Better Begging
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One has to admire spunk. It appears in odd places, with even odder people and those for whom you least expect it.
While piloting my pickup down a gray San Francisco street, I encountered yet another homeless panhandler pacing the cars parked at a traffic light. Like most sidewalk dwellers, he held a cardboard sign with a handwritten message that encouraged people to lob some lucre into his hat.
It was the sign that caused pause.
This fellow, who we will assume was truly down on his luck, did not write about his hunger, poverty, disabilities or even his alcoholism. His sign instead read:
Shark ate girlfriend. Need SCUBA gear and speargun.
Gotta love a guy with a sense of humor when faced with a humorless situation.
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