The Bum

[bones]

A bum who obviously has seen more than his fair share of hard times approaches a well dressed gentleman on the street."Hey, buddy, can you spare me two dollars?"

The well dressed gentleman responds, "Maybe so, but are you going to spend it on liquor?"

"No, sir, I don't drink", retorts the bum.

"Are you going to throw it away in some card game?"

"No way, I don't gamble."

"Are you going to waste this money on a golf course for greens fees?"

"Never! I don't play golf."

"Well, are you going to squander this money on flyrods and reels, boots, and flies?"

"Not a chance! I don't even know how to fish."

The gentleman asks the Bum if he would like to come home with him for a good homecooked meal. The Bum accepts eagerly. As they were pulling through the front gates of the gentleman's manicured estate, the Bum's curiosity gets the better of him. "Isn't your wife going to be angry when she sees a guy like me at her table?"

"Probably," says the man, "but it will be worth it. I want her to see what happens to a guy who doesn't drink, gamble, play golf, or go fishing."

[dondkim]

I may be a 1/4 bum because I only fish.:-% :-% --125-3

[boba]

:-%

[BigBoatDog]

I don't drink- hate waking up the next day.
I don't gamble- the odds are always against me.
I don't play golf- It would take away from time from fishing.
So I must spend all the money I earn on fishing because I don't spend it drinking,
gambling, or greens fees and equipment. Boy is my wife mad.

[jswegel]

Good story, Bones!

There's a lot to be learned there by people of the management and female persuasions.