[Ads-l] Heard on TV: _a homeless_ "a homeless person"

[Wilson Gray]

only in shows on Adult Swim shows.

American Dad:

"Yes, I was robbed by _a homeless_."

Squidbillies:

"Let's go down to the park and set _a homeless_ on fire."


That really sounds bizarre to me. Does it occur in reality?

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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