"Help is on the way!" guy in Columbus

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BigAppleBuckeye

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Nov 19, 2009 5:02 PM
Is that "poet" from Columbus still walking the streets? The one who ends all his rhymes with "help is on the way!" ... is he still kicking?

My personal fave was:

I don't lie
I don't steal
I just need cash for an extra-value meal
...
Help is on the way!
Nov 19, 2009 5:02pm
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derek bomar

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Nov 19, 2009 5:09 PM
the only bum I'd ever give money to twice in one day
Nov 19, 2009 5:09pm
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osu99

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333 posts
Nov 19, 2009 6:00 PM
aka "The Rapping Bum." Rumor always was he had a Caddy he drove to campus and parked it somewhere else.
Nov 19, 2009 6:00pm
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luthershot

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Nov 19, 2009 6:04 PM
He always had on different clothes too....he has more clothes then some college students.
Nov 19, 2009 6:04pm
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joebaseball

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Nov 19, 2009 7:15 PM
"Slippin and slidin' out in the snow, one day I was out here it was 40 below." We always saw him outside of UDF.
Nov 19, 2009 7:15pm
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namod65

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Nov 19, 2009 7:45 PM
Lol yes he's still here!!!

"Hey now this is gonna sound strange......but can you spare some change?"

"Hey man help out a bum.....leave a crum"

"Help is on the way"
Nov 19, 2009 7:45pm
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sleeper

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Nov 19, 2009 8:08 PM
He's still there, love that guy, but would never give him money.
Nov 19, 2009 8:08pm
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Red_dragons

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Nov 19, 2009 8:10 PM
lets all go by lincoln tower
to cheer on the team with buckeye power!


i miss the rappin bum. my buddy and i were walking back from the bars, saw him and my buddy gave him a $20 to rap tupac.
Nov 19, 2009 8:10pm
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Mountlax

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Nov 19, 2009 8:41 PM
He's still there, walked past him down the street from the Newport. I got a good michigan rhyme from his for 2 bucks.
Nov 19, 2009 8:41pm
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DESCENTdmc

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372 posts
Nov 19, 2009 9:31 PM
dude probably makes 30-40 thousand a year as a bum. my hero
Nov 19, 2009 9:31pm
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tcby99

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Nov 19, 2009 9:32 PM
joebaseball wrote: "Slippin and slidin' out in the snow, one day I was out here it was 40 below." We always saw him outside of UDF.
LOL
Nov 19, 2009 9:32pm