So I’m walkin’ down the street yesterday, mindin’ my own business, when I see this hippie kid. He looks real grimy and has dreadlocks down to his butt, and he’s wearin’ one of those ponchos with the Inca designs on them. Have I mentioned it’s the hipster part of town? Lots of hippie panhandlers there. Hipsters and hippies, ha ha. So anyways, he’s sittin’ on the sidewalk cross-legged, and he doesn’t say anything, he’s just holdin’ a sign, a sheet of cardboard from a cardboard box, and the sign says I NEED MONEY FOR BOOZE AND DRUGS. So I tell him, I say “I admire your honesty. Have you gotten much money?” And he says “Gimme some money, and I’ll tell you.” Smart kid. So I give him a dollar, and he says “Thanks. I’ve just sat down here. You’re the first person I’ve met today.” So I laugh and say “Well, I’m honored,” and he laughs, and I walk away lookin’ amused, but inside, I’m actually pissed, ’cause I’ve never liked poppin’ someone’s cherry, so to speak. Too creepy.
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DAVID V. MATTHEWS 