# If you were going to panhandle for money at highway offramp or intersection, what would you wear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642 "2010-08-18T17:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/1 "2010-08-18T17:44:26Z")
As most people, know you must “dress for success”, so what choice of outfit would you make to be the most successful in your begging efforts? For myself, I think I would wear cut-off wranglers; worn-out redwing work boots; plain ol’ white wifebeater undershirt; an army/navy surplus jacket and dogtags; and a trucker cap. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/2 "2010-08-18T17:46:48Z")
A bra and a thong. That’s it. I’m gonna be rich. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/3 "2010-08-18T17:46:52Z")
I would have a dog at my side. People who won’t support a panhandle will support the dog. StG ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/4 "2010-08-18T17:50:44Z")
Black, Prada sleeveless dress with matching clutch, and Louboutin peep-toe heels. ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/5 "2010-08-18T17:55:57Z")
> [@Emily\_Litella](#): > > A bra and a thong. That’s it. I’m gonna be rich. 😛 Me too! Who wouldn’t give money to a 200 pound bald guy in a bra and thong, amiright? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/6 "2010-08-18T18:13:21Z")
Ninja costume, with accompanying sign proclaiming something along the lines of “Family kidnapped by rival ninjas. Need $ for more training.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/7 "2010-08-18T18:20:36Z")
> [@Emily\_Litella](#): > > A bra and a thong. That’s it. I’m gonna be rich. 😛 What’s this I hear about barring songs in public? Why shouldn’t someone sing in public if they want? Maybe they have a bad voice! So What! Don’t listen! Oh. A bra and a thong. That’s different. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/8 "2010-08-18T18:24:07Z")
Horn-rimmed glasses with white tape on the nose-piece, brown corduroys and a white shirt with a plastic pocket protector. My sign reads: “Will Code For Food”. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/9 "2010-08-18T18:38:58Z")
My friends begged on a street corner in Las Cruces dressed as robots - in cardboard-box and aluminum foil costumes, that is. They also had a sign that said “hit the robot with a quarter!” I don’t remember how it fared for them, tho. I think they didn’t have the drive to keep it up long enough to make serious cash. They probably had the munchies. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/10 "2010-08-18T19:45:39Z")
Wedding gown and tear-streaked cheeks. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/11 "2010-08-18T19:46:51Z")
I’d go old school and wear a [pickle barrel](http://www.theonion.com/articles/why-am-i-the-only-homeless-man-still-wearing-pickl,11401/) with suspenders. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/12 "2010-08-18T19:52:27Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > Horn-rimmed glasses with white tape on the nose-piece, brown corduroys and a white shirt with a plastic pocket protector. > My sign reads: “Will Code For Food”. I’d probably offer you a long term position. A room, home cooked meals, and all the Mountain Dew and Cheetos you can snarf. ---
**Author:** ![Koopa87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Koopa87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koopa87)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/13 "2010-08-18T20:06:05Z")
Bra and a thong. (I’m a male.) Or a Big Bird suit. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/14 "2010-08-18T20:10:36Z")
I’d wear my tux, but with the black tie. That way people can see that I’m too poor to go to white tie affairs. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/15 "2010-08-18T21:08:14Z")
A fake moustache and an erection. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/16 "2010-08-18T21:21:10Z")
[A dhoti, sandals, and wire-rimmed glasses.](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MSZspNBhl7M/SwZ2eq8mC9I/AAAAAAAADrQ/et6ArQL2A-k/s1600/Men_1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/17 "2010-08-19T03:34:35Z")
Regardless of what you may be wearing, never be seen talking on your iPhone. Pass the time with a ragged old paperbook; never with an iPad. Some “panhandlers” just don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/18 "2010-08-19T08:21:57Z")
A disguise! ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-panhandle-for-money-at-highway-offramp-or-intersection-what-would-you-wear/550642/19 "2010-08-19T08:45:41Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I’d wear my tux, but with the black tie. That way people can see that I’m too poor to go to white tie affairs. I like it; subtle but effective.