Its good to take Karate lessons to defend your self. but is it take $4 per (day or Hour) to take lessons?
According to the Urban Dictionary, kidnaping is the kidnapping AND raping of someone, in this case a WHOLE family. If the ninjas are that good, I fail to see how karate lessons will change anything.
Then let me explain. 1. His family have been kidnapped by ninjas. 2. He's begging for money so he can take karate lessons so he can go and rescue said family. 3. It's just his comical way of begging for money and his family haven't really been kidnapped by ninjas. 4. He's probably a wino and just needs money for beer. I bet @dcristo wishes he hadn't bothered trying to bring a bit of lightheartedness to the forum...
One of the best posts I have seen recently,also this could be a great movie idea,with Adam Sandler in it LOL.
Creative marketing on display. Smart to add a differentiating, humorous sales pitch to what is becoming a commodity with panhandlers on so many corners these days. Using "ninja's" as the "bad guys" was also quite astute as no one will be offended by that. His one formatting error was putting the "$" too close to the number "4" as I first read it that he needed $4 for karate lessons and I was wondering where he was getting such cheap lessons. Were I driving by him at that intersection, I would probably smile at the sign and then keep driving. I've seen better.
That is really creative and funny way to ask for money,I would give him money If I was passing by and saw this.
Well, it is possible that he was asking for $4, but I doubt it as panhandlers generally know not to ask for a specific amount because it would discourage someone who wants to give less (e.g., the change one happens to have in his or her pocket.) So, I assume that he was using the number "4" as shorthand for the preposition "for." But I suppose he could have been asking for $4 and that would be a bad strategy, in general. If he left room to add a digit (e.g., $14) it would be an even worse tactical move.