How can you tell when a beggar's lieing?

Strange thing happened today. I was walking to the bus stop when this family passed me by. A mom, dad, and two kids. The pregnant mother of the group ran up to me and begged me to help her. She started speaking real fast about how terrible her life is and that her husbands a tweaker and that she needed twelve bucks to take the train somewhere. My bus pulled up so I didnt have much time to think so i gave her a quarter. Her story seemed pretty hokey to me but you can never be sure. What do you do when people ask you for money? How can you tell if theyre lieing?Capitan_Kid

I saw one "homeless" woman begging in my area a while back and she was wearing Gucci sunglasses, expensive clothes and her hair was done up like she was going to the ball. I mean, if you just want to bet for a living, at least make it believable. :lol:

I saw a dude one time with a sign that said "Need money for hookers and pot. At least I'm honest."

I gave him a dollar because he made me laugh.

I saw a dude one time with a sign that said "Need money for hookers and pot. At least I'm honest."

I gave him a dollar because he made me laugh.

Aljosa23

The only time I give money is when a coworker is short at a vending machine, or if they need a couple bucks for a soda and a bag of chips.

I don't give money to people who run up to me on the side of the street and beg.

I usually just pretend I didn't hear a word they just said and keep it moving Bucked20

Look at you, sounding like somebody with some streets smarts.

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"]Strange thing happened today. I was walking to the bus stop when this family passed me by. A mom, dad, and two kids. The pregnant mother of the group ran up to me and begged me to help her. She started speaking real fast about how terrible her life is and that her husbands a tweaker and that she needed twelve bucks to take the train somewhere. My bus pulled up so I didnt have much time to think so i gave her a quarter. Her story seemed pretty hokey to me but you can never be sure. What do you do when people ask you for money? How can you tell if theyre lieing?Nibroc420

I just keep on walkin'. I don't have the time nor patience to listen to anyone's sob story.savebattery

Aint that a bit heartless, brah? Theres always that chance they really need the money for foodCapitan_Kid

There is no shortage to the amount of programs out there for people who need help.

She was into for drugs.

[QUOTE="Bucked20"]I usually just pretend I didn't hear a word they just said and keep it moving TecmoGirl

Look at you, sounding like somebody with some streets smarts.

Why you gotta say it like that

This one hobo was holding up an invisable sign so I gave him a dollar. Also like the one that read: "Help, family kidnapped by ninjas need money for karate lessons."

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[QUOTE="Bucked20"]I usually just pretend I didn't hear a word they just said and keep it moving Bucked20

Look at you, sounding like somebody with some streets smarts.

Why you gotta say it like that

Because I can? That's why punk..

lol I dunno I just felt like picking with you about it. Bored.

does it really matter if they are? to me it doesn't. i just think if i can part with some money and, if i can, i make a quick estimate if the person asking for it is worth doing so for. you can usually tell they need money, they don't have to give their life's story in exchange for it and i don't see why they would owe me any justification of how they're going to spend it.

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[QUOTE="TecmoGirl"]

Look at you, sounding like somebody with some streets smarts.

TecmoGirl

Why you gotta say it like that

Because I can? That's why punk..

lol I dunno I just felt like picking with you about it. Bored.

Oh alright thought I was gonna have to whoop that ass

Sometimes I give it sometimes I don't. One time a guy asked me for money to buy beer. Told me he was just being honest so I gave him a few bucks. Another dude just ran up to my car saying he needed a quarter to have enough to pay for his meal and still afford weed. I gave him the quarter.

Others I feel bad for. Some I know are lying. If I get the feeling they're lying I don't give them anything. If I think it's genuine, like when I saw a homeless guy walking in his socks in the rain, I give a few bucks.

I had guy ask me for $2.50 to get a drink. I decided he was a poor shopper and told him that was way too much.

I had another guy claim he just came home from afganistan from the military and had two gas cards to sell me at a deal.He never called me 'Sir' once. I swear, every time I talk to a military person either on the phone or in person and they are strangers, they call me Sir. I suspected he just stole two cards from a store and they werent activated.

I got suckered once and gave a really nice kid $5 because he said he needed to take the bus and missed it, blah blah blah. I knew I got suckered because I saw him in the lot 30 minutes later. When he saw me, he disappeared.

[QUOTE="savebattery"]I just keep on walkin'. I don't have the time nor patience to listen to anyone's sob story.Capitan_Kid

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"][QUOTE="savebattery"]I just keep on walkin'. I don't have the time nor patience to listen to anyone's sob story.savebattery

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[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

Why you gotta say it like that

Bucked20

Because I can? That's why punk..

lol I dunno I just felt like picking with you about it. Bored.

