Dick Schmidt
03-01-2002, 04:46 PM
Driving home from the track I saw a homeless man asking for money by the roadside. He was unshaven and looked like he hadn't washed in weeks.
I pulled over and was about to give him five dollars, but I asked him:
"You're not going to spend this money on booze are you?"
"No," replied the bum, "I quit drinking two months ago."
"You're not going to waste it on racing by any chance are you?"
"No," said the fellow, "I gave up racing last year."
"Hop in, I want to take you home to meet my wife."
"Why?" he asked.
"I want to show my wife what happens to a man when he quits racing and drinking."
I pulled over and was about to give him five dollars, but I asked him:
"You're not going to spend this money on booze are you?"
"No," replied the bum, "I quit drinking two months ago."
"You're not going to waste it on racing by any chance are you?"
"No," said the fellow, "I gave up racing last year."
"Hop in, I want to take you home to meet my wife."
"Why?" he asked.
"I want to show my wife what happens to a man when he quits racing and drinking."