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WTF :lol

QUESTION: So how has the Super Bowl treated you?

HARRIS: They set up shelters and stuff to get the homeless off the streets. ... They dressed us nice and stuff so we don't look too homeless.

CERBONE: Did anyone tell you that?

HARRIS: No, but I'm telling you, it's obvious. ... Do I look like I'm homeless? If you'd have seen me yesterday, you would have said, 'Look at that poor guy.' ... We wouldn't even have been allowed to come down here, more or less. They would have took us to jail or something.

Q: What happens when the game is over?

CERBONE: Then we're gone. Then we'll be in jail or ... in the woods.

Q: The shelter is temporary?

CERBONE: Very temporary. They're going to shut down Monday after the Super Bowl.

Q: How do you know that?

HARRIS: 'Cause there's a sign! I can go show you it.

...

Q: How do you feel about all these folks who can afford to come here and spend hundreds of dollars at a football game?

CERBONE: I think, go ahead. Go for it, you know? I don't envy 'em.

HARRIS: We're not judging people.

Q: You got a message for the homeless in Detroit when the game is up there?

CERBONE: God bless you.

HARRIS: I'd say, 'Duck.'

 

[ManDudeChild]

Horrible how so many cities pull this kind of crap, instead of working harder on fixing the actual problem.

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

wtf? lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

bullshit!

 

[MrPing1000]

tbh what would make the super bowl good would be if they had it somewhere cold. Like Soldier field

 

[border]

Funny, though I don't imagine that it is anything out of the ordinary for big-event cities to try and put the hoboes on lockdown. I figured they were up to something when my friend who got fired from the homeless shelter suddenly got asked to come back out-of-the-blue 4-5 months ago.

 

[Willco]

This stuff happens all the time.

 

[Azih]

Do they get to keep the clothes?

 

[Willco]

Washington D.C. needs to host a Super Bowl. You get the thrill of the elements, without going nuts on the snow like New England or New York, and the largest capacity stadium in the NFL.

FedEx Field 4 L1F3!

 

[Drozmight]

This reminds me of a friend of mine's uncle. We were driving when he spotted a homeless dude, sped up and went through a puddle and soaked the guy. Then he yelled out his window, "Get a fuckin' job!"

I just sat there thinking, did that really just happen.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

damn they couldnt keep the shelter open? they had the friggin revenue from the superbowl it brings in hundreds of millions , a shelter is a drop in the bucket.

 

[levious]

Washington D.C. needs to host a Super Bowl. You get the thrill of the elements, without going nuts on the snow like New England or New York, and the largest capacity stadium in the NFL.

FedEx Field 4 L1F3!

$500 for obstructed view seating would not fly with non-Redskins fans.

 

[Shinobi]

This reminds me of a friend of mine's uncle. We were driving when he spotted a homeless dude, sped up and went through a puddle and soaked the guy. Then he yelled out his window, "Get a fuckin' job!"

:lol :lol :lol Cold as fuck...

 

[joshschw]

haha, I like how the Free Press published this knowing damn well Detroit will do the same thing next year.

 

[bionic77]

Washington D.C. needs to host a Super Bowl. You get the thrill of the elements, without going nuts on the snow like New England or New York, and the largest capacity stadium in the NFL.

FedEx Field 4 L1F3!

DC wouldn't be a bad choice.

And it would keep up the long tradition of the host city not playing in the Superbowl!

 

[tedtropy]

This reminds me of a friend of mine's uncle. We were driving when he spotted a homeless dude, sped up and went through a puddle and soaked the guy. Then he yelled out his window, "Get a fuckin' job!"

I just sat there thinking, did that really just happen.

This is probably one of those moments in life that will insure my ticket to hell. I was at a rest stop, grabbing some food while on a trip. As I leave the place, I notice a hobo at the nearest stop sign, so I roll down my window a little and dangle a dollar bill out of it. Right as he's up on the car, I hit the gas, screech away, and probably blow a nice bit of dust in his face. All I saw in my rear-view window was a very disgruntled individual giving me the middle finger. I, and the people with me, were laughing hysterically for probably the next 10 miles, but in the back of my mind was that little voice saying "Ted, I think you may have gone too far.....NAHHHH!".

 

[Shinobi]

:lol :lol :lol The Bill Gates avatar makes this story even funnier...

 

[Miguel]

Houston did the same thing last year, although it wasn't as noticable as the only big homeless area was downtown where the NFL Experience was held. During the MLB All Star game though, which WAS downtown...there was not a homeless guy to be found...3 days later, back they were.

 

[videogamer]

This is probably one of those moments in life that will insure my ticket to hell. I was at a rest stop, grabbing some food while on a trip. As I leave the place, I notice a hobo at the nearest stop sign, so I roll down my window a little and dangle a dollar bill out of it. Right as he's up on the car, I hit the gas, screech away, and probably blow a nice bit of dust in his face. All I saw in my rear-view window was a very disgruntled individual giving me the middle finger. I, and the people with me, were laughing hysterically for probably the next 10 miles, but in the back of my mind was that little voice saying "Ted, I think you may have gone too far.....NAHHHH!".

If you don't like giving money to the homeless, maybe you can try keeping some vegan bars in your car. On the other hand, the guy might feel untrusted (which is true though).