I had to go into the city for some business yesterday. After parking the
car, I walked to the office building I was going to. Along the way I
passed several street bums. One particularly dirty bloke who really stunk
came up to me and asked me for some money so he could get something to
eat. Half-jokingly, I asked him how did I know that if I gave him money
for food he wouldn't just go fishing instead. He looked at me funny and
said, "Fishing? I never go fishing. I spend my days trying to stay alive
on the street."
Getting serious, I then asked him if he would just spend the money on
beer. He answered, "You may not believe this, but I do not drink. Not a
drop."
I told him to come with me. I was going to bring him home and have my
girlfriend fix him the best meal he's ever had.
"Are you sure?" he asked, "I know I'm pretty filthy and I probably don't
smell too good."
"You'd be doing me a favor," I told him. "I want to show my girlfriend what a
bloke who doesn't fish or drink beer looks like!!!