249"Mac, was standing at this railroad crossing panhandling as I passed by and agreed to be photographed.

"This SOTM was told to him by a friend. Mac, 54, originally from South Orange, New Jersey, was not at all menacing as his saying might imply, although I figured I had a 50/50 chance of getting bitten by his dog, Scrap.

"Both Mac and Scrap are homeless and living in Eugene, Oregon. Taken by Garth McKay."