Sunday, February 21, 2016

Funny Panhandling Sign 12

The top sign here was an idea that I got from the internet.  But I had to add my own twist to it, so I wrote the second slogan on the back of the sign.  If someone laughed at the first side, I'd flip it over.  This sign got a lot of laughs.  Many times, the money was so bad panhandling, that I'd do it mostly just for the entertainment.  If that sounds dumb, think up a slogan of a few words and see if you can make a complete stranger laugh with it.  Ask any stand-up comic, getting laughs consistently is a hard thing to do.  I literally thought of myself as a roadside comic when I was using the funny signs.  It's really cool to see someone pull up with a sour look on their face, see my sign, and burst out laughing.  It's awesome.  If they gave me a buck or two, even better.

It got to the point that I actually had fans.  Yes, a panhandler with fans.  Delivery drivers and people who drove the same way every day would stop and tell me that they actually looked forward to my signs every day.  Think about that.  There aren't many panhandlers in the world that can say that. 

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