i overpay for jokes

So I'm walking down the street to my car after work. A guy, completely notHobo, dressed regularly, probably a ticket scalper comes up to me and says, "Maybe you can help me - if you're a nice guy." I muttered, "Probably not," and kept walking. He followed and said, "Can you give me 18 cents?" I kind of laughed and said, "18 cents?" "I don't ask for much because people don't have much."

Since he didn't phone it in, I gave him a quarter.