He threw it at me and cussed at me. Ingrate.

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day...teach him to fish and he eats forever.
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