Helping the homeless

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty
and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.

I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this
money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?" "No, I had to stop
drinking years ago", the homeless woman told me. "Will you use it to go
shopping instead of buying food?" I asked. "No, I don't waste time shopping,


" the homeless woman said. "I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" I asked. "Are you
NUTS!" replied the homeless woman. "I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!"


"Well," I said, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take


you out for d inner with my husband and me tonight." The homeless woman was
shocked. "Won't your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty,


and I probably smell pretty disgusting." I said, "That's okay. It's important for him


to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments,


and wine."