They're sleeping in the streets, on park benches, in alleys, in dirty old beat up cars—all without paying rent. I wanted to know who they were. How could they be that free to sleep, eat, and do whatever they pleased. This sounded like a perfect life for me. Wow-wee, what a fun time they must be having!

Someone informed me that they were just homeless bums. My Dodo eyes lit up like a huge slice of chocolate pie in the sky. So I decided right then and there to become Dum Dum Dodo Bum. That's what I've been all along anyway, but now I had an official title. Now, I knew exactly who I was, and also I had plenty of company. In fact, there were millions of them all over the country I was told.

America sure is a wonderful place to allow so many people to live like that without paying rent, taxes, electricity, gas, or anything. They were just as free-flying and self-sufficient as they could be. When they begged for money, they could buy whatever they wanted. Some would buy food, drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol. It didn't matter; it was their money now.