is it dusty in here? +1, this deserves a green.

+1

i had an acquaintance send a fairly large group of us an article the other day about the local homeless shelter collecting $135 for haiti relief. she said something along the lines of 'i shouldn't think that's pathetic, but i do'

i wanted to reach through the computer and slap the shiat out of her. i did get some satisfaction by privately cajoling her into admitting she didn't contribute anything, and re-adding everyone to the email exchange to share her hypocrisy with everyone. i have a feeling i won't be hearing from her again, which is just fine by me

+1. Would +1 again.

The temple was big and beautiful. Many people came there to worship God. Inside the temple were some big money boxes. People put money in them. The money was for the temple and all that was used in worship to God.

One day Jesus sat across from the money boxes. He saw many rich people put in lots of money. Then one poor woman, a widow, walked up to the boxes. She put in two small copper coins worth less than a penny.

Jesus looked at his friends. "This poor woman put in more than the rich people did," he said. "Here's why: the rich people still have much money left. But this woman only had two coins. She did not have any more money. The rich people only gave part of what they had. She gave all of what she had."

What a fantastic story. What a great group of people, doing what they did.

/Something in my eye

I quite like stories like this one.

Megain: i wanted to reach through the computer and slap the shiat out of her. i did get some satisfaction by privately cajoling her into admitting she didn't contribute anything, and re-adding everyone to the email exchange to share her hypocrisy with everyone. i have a feeling i won't be hearing from her again, which is just fine by me

pwnt.

Nice job

$14.64
Would that be 2 or 3 bottles of MD 20/20?

Regardless, was very good of them all to make the donation.

Boy, do I feel guilty now when I tell homeless beggars to go fark themselves.

lobootomy: Yeah, I'm a farking asshole, you don't need to tell me. What makes me even more depressed is that I'm farking right. There is nothing special, nor extraordinary, about that collection. Here is the reason:

Enjoy that cold dark place.

Someone needs to point out that this is farking stupid.

First off, you're homeless. I feel sorry for those people too, but you got to have a special sense of loserliness to get to be homeless in this country.

Then you somehow manage to scrape up nearly $15 and you blow it all on generosity for people not even in the same country as you while you watch others around you starve?

Sorry - this just proves that some money can be wasted foolishly.

lobootomy: That's the loose change collection from a homeless shelter. I'm going to guess the homeless thought they could get some change back, considering they WERE AT A FARKING HOMELESS SHELTER.

Yes, I'm that guy. I'm the guy who points out these people who gave up the last of their change in their pockets were already in a shelter other people were paying for. How much did they give? $14.64. How much did they cost? Whatever it cost to house them for a night and feed them in the morning, which is what happened.

Sorry, I don't see a farking Jesus moment here. I see homeless people, already safe for the night, feeling compelled to give money when the Haiti hat came 'round. So they gave change.

Yeah, I'm a farking asshole, you don't need to tell me. What makes me even more depressed is that I'm farking right. There is nothing special, nor extraordinary, about that collection. Here is the reason:

"Your heart swells," said Linda Boyer, executive director of Jobs, Housing & Recovery Inc., the nonprofit group that runs the shelter for the city.

Because that "nonprofit" group gets city money.

Gawd you suck.

mud_shark:

Sorry - this just proves that some money can be wasted foolishly.

You sound bootstrappy. Of course none of those homeless can be attributed to the greatest economic downturn in nearly a century, or mental illness or other such situations.

Must be nice to have never suffered a day in your life.

lobootomy: Sorry, I don't see a farking Jesus moment here.

You're right, hundreds of thousands of people dying in one day from a natural disaster kind of soils God's reputation. Jesus-people should lay low and make a more tangible contribution.

They're just doing it for the tax deduction. Wait...

Cold1s: lobootomy: Yeah, I'm a farking asshole, you don't need to tell me. What makes me even more depressed is that I'm farking right. There is nothing special, nor extraordinary, about that collection. Here is the reason:

Enjoy that cold dark place.

Before RTA:

What kinda cheapskatin' sunuva...?

After RTA:

Oh, Christ, WHERE ARE THE KLEENEX!

/That's just too awesome

lobootomy: That's the loose change collection from a homeless shelter. I'm going to guess the homeless thought they could get some change back, considering they WERE AT A FARKING HOMELESS SHELTER.

...
Sorry, I don't see a farking Jesus moment here. I see homeless people, already safe for the night, feeling compelled to give money when the Haiti hat came 'round. So they gave change.

