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| Thread ID: 67713 | 2006-04-04 00:08:00 | What sort of charities would you spend the $47 million on? | netchicken (4843) | PC World Chat |
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| 443631 | 2006-04-04 06:39:00 | I'do like somebody (and agree with Graham L too), set up a trust, invest cautiously and use the returns to drip-feed what I (and of course the the other trustees ho ho ) consider to be worthy at the moment. Too much going to charities at once I think too often means more cellphones and computers and cars, all that, inflation in the organisation rather than going where it needs to go. :2cents: | mark c (247) | ||
| 443632 | 2006-04-04 08:11:00 | The "deserving poor". That's who I'd give it too. Does anyone remember reading George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara at school? I hope Gareth M has a copy. There's some good pointers about charity and its futility in there. |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 443633 | 2006-04-04 08:36:00 | We gave for a number of years to a house that was set up for women battered by their partners who were also handicapped. A type of safehouse to escape. Gets really tough in that situation !! Mrs Misty has just given me the name which I could not recall - it is "Camelia". Thinking about it they have not come back to us in recent year or two. Still in existence or lost our address ? One of a number of very worthwhile organisations. I can't imagine being a woman, let alone being battered and handicapped as well. Misty :groan: |
Misty (368) | ||
| 443634 | 2006-04-04 09:05:00 | He obviously thinks animals are just here to be eaten. How could eat these (www.imagef1.net.nz) guys??!!! |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 443635 | 2006-04-04 09:20:00 | Casserole? Actually the best way to resolve unwanted animals is to have a totally humane euthenasia system, and recycle them as fertilizer. Really I love animals, but they do have the potential to take up unnecessary resources. Lets not waste money on cute cats and cuddly dogs when there are far greater humanitarian problems in the world. But I really like the ideas on helping the disabled ..... |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 443636 | 2006-04-04 09:36:00 | How about the Westpac Trust Helicopter thing? | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 443637 | 2006-04-04 09:59:00 | How could eat these ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/dogs . jpg" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz) guys??!!! . . Roasted!!! ( . net . nz/bob_doe_nz/files/roast_dog . jpg" target="_blank">imagef1 . net . nz) Probably not as greasy as cat and larger bones . |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 443638 | 2006-04-04 20:23:00 | Casserole? Actually the best way to resolve unwanted animals is to have a totally humane euthenasia system, and recycle them as fertilizer . Really I love animals, but they do have the potential to take up unnecessary resources . Lets not waste money on cute cats and cuddly dogs when there are far greater humanitarian problems in the world . But I really like the ideas on helping the disabled . . . . . Oh one of those "people are more important" types . People are animals . There are more of us now than any other species . We are the ones using up the resources as we continue to breed like cockroaches and stripmine the planet . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 443639 | 2006-04-04 20:48:00 | People are not "just" animals . Every now and then you come across articles about elderly women (predominantly) who end up living in slums because they collect stray cats . Or that the SPCA is chocka full of abandoned animals and need more money . People fall for a nice furry face . Maybe its to compensate for other factors in their lives, surrogate kids, need for companionship, status, etc . But meeting those human needs doesn't elevate them to the level of pseudo-humans . Just as you wouldn't give human qualities to your teddy bear . Thats anthropomorphism . (On that topic animals can posess human qualities, I was looking for a friends cat that had gone to sleep in a room somewhere and when I called out its name it stuck its head around the door looked at me and went "Mroow?" It knew i was looking for it . ) Anyway, just like other animals sometimes they need to be culled when the population goets out of control . Thats just realistic . |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 443640 | 2006-04-05 02:03:00 | People are not "just" animals . Anyway, just like other animals sometimes they need to be culled when the population goets out of control . Thats just realistic . Sure they are . Whats so special about them? Apart from they are usually a lot nastier than the rest . . . And for sure, the people animals do need culling . |
pctek (84) | ||
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