[OT] Follow-up to Star Wars Kid videos

[Tiefling]

Why don't you send the money to one of those funds that gives vaccinations to kids in 3rd-world countries for $0.07 a pop? (Remember how in Grade School the teacher would pass out little milk carton-type boxes where you put your spare change and give back to the teacher a week later? Same thing.) For the same $3,519 US, we could put this kid through one semester of community college +books, or we could protect 50,272 starving children in Uganda from Polio. Take your pick.

Wait, aren't you the guy who asked why you would want to raise another person's brat when someone on this board suggested adoption instead of having one's own children?

 

[Agamon]

He's Canadian...and from Quebec, no less. Okay, it makes sense now.

 

[Angcuru]

Wait, aren't you the guy who asked why you would want to raise another person's brat when someone on this board suggested adoption instead of having one's own children?

That's me, all right. I like to help people out, not welcome into my home to care for them day and night until they're 18. And not to say that I don't think adoption is a good thing, it's just not for me.

And who's to say that just because I don't want to adopt doesn't mean that I can't care about the suffering of millions upon millions of people?

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Thanks!

(I hope you didn't think I was referring to myself as a charity... )

Nah. I was just going home from work and it hit me that if I had an extra $5 for the SWK (1 mintue of entertainment) then maybe I should get a PDF (1 hour of entertainment plus more if I use it in a game).


And I've been meaning to get Potent Portals anyway. I hear your artist likes to burn things with fire. I'm cool with that.

edit-stuf

 

[Tiefling]

That's me, all right. I like to help people out, not welcome into my home to care for them day and night until they're 18. And not to say that I don't think adoption is a good thing, it's just not for me.

And who's to say that just because I don't want to adopt doesn't mean that I can't care about the suffering of millions upon millions of people?

The way you said it gave me something of an impression of apathy.

 

[Angcuru]

The way you said it gave me something of an impression of apathy.

Well, I'm a very bitter person a lot of the time. (In case you didn't notice. ) There are 5 stages when it comes to me caring about something.
Any subject picked at random:
1 - Who gives a flying ****? (sports, pop culture, other stupid stuff) 30% of the time
2 - Couldn't care less/neutral. (Most News, ) 50% of the time
3 - I care significantly.(Widespread Suffering of Others, War, Destruction of Families) 10% of the time
4 - I care quite a lot. (Family, Close Friends) 10% of the time
5 - Constantly thinking about what/who it is I care so much about. (Significant Other) Exclusive.

But back to the topic at hand.
Getting a laugh out of someone does not mean you owe them money.

 

[hong]

Personally, I think that if some schmuck humilaites himself in front of what is basically the entire internet community I.E. everyone except the poor, illiterate, and blind....that's just funny.

No, you're not.

 

[alsih2o]

Nah. I was just going home from work and it hit me that if I had an extra $5 for the SWK (1 mintue of entertainment) then maybe I should get a PDF (1 hour of entertainment plus more if I use it in a game).


And I've been meaning to get Potent Portals anyway. I hear your artist likes to burn things with fire. I'm cool with that.

[beavismode]he he he he fire! fire! fire! hehehehe[/beavismode]

 

[Bob5th]

So If I put up a video of myself doing something insanely stupid will people send me money. JK
Seriously though that $3500 would actually buy 2 semesters of Community College where I'm at.

 

[jgbrowning]

But back to the topic at hand.
Getting a laugh out of someone does not mean you owe them money.

Biggus just said that he though he owed the guy money for a good laugh, not that you owed the guy for your laugh.

Small, but important difference.

joe b.