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Giving Up Wine

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 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 dinner 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. '

You're gonna send it on - aren't you?

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