Feeding the Homeless Prank - posted without comment

[EvolveOrConvolve]

[spedtr90]

1. Opposite of what I expected..thank God.

That's the kind of prank there should be more of!

[pitbullgirl1965]

6. That was great!

I thought the same thing too.

[NealK]

92. I was trying to say something but...

Your reply says it all.

[Purveyor]

2. You really should have worked 'guns or gays' into the meme to get a really good thread response.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

4. Yea, I guess so

Humanity is such a boring subject.

[L0oniX]

86. No ...that's for GD = Gun Discussion ....and I'd hardly call it "discussion". n/t

[JaneyVee]

3. Thank You! I thought I was going to watch a mean prank & my blood started to boil.

This warms my heart and is a cause very dear to me.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

5. Yes, me too!

[busterbrown]

7. I have no clue....

Do they have any compassion for these guys or are they trying to make a name for themselves?
Its not worth it to further investigate. The homeless guys got a Pizza and that is at least a bright spot in their day. Kind of a........Win/ I don’t give a shit about the rest...

[EvolveOrConvolve]

10. I'm not sure, but I think these are fairly well known guys

Tom Mabe is the guy that yanks the chains of telemarketers, but I'm not sure about the other guys.

[handmade34]

8. no words...

[Mnemosyne]

9. I thought it was going to be a punk, such a beautiful activity! nt

[freshwest]

11. Made me cry! When I go to the supermarket and see folks outside I give them groceries when I leave.

But a good hot meal would be better.

[demwing]

40. Last Saturday night I had the same opportunity

An elderly man asked for some spare change outside a WalMart. I don't carry cash and told him so, and I could see he was disappointed, probably hears that quite a bit. He thanked me anyway, and I thought..

"Not tonight, dude. I'm tired of talking about social safety nets. Tonight, I can be the net"

When I came out, I brought him a bag of stuff - a rotisserie chicken, some rolls, a bag of apples, a quart of OJ, a gallon of water, and a box of chocolate donuts. He cried, told me he hadn't eaten since early the day before, and and then I cried too, mostly because I realized I won't miss the money I spent, and knew I should do more.

I'm going to do it again tomorrow. If I can do it three Saturday's in a row, maybe it will become a weekly habit. Best $15 I ever spent.

It's a start, right?

[Mojorabbit]

80. .

[demwing]

98. ..

[cer7711]

91. Well Done!

Nothing more to say, really.

Thank you for caring enough to make a difference. Your post was very moving. That poor old man . . . The beautiful, large-souled person that is you . . .

Damn it; this should not be happening! Not in this country, still one of the richest in the world.

Damn the 1% and their bought-and-paid-for Congressional enablers! Damn them all to hell.

If I could push a magic karmic button on my desk and make one of these callous millionaires exchange places for a week with that hungry old man, I'll bet their priorities would change in an instant. Wouldn't hear so much heartless, idiotic and economically wrong-headed blather about "tightening our belts" and "shared sacrifice" and "austerity measures" then, I'll bet.

Good on ya! This tear is for you. And him.

Guess I had more to say after all.

[demwing]

95. "shared sacrifice" sounds fine

but illustrates an evil, because it is frequently used by people who you want others to sacrifice, so that they get a bigger share.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

94. What you did was more than just a meal.

The chicken was ate ASAP, The OJ went fast to due to it being perishables. The apples and the water were the big thing. Depending on how many apples were in the bag, that was save back and ate/drank for another meal.

Those chocolate donuts were cool because chocolate is one of the big currencies on the street. He could us that it buy info for, say he needed to find a new sleeping area that night for some reason. He could offer one of those for the info.

So, you did not just feed him that night.

[demwing]

97. You read me!

I got the chicken and juice for immediate nutrition. I got the rolls and apples so there's be something the next day, and the donuts...well I didn't think as far ahead as you did. I just wanted to give him something that fulfilled a need above basic sustenance. Something that maybe made him smile a little.

thanks for the props LFR!

[Iris]

101. [phone]

[namaste2]

105. Bless your heart. What an inspiring story, thanks for sharing. n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

48. I've never said this to you before.

But, I keep thinking what a nice person you are. I was just thinking I should share that with you, since it's something we need more of in this world.

[freshwest]

49. Thanks, and I appreciate your thoughtful sig line. Takes some angst away, very true saying.

[wandy]

12. Cool! A little funkey, but that type of thing should happen more often.

[appleannie1]

13. Awesome

[JimDandy]

15. Awesome.

Good for an all-day-smile.

[freshwest]

16. EvolveOrConvolve, please post this in V & MM for more views. Great story.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

17. Done, thanks

[KauaiK]

18. This brought tears to my eyes....

Thank you.....

