IJMC - Anyone Wanna Help the Homeless?

I'm warning you (and I don't do this often, as old members of the IJMC 
could tell you!), this one's sick. Read at your own risk...      -dave



It was late one night and the bartender was behind the bar as usual, 
polishing the glasses, when in walked a bum (or habitatually 
disadvantaged for the P.C. out there) and asked him for a cocktail stick 
(the things they stick in olives).

The bartender was rather taken back by this request but since the sticks 
cost very little , he obliged him and give him a stick.
A few moments after the bum had gone, in walk another bum (tramp, hobo, etc)
and also asked for a cocktail stick. The bartender gave him one.
And so it proceeded with a stream of bums coming in one after another 
asking for cocktail sticks until finally the first man walked in again 
and asked for a straw.

The bartender recognised him and asked "you came in here and asked for a 
cocktail stick then loads of other people also came in here asking for 
the same. Now you're asking for a straw, what's going on?"

"Well," the bum replied "you see, someone had thrown up outside and we've 
only just got the lumps out."