Walking In NYC

Last week I gave a story about walking around in NYC and having a woman invite me to a Bible reading out of the blue. Now we want to make this a permanent fixture on this blog. It doesn't matter if you live in NYC, Philly, Texas or India just send us the weirdest and funniest stories you have encountered while walking around. No story is too long or too short so just send them to blknbr@gmail.com. Today I will start with another story:

For the past month or so I have been walking by a homeless man on the street and everytime I see him I get this horrible feeling in my stomach. Why is he homeless and why don't I help him out? So a couple of weeks pass by and I decide the only thing to do is help him and hope my kindness might make his day. Now don't get me wrong I'm no Mother Teresa or Johnny Be Good.

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So then a couple of days later I see a different man and think "wait a minute that can't be the same guy." I start to realize he has the same clothes on, same hair type and looks similar to the other guy so maybe its the same guy and I come to the realization that I didn't recognize him. So I let him be and go on my merry way.

A week later I see a woman in the same spot and with same cardboard sign asking for money. At this point I know they have some type of scheme going on and they got me hook, line, and sinker. At this point I wanted to rip up her sign and throw it in her face but then I would be the asshole who beats up on the homeless and would probabaly be chased by an angry mob acrrying pitchforks throughout the city.

I wonder if I'm the only person who got caught up in this scam?