Charity Begins at Home or Something
November 8th 2007 07:01
I've always felt I don't really do enough to give back to a world that has given me so much. Part of the reason is I have never felt comfortable about other peoples altruism. Campaigners for legless refugees and one armed babies always smacked of self righteousness. True charity work needs no thanks, right?
Well that really isn't how it works. For most folks, if no one notices your good deed, you only get half the pleasure. I suspect those that don't need public recognition probably get a super seratonin-endorphin double kick that most of us wouild consider illegal. Most charity is not given unconditionally - and I'm not saying that some are not genuinely great and good and sweetness and light. It just seems a little hypocritical to me sometimes.
Anyway, I've decided to start my own unique charity. I am holding the first ever Chicken Nugget eating competition to raise money and awareness for the awful lives of battery hens. There will allso be a junior entrants sections designed to promote the growing epedemic of childhood obesity. May as well kill two fat chicks with one stone, eh?
This will be followed by a Celebrity Boxing Match - 'Punching for Peace' - which will lead to the grand event -
To protest the US led invasion of Iraq and the upcoming infiltration of Iran, I am coordinating a huge game of Paintball in which different ethnicities will join forces to hunt down other creeds and races and shoot them with red coloured paint, to promote diversity and harmony and our wonderful idea of multiculturalism. The winning culture will then get to donate a huge wad of money to the political group of their choice, get a free ticket to the war or poverty ravaged region of their choice where they are free to do as they please. Upon their return home they will have the following day off work.
Who said I never gave back?
Well that really isn't how it works. For most folks, if no one notices your good deed, you only get half the pleasure. I suspect those that don't need public recognition probably get a super seratonin-endorphin double kick that most of us wouild consider illegal. Most charity is not given unconditionally - and I'm not saying that some are not genuinely great and good and sweetness and light. It just seems a little hypocritical to me sometimes.
Anyway, I've decided to start my own unique charity. I am holding the first ever Chicken Nugget eating competition to raise money and awareness for the awful lives of battery hens. There will allso be a junior entrants sections designed to promote the growing epedemic of childhood obesity. May as well kill two fat chicks with one stone, eh?
This will be followed by a Celebrity Boxing Match - 'Punching for Peace' - which will lead to the grand event -
To protest the US led invasion of Iraq and the upcoming infiltration of Iran, I am coordinating a huge game of Paintball in which different ethnicities will join forces to hunt down other creeds and races and shoot them with red coloured paint, to promote diversity and harmony and our wonderful idea of multiculturalism. The winning culture will then get to donate a huge wad of money to the political group of their choice, get a free ticket to the war or poverty ravaged region of their choice where they are free to do as they please. Upon their return home they will have the following day off work.
Who said I never gave back?
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Comment by Mountain Fog
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NOW THAT has promise!!
Imagine Paris Hilton and her ex side kick Nicole punching on!!!
Oh, the old Colonel Sanders would love your nugget idea too...maybe a nice "red dragon" boat race too might bring a small tear to his eye....
cheers
fog
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