Miscellaneous: Today, I decided to buy a meal for a homeless man who was being...

By BulldogHoops - 12/11/2012 05:12 - United States - Broken Arrow

Today, I decided to buy a meal for a homeless man who was being shunned at an intersection. When I went to hand it to him, I realized it was my dad, wearing a tattered old shirt and pretending to be homeless to make some money. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/11/2012 11:34 - United States - Macungie

Today, a homeless man asked me for some money to eat. He ate the five dollars I gave him. FML

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By groom - 12/12/2008 02:30 - France

Today, I cut my nice and tasty home-made sandwich in half to give to a homeless man. He tasted it, pulled an unimpressed face, and then stuck it in his pocket. FML

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By Michelle C - 26/01/2009 03:44 - United States

Today, I saw a homeless man asking for money for food. Not wanting to give him money so he'd spend it on booze, I decided to buy him a full big mac meal from McDonalds. When I went to hand it to him, he quickly waved his hand, denying it saying, "Thanks but I'm a vegetarian". FML

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By :/ - 30/01/2016 07:45 - United States - Gilbert

Today, I'm so broke, I walked into a nursing home and pretended to be a gentleman's son just so I could get some free food "for him". FML

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By Anonymous - 05/12/2012 20:05 - United States

Today, I gave a homeless man my last bit of spare change so he could get on the bus. Just as I was about to get on too, I realized I'd lost my bus card. I had to get off the bus and watch as the man waved at me through the window. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/10/2012 22:38 - United States

Today, as my dad and I were leaving a store, a man asked us if we could donate to an Alzheimer's fund. My dad hates being asked for money, and so he immediately hunched over and acted like a dirty, senile old man all the way to the car. FML

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By justcomesnaturally - 04/11/2012 00:37 - United States - Danby

Today, I realized that I'm a terrible human being. For the first time in my life, I gave some change to a homeless guy, but only so he'd get out of my face long enough for me to watch two other bums beating the crap out of each other over a sandwich. FML

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By Not Homeless - 06/03/2015 01:38 - United States - Montclair

Today, as I was riding my bike home from school, I saw a homeless man sitting on a bench. I was about to walk up to him and give him money, but before I could do anything my mother walked up and kissed him. My mom is dating this guy. FML

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By horriblefashionsense - 26/09/2013 15:20 - United States - Winter Garden

Today, I went in the diner I always pass by and ordered a sandwich. When I asked how much it was, the waitress replied, "Don't worry, honey. We give free meals to the homeless on Thursdays." I was too ashamed to deny it, so I just said thank you and left. FML

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By :| - 16/04/2011 02:04 - Canada

Today, I was sitting in the park eating a sandwich, when a homeless guy asked me for some spare change. I said I didn't have any. He offered an "erotic striptease" in exchange for my sandwich. I said no. He gave one anyway. I walked back to work on an empty stomach. FML

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Monday 12 November 2012 12:03

Good to see your dad's scamming, inconsiderate ways aren't genetic, OP.

jerrylee123 8

Monday 12 November 2012 12:09

Even though that was a pretty dick move by your Dad, don't let it change your generosity when it comes to the less fortunate. We need more people like you in the worls OP!! :)

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xoxoMEGANxoxo 13

Tuesday 13 November 2012 4:17

AHAHAHAHAHA

lmfaoincanada 9

Tuesday 13 November 2012 4:21

This is one if those cases where I hope Karma indeed does her job. It's disgusting to pretend to be homeless when there are so many people who really are homeless and NEED the compassion of others to survive.

winkydog4056 16

Tuesday 13 November 2012 4:39

Dear 'ol dad....what a lovely role model for everything that's right in the world. Too bad it's not her step-dad; at least OP could say no blood relation there.

Ffuuu 10

Tuesday 13 November 2012 4:40

At least you have a heart.

vippity 1

Tuesday 13 November 2012 8:53

6th story in 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes': The Man with the Twisted Lip (similar gig, someone uses disguise feigning homelessness b/c of apparent lucrativeness).

ashleynjx 6

Tuesday 13 November 2012 23:28

its sad what the economy is driving people to do

radioedit 7

Wednesday 14 November 2012 5:55

Yeah this is not true you just saw the Simpsons

anni5123 3

Friday 16 November 2012 21:05

Your dad is smart

BassOvercast 1

Saturday 17 November 2012 14:07

That's class right there.

wtfozarks 5

Thursday 6 December 2012 4:30

My dad actually tried to get me to help him in a scam like this. He wanted to buy "toilet in a can" spray to make him smell bad so that he could "seem more legit."