A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly
dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of
dollars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars
and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it
instead of dinner?" "No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless
man replied.
"Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?" the man asked.
"No, I don't waste time fishing," the homeless man said. "I need to
spend all my time trying to stay alive."
"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?"
the man asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't
played golf in 20 years!"
"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead
of food?" the man asked. "What disease would I get for ten lousy bucks?"
exclaimed the homeless man.
"Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm
going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife. "The
homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you for
doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.
"The man replied, "That's okay. It's important for her to see what a man
looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."