There was a semi-street person that lived in a Nevada casino town. He was in a casino at breakfast time and ran into a real street person. The difference was the semi-street person had a cheap room to sleep in and the real street person slept in the street or in shelters. They knew each other and this conversation was overheard. The real street person said that last night he had lost all of his money playing the quarter slots. The real street person went on to say that he was tired of fighting the ups and downs of his existence in this gambling town and was going to commit suicide to end it. The semi-street person asked are you really? When the conversation continued there were further questions and answers between the two men.
This led to the final exchange which only would be heard in a gaming town between street people. "Did you really lose all of your money? Yes, well I have five dollars left. Semi-street then said with a straight face, "Well, will you buy me breakfast before you kill yourself?"
Of course nothing happened, but the exchange could take place in any gaming town in the world between two down and outers. Some may not see the humor, but if you know people in a casino town, then you can imagine this exchange taking place just as described.
