The Homeless Attack with Sharpies In Hand

Now, I am not the type of person that goes and makes fun of a certain group of people.

Let's just say that I can sympathize about being "the cover of the book" people are quick to judge about.

But I cannot help but comment on something that I see daily here in the streets of Gainesville, (Well actually behind the wheel of my snazy A/C Ford Taurus, but the samething) and that is the rampant amount of homeless people near the intersections, street lights, medians, etc. Now I am not writing this entry because I hate the homeless, but I do find them a bit of an oddity.

How come when someone even mentions the word homeless person. Their face contort as if you are describing the weirdest of sex fantasies of which involves a horse and a rubber tubing. Now let me get back to the point I was trying to make in this blog entry. Where are these less fortunate people of monetary funds (trying to political correct without using the term hobo, or bum) getting the permanent markers and pieces of cardboard to make these signs that I see most if not all hold up when asking passerby for money.

I somehow imagine a huge Cardboard/ Marker Store (almost like that Build-A-Bear store), where everyone knows your names, with attendants and sales people roaming the floor. They take their time in picking the right size of cardboard to use (not too small so that the person has to squint to read the lettering). Later on they listen to tutorials on the proper way to write a sign, (I bet the number one rule is not to use profanity, can't start throwing explectives at your potential income). And when they are all done, they have the perfect sign that fits their needs and expresses their personality through the art of writing.

Now I have seen some interested signs (well not including the picture included in this entry, that was some random picture from the internet) from: "I will use the money you give me to get beer" to "If you Love God, you will give me money--God Bless You".

Why write about the homeless and their creative signs...Well, after seeing their creative penmanship, I was thinking that how come some corporate entity doesn't swoop in and sponsor them (kind of how they do it in NASCAR). Maybe attach stickers or patches to their clothing. It maybe an far out of the ballpark idea, but if the homeless start flashing that the pen they just wrote with was made by Sharpie® maybe they wouldn't be homeless no more.

Well at least that one guy would have money to get a beer, and that's one right you cannot deny a man.

It's just a random thought.