I really felt sorry for him, and considered giving him some money to perhaps alleviate his despair, but, then I realised that my charity might actually make his situation worse.
You see, he had a sign written on some cardboard which read :
"Will befriend Pudfark for food!"
So I ignored him and moved on.
The next beggar had a similar sign, on the same old cardboard in the same old print.
"Will call Pudfark an asshole for free"
So I donated generously to him because on principle, he was an honest beggar and was not asking for anything but the truth.
