If I Say, ‘No, Not Ever,’ Will You Stop Asking?

Panhandler: Hey, Red, can you help me out with some change?
Red: Sorry, man, not today.
Panhandler, frustrated: C’mon man, it’s always ‘not today’ every time I see you!
Red: I ain’t lied to you yet, have I?

–Ft Greene, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Breck