[Skelly]

19. Not heart warming at all.

This isn't heartwarming. This is not something that should happen more. It WOULD BE if the guys doing the 'prank' PAID for the pizzas (perhaps gone back and reimbursed the pizza store). Instead, they took advantage of a small business owner. I wouldn't want it to happen to me and would not do it to someone else. I like to be the one to decide who to give my hard earned money away to.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

21. If the prank was done with malicious intent, I'd agree with you

It's slightly unnerving that you're defending a business owner over the homeless. Everyone's got their priorities I guess.

[Skelly]

66. I've been a business owner

And I have also been homeless. I am not defending one over the other. I am defending a business owner over those who pranked him.

[Blanks]

100. The guy was going to give him his credit card number.

So the small business was willing to support the community. Feeding the homeless is supporting the community too.

If it were me (as the small business owner), I'd rather believe that I was being supportive of the community than being deceived. There is no reason to tell the small business person what you've done IMHO.

[Iris]

102. Did he not give the number or did they just edit the number out of the film?

[Blanks]

103. It looked to me like the pizza place declined the payment. eom

[Flying Squirrel]

108. I personally think they edited out the credit card number

and figured we would all recognize that they had done so, for obvious reasons.

Maybe I just have more faith in humanity, I dunno but I just don't see it the same way u do.

[Blanks]

110. What is it that I said that gives you the impression...

That I don't have faith in humanity.

I just don't see that there was any need bothering the pizza place owner with the fact that the pizza was for the homeless and not actually for police.

If the guy actually gave his credit card number (and it was edited out) it's none of the pizza place owners business.

I was merely commenting on the post from above where someone felt the pizza place owner was deceived.

[Flying Squirrel]

112. Sorry, I wasn't reading closely.

And it does appear that the pizza place decided to give them the order free. I think the people who are bitching about that just might be on the wrong forum - either way, the pizza place is supporting the community and I agree with you that there was no need to bother the pizza place owner with the actual recipient of their generosity.

[Skelly]

119. The pizza was not paid for.

This prankster has pulled this prank before. He never pays in the video. That is the point of the prank.

[Ztolkins]

22. Rawr..poutrage

It's a pizza...one pizza. And for, like, 5 minutes people normally treated with the utmost scorn get treated with a modicum of respect.

So, relax.

[rwsanders]

39. I'll have to tell you about my experience with some of the homeless in New Orleans...

I was there for a couple of months working the BP spill. The first one I encounter was digging through the trash can across from the hotel. The guy was clutching a banana peel like a treasure. A couple of tourists asked me for directions somewhere and he jumped in. He had a desperate desire to be useful. I asked him to wait and told him I'd get him some food and brought a meal, chips, drinks and a few other small items. He teared up and hustled off. He said he only expected a sandwich.
The second one came after I was released a bit early (I can't follow the hidden scripts and made a couple of someones upset, I think) and had to get rid of about $50 of groceries. I decided I'd give it to the first one that I found who was digging in trash cans. It didn't take long, his name was Ray. He introduced himself and shook my hand and guess what he said he wanted to do with some of the food? He wanted to take it to his kids so he could contribute something for his grandkids.
Honestly some of the panhandlers were agressive and scary, but these guys could drift by with hardly being noticed by anyone. Yet what I still can't get over is how they wanted to be USEFUL. I think it is sad that these guys are shunted out of society because the don't fit the mold of what is desired now by the current corporate business model. Funny how the religious right sticks with the republicans when the bible says over and over not to glean your fields, but leave something for the poor and alien. Yet our country thrives on gleaning every penny at the cost of lives.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

52. What you did for the first one...

gave him more than one meal. When on the street, you stretch out every ounce. You eat the stuff that won't last right then, but anything you can save back, you do.

You could have given him Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Depending on what it was.

[freshwest]

65. Thanks, good actions there.

[Skelly]

70. I would agree with you

If the pranksters had actually bought the pizza.

[Grins]

23. They did...

Watch it again. The "prankster" in charge gave the pizza retailer his credit card number to pay for the pizza he ordered.

Your argument MIGHT be valid if he didn't include a tip for the driver, but he did pay for the pizza.

[busterbrown]

25. Did we watch the sane tape??

He offered up the credit card, but the pizza owner wouldn’t take cause they were cops.Happens all the
time in restaurant business...

[SheilaT]

31. I did not see on that piece where the shop owner

declined payment. Just that the video was cut so we wouldn't all learn the cc #.

[busterbrown]

33. I think the prankster knew it would go down that way......

Too bad it was a private car. I would have loved to see the owner get some free advertisment..

[Skelly]

72. No he didn't.

He offered, probably knowing that the pizza owner would deliver the pizza for free. I never would have posted my original response had he actually paid for the pizza, or ever when back later and paid for the pizza. It just bothered me that so many people were heaping praise on this prankster like he did something good. He didn't. The owner of the pizza shop did by giving free pizza to two people he thought were undercover police officers working out on a cold night.

