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"We have to have rules or everyone would run wild," said Jeff Joe, 54, a Peace Park regular.

If you spend time at the park, you will learn this: Panhandlers average $10 to $15 an hour; the most lucrative time is during state sports tournaments, when high school students from small towns flood the strip; older people are less generous; college students are where the money's at.

"They want to make a difference, they want to change the world," Joe said.

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Originally posted by Yossarian:
You would think that panhandlers would want to hang out at Wheaton college, college kids with a WWJD attitude, you could score big time. Yet I can't recall ever seeing any homeless folks anywhere near that campus.

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Originally posted by Amy:
They used to evict anyone who danced but they allow dancing now. What's the world coming to????

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Originally posted by Rob Herbold:

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Originally posted by Amy:
They used to evict anyone who danced but they allow dancing now. What's the world coming to????

"Look mister, there's two kinds of dumb ... the guy that gets naked and runs out in the snow and barks at the moon, and the guy who does the same thing in my living room. The first one don't matter, and the second one you're kinda forced to deal with."

Dennis Hopper - Hoosiers, 1986

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That was not a Dennis Hopper quote. That was a quote by the interim coach after Coach Dale took over the team at the first practice. I believe the next line was: "Is that some sort of threat." By Gene Hackman.