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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

News / Portland Google Maps Strikes Again

Posted by Matt Davis on Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:34 AM

It's hard to tell what the poor guy is doing, but you can see a larger version in the original here.

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1
He is praying to God for the mercy of the people to give him a dollar so he can eat that day.

Really.
Posted by the people on September 23, 2008 at 11:41 AM · Report
2
I always see that guy - he's a pan handler who prostrates for cash. Usually on NE Broadway.
Posted by autumn on September 23, 2008 at 11:42 AM · Report
3
yeah, i've seen one dude in the pearl doing the same thing.
he keeps bowing/shouting to "god"/praising with his hands/asking for mercy and such.

i've seen him take hand outs a few times before. but oftentimes, he just wanders through traffic and does cart wheels (with backpack) down the park blocks.
Posted by rh on September 23, 2008 at 11:43 AM · Report
4
And there I was, contemplating the need for an In The Shadows column for next week...
Posted by Matt Davis on September 23, 2008 at 11:47 AM · Report
5
Who better to do it on, Matt?
He is the epitome of our society's failings- more mercy is given to a stray cat than a black man...
sometimes...
Posted by the people on September 23, 2008 at 11:57 AM · Report
6
Some of these off-ramp panhandlers make $80/day. It helps to have a gimmic like this guy.
Posted by Suburban Porn King on September 23, 2008 at 1:04 PM · Report
7
gripeboy, if you only knew his day-to-day reality, you would cry.

See Matt, we need a story!
Posted by the people on September 23, 2008 at 1:07 PM · Report
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well, it sounds like "the people" already knows his "day to day REALITY".... therefore matt doesn't need to do a story. "the people" can provide it.
Posted by rh on September 23, 2008 at 1:14 PM · Report
9
I used to commute past that spot every day... I could be mistaken, but I believe he also has a "bet you can't hit me with a quarter" sign. If it is him, his pockets are usually full of change.
Posted by DLS 3.0 on September 23, 2008 at 1:25 PM · Report
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-b
I'm sorry you weren't held enough as a child, but don't take it out on the rest of us that are hurting...
it just doesn't help.
Posted by the people on September 23, 2008 at 2:23 PM · Report
11
I was, um, looking for my contact lens.
Posted by Lanceonfire on September 23, 2008 at 2:43 PM · Report
12
While we're at it, guys, is there anybody else you think I should be doing stories on? Suggestions like these are always welcome!
Posted by Matt Davis on September 23, 2008 at 2:50 PM · Report
13
"the people": get off your computer and go help him if you're so touched by his alleged desperation.
Posted by rh on September 23, 2008 at 2:55 PM · Report
14
"anybody else you think I should be doing stories on?"

Ladies on 82nd that holding cans of pepper spray?!
Posted by DLS 3.0 on September 23, 2008 at 5:22 PM · Report
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He's stretching. That big bag of money he has to carry back to his home in the west hills is heavy. Especially with all the freakin change people give him. Cash only please! Give the guy a break.
Posted by dumpy on September 23, 2008 at 6:58 PM · Report
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I blogged this a year ago: http://alancordle.com/blog/?p=1596
Posted by alan cordle on September 23, 2008 at 8:02 PM · Report
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I've seen this guy more than once while waiting for the bus on Broadway. This man is broken and should not be on the streets, sooner or later he's going to get hit by a car.
Posted by alainb1 on September 24, 2008 at 12:13 AM · Report
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-b
I have.
But I also have to survive.

What have you done to help humanity?
Posted by the people on September 24, 2008 at 9:32 AM · Report
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Hey, if the guy is legit, so be it. Help a brutha out. I'm just saying that there are some con artists out there. Then again, what's the harm in helping a few con artists when you can help a lot of other needy people.

I still don't understand why we don't just pay the homeless to pick up trash. They're out there standing around. Why not make them feel like they're worth something while giving them money. Geez, I'll give some tax dollars for that.
Posted by GuyWettstein on September 24, 2008 at 9:55 AM · Report
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I used to see him every day, but he hasn't been at that corner for a while. I originally thought he was a devout Muslim, since prostrate prayer is a common sight among the faithful. One day in the spring I gently reminded him that he was facing north, and Mecca is east of here. He told me he was a Christian, and was just reaching out to God. My assumptions are always wrong.
Posted by Jimmy the Tiger on September 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM · Report

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