If I - Will You?
A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty
and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of quid for a
dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten pounds and asked, "If I
give you this money, will you buy beer with it instead?"
"No sir, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.
"Will you use it to gamble instead of buying food?" the man asked.
"No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need everything I can get just
to stay alive."
"Will you spend the money on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?" the man
asked.
"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20 years!"
"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of
food?" the man asked.
"What disease would I get for ten lousy quid?!!" exclaimed the homeless man.
"Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going
to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."
The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you for doing
that?" I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."
The man replied, "That's ok. I just want her to see what a man looks like
who's given up beer, gambling, golf, and sex.
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