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Old 03-22-2017, 07:27 AM
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I talked to a homeless man this morning and asked him how he ended up this way.
He said, "Up until last week, I still had it all. I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed
and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had HDTV and Internet, and I went to the gym, the pool, and the library. "I was working on my MBA on-line. I had no bills and no debt. I even had full medical coverage."
I felt sorry for him, so I asked, "What happened? Drugs? Alcohol? Divorce?"
"Oh no, nothing like that," he said. "No, no.... I was paroled."
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Old 03-22-2017, 07:34 AM
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I talked to a homeless man this morning and asked him how he ended up this way.
He said, "Up until last week, I still had it all. I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed
and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had HDTV and Internet, and I went to the gym, the pool, and the library. "I was working on my MBA on-line. I had no bills and no debt. I even had full medical coverage."
I felt sorry for him, so I asked, "What happened? Drugs? Alcohol? Divorce?"
"Oh no, nothing like that," he said. "No, no.... I was paroled."
Few prisons have anything like a pool unless you are in minimal security white collar prison probably in some Scandinavian country.
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Not even the Federal country club prisons have it all that good. No internet, monitored phones, medical is a joke. Dental is pathetic. Try volunteering at a prison and seeing the realities.
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"JUST FOR FUN"

Actually much funnier than many other "fun" posts.
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Old 03-23-2017, 03:02 AM
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Few prisons have anything like a pool unless you are in minimal security white collar prison probably in some Scandinavian country.
Hey. Take it easy. It's a joke . . . and pretty funny, too!
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OK - I admit it - you had me - and yes, it was just a joke.
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Old 03-23-2017, 07:21 AM
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OK - I admit it - you had me - and yes, it was just a joke.
Kind of a poor one. Just my opinion.
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