Wednesday, June 25, 2008

A Ticket for the Bus

Homeless people.

We all love 'em. The way they walk. The way they smell. The way they argue with the wind. It's people like the homeless who make America what it is: a hot mess of nomadic freedom-lovers.

Homeless people are the most patriotic; many recycle, several collect coins, and most of them literally sleep on America.

In this great country, 18% of 19-23-year-olds are homeless. That's 12.4 million young-adult patriots showing the world that even without a home, America's the place to be.

Awesome.

People are always focusing on the bad parts of homelessness. I'm too much of an optimist for that.

The homeless are lucky, because they:

- Don't bother with searching for bathrooms.
- Have the confidence to talk to whomever they want.
- Get to burn stuff in old 55-gallon drums.
- Enjoy different shoes simultaneously.
- Walk around in blankets.
- Are good at yelling.
- Excel at making humorous/scared faces.
- Fall into no tax-bracket.
- Aren't restricted to gender-specific fashion.
- Can't get foreclosed on again.

Anyone with a small part of their brain working can see why being homeless rocks. Leave a comment about why YOU think being homeless is the American way to go.

1 comments:

Jen said...

They don't have to wash the dishes.

They have the advantage of referring to an individual person as "y'all"