Giving up Wine

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby- looking homeless man 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 beer with it instead of dinner?"

"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man told me.
"Will you use it to go to a strip club instead of buying food?" I asked.

"No, I don't waste time looking at things that won’t keep me warm or fed." the homeless man said. "I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this betting on a football game, instead of food?" I asked.

"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. I haven't watched football in 20 years!"

"Well, I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my wife and I tonight."

The homeless man was shocked. "Won't she be pissed off with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty and I smell pretty disgusting."

I said, "That's okay. It's important for her to see what happens to a man after he has given up drinking, going to strip clubs, and watching football."