A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead?" "No, I had to stop drinking years ago, " the homeless man replied. "Will you use it to gamble instead of buying food?" the man asked. "No, I don't gamble, " the homeless man said. "I need everything I can get just to stay alive." "Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?" the man asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20 years!" "Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of food?" the man asked.

"What disease would I get for ten lousy bucks?" exclaimed the homeless man.

"Well, " said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money.

Instead, I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife.

" The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.

" The man replied, "That's okay. I just want her to see what a man looks like who's given up beer, gambling, golf, and sex."