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Old 06-03-2007, 02:59 PM
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Yeah, I'm not hatin'...I was just surprised that someone would take on something like that & only last a short amount of time....especially since he was a self described 17 year marathon runner, etc, etc. He eludes to this himself a couple of times in the article as well...

"I knew that Vegas was a tough place to be homeless, but my God -- less than 36 hours, and I was at death's door and crying to my mammy and pappy for help."

"I had been communicating with a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun newspaper named Tim Pratt. When he learned of my experiment's premature and pathetic end"

Like I said, not hatin'...I just think it would have been an even better story if it was for more than 36 hours...it was interesting nonetheless though.
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Old 06-03-2007, 05:57 PM
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Yeah, I'm not hatin'...I was just surprised that someone would take on something like that & only last a short amount of time....especially since he was a self described 17 year marathon runner, etc, etc. He eludes to this himself a couple of times in the article as well...

"I knew that Vegas was a tough place to be homeless, but my God -- less than 36 hours, and I was at death's door and crying to my mammy and pappy for help."

"I had been communicating with a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun newspaper named Tim Pratt. When he learned of my experiment's premature and pathetic end"

Like I said, not hatin'...I just think it would have been an even better story if it was for more than 36 hours...it was interesting nonetheless though.
Oh, I didn't think you were hatin', and I agree had he been able to last longer he probably would have had even more things to describe about life on the streets that we can't imagine, but as a result of him not making it more than a day-and-a-half I started to wonder how many of the homeless people I see every day muttering to themselves are disoriented from dehydration. We forget how vital water is untill we can't get it from our own faucet whenever we feel like it.
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Old 06-05-2007, 02:05 AM
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If ever elected president---I would try to solve both the homeless problem and the immigration problem together.

Hook the homeless up with all the cigs, booze, and firepower they need---and have them guard the border ruthlessly. Many of them know a thing or two about combat already...and most of the ones that don't are outright crazy anyway....why not solve two problems at once?
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