Do you give to panhandlers?

[Fionalein]

I buy the local non-profit homeless people's magazine, sellers can keep half of the sale, rest is used for fees and to keep the press running.

 

[Monica Dream]

Rarely, and it depends. If it's winter (alaska fucking winter, mind you) and I have it then yeah, sure. Habit, no habit I don't care -they're going through rougher shit than I am.

Most of the time I straight up don't have cash, though.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

I'll say that 90% of all people with a habit I've known had more money then I did..... unless you count smoking, and even then.....

 

[Sredni Eel]

I've given panhandlers money only three times. Once because he told me he was the Devil, and he demanded a dollar. He looked enough like he could be the Devil that I figured "why not?"

It turned out later, when I described him to someone else, that he used to be Jesus Christ for a dime.

The second was a dude who actually said, "Hey, you got some money so I can get some pot?" I figured I'd reward that kind of honesty, and told him so.

The third was an old dude on The Embarcadero with a sign that said, "Help a hungry old goat." I was a handler for my friend, who was in his Krampus costume at the time, so we gave the guy $10, a pair of hand warmers, and a cup of coffee from Starbucks.

He insisted on getting a photo.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

The second was a dude who actually said, "Hey, you got some money so I can get some pot?"

Best line I've heard was "My blood/alcohol ratio is dangerously low! Only you can help!"

 

[Clara D.]

Most times I don't have cash. And I'm not giving away my debit card number

 

[Imnotgoing Sideways]

I used to when I carried cash. But, now, I don't even know what dollar bills look like anymore. Every time I've seen one, it's been a different design. (>_<)