Excus me do yu ave a sper dolla bro?

**Big Dave** · 2nd September 2009, 15:17

Get a TC coin.

**Clockwork** · 2nd September 2009, 15:33

Quoted from Scrooge

First Collector: At this festive time of year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute.
Ebenezer: Are there no prisons?
First Collector: Plenty of prisons.
Ebenezer: And the union workhouses - are they still in operation?
First Collector: They are. I wish I could say they were not.
Ebenezer: Oh, from what you said at first I was afraid that something had happened to stop them in their useful course. I'm very glad to hear it.

At the risk of sounding like the gentleman above; we are living in a welfare state aren't we? God knows we pay enough in taxes, is there any justification for beggers in NZ?

**Crasherfromwayback** · 2nd September 2009, 15:41

Originally Posted by Clockwork

, is there any justification for beggers in NZ?

Certainly not when they're simply for the pokie machines in the Sports Cafe!

**Maha** · 2nd September 2009, 15:43

Originally Posted by chef

omg... everyday i walk home corner of tory street and coutaney place a guy stands there outside the starmart, saying excuse me..spear money? wdf.... im sick of it. also excuse me my car broke down got any spear change..wdf the same guy always the same excuse...LOL and the other maori excuse me would you like to support my band spear change please....wdf F.Off then a drugged out man in a blanket is more famous than john key sitting the wobbling his maori drugged out head. WDF! cant these people get sent to some island or something? please... anyone know the people im talking about?

Is that the name of the Band?? 'Spare Change'??
And um, what does wdf stand for?

Found them and yes, they need help.

**Reido** · 2nd September 2009, 17:14

there are 2 guys round my age (18) that walk around the plaza in whangaparaoa all day asking people for money so they can catch the bus home.

they asked me in the morning, and then again in the afternoon. so I asked them where abouts they lived. started to say one thing (which would have been just down the road) then changed their minds and said gulf harbour (8km away)

told them to get real, they could have walked to their fake home in a 1/4 of the time they spent walking round asking for money.

**scumdog** · 2nd September 2009, 17:21

Originally Posted by James Deuce

The spelling, dear God the spelling!

I'm nauseous.

And the grammar - Hitcher, where are you in our hour of need??

**PrincessBandit** · 2nd September 2009, 17:25

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

that asks all and sundry for coins is a stuck record...and I flat out tell him to fuck off as I know for a fact he gives the coins to his fat arsed bitch to put in the pokie machines at the Sports Cafe. I also caught him one day asking a woman who would've been in her 70's for money...and the poor old dear went to a money machine and was about to give him $20.00 until I told him to leave her alone and fuck off. Blanket man is just blanket man.

Interesting that "$3" for "the bus" would be in coins - just handy for the coin gobblers in the local. (Of which we have sooooooooooooooooo frikken many in Shit-wa, but that's another story, don't get me started).

Obviously the "bus" story is usually suspect, but I hadn't thought in terms of coins for the slotties.

**Dean** · 2nd September 2009, 18:15

Originally Posted by chef

omg... everyday i walk home corner of tory street and coutaney place a guy stands there outside the starmart, saying excuse me..spear money?

" ill give you 3 bucks if you give me a gobey, wanna give me some head?".

" bro can I have a dollar cuz = No I dont have any money, can I have a dollar for the bus?".

"I will pay you one dollar if you punch that officer"

"Three bucks if you strip naked, walk down the street, and yell out 2 for the price of one".

"10 dollars if you yell out black power past those skinheads"

See you can have fun with these people just be innovative.

**ready4whatever** · 2nd September 2009, 18:28

I just ask back "nah bro do you?"

**Conquiztador** · 2nd September 2009, 18:54

I have at times been known to say: "Won't give you anything, but what do you have to sell? My brother needs a heart transplant. How's your heart?" They tend to leave me alone after that.

**James Deuce** · 2nd September 2009, 19:52

Originally Posted by Argyle

Did not know there were beggars here in NZ? Never seen one actually.

There was one on Lambton Quay today. Looked right sad 'e did.

**Katman** · 2nd September 2009, 19:58

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Fascinating story and kept me amazed for almost 2 hours.

I bet she'd gotten 6 coffees out of you by the end.

**peasea** · 2nd September 2009, 19:59

Originally Posted by chef

omg... everyday i walk home corner of tory street and coutaney place a guy stands there outside the starmart, saying excuse me..spear money? wdf.... im sick of it. also excuse me my car broke down got any spear change..wdf the same guy always the same excuse...LOL and the other maori excuse me would you like to support my band spear change please....wdf F.Off then a drugged out man in a blanket is more famous than john key sitting the wobbling his maori drugged out head. WDF! cant these people get sent to some island or something? please... anyone know the people im talking about?

Shoot him in the face.