“Hey you!” said a clean, capable, human walking upright towards Elmo with his hand out. “I’ve got $2.25 and need $6.75 in order to get myself a sandwich at McDonalds. Can you help me out? I’m real hungry. My feet still haven’t thawed out cause I slept under the bridge last night. So how bout it?” Elmo thought to himself, “Well, tomorrow is going to be partly cloudy with a high in the middle 40’s, and Friday’s high will be in the middle 30’s with a brisk wind. And this guy wouldn’t ask me for money if he didn’t need it…” Elmo shelled out the cash so that this poor unfortunate soul could receive nourishment, and watched as he went on to dupe another student.
Handouts from Elmo
Published November 7, 1996
