[E. Pluribus Unum]

I never knew that word was spelled that way. But it is.

[ClearCase_guy]

"Answer: Wealthy tourists"
"Question: Who would Willie Sutton be talking to today?"

[jocon307]

WOW, and hubby thought things had gone to hell when he saw the bong-seller at the Grateful Dead taking credit cards years ago.

[FamiliarFace]

Note to self: if a beggar has a card reader, or even a smart phone, he doesn’t need my money.

[proxy_user]

This is probably not that effective a technique. It makes you look too professional, like you could hold a job. You want to appear really pitiful as a beggar.

[Slyfox]

Begging is illegal and the maximum penalty is a £1,000 fine. A total of 2,771 cases were brought before magistrates in England and Wales in 2013/14.

Begging laws were first introduced in London during Elizabeth I. First offense was jail. Next was a fine. And persistent beggars were hung.

When her father, Henry VIII, destroyed the monasteries, he also destroyed the institution of charity that the people themselves had developed without the help of the king. So, the poor began moving to London.

Churchgoers were even fined if they did not give money for the poor.

But in the end she was unable to remedy what her father had begun.

[Redcitizen]

I guess beggars can be choosers after all.