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Originally Posted by Star Man
I don't mean to sound racist or stereotypical but you can try a homeless shelter.I used to volunteer at one back in the day and talked with many outrageously funny black homeless dudes there! Some were even more outrageous then Larry's friend.
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A person who has dealt with a lot of shit during his or her life (whether they had the worst of luck or they managed to bring it upon themselves) tends to have a surprisingly strong sense of humor. I don't know if it's an emotional response to the things that have happened, or if it's a survival mechanism that allows a person to get through another day, but it's not uncommon in those who have struggled.
Charles Bukowski was a loser, a drunk who was often beaten in the streets, and a mad poet, but he was a funny son of a bitch.
That's probably why you see that in homeless people. Life is fucked, they own nothing in a society where people are most often judged by the car they drive, the objects they own, they're sleeping under a blanket of piss-smelling newspapers and they get robbed of the few bucks they manage to find. The only options are to laugh or find a tall bridge.
2008-12-04, 09:06 AM
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