I was enjoying a day of shopping and people-watching in downtown Chicago. At one point, I was sitting near the food court on the lower level of the State Street Macy's store.
A panhandler came up. "Can I have fifty cents for coffee?"
"No."
He tried again: "Can I have a dollar?" (Because of course I'll be willing to hand over twice as much as I wouldn't give him initially.)
He paused, and tried again: "Maybe we could go out sometime, hang out, you know, kick back?"
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