Oh alright thought I was gonna have to whoop that ass

Uh huh! sure! = )

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"][QUOTE="savebattery"]I just keep on walkin'. I don't have the time nor patience to listen to anyone's sob story.savebattery

i dont really try to judge their story or whatever, but i guess i wouldnt buy it if a guy in tuxedo tried. if im out of town, i usually wont give them any money. if im in my town, then i will. those are MY hobos, dammit (unless they move around, the sneaky bastards).

Sometimes I give it sometimes I don't. One time a guy asked me for money to buy beer. Told me he was just being honest so I gave him a few bucks. Another dude just ran up to my car saying he needed a quarter to have enough to pay for his meal and still afford weed. I gave him the quarter.

Others I feel bad for. Some I know are lying. If I get the feeling they're lying I don't give them anything. If I think it's genuine, like when I saw a homeless guy walking in his socks in the rain, I give a few bucks.

NeonNinja

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[QUOTE="TecmoGirl"]

Because I can? That's why punk..

lol I dunno I just felt like picking with you about it. Bored.

TecmoGirl

Oh alright thought I was gonna have to whoop that ass

Uh huh! sure! = )

What you think about my sig,was that the type of girls you said you didn't like

you can tell they're lying if they drive away in a porsche.

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[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

Oh alright thought I was gonna have to whoop that ass

Bucked20

Uh huh! sure! = )

What you think about my sig,was that the type of girls you said you didn't like

Ugh!..omg Yes! Twirkteam style girls are EXACTLY the type of girls I dun like. Infact, I think i'm gonna go post some hater comments on one of their vids right now. lol

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[QUOTE="TecmoGirl"]

Uh huh! sure! = )

TecmoGirl

What you think about my sig,was that the type of girls you said you didn't like

Ugh!..omg Yes! Twirkteam style girls are EXACTLY the type of girls I dun like. Infact, I think i'm gonna go post some hater comments on one of their vids right now. lol

Lmao why you don't like girls with big bootys,you know that sh*t looks amazing

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[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

What you think about my sig,was that the type of girls you said you didn't like

Bucked20

Ugh!..omg Yes! Twirkteam style girls are EXACTLY the type of girls I dun like. Infact, I think i'm gonna go post some hater comments on one of their vids right now. lol

Lmao why you don't like girls with big bootys,you know that sh*t looks amazing

LOL! Well I guess it's not so much that I dun like girls with them -- I just dun like the guys who put them above everything else. So yah, I won't front about it -- I might be a little jealous that a big ass could get attention over nice eyes, nice smile, nice chest, etc; Basically everything else I think I have going for me. But none of that matters when you can move it like they do in your gif though right? ;):P

97.5% of the time they are lying.KiIIyou

Offer them food. If they reject it, you know what's up.

You can't tell unless they drastically don't look like one.

[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

[QUOTE="TecmoGirl"]

Ugh!..omg Yes! Twirkteam style girls are EXACTLY the type of girls I dun like. Infact, I think i'm gonna go post some hater comments on one of their vids right now. lol

TecmoGirl

Lmao why you don't like girls with big bootys,you know that sh*t looks amazing

LOL! Well I guess it's not so much that I dun like girls with them -- I just dun like the guys who put them above everything else. So yah, I won't front about it -- I might be a little jealous that a big ass could get attention over nice eyes, nice smile, nice chest, etc; Basically everything else I think I have going for me. But none of that matters when you can move it like they do in your gif though right? ;):P

It's easier to just assume they all lie.

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[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

Lmao why you don't like girls with big bootys,you know that sh*t looks amazing

Bucked20

LOL! Well I guess it's not so much that I dun like girls with them -- I just dun like the guys who put them above everything else. So yah, I won't front about it -- I might be a little jealous that a big ass could get attention over nice eyes, nice smile, nice chest, etc; Basically everything else I think I have going for me. But none of that matters when you can move it like they do in your gif though right? ;):P

You know what... you're right! I will definitely get the jealousy in check -- and I already put in some practice when i'm alone believe it or not lol thnx for the motivation. = )

I saw one "homeless" woman begging in my area a while back and she was wearing Gucci sunglasses, expensive clothes and her hair was done up like she was going to the ball. I mean, if you just want to bet for a living, at least make it believable. :lol:

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