Yazza54
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:19 PM |
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Beggars
GRR. So I'm walking back to the office, it's pissing down and a beggar goes 'how about you then mate? Feeling generous??'
'No i need to get back to the office' I said - Not that I even need to give him a reason
'Oh cheers, dickhead' he said as I walked on
WTF?! As far as I'm concerned I'm well within my rights to tell this low life scum to f*ck right off for even considering asking me for my
hard earned money, but I treat him like a human being and politely decline, to be answered with that.
He wasn't even a big issue seller or anything, I almost turned on my heels and lamped him one.  But figured it's not worth it.
Rant over!
Anyone else come across this?
[Edited on 17/5/11 by Yazza54]
I'm unhappy cos I eat and I eat cos I'm unhappy
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:25 PM |
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we only have posh beggars in the South
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balidey
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
we only have posh beggars in the South
Really?
I thought all the beggars in the south were from the North.
I don't see many people begging these days. Used to in my Uni days.
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deezee
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:31 PM |
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I don't think you need to put the fella down any more. He's a homeless begger. Its not like anything he says really matters. Its pretty
clear his decision making skills and opinions are pretty poor 
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:31 PM |
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there used to be a guy in muswell hill, sat between two cash machines shouting "any spare notes?"
a guy went mental at him for it
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tegwin
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:37 PM |
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I dont get it, I really dont... we have a fantastic welfare system in this country that pays hansomley those people who wish to sit about doing
nothing all day.
I am not willing to subsidise that payment by throwing more of my hard earned money in their direction.... Really annoys me...
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steve m
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:41 PM |
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beggers probably earn more a year than i do !
and that is why i do not give a penny to them, it was there choice to become beggers/homless no else's
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r1_pete
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 02:56 PM |
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You're going back to a warm dry office, he's out in the pissing rain, who's the dickhead.....
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BenB
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:03 PM |
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The sad truth is that you don't need much cash to stay in a homeless shelter (usually a couple of quid per day). Heroin and crack meanwhile are
quite expensive. I used to work in a homeless shelter. 5% of the people there were there because everything had gone Pete Tong and they worked their
arse off to get out of the shelter. The rest just used to see it as a cheap place to kip when not out begging or selling the Big Issue in order to
fund their habit.
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scootz
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:09 PM |
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They do my nut in! Most usually have a house and already claim benefits... and many of them have a very long list of previous convictions!
Thankfully I don't live in my old stomping ground anymore, so I no longer know them all and feel compelled to rant at them!
It's Evolution Baby!
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:13 PM |
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I did hear a tale, probably an urban myth, about a chap with a ropey looking dog who lived in a nice house with a car, but put on a costume to beg 3
days a week to fund it. The dog obviously to get a bit more sympathy. 
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scootz
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:23 PM |
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Would not surprise me in the slightest Joel!
It's Evolution Baby!
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Yazza54
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:37 PM |
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I've heard that one too!
I'm unhappy cos I eat and I eat cos I'm unhappy
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:09 PM |
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When I lived and worked down south (ish  ) A fellow begging at Reading station used to take over £300 each day regularly...
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
I did hear a tale, probably an urban myth, about a chap with a ropey looking dog who lived in a nice house with a car, but put on a costume to beg 3
days a week to fund it. The dog obviously to get a bit more sympathy.
I've heard a few like this. I've also bought homeless people the odd pie or pasty etc and I outed the one that refused as a fake (what
genuinely homeless down-and-out is going to refuse a pie?)
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:43 PM |
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A guy in Edinburgh at the base of an ATM asked me if I had any change a while back. I just replied no, sorry they're all twentys mate.
I don't do scroungers I'm afraid.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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scootz
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:43 PM |
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A veggie one!
It's Evolution Baby!
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clairetoo
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 05:08 PM |
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A beggar once said to me "any change ?"
So I replied "No , I've still got a well paid job and a nice home"
I'll get me coat ............................
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 05:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
I did hear a tale, probably an urban myth, about a chap with a ropey looking dog who lived in a nice house with a car, but put on a costume to beg 3
days a week to fund it. The dog obviously to get a bit more sympathy.
There's a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle called
"The man with a twisted lip" that was written on that very same story
line in 1891.
Nothing changes...
[Edited on 17/5/11 by David Jenkins]
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 05:32 PM |
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What always amazes me is how many have a bloody dog!!
If you can't afford a meal how the hell can you feed and home a mutt???
I guess it's a better 'pity' option if they have a poor little doggie 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 05:37 PM |
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Sometimes a group of them will share a dog...
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 06:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
I did hear a tale, probably an urban myth, about a chap with a ropey looking dog who lived in a nice house with a car, but put on a costume to beg 3
days a week to fund it. The dog obviously to get a bit more sympathy.
I've heard a few like this. I've also bought homeless people the odd pie or pasty etc and I outed the one that refused as a fake (what
genuinely homeless down-and-out is going to refuse a pie?)
I've bought genuinely homeless people (i.e. kipping under bits of cardboard) a hot drink and food a few times and they have always been very
appreciative. Never give them money though - it almost certainly won't be spent on food or shelter.
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 06:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Sometimes a group of them will share a dog...
Better than a pie i guess
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graememk
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 07:09 PM |
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i save the vouchers on Mcdonalds coffee and give the genuine ones the free coffee, also giving them the use of a clean toilet.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 07:34 PM |
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Errrr, the guy is homeless.
I doubt any of us have anywhere near as many issues or problems as that guy.
I prefer pity to anger.
A lot have mental health issues, so we can't judge them as scroungers nessisarily. It's easy for us to be judgemental and allow
stereotypes to pursued us we are right to treat them as anything other than people going through a really bad time in their life.
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