The Top 5 Homeless People You’ll See On the Streets of Downtown Billings

Downtown Billings can be a fun place to shop, dine and drink. However, it can be a scary place if you don't watch your back. With that in mind, here's our list of the top five homeless people you'll see on the streets downtown.

1. The Drunk Chick at 11 a.m. -- It's not even noon and the chick across the street in sweatpants and a bright orange shirt is already hammered. She'll approach you and tell you that you have the most beautiful blue eyes she has ever seen. Then she'll ask to bum a cigarette.

2. The Creepy Dude With Open Sores -- This guy will spot you a couple of blocks away and follow you down the street. When he finally catches up to you, he will ask you for money. When you tell him that you don't have any cash, he will then ask to borrow your phone so he can call a friend who owes him a few bucks. If you make the mistake of giving him your phone, he will call every number he knows before handing it back to you 20 minutes later.

3. The Guy Outside the Rainbow Bar Who Has a Guitar, But Doesn't Know How to Play It -- In between strumming out-of-tune notes on his four stringed guitar, this guy will tell you how he hopped a train, ended up in Billings and can't wait to leave. He will then tell you he's down to his last $2 and ask if you can loan him a buck so he can buy a beer.

4. The Hungry Guy Who Doesn't Want Your Leftovers -- He approaches as you walk out of the Cham Thai restaurant and casually mentions how hungry he is. When you offer him your leftover Spicy Shrimp Phad Thai, he will pass because he's allergic to gluten.

5. The Guy With Two Dogs -- He hates to ask you, but he's from out of town and he desperately needs a few bucks to get a bus ticket or a place to stay. He will swear up and down that he's not like other homeless people and will promise to repay when you when he gets back home.  When you ask him where 'home' is, he will say Butte. When you inform that you don't have any money, he will ask for a cigarette, say, "God Bless You" and let you pet his dogs.