SFist: Photo du Jour 164

coolcucumber

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:05:48 -0800

i see this guy get busted all the time.

bluecanary

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:16:58 -0800

Wow, I thought I was the only one who remembered Madame. Any mention of I make of her brings only a blank stare.

icbalaam

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:14:28 -0800

Please tell me the banter between the two boxes was an homage to Wayland Flowers & Madame. That would amuse me.

Tom Andrews

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:21:01 -0800

hollyMmm the rest of the sign says "$15.00 Thank You" The homeless man is under the box on the right, you can see his foot hanging out. The way the boxes work is the guy sits under the large box and opens and close both mouths. He works the lady mouth on the left by sticking his right hand through both boxes. When you pass and see both boxes moving/talking it's pretty cool. This guy sat down and created something by himself to help himself. I see a lot of homeless people on a daily basis and this guy is definately my favorite homeless person of the day.

HHumbert

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:32:09 -0800

Actually, the homeless guy got some h1b visa folks to sit for him under the box. That way, he can get 10x returns. Box is just there to discourage conversation and getting their accents discovered.

hollyMmm

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:09:48 -0800

largo, THAT is brilliant.

largo01

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:02:24 -0800

are those supposed to be caricatures of homeless people to collect the money while he is off panhandling elsewhere?

Dead Slow

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:40:50 -0800

Compostion-wise, a big improvement over yesterday's homeless photo.

megang

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:33:56 -0800

hollyMmm, I think it says they need crack!

Leanne

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:33:41 -0800

That guy was successful at scaring the crap out of us when my family was visiting last fall. He's the Bush Man of Union Square, and yes, the Bush Man has scared the crap out of me too.

hollyMmm

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:32:20 -0800

Can anyone tell what the remainder of the sign reads? "I hate to lie but i only need ???" Either way, I agree with blue. Not good enough for my cash.

bluecanary

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:18:40 -0800

If the homeless want my money, they have to make me feel sorry for them. Appearing competent enough to draw little smiling faces (which I hate under any circumstances) on their cardboard boxes just irritate me. Being old, looking/smelling mentally unbalanced/generally pathetic, will coax my cash. Or they could have a dog. That ALWAYS gets my wallet out. But a smiling box? NO. If a box is going to smile, it should not be smiling on a street corner.