Quote Originally Posted by DogRockets View Post
Also, I got taken on that stupid "bet I can tell you where you got your shoes" bit when I was smoking a cigar and drinking a coffee outside Cafe du Monde
Hope you didn't pay the guy. That has to be the dumbest street scam, and they get pissed if you don't take it as a serious bet. Most of those "hustlers" are harmless, but they know most tourists and visitors don't want any trouble with street people. I had a guy walk next to me for a block, trying a few of those on me, and when I jumped on his punchlines, he tried to get me to pay him royalties for taking his material. I told him I'd give him a dollar for making me laugh. He acted all insulted, like he wouldn't take it. Of course he took it, though. I legitimately love NOLA, one of my absolute favorite cities in the US to visit.