{"id":6709,"date":"2011-12-20T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hydle.com\/blog\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2011-12-20T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T17:11:08","slug":"a-lonesome-homeless-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hydle.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/a-lonesome-homeless-man\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lonesome Homeless Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n“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 dollars for dinner.<\/p>\n

The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, “If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?”<\/p>\n

“No, I had to stop drinking years ago,” the homeless man replied.<\/p>\n

“Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?” the man asked.<\/p>\n

“No, I don’t waste time fishing,” the homeless man said. “I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.”<\/p>\n

“Will you spend this on greens’ fees at a golf course instead of food?” the man asked.<\/p>\n

“Are you NUTS!” replied the homeless man. “I haven’t played golf in 20 years!”<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

The man replied, “That’s okay. It’s important for her to see what a man looks like after he has given up beer, fishing and golf.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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