Laugh, or despair?

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The picture didn't come out well (it was a camera phone) but the sign said "Help! My family was killed by ninjas and I need money for karate lessons". I can't decide if I should laugh, or scream in despair.
 

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Tell them to take the little pink pills ... one in the morning, two at night, and the ninjas will go away.

Maybe they figure if they make you laugh you might give them money. LOL
 

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Kudos for originality. Better than the "will work for food" when all they want is a handout.
 

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Kudos for originality. Better than the "will work for food" when all they want is a handout.

Kacey, I agree with Jeff. Very original... and so far as your original question goes—

Kacey said:
I can't decide if I should laugh, or scream in despair.

—I suggest doing both. Or maybe, laugh in despair...
 

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That seems more of a joke to me, but I can't really see the guy holding the sign. So, I can't determine how serious it seemed. What do you think, Kacey? Was this sincere?
 

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If he's serious, I'd invite him to my studio and help him negotiate/barter something for his lessons.

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That is funny. However, nothing suprises me. Once in DC I was at the Mouth of the Patomac on the strip and saw a sign that said, "Robbed by Smurfs, need money."
 

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Why didn't I think of that? I am wasting my skills by working for a living.
 
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That seems more of a joke to me, but I can't really see the guy holding the sign. So, I can't determine how serious it seemed. What do you think, Kacey? Was this sincere?

He had a pretty big grin on his face for someone who was panhandling on a freeway offramp - I think he was just trying to get peoples' attention in hopes of getting more money.
 

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He had a pretty big grin on his face for someone who was panhandling on a freeway offramp - I think he was just trying to get peoples' attention in hopes of getting more money.

He'd better be careful, if that wasn't just a one-time thing. If it's a regular gig of his, he's setting himself up for someone with a, um, disturbed sense of humor to recruit three or four friends, dress up as ninjas, and pull up to his corner in their car, pulling swords out of their robes... :uhohh:
 

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He'd better be careful, if that wasn't just a one-time thing. If it's a regular gig of his, he's setting himself up for someone with a, um, disturbed sense of humor to recruit three or four friends, dress up as ninjas, and pull up to his corner in their car, pulling swords out of their robes... :uhohh:


I'd buy that for a dollar.
 

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