Giving Up Wine

Giving  Up Wine

I  was walking down the street when I was accosted  by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking  homeless woman who asked me for a couple of  dollars for dinner.  

I  took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and  asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy  wine with it instead of dinner?'  

'No,  I had to stop drinking years ago', the homeless  woman told me.

'Will  you use it to go shopping instead of buying  food?' I asked.

'No,  I don't waste time shopping,' the homeless woman  said. 'I need to spend all my time trying to  stay alive.'

'Will  you spend this on a beauty salon instead of  food?' I asked.

'Are  you NUTS!' replied the homeless woman. I haven't  had my hair done in 20  years!'

'Well,  I said, 'I'm not going to give you the money.  Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner  with my husband and me tonight.'

The  homeless Woman was shocked. 'Won't your husband  be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm  dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.'  

I  said, 'That's okay. It's important for him to  see what a woman looks like after she has given  up shopping, hair appointments, and wine.'