There are a lot of bums in Seattle. A LOT.
That said, they’re mostly pretty clever. Picture your typical old bum holding up the following sign, written with black magic marker on a scrap of cardboard:
“My dad was killed by a ninja. Need money to learn karate.”
Nice. My question: Where do these bums get all of these brand new magic markers? Their lines are always so clean and neat. You know they didn’t pull that out of some dumpster. You telling me that he spent his hard earned money on markers instead of booze? I think not.
Another duo of punks had another fun sign: “Trade a dollar for a dimebag.”
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Where are these bums? If they’re around the U District, they’re not really bums, for the most part.
Just remember the advice Chris Rock gave us: “If a homeless person has a funny sign, he hasn’t been homeless that long. A real homeless person is too hungry to be funny.”
I know from experience that most of the bums hang out in the historic district, but most of the one’s I see are between Pike Place and the Pioneer Square Mall on my way to work.
Saw that Chris Rock bit too. So true.
“I’ll bet you a dollar you don’t read this sign” That’s the most interesting one I’ve seen. Otherwise, the homeless in SF all have mental and/or drug issues and are quite out of it.
And from a 20-something that doesn’t look homeless at all “Need a girlfriend”
I actually thought about giving him money.