Tag 'begging'
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A novel approach to begging?
Posted by CravenMaven over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
14 responses
But it beggared belief, if you’ll pardon the pun. Was sitting with a friend in a pub in Finsbury Park last night, eating some chips. A middle-aged man staggered up to us, stubbed his cigarette out on the (unfinished!) plate of chips, and then had the audacity to ask us for money. I was in too much shock to eve...
Blind woman versus beggar, who wins?
Posted by Popey over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
7 responses
So I wanted to share this with you guys… I was walking down Brixton Rd today and was behind a woman with a white stick, full on tappy action, and there was a bloke beggin between two cashline machines on the north side. She went straight at him and raised her stick just as she got up to him so it landed on th...
Why is it always white people sitting begging under cash machines?
Posted by Blacula over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
25 responses
Seriously though. I’ve never seen a person of colour doing that. It always seems to be white men. ‘Can you spare some change, mate?’ Actually, you know what? Yes, I could, but I’m not going to. Not for you. I don’t mind people begging of course – if they’re in genuine need &...
How do I get kudos?
Posted by iSleepDiagonal over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago
18 responses
Hello. Not really sure where else to post this (should we have a “misc” section – you could put all your nice adminny type announcements in there, for example) – but I’m currently looking forlornly at a kudos that’s barely in double figures. I can see people with several hundred o...
premiumIt Beggars Belief!
Posted by willster over 2 years ago
Last active about 1 year ago
52 responses
Personally, I give money to beggars. Some days, it does get on my nerves a bit, as I always give them at least a pound, and sometimes as I amble around town, I pass quite a few. I want to help them, not out of some sort of feeling good about myself thing, but because we are all one major incident away from beggardom...
Can I have your Euros please
Asked by BoutrosBoutrosBoutros about 1 year ago for 1 kudos
Best answer by Floatykatja
Last active about 1 year ago
12 responses
I have booked a short trip to Spain where Euros are preferred to our standard British chocolate coinage, so if you happen to have the odd bundle of Euros please may I have them?
premiumRace for Life and not poking my eye out with a knitting needle
Asked by Beagleskin 10 months ago for 1 kudos
Best answer by cfalconer
Last active 9 months ago
12 responses
I am utterly shameless. Tomorrow I, and several fine knitting ladies, will be doing the 5km Race for Life in Battersea Park and goddammit we’ll be knitting as we go. It starts at 7pm. You can either: Come along to Battersea Park and cheer us on (hoping all the while for a knitting while walking-based acc...