[knitter4democracy]

89. Moral question: Why should it matter?

The pizza place people offered to give a free pizza. Does it matter that it wasn't really cops? They didn't have to give anyone free food but chose to out of the goodness of their hearts. Does it really matter who got it in the end? They were faithful and did what was morally right, and the guys who called it in were faithful and did good (fed the hungry), and everyone walked away a winner.

[Skelly]

116. Honesty and integrity matter

The pranksters were not honest. It was not done for the benefit of the homeless but for their ratings. They prank for a living. If the pizza had been delivered to themselves or their friends, no one would be giving the adoration/ratings that they wanted. If they really wanted to feed the homeless, why not just give them a pizza themselves? Answer: it wouldn't have given them ratings. Who wants to watch THAT video?

[knitter4democracy]

120. The pizza place owner acted with intergrity.

Sure, the guys on the show lied to get what they wanted for ratings, but honestly, if good ends up happening and others act with integrity, what's the problem?

[busterbrown]

26. Thats part of it for me.....The other part is...

that I think the fact that 2 homeless people are getting a Pizza delivered to them is part of the laugh. The guys had no idea what was going on and thats a big part of the laugh. I don’t think thats funny....

[Warpy]

29. What part of "let me get you my credit card number" didn't you hear?

I suggest you watch this one again.

The pizza was paid for.

[Brickbat]

32. It seems to me that the business owner offered to give it to them to free. Getting someone else to

unwittingly make a donation under false pretenses is gross.

[Skelly]

71. That is exactly what happened.

The business owner thought he was giving two undercover police officers free pizza. The whole 'prank' was that it was not police officers but homeless.

[Skelly]

67. I don't do snarky well

So, instead of saying "what part of 'ah, hey, we appreciate that' when he offered his credit card # and then never gave it, because the pizza guy obviously said it was taken care of....so instead of that, I'll just say, I suggest you watch this one again. The pizza was not paid for.

[demwing]

41. And no one is stopping you from doing whatever you want with your cash.

Go piss on someone else's cheerios, right?

[ScreamingMeemie]

57. I don't think so. But I'm not upset about it. If they can deliver a free pizza

to a policeman they should be able to deliver one to a homeless man.

They did not cut out the credit card number. The reason the guy next to him said, "Awesome!" was because they did not have to pay for it. I think the guy ordering the pizza was going to pay for it...(listen to how he says, all humble-like,"Listen...I appreciate that...&quot

[ScreamingMeemie]

63. I'm not dissing anything. I heard the let me give you my credit card number... I'm saying they

told him not to bother. Sorry, but I disagree. Not dissing the thread. I still think it's awesome, I just don't believe that they paid for it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

64. Here you go...

http://tallahasseeo.com/2013/01/31/pizza-business-that-idolizes-kisses-the-boots-the-police-tricked-into-feeding-the-homeless/

And, again, I still think it's awesome. Because they should want to feed the homeless as much as they want to feed the police. I worked at a store and it was disgusting the way the cops could come in and take whatever they wanted and the down-on-their-lucks were always treated like thieves.

[Skelly]

76. Again, I still think it was a shitty thing to do

Guess I am just old fashioned and believe in the golden rule. I try to treat people how I would like to be treated. I would not like to be lied to. I would not like to be con'ed. So, I wouldn't do it to others. And even homeless people have scruples. Many would not appreciate knowing someone was con'ed into give them something for free.

[NOLALady]

99. "something for free"?

Have you ever been homeless and hungry?

[Skelly]

114. Yes and no

Homeless, yes. Hungry, no.
It isn't the 'something for free' (not really sure what you mean) but that the business owner was con-ed into giving free food. The 'Pranksters' were just that, pranksters, not hero's or anyone deserving of any praise. It cost them nothing. As I said before, I try to treat others how I would like to be treated. I would not like to be deceived. I would not like being the recipient of someone's good will gesture if that person that been deceived into giving it.

[Skelly]

73. lol

humble isn't the word I would use. It was done for ratings, not because they care one bit about homeless. Otherwise, they would have gone and paid the pizza owner afterwards. It was done for a show.

[JI7]

68. the Guy offered to pay for it, the people who got the food were in need of it

if the business owner was willing to give the food for free , this isn't really a problem for me.

[Skelly]

69. based on a lie

The business owner was willing to give the food for free to two undercover police officers. He may very well have been willing to give it to the homeless. He was never given the choice. He was lied to. And you have to remember, this was all done for ratings.

[JI7]

75. well, not all lies are equal, and most likely he would not have given it for free to the homeless

the cops can afford to pay for the food.

[Skelly]

77. so can the pranksters

If it was really about feeding the homeless, they would have gone back and paid the owner of the pizza shop for the pizza. It wasn't. It was about rating and a show.