Yeah, I'm a farking asshole, you don't need to tell me. What makes me even more depressed is that I'm farking right. There is nothing special, nor extraordinary, about that collection. Here is the reason:

"Your heart swells," said Linda Boyer, executive director of Jobs, Housing & Recovery Inc., the nonprofit group that runs the shelter for the city.

Because that "nonprofit" group gets city money.

mud_shark: Someone needs to point out that this is farking stupid.

First off, you're homeless. I feel sorry for those people too, but you got to have a special sense of loserliness to get to be homeless in this country.

Then you somehow manage to scrape up nearly $15 and you blow it all on generosity for people not even in the same country as you while you watch others around you starve?

Sorry - this just proves that some money can be wasted foolishly.



/Is it a tad dusty in here, or is it just me?

Great strategy on their part. Booze and crack galore for the next two weeks while the public gleefully hands them money when they ask.

What a bunch of retards.

SuperCatBarf: Great strategy on their part. Booze and crack galore for the next two weeks while the public gleefully hands them money when they ask.

Cause the public will know which of em did this even though we don't based on the article

Rickerkioz: The temple was big and beautiful. Many people came there to worship God. Inside the temple were some big money boxes. People put money in them. The money was for the temple and all that was used in worship to God.

One day Jesus sat across from the money boxes. He saw many rich people put in lots of money. Then one poor woman, a widow, walked up to the boxes. She put in two small copper coins worth less than a penny.

Jesus looked at his friends. "This poor woman put in more than the rich people did," he said. "Here's why: the rich people still have much money left. But this woman only had two coins. She did not have any more money. The rich people only gave part of what they had. She gave all of what she had."

^ THIS

givingthedogabone: $14.64
Would that be 2 or 3 bottles of MD 20/20?

Regardless, was very good of them all to make the donation.

3 with some change where I live. Although, half will probably be puked up anyway.

lobootomy:

Did Jesus have a playbook for homeless shelters that needed more city funding? Rules about publicity?

Nope, he was just a nice guy who thought people ought to help each other out once in awhile.

lobootomy: Bio-nic: Rickerkioz: The temple was big and beautiful. Many people came there to worship God. Inside the temple were some big money boxes. People put money in them. The money was for the temple and all that was used in worship to God.

One day Jesus sat across from the money boxes. He saw many rich people put in lots of money. Then one poor woman, a widow, walked up to the boxes. She put in two small copper coins worth less than a penny.

Jesus looked at his friends. "This poor woman put in more than the rich people did," he said. "Here's why: the rich people still have much money left. But this woman only had two coins. She did not have any more money. The rich people only gave part of what they had. She gave all of what she had."

^ THIS

Did Jesus have a playbook for homeless shelters that needed more city funding? Rules about publicity?

Book of Matthew, Chapter 6
[1] Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
[2] Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[3] But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
[4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Typical libtard propoganda!
Of course it's easier for them to donate, with the "global warming" scare making them feel like they don't need as much money!

wesmon: SuperCatBarf: Great strategy on their part. Booze and crack galore for the next two weeks while the public gleefully hands them money when they ask.

Cause the public will know which of em did this even though we don't based on the article

Actually, we do; it was homeless people. Most would use this article to their advantage if they knew about it.

350 bed shelter makes about four cents each. Awesome. I will now give homeless people 4 cents each. Just kidding--i'll continue to deny them. Get a job!?!

What a waste of money.

lobootomy: That's the loose change collection from a homeless shelter. I'm going to guess the homeless thought they could get some change back, considering they WERE AT A FARKING HOMELESS SHELTER.

Yes, I'm that guy. I'm the guy who points out these people who gave up the last of their change in their pockets were already in a shelter other people were paying for. How much did they give? $14.64. How much did they cost? Whatever it cost to house them for a night and feed them in the morning, which is what happened.

Sorry, I don't see a farking Jesus moment here. I see homeless people, already safe for the night, feeling compelled to give money when the Haiti hat came 'round. So they gave change.

Yeah, I'm a farking asshole, you don't need to tell me. What makes me even more depressed is that I'm farking right. There is nothing special, nor extraordinary, about that collection. Here is the reason:

"Your heart swells," said Linda Boyer, executive director of Jobs, Housing & Recovery Inc., the nonprofit group that runs the shelter for the city.

Because that "nonprofit" group gets city money.

"What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." - Oscar Wilde

this thread could have been as close to an unanimous applause for these great folks as we could get, but instead we have a bunch of internet Patrick Batemans e-stabbing the hobos with retarded philosophies

Hold down F11

Haiti before the earthquake:



Haiti after the earthquake:

The importance of a donation is exactly valued at the amount of money, goods, and services donