Often while driving to my favorite thrift store, I'll see a sign flipper/spinner or two. I love watching them. Mostly because I'm evil and take pleasure in honking, waving and otherwise embarrassing them especially that one guy that wears the statue of liberty getup. Maybe I do it because I'm grateful that it's not me out there in the 98+ degree weather or maybe it's just because I love honking at people and that's the only time I'm really allowed to.
Anyways, I realized the other day that the flipper is not much different from a homeless.
This is what I came up with.
Similarities
1. Both are outside making money
2. Both work the day shift(I don't think I've ever seen a flipper at night.. it'd be pretty pointless. I don't know where the homeless go at night, but... I don't think I really want to know.)
3.Both work in all weather conditions (one time there was a storm in Tucson, unbelievable as it may sound, and the flipper was out there, his sign covering his head from the rain, the wind almost tearing it away. I felt bad for him, so, I did what any citizen would do, I honked :)
4. Both are wearing a costume/uniform of some sort (this is true, what person would be willing to give a homeless money if they were wearing nice clothes? They must look grungy, it's the uniform)
5. Both are holding signs!
6. The signs are trying to sway people to feel a certain way (for the flipper it's usually a fast food place and people feel hungry even if they had just eaten, the homeless, it's usually to make people feel bad for them)
Differences
1. Homeless are homeless while a flipper probably has a home
2. A flipper is usually cleaner and presentable opposed to a homeless
3. Flipper's must stand their whole shift while homeless have the luxury of sitting down on a plastic chair, rock, or bucket.
4. (This one can be argued) Homeless make more an hour. Flipper's make minimum wage and they don't make any more then that. A homeless is often offered food, money and other things people deem to give them.
5. A homeless is not working for anybody/under anybody.
6. A homeless decides when to quit working and can call in sick whenever they like
And that's alllll folks.
Hahahahah, Very true...! The homeless for sure make's more!! people always give food or money... As for the paying American, only get's a pay check and a honk from you!. HAHAHA! I really like the way you described both sign holding people. Keep the post's coming... I want to see some pictures from your birthday!! Irish Pub? hehehe.
ReplyDeleteLOL..Messed up... I ment to put as for the working American, instead of paying. HAHA. Funny, there both working, but only one pay's taxes from pay check and the other... Well I guess he pay's some taxes when he buys something at the store.! hehehe.
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ReplyDeleteLOL! This is great. I love the way you think!
ReplyDeleteI loved it, got me thinking! :) .. so true, homeless make more and can get away with more. But The flipper can bring a smile to your face, while the homeless makes me angry half the time, that includes Krispy.
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