I am a student at the university of pittsburgh. There are a number of tramps at the streets of the campus, for some reason. Today for the third time I encountered the lady who always claim to be a pregnant woman who needs money to get a bus ticket home. First time I met her was over a year and a half ago, and her stomach looks exactly the same size as it was when I first saw her.
First time she ran into me, asking for money, I thought she might be a scammer, but gave her a buck anyway.
Second time it was the same story, I gave her a buck, and it gave me a chuckle for quite a bit.
Today, day after thanksgiving, when I’m out buying my dinner while coping with my horrible headache from a cold, I runs into her again. The same woman, same attire, I am ABSOLUTELY sure it’s her. Before she even spoke, I said, pregnant woman, needs money for bus ticket home, right? She gave me a very sly and knowing smile, and told me she don’t know what I’m talking about, and said she could indeed use a few bucks for a bus ticket home. I gave her all the changes in my pocket, and for some reason my headache ain’t so bad no more and she’s managed to cheer me up for the entire day, possibly for days to come.
Pregnant lady who needs money for a bus ticket home: YOU ARE AWESOME! THANK YOU FOR CHEERING ME UP!
P.S: anyone seen the Sombrero Man around? I miss him, the new hobos stationed in front of the McDonald’s are mean…
It’s internet lingo that I believe started amongst wannabe-hackers (also known as ‘script-kiddies’). It has evolved into something that most people just do sarcastically. Example:
Chuck: OMG hi th3r3!?!
Jimmy: w0rd
Please don’t pass on that I know this, but the stuff in the title says “You are awesome.” I’m not sure why, but ‘j00’ is often used for ‘you.’
Sorry for the leet speak, but I do have a huge headache and fever.
I know the woman’s a con artist, but somehow that just cheered me up, I don’t know why (fever again!?). Gave her less than a buck each time I met her, so it’s not like it cost me much. Anyone have similar experiences, or thoughts on this?
Yeah. I used to work in DC, 'bout a block north of Union Station and ran into a middle-aged woman and her young daughter. I think the woman’s story was that their car had run out of gas. I do know that I had saw them about a year earlier when I had been on my way home from a computer repair class in the same area and she used the same story. Yeah, I gave them a couple of bucks both times; they probably needed it more than I.
By the way, you could ask a mod to fix your thread title so nobody else has to be annoyed by it.
I would hope you would change the title to something more apporpriate. I’m not sure what pain you are in, but if it’s giving a few bucks here and there to others, there’s a long line behind you that’s tapping on your shoulder to take a number. . .
OMFG you’re a riot! This comment reminds of an SNL skit. Did anyone ever see a Saturday Night Live episode featuring this little baby Jesus figurine that made “lifelike” sounds of an infant crying? That was one of the funniest friggin’ shows I’ve ever seen! The sound was HORRIBLE and scary! Like a dying calf or wailing demon. The little boy in the “commercial” for the baby Jesus was frightened by it but his mom said it’s ok, it’s the sound of the baby Jesus (basically) and the stupid thing wails all night long, keeping the family up. Lordy, that was hilarious! I think I watch too much TV though…
