So here I am, walking through the grocery store and minding my own business. Somewhere, I know there to be a BOGO deal on potatoes, so I'm here on a mission. I found my potatoes, grabbed two bags and headed for the registers. They're a bit on the busy side, so I walk over to the service desk to see if there's anyone there. Nope, no luck. Not a big deal- I can wait in line with the best of 'em! I pass some registers with their associated lines, and catch a whiff of human urine. Ugh- keep walking. I found a safe register with a relatively short line, and the nice lady in front of me placed the spiffy red divider thing on the belt so I didn't even have to hold my 10lb of potatoes!

Now I'm minding my own business with my store discount card and wallet at the ready...and someone comes up behind me in line. The smell comes back. Uh-oh, this can't be good. I take a quick look; not to be judgmental, but due to his appearance (not to mention the immediate return of the distinct urine odor), I'm quite sure he's the one to blame. He then bumps me with his shopping cart- probably purely accidental, but I decided that this moment must be documented for posterity. As I'm holding my phone in one hand and my wallet in the other, I'm able to sneakily take a photo before it's my turn at the register. Fortunately, the rest of my trip was uneventful. I paid for my stuff and walked away, leaving my fellow shopper apparently unaware of the fact that he had been immortalized in binary by my Palm Centro.

Obligatory pic

He looks cute.

But in all seriousness, I really can't understand what's with people that go out into public places clearly lacking any sort of hygiene or clean clothes.

I'd hit it.

Sweet! You found a diseased, anorexic Bono!

the really disgusting ones are the really gigantically fat guys ones that smell terrible

That's a really good camera photo. All the ones I've had are not even worth taking pictures.

Looks like he's got some eggs, apples, saltines, and a Globe magazine.

Should I buy those items next time I'm at Wal-Mart or Winn-Dixie?

Thanks- it came out better than I expected.

haha that picture is hilarious

What's hilarious about it is the guy's looking right at the camera from about 3 feet away and has no idea he's being photographed. I had a similar experience once where I took a picture of a guy wearing some supergay tight short shorts. Sadly, the picture has been lost to the digital graveyard.

Sarn==gay

Yeah, that guy looks awesome.

...it wasn't me wearing the shorts. :p

(And I wasn't taking the picture cause I thought it was hawt.)

One time, I saw a pretty cute guy on the side of the road. I was thinking "He's hot," when I noticed the "Will Work For Food" sign in his hand. D:

Tell that to my sister's boyfriend.

Sounds like an ideal situation, then...?

Surely we can wait for her to read it.

I remember this one time when I was taking the bus home and this homeless woman was sitting at the front of the bus. She stank so bad that I was forced to move to the very back of the bus to escape the smell. Unfortunately, even in the back of the bus (about 30 or so feet away), I COULD STILL SMELL HER! I tried to crack open a window to try to get some fresh air but my efforts were in vain. That was the most torturous ride I've ever had.

It was tempting to go up to her and just give her some money just so she could go to a local motel and have her take a bath like there was no tomorrow. I'd also would give her a bit extra to tip the poor guy or gal that would be unfortunate enough to clean the tar off the bathtub afterward.

I used to work at a classy independent grocery store in a fairly ritzy area. People came in like that all the time. Obviously not homeless, but stinky and unclean. I could never quite figure it out.

What's your phone? The shot is pretty clear....maybe even better than my own crappy camera.

Palm Centro

I can never seem to snapshot people without being painfully obvious.