http://www.middletowninsider.com/2013/06/guestblog-barefooted-begging-by-fred.html
ps : Thanks Dr. Fred we finally got your name spelled right
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Why I Don't Beg {Though I Probably Should}.......I don't beg for two reasons, first, with my Middle Class Sensibilities, I've never been particularly comfortable asking for a whole lot of anything from anyone, never mind money from strangers, and second, I absolutely don't need to beg. That is, there's nothing which I need and couldn't have gotten for myself had it been sufficiently important to me. I might need this, that, or the other thing at any given moment, but again, whence from wouldst I presume to make that "your problem" by asking you for money? Money which, you of course need for your own action.......By The Way I have the very greatest contempt for Fake Indigents, those who garb up destitute to fool you out of some Pity Cash, and if I were King that would be a good profession to avoid......Continuing, I'm all about "context" in things, like "Why"? and "Why NOW"? and "Why HERE"?......so for me to feel straight with asking you for money as you go by I would have to intro it with "Hey, I'm lazy and or stupid and or self indulgent and I was just wondering if you'd maybe wanna take up some of the inevitable SLACK on all of that for me, maybe, eh?" And I'm not feelin' that......As for throwing a Hat On The Ground when I weed and sweep, well, that absolutely changes the dynamic from "Are WE in this thing together?" to "Nobody asked me to do this......but feel free to pay me, by all means!" which I'm not generally "feeling" either......Of course, I might pick up a Booze or other Hard Drug Habit tomorrow and all the fancy talk goes right out the window! But until that happens,.........." Hail thee well, fellow citizen!" And good luck paying all those Bills........
Sincerely, FRED "Misquote Me, But Spell My Name Right" CARROLL
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What's the difference between a bum asking for money and a politician going door to door asking for a donation?
ReplyDeleteThe bum is honest! That's the difference.
ReplyDeleteUmmm...they're BOTH bums?
ReplyDeleteBravo Dr. Fred!
ReplyDeleteWhy do you publish the non-coherent rantings of a street bum? Just because he's a bum doesn't make him also a sage.
ReplyDeleteRock on Dr. Fred!
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