<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/005239.html">Hobos Just Can't Close</a></b><br/> Realtor guy:...and the area is really gentrifying quite nicely...very safe. The people from the projects never come over to this side of the neighborhood, so it's a great place to raise a family. Homeless passerby pushing a wheelbarrow full of junk: Could you folks help me out with some money to buy food? Give me money. I haven't eaten in three days. Realtor guy: Sorry, I... I work on commission. [To his clients] This happens even in Cobble Hill. The husband and wife walk towards their car. Homeless guy: Come on man, I'm hungry! Realtor guy: Fuck you, you just cost me a commission! --Dwight & Dikeman, Red Hook Overheard by: Paul J. Pinizzotto <br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Apr 28, 2006