"Painting lines" refers to lines in the road: She is often founding sleeping in the street, in the gutter, or "sleeping at bus stops". Instead of trying to help her, people joke about her being a "lazy line painter", because it's easier to make light of her situation than actually become engaged in it.
"Painting lines" refers to lines in the road: She is often founding sleeping in the street, in the gutter, or "sleeping at bus stops". Instead of trying to help her, people joke about her being a "lazy line painter", because it's easier to make light of her situation than actually become engaged in it.
that lazy line painter would make complete sense, and she would be asleep when they call her that, thus she would wonder about her nickname.
that lazy line painter would make complete sense, and she would be asleep when they call her that, thus she would wonder about her nickname.