THE TRAMP
Added on: 14th Nov 2015
A MAN WAS ACCOSTED BY A
PARTICULARLY SHABBY,
SMELLY MAN WHO ASKED HIM
FOR MONEY FOR DINNER.
WINKLEY TOOK OUT HIS WALLET,
EXTRACTED A FIVER, AND ASKED,
"IF I GIVE YOU THIS MONEY,
WILL YOU TAKE IT AND BUY WHISKY?"
"NO, I STOPPED DRINKING YEARS AGO,
"THE BEGGAR SAID.
"WILL YOU USE IT TO GAMBLE?"
HE ASKED.
"I DON'T GAMBLE,"
SAID THE MAN.
"WILL YOU SPEND THE MONEY ON
GREEN FEES AT A GOLF COURSE?"
HE ASKED.
"ARE YOU MAD?"
SAID THE BEGGAR,
"I HAVEN'T PLAYED GOLF IN 20 YEARS!"
AT WHICH OUR VIEWER EXCLAIMED,
"FORGET THE MONEY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU TO
MY HOME FOR A TERRIFIC DINNER
COOKED BY MY WIFE."
THE BEGGAR WAS ASTOUNDED.
"WON'T YOUR WIFE BE BOTHERED?
I KNOW I'M DIRTY AND I PROBABLY
SMELL PRETTY BAD TOO."
"THAT'S ALRIGHT,"
HE REPLIED,
"I WANT HER TO SEE WHAT A MAN
LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE'S GIVEN UP DRINK,
GAMBLING, AND GOLF."
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