[JI7]

78. homeless got the food plus the guy was willing to pay with his credit card

the business owner refused it.

[Skelly]

82. The business owner

refused it because he thought he was supplying pizza to two undercover cops.

[RILib]

83. what makes you think they didn't pay?

They seemed to give a credit card number. I didn't hear anything about the card being refused. I thought they clipped out the number for obvious reasons.

[ET Awful]

87. Ummm . . . he offered his credit card no., they told him no.

He tried to pay for it.

[treestar]

90. Might be interesting to see if the business had been willing to give a pizza to the

homeless. They might have showed them refusing first - the pranksters assume that they need a cover story to get the business to give the pizza.

[Travis_0004]

106. They did pay for the pizza

You can hear him say on the phone "let me give you my credit card".

[Skelly]

118. The pizza was not paid for.

This prankster has pulled this prank before. He never pays in the video. That is the point of the prank.

[redwitch]

107. I thought he put it on a credit card?

Did I miss something?

[Skelly]

117. It was not paid for.

This prankster has pulled this prank before. He never pays in the video. That is the point of the prank.

[mbperrin]

109. He gave them his credit card number.

It was paid for. Look again.

[annabanana]

20. Very nice. DO try this at home. . .n/t

[Jamastiene]

24. These kids today...

K&R These kids could stay on my lawn all they wanted if they continued to do nice things like that. This is great!

[Drunken Irishman]

27. I was like...

[Warpy]

28. Wow! Fed and RESPECTED as human beings!

This wasn't a prank, this was pure genius.

[Brickbat]

30. Lying to a business owner about being a cop and then high-fiving while homeless people eat the food

that is suddenly handed to them is an odd thing to record and then share.

[busterbrown]

36. I think it was all about the homeless people being dumbfounded!!!

[JI7]

74. if they are willing to give free food to cops who can afford to pay for it

why is it so bad that homeless people end up with it instead. that guy was willing to pay for it with his card.

[Brickbat]

81. I like to know where my donations are going, don't you?

[DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav]

34. Loved it!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

35. Tom Mabe is famous for pranking telemarketers...

[busterbrown]

37. This fucking guy ain’t funny.......

You want funny try the Jerky Boys in early 90’s....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

45. This is funny...

[busterbrown]

46. It certainly is!!! Many ways to take this, but I’m sure gunnies don’t get it!!!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

54. I'm not a "gunny"( whatever that is) and I don't get it.

[Le Taz Hot]

44. Ignore the poster above me.

This shit is hysterical!

[busterbrown]

47. When I was 12, I use to call people and say it was the police....Not Funny!!!

[Le Taz Hot]

50. And thank you for sharing.

[busterbrown]

53. I’m in an AA meeting??

[Le Taz Hot]

55. I don't know, are you?

[busterbrown]

56. Well, you thanked me for my share....

[Le Taz Hot]

58. It was the polite thing to do.

[busterbrown]

59. Then I would like a cup of coffee as well, if you don’t mind?

[Le Taz Hot]

60. I'll tell your waitress.

[busterbrown]

62. You win, I’m out a here!!!!!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

38. Nice jester, but there are reservations on it.

If the guy that took the the order talks with the delivery guy and tells them what they were suppose to be. And if the driver is a big mouth and points them out at another time to the wrong person...

To be labeled a narc is a BIG danger on the street.

[JI7]

79. you actually gave a good reason for this not to be done

[Lady Freedom Returns]

96. I've seen people get really hurt by that label.

I even had to go back to my southern draw to keep from that label. My General English I worked so hard on in school was making me stick out like a sore thumb. People were looking at me with suspicion.

So if anyone is going to do this ( some sound like they might), PLEASE pick a different cover story! It could save a life!

[formercia]

84. Fucking Libertarians

come on here and ruin the mood of the whole post.

Hey assholes, the Pizza business probably throws away 20 times that amount of food in a Day, but you have to come in here and prove what a bunch of assholes you really are.

Thanks for the reminder of what we're fighting for.

[valerief]

85. Way, way cool! nt

[knitter4democracy]

88. That made me cry! I never cry at videos!

Just the looks on their faces . . . *sniff*

[NealK]

93. Oh Wow!

I'm speechless!

[OverBurn]

104. I cried, that was great, not what I expected, thanks.

[Playinghardball]

111. Time to call Papa John's?

[nadinbrzezinski]

113. Two reasons to have reservations.

Being pointed out as a cop can get you killed, even if you are not one.

Passing yourself as a cop is called impersonating an officer...it's a federal, and very prosecutable, Federal offense.

[MrMickeysMom]

115. It's sad, but like other people here, why fake the pizza call?

I mean, why not just feed the homeless.

I'd love to change the world...