Can I borrow 75 cent?

Sykk · 10-06-2010 05:16PM #1

So it's happened to me maybe about 6 or 7 times in the past few months... Some scumbag comes up to me "Alright man, can I borrow 75 cent"?

First off, why 75 cent and not a euro?
Second, what the hell do you mean borrow, I'm never going to see you again
Thirdly, fúck off you're not getting anything off me

Ever happen to you?

/trollvanish

FearDark · 10-06-2010 05:18PM

Deja Vu anyone?

10-06-2010 05:18PM

potato cakes

carefulnow100 · 10-06-2010 05:19PM

I seen that in a film once, the wont ask for a euro just cause it sounds worse than 75 cents. obviously most people will just give them the euro anyway,

brummytom · 10-06-2010 05:20PM

Because it's almost a euro but doesn't sound as much? And 'borrow' because it sounds nicer than 'can I take money off you and never see you again?'

Gone Drinking · 10-06-2010 05:20PM

Was asked by a girl awhile back, she said she needed it for bus fair. Seemed genuine to me, as there wouldn't be alot you can do with 75cent and she was only around 15.

So i gave it to her.. on the bonnet of a nearby car :pac:

petes · 10-06-2010 05:20PM

carefulnow100 wrote: »

the wont ask for a euro just cause it sounds worse than 75 cents. obviously most people will just give them the euro anyway,

I won't. Not even the 75 cents.

NothingMan · 10-06-2010 05:23PM

They must be selling heroin by some small amounts to drum up business. You have to adapt to these troubling times you know.

10-06-2010 05:24PM

Same reason things are priced 9.99. Sounds like less.

Thomas828 · 10-06-2010 05:24PM

Man, I remember back in the 70s when some old knacker would ask you "Could ye lend us 2p?"

rovert · 10-06-2010 05:27PM

Sykk wrote: »

So it's happened to me maybe about 6 or 7 times in the past few months... Some scumbag comes up to me "Alright man, can I borrow 75 cent"?

First off, why 75 cent and not a euro?
Second, what the hell do you mean borrow, I'm never going to see you again
Thirdly, fúck off you're not getting anything off me

Ever happen to you?

/trollvanish

^ Which comedian is Sykk biting off? John Lynn?

The_Kew_Tour · 10-06-2010 05:28PM

Just walk away and ignore them

Poor Uncle Tom · 10-06-2010 05:31PM

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Was asked by a girl awhile back, she said she needed it for bus fair. Seemed genuine to me, as there wouldn't be alot you can do with 75cent and she was only around 15.

So i gave it to her.. on the bonnet of a nearby car :pac:

Georgi Burgess is back....

Essien · 10-06-2010 05:33PM

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Georgi Burgess is back....

To be fair to Georgie, at least he didn't have to pay for it

Edit: Or did he? I can't remember

10-06-2010 05:35PM

I'm totally guilty of that. :rolleyes:
But yeah, ask for 75 cause it sounds much less then a euro, and people are more willing to give it.
I'm not a scumbag though. . and generally people are very giving.

Mick Daly · 10-06-2010 05:39PM

Yes. We use it because people are more likely to give us a bit of cash that way. I've used the tactic many times, especially on Lennox Street.

consultech · 10-06-2010 05:49PM

I had to ask randomers for money on one occasion I drank all mine in Whelans. I literally don't know what I was thinking. I was left with 2 euro, and needed 2 more for the nitelink.

I started walking from Whelan's with my two Euro in hand, stopped someone and said "This is so embarrassing, but you don't have 2 euro you can give me do you? Ive lost all my money and need it to get a nitelink". I reckon I looked/sounded fairly respectable so they just gave it to me. First person!!!

Sooooo.... At that moment I decided to push it a bit with this formula. I asked the next person, and sure as shit they gave me 2 euro too!

By the time I reached the nitelink I had 22 euro. I promptly jumped into a taxi that was stopped on Pearse st and away I went. The taxi stops further up and there's the guy who gave me the first 2 euro mouthing "What the f..." when he sees me chatting away to the driver. I still chuckle about it today

tony 2 tone · 10-06-2010 06:03PM

Essien wrote: »

To be fair to Georgie, at least he didn't have to pay for it

Edit: Or did he? I can't remember

Of course he did, you always end up paying for sex, in some shape or form.

10-06-2010 06:41PM

consultech wrote: »

Sooooo.... At that moment I decided to push it a bit with this formula. I asked the next person, and sure as shit they gave me 2 euro too!

By the time I reached the nitelink I had 22 euro.

Where I used to live, was right in the city and we used to walk home after nights out. . . used to use the "taxi card", "Sorry but do ya have like, 2euro so I can get a taxi home" over & over & over again.

It was just to be able to afford food after the night out. awwww.
Good times.

biko · 10-06-2010 06:48PM

Essien wrote: »

To be fair to Georgie, at least he didn't have to pay for it

Edit: Or did he? I can't remember

I think he paid in kind.

animaal · 10-06-2010 07:08PM

Essien wrote: »

To be fair to Georgie, at least he didn't have to pay for it

Edit: Or did he? I can't remember

Ah, the best line of the movie -

"Here ya go luv, buy yourself a few sweets".

Corkfeen · 10-06-2010 07:13PM

I once got asked 38 cent, I think the guy expected that I would just give him a euro or 2.... But I counted out exactly 38 cent, serves the bastard right for asking such idiotic requests...:D

Poor Uncle Tom · 10-06-2010 07:14PM

Naw, the best line was "get out of da way ya dozy bollix"....:p

myflipflops · 10-06-2010 07:21PM

Essien wrote: »

To be fair to Georgie, at least he didn't have to pay for it

Edit: Or did he? I can't remember

He gave her 10 pounds "for sweets".

She took it.

Prostitute.

Numina · 10-06-2010 07:21PM

Essien wrote: »

To be fair to Georgie, at least he didn't have to pay for it

Edit: Or did he? I can't remember

He did. Remember he tried to give her a fiver.

^^^or a tenner, whatever it was.

Dardania · 10-06-2010 07:22PM

The other technique is to ask for a cigarette for 50cent... friend of mine always did that and it worked surprisingly well

consultech · 10-06-2010 07:57PM

Dardania wrote: »

The other technique is to ask for a cigarette for 50cent... friend of mine always did that and it worked surprisingly well

I dont get ya? A single cigarette costs about 40c (€8/20), no? (Im also not aware of how much smokes are).

Or do you mean the gesture of offering 50c is usually enough to get a free smoke when they tell you not to be silly etc?

peanuthead · 10-06-2010 09:19PM

carefulnow100 wrote: »

I seen that in a film once, the wont ask for a euro just cause it sounds worse than 75 cents. obviously most people will just give them the euro anyway,

LOL like stuff being 4.99 cause it doesn't sound as bad as a fiver! :rolleyes:

mr kr0nik · 10-06-2010 09:35PM

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Was asked by a girl awhile back, she said she needed it for bus fair. Seemed genuine to me, as there wouldn't be alot you can do with 75cent and she was only around 15.

So i gave it to her.. on the bonnet of a nearby car :pac:

A1

Iwasfrozen · 10-06-2010 09:53PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Same reason things are priced 9.99. Sounds like less.

Actually that's to advoid tax.

peanuthead · 10-06-2010 10:09PM

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Actually that's to advoid tax.

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Can I borrow 75 cent?

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