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Let's Rap About Disaster

Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of KafiristanRegistered User regular
edited January 2010 in Social Entropy++
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So, if you're not that hip, let me fill you in: There's been a bit of a ruckus down Haiti way.

Now, while I understand that there's a war going on between the camps of Leno and O'Brien right now, but there are also other things-- admittedly things that don't actually effect out lives-- going on in the world. Namely, the fact that somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 Haitians are dead due to an earthquake.

So, with that said, I realize that you can't possibly change the course of events such as these.

There are certainly not five ways that you can help relieve Haiti. And it is not as easy as texting the number 90999 with the word "HAITI." Nope they're doomed. Thank God they live on the other side of the world, otherwise I might feel guilty.

There is also very little documentation of this event. It is only in still photography, as well, and not in any sort of important medium like videos of sparkling wine being poured on women's asses or in haul videos. It is not even in 3d. Or on ice. It isn't even like there is a way to help these people without giving your hard earned double-dollars.

What I really want to talk about is the Blu-ray release of Thundercats. Will it have critical commentary by creators Ted Wolf and Rankin Bass? Who knows? Let us discuss this important and life changing products affect on our lives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qd_IsxgAf8

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    PI how much have you donated

    i bet it's several thousand dollars :P

    edit oh weird as soon as I posted that my lavasoft popped up saying DONATE TO HAITI

    geez lord i already did get off my back :/

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    question: is there something else I can do that requires no money

    i'm not a rich fellow and i can definitely donate time

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I've considered donating a few hundred, but I owe a lot (6 figures or so) in loans.
    But I'm thinking in the grand scheme of things, I can pay it back later, the people down there cannot.

    Also, it's nice that the bankers / wall street jackoffs awarded themselves $47 BILLION in bonuses this year.
    For doing... virtually nothing.

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    The New Testament has done quite a number on me. Hearing it for twelve or so years with very few breaks will do that. Anyways, there's a story where, basically, a rich man goes to the Temple and donates a whole lot of money. Then, a poor widow goes to it and she donates a few pennies, but the poor widow did a greater deed because she had so much less but gave anyways.

    What I'm saying is don't be one of these assholes who say "Oh, I'll give when I've got it. When I'm rich I'll give so much money to charity." No. Fuck you. Give now. Give what you can. Give it while you're a broke-ass mother fucker. It doesn't matter. Just do want you can and move on. You're not going to hurt because you gave five bucks to a disaster zone.

    Then again, you can buy a dual pack of Transformers and Revenge of the Fallen for only forty dollars!

    And those were some quality, life-affirming works of art.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    PI are there places to volunteer to help

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I donated a fiver to the DEC. I think I might donate another tenner, what with not buying the deluxe version of Mass Effect 2.

    I mean, part of me wonders what difference £15 would even make, but if everyone in the UK donated that kind of money you'd be looking at almost a billion. So. Better than nothing I guess.

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  • YardGnomeYardGnome Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    well, it's only $40

    how can you turn it down at that price?

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    PI are there places to volunteer to help
    The Red Cross? I guess. Doctors Without Borders? The US Navy? I honestly don't know if there's a way to directly work towards helping people besides donating money-- not to say that such an opportunity doesn't exist.

    I don't know anything, man. I just don't give a fuck about what Leno is doing with his life.

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  • ackack Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    pi the smuggest human

    ack on
  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    mm i was looking for something i could do that wouldn't require me to go overseas for like 5 years :/

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  • ackack Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    pls can we all forget about our shallow passions and help somebody out for a change :)

    only when theres some kind of disaster and its on the tv tho because

    ack on
  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    As I understand it, there is literally one working airport in the entire country, so that is making things difficult for aid workers and such to get into the country.

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Nobody said I should donate.

    Ok I'll spend all my money on manhookers then.

    Good ones, too! Not cheap ones like Raneabuttface

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    neville you have been extra mean to me lately

    dang

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    ack wrote: »
    pls can we all forget about our shallow passions and help somebody out for a change :)

    only when theres some kind of disaster and its on the tv tho because
    Oh, well, you got me there. I guess I'll pack up on be on my way, then.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I dunno, I hear these guys are already getting a lot of money from Obama because he's black and in league with the devil.

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  • JC of DIJC of DI I think we're fucked up. I know I am.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    the bandwagon of helping people

    truly the worst of the bandwagons

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    the people of haiti made a deal with the devil

    it's a fact

    they reap what they sow, people

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I used to help people before the earthquake but now that it's the hip thing to do I spend all my money on hookers instead.

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
  • ackack Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    ack wrote: »
    pls can we all forget about our shallow passions and help somebody out for a change :)

    only when theres some kind of disaster and its on the tv tho because
    Oh, well, you got me there. I guess I'll pack up on be on my way, then.

    i donated a hundo, and thanks for the linx

    just came off as smug i guess


    (i picked the bill clinton thing)

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010

    I love that the Yahoo article links to a smug Youtube hella rockin' remix of the Pat Robertson comments.
    Classy reporting, Yahoo.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    neville you have been extra mean to me lately

    dang

    he wants to be in you

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    neville you have been extra mean to me lately

    dang

    he wants to be in you

    amazingly, being mean to me is not the best way to accomplish this!

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Literally anyone who says a natural disaster is god's fault needs to get their fucking minds out of the 1300s.

    seriously, it is a backwards and primitive statement not suited to the aughties+

    anyways yeah i'm gonna donate some money.

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    neville you have been extra mean to me lately

    dang

    he wants to be in you

    amazingly, being mean to me is not the best way to accomplish this!

    I don't know why people assume this.
    I can assure you the people I am very mean to is not out of desire.
    If you think it is, you people have some screwed up relationships.

    But I jest Rane.
    Lets talk about something cool.
    I am open to ideas.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I gave ten percent of my net worth to the Red Cross.

    Granted, my net worth was fifty dollars.

    But shit, five bucks is about what I spend on food in a week. Give what you can, dudes and ladies.

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    All I'm saying is that we should give half of a fuck about this fucked up situation as we do Conan for two seconds of our fucking day. Let's all try our hand at giving a fuck, damnit.

    Fuck.

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  • JC of DIJC of DI I think we're fucked up. I know I am.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Wallhitter I hear exactly what you're saying.

    It's Obama's fault.

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    JC of DI wrote: »
    Wallhitter I hear exactly what you're saying.

    It's Obama's fault.

    it's how he plays his saxa-ma-phone like those fancy african hooligans

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  • CrashmoCrashmo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    sorry but haiti is too far out of my monkeysphere

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    question: is there something else I can do that requires no money

    i'm not a rich fellow and i can definitely donate time

    http://www.redcrossblood.org/

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    neville wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    neville you have been extra mean to me lately

    dang

    he wants to be in you

    amazingly, being mean to me is not the best way to accomplish this!

    I don't know why people assume this.
    I can assure you the people I am very mean to is not out of desire.
    If you think it is, you people have some screwed up relationships.

    But I jest Rane.
    Lets talk about something cool.
    I am open to ideas.

    spanking yes/no

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I WANT YOUR HANDS IN MY ASS NOT ON IT

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    question: is there something else I can do that requires no money

    i'm not a rich fellow and i can definitely donate time

    http://www.redcrossblood.org/

    unfortunately I am not allowed to give blood because i spent 6 months of time in england between 1980 and 2003 or whatever

    in short: they're afraid of Mad cow disease

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    question: is there something else I can do that requires no money

    i'm not a rich fellow and i can definitely donate time

    http://www.redcrossblood.org/

    unfortunately I am not allowed to give blood because i 6 months of time in england between 1980 and 2003 or whatever

    in short: they're afraid of Mad cow disease

    Who said it had to be your blood

    Just bring them a few bags and slip 'em a fiver to look the other way

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  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    And I have the weight of a large child, so bummer for both of us.

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  • JC of DIJC of DI I think we're fucked up. I know I am.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh shit, didn't even think to check out blood donation. I'm AB- so I'm sure to hit the regular events when they come around, I'll have to look into setting something up next week if I can.

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    it's too soon for a mashup of earthquake videos with yakkity sax

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