Don't Know Whether This Should Be In Jokes

[jennyjoan]

But yesterday on my way into Lidl a gentleman (beggar but not begging) was swaddled in an old blanket.

On my way out I gave him some money and he took the money but underneath the blanket he was stuffing like a dry bit of bread into his mouth.


(He was foreign) When I saw the dried bread I said to him "drink" - oh yes he nodded - I proceeded to open the top of a bottle of milk I had bought - he said "no no no". Oh said to myself - maybe he doesn't like milk - so opened a big bottle of orange - then he chased me off.

I do think it was DRINK of the alcohol kind and no I had none of that in my bag - sorry Mr Beggarman. - LOL. says myself - you cheeky so and so - no I took it with a pinch of salt. Bless him.

[Zacs-Master]

Was it Father Ted?

[Hazlinny]

Hey, JJ, maybe Tequila!!

[jennyjoan]

Zac - I don't know Father Ted - sorry.

[Bobbisox1]

JJ once in Edinburgh Christmas shopping ,a beggar sat with his lovely dog, it was snowing , I went and got a tin of Chappie for this beautiful animal who was clearly shivering with the cold, he threw it after me :0/

[lankeela]

[jennyjoan]

no he had no dog collar from what I could see

[Zacs-Master]

Or Father Jack, even. Doh!

[aelmpvw]

//then he chased me off//
don't blame him, only a Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2000 will do with dry bread

[Smowball]

That doesn’t surprise me at all lol.

[pastafreak]

Jj that's why it's recommended that you never give beggars money...you'll be aiding their addiction. Buy them some food if they'll take that.

[Zacs-Master]

'Buy them some food if they'll take that.'

My wife did just that in Leeds a few weeks ago. He (the beggar) then ran off and tried to sell the sandwich for drug / booze money.

[murraymints]

I tend not to give to individuals up here.. Far too many organised begging rings

[jennyjoan]

that's the thing MM - like he wasn't begging - just swaddled in an oul blanket eating dried bread.

[jennyjoan]

Pasta if you read the post - I went to the trouble of taking the top of the milk and orange juice but he didn't want it.

[pastafreak]

I know jj. I just wanted to emphasise don't give money.