Make a phone call… Why do they still use that one? I feel
compassionate towards beggars, I really do, but I wish they’d just say ‘I’m
poor as shite, mate. Any chance of a quid?’
A quid is what I gave him (that’s £1, in case you didn’t
know. It seemed appropriate, since it’s what I’d just spent on a pastie for my own
lunch.)
He took the coin and said ‘Couldn’t make it two, could
you?’
'No.'
'No.'
There was another news item today which said that research
has shown that poverty reduces the IQ. Seems it also thickens the skin, and I’m
not being facetious. The point is that there’s no reason to fear losing face
when you’re down at rock bottom and have no face to lose.
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