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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
By the by - I've also tried handing over food (bagels, usually) in lieu of change, which has about a 50/50 success rate - a surprising number of people refuse food. I had a much higher success rate when offering smokes back in the day.
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I do this frequently. It's usually appreciated.
I gave 3/4 of a bottle of gin to a bum in Key West during my college years. Obviously, this wasn't a very prudent thing to do, so don't tell me how irresponsible it was. I know. And probably knew then. Nevertheless, he gave me a Christmas-morning response. Just thrilled. I felt like a proud parent when I saw him happily passed out on the sidewalk of Duval Street later that night. I regretted perpetuating his homelessness, but I know that I made him genuinely happy for a long time.*
*at least three hours of pure drunken bliss.
