One day as I was walking to John Barleycorn's in Wrigleyville a hobo sitting on a bucket asked me if I had a cigarette (I wasnt going to give him one anyway if I had one) but I replied "no" and kept my business. Never the less the hobo asked a group of guys directly behind me if they had a cigarette then they asked the hobo if he had some gum, an odd gesture by my standards but simple to explain...
When a hobo asks you for something, you are automaticly granted a hobo pass to ask him for something that you might be in need of or a trade or barter so to speak.
A perfect example of this happend to me over the weekend while I was departing Union Station. A hobo yells "aye joe, joe, man, you got a dollar?" I had replied "hey boss whats good wit cha, naw dude, aye, but dude, you got a pair of 8's?" to which he repiled puzzled as hell "naw man?" to which I said "go fish bro" and kept walking down the street.
Its pretty funny since most panhandlers have no clue why the hell you ask them for something in return. Have fun and try not to get shanked.
