A man was walking down the street when he was aproached by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner.
The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,
"If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?"
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago,"
the homeless man replied.
"Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?"
the man asked.
"No, I don't waste time fishing,"
the homeless man said.
"I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."
"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?"
the man asked.
"Are you NUTS!"
replied the homeless man.
"I haven't played golf in 20 years!"
"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of food?"
the man asked.
"What disease would I get for ten lousy bucks?"
exclaimed the homeless man.
"Well,"
said the man,
"I'm not going to give you the money Instead, I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."
The homeless man was astounded.
"Won't your wife be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."
The man replied,
"That's okay. It's important for her to see what a man looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."
[sent by John G.]
