You say no. If he asks for clarification, you say “I can’t spare these armadillos.”
I carry two pens on my shirt at work. I get asked fairly regularly if I have a spare pen. I say no. I don’t have a spare pen. If they ask why I need two, I say that one is the one I use and the other is the one I use when the first one runs out. At that time, I get a new pen and replace the backup with a new backup. Ergo, I have no pen to spare.
“No no no, you misunderstand, this is my backup pen, not the community backup pen” - CerebralHawks
With fountain pens people believe that the nibs become personal with use. Also they think they need different skill.
I’m glad I use fountain pens. Nearly no one wants to borrow one, those who do are also pen nerds do won’t steal or misuse it
This comic is pretty prophetic, since most people I know, at least, don’t carry any cash. People asking for spare change might as well be asking for spare armadillos.
These days panhandlers take Apple Pay/tap-to-pay. They have phones with chip readers on them. They don’t care if you don’t have change to spare. You can tap your phone, your watch, or your bank or credit card and give to them.
Knowing that, I’d invest in an RFID-blocking wallet.
“Uh, sorry man. I only have pangolins.”
My heart is melting, I’m giving away all my armadillos!
