Things that street people said to you that struck a note, humourous or otherwise:

The idea of this thread came from a short topic on a chat board "Strange things homeless people have said to me"

While people who some call "street people" are a good source of humerous, inspirational and thought provoking statements, why limit it to these folks?

Here is one example of a contribution from the above mentioned chat board:

""A few years back, I was sitting at the bus stop bawling my eyes out over something or other - I was a very miserable teenager, but I'm feeling much better now, thanks. A middle-aged man with too many hats came up to me, bummed a cigarette, and said "Don't worry. The more you cry, the less you have to pee. Sound advice, that"". from raina

Here is another:
""A homeless fellow approached me while I was standing at the bus-stop and said:

"Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar all day long. You know that's an old song, and I never quite knew what it ment, but I know one thing, the guy who wrote it, he's gots to be in love!"

Somehow that affected me profoundly.

He didn't ask for money or a smoke, and after he just smiled at me, I couldn't help but smile back."" from LordOmar


Here are two from me:

A street person approached me and said ""Could you give me $5.00 for a coffee?""

I said, ""but a coffee is onlty $1.50"".

He replied ""I am not cheap, I like to give a good tip.""


Another street person approached me, showing me a poem, which he claimed was original work. He said, ""if you give me your address, your birthday and $12.50, I will write you a poem, and send it to you for your birthday. The price includes postage and handling, he explained.""

Any to contribute?