2002-09-27 | YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW

A couple of weeks ago, I was driving home after spending the day taking care of my ailing great grandfather, and I saw something funny that will be part of one of my future screenplays.

My mom and I were picking up dinner, and on the way out of the parking lot we saw somebody holding a sign.

At first I thought it was like "car wash" or something like that written on the sign, because it was all flourescent and fancy looking. I hadn't seen the person holding the sign, because I was trying to focus in on what the sign said.

As we drove closer I made out the sign to say:

HOMELESS, NEED HELP

It was a 50 year old-or so bum holding the sign.

I don't say things like this to make fun of homeless people or anything, but I made a joke. I make jokes out of everything. I like to keep things light.

My first thought was "That's a nice sign for a bum"....i was thinking like it was a movie already. He did such a good job with his sign. It was so professional.

My mom was laughing, but she felt bad laughing about a homeless man.

I don't know....when I tell jokes, I'm not doing it to make fun of people, I'm just trying to get a laugh I guess.

I was actually proud of the bum for having such initiative. Then I was thinking if he had so much initiative, that maybe he should try and get a job. Like anywhere. If I was in his position I would swallow my pride and just get a job at Jack in the Box or something.

Some bums have too much pride. I understand. Some of them probably had very different lives at one time.

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