rant · moment 13 of 25
The Checkers Homeless Guy and the Infected Track Mark
from Cheese Plate Time · #58
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5 minTim tells an extended story about giving a homeless man five dollars and a cheeseburger at Checkers while on his keto diet, culminating in the man waving an infected track mark in his face like a cat, and promising to repay him.
- 32:00Tim goes to Checkers at 7 p.m. for his usual 20-piece buffalo wings during a keto run.
- 32:28He explains the ketogenic diet and pissing on test strips to verify ketones in his blood.
- 33:37A seemingly homeless man in line asks Tim for a dollar, then a cheeseburger.
- 34:34Immediately after giving the man $5, he asks for a cheeseburger without missing a beat.
- 34:56While waiting for food, the man shows Tim an infected track mark on his hand and mentions needing to go to the hospital.
- 35:30The man waves his infected track mark in Tim's face like a kitten pawing, backing him up.
- 36:29The man mentions being in the Marine Corps and claims another guy with him was picking on some white kids nearby.
- 37:00The man promises to return in a week or two to pay Tim back $20, which Tim tells him to give to someone else instead.