People, Paper, Pamphlets, Pomp & Circumstance

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George Orwell, in his 1933 semi-autobiographical narrative, Down and Out in Paris and London, explained the importance of the street corner proletariat, recognizing their place in everyone's day to day routine. He stressed how, after being "down and out" himself and working passing out "handbills" on cobbled London streets, it was important for the passersby to gracious accept take whatever he is offered. Working in a sandwich shop first, Orwell went on to explain, "the job all sandwich men covet is distributing handbills, which is paid for at the same rate. When you see a man distributing handbills you can do him a good turn by taking one, for he goes off duty when he has distributed all his bills." 

So when you see that man down on lower Broadway handing out Chipotle flyers or our friends in Midtown walking with signs on their front and back raving about the lowest-priced suits in the City, make sure you take whatever they're handing out...so they can go home earlier, especially as the cold months are starting to creep in.

"At present I do not feel that I have seen more than the fringe of poverty. Still I can point to one or two things I have definitely learned by being hard up. I shall never again think that all tramps are drunken scoundrels, nor expect a beggar to be grateful when I give him a penny, nor be surprised if men out of work lack energy, nor subscribe to the Salvation Army, nor pawn my cloths, nor refuse a handbill, nor enjoy a meal at a smart restaurant. That is a beginning." -The Immortal Orwell


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It's OK if you don't take pamphlets from the religious fanatics. This gem can be found when walking  the long, lonely road from the N, R, Q, W, 1, 2, 3, S to the A, C, E at the
 Times Square station. 

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