Saturday, October 30, 2010

Homeless Depot?

I want to play a game. Imagine that you're riding down the highway on your way to Wal-Mart or somewhere. You get off the exit and you're on one of those four-six lane roads about to make a left turn to get to the Wal-Mart. Standing on the island/grass median is a homeless guy. What does he look like?

I'm curious if the homeless guy I'm imagining looks like one that you've seen before. I'm gonna be David Blaine on this one. Does your guy have on a long sleeved shirt that's dingy but not torn? Does he have on jeans that are technically dirty but they kinda look neat at the same time? Is he wearing Sauconys, New Balances or some of those cheap Nikes that you'd only find in Rack Room Shoes? Finally, is he holding a cardboard sign with black lettering?

I only ask because I'm noticing a lot of similarities in homeless people along the highway. It's leading me to believe that there is a Homeless Depot somewhere that sells begging supply kits. Think about it: How is it that every homeless person on the highway has a cardboard sign. Why is the lettering so perfect? It's almost like they used a stencil or something. How the hell did they get the edges of the sign so neat if they cut it from an old box?

Now I don't think homelessness is funny. I just don't believe most of the people on the side of the highway are really homeless.  If you live in the woods, why are your shoes so clean if it just rained yesterday? One day I was on the bus and this guy got on the bus, folded up his sign, pulled out a wad of ones and then sat down. He pulled some scrubs out of his bag, and put on his hospital employee ID badge. And no, I'm not making that up.

So I wonder where this Homeless Depot is. I bet their floral department sells all those half dead roses that you see people selling on the side of the road. The lime green and neon pink cellophane paper is probably their bread and butter. Speaking of the rose guy...how the hell do they get there? Who's supplying them. They usually have that bucket with like four bouquets, yet an hour later after selling three, the bucket magically refills. Someone is re-upping their flowers.

Hell, this thing may go deeper than we can imagine. What if this is like a growth program like the Boy Scouts. You start off selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts on the side of the road for your "fundraiser" and then graduate to roses and finally you become your own man and can get your own cardboard sign. If you don't pay your dues though they probably make you get out there with a shirt and tie and a bucket saying that it's for your church.

This is some Illuminati type ish. I'm scared. lol

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