Abstinence

[Bluegill Bob]

-----There's a moral here. Defend yourself against traits that may result in
destitution- and read on................


Kirk was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly
dirty and shabby-looking homeless man, who asked him for a couple of dollars
for dinner.
Kirk took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you
this money, will you buy some beer with it instead?"
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.
"Will you use it to gamble instead of buying food?" Kirk asked.
"No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need everything I can get
just to stay alive."
"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?
Kirk asked.
"Are you NUTS?!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20
years.
"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of
food?" Kirk asked.
"What and risk a disease for ten lousy bucks?" exclaimed the homeless man.
"Well," said Kirk, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going
to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife Kim."
The homeless man was astounded, "Won't your wife be furious with you for
doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."
Kirk replied, "That's okay. I just want her to see what a man looks like
who's given up beer, gambling, golf and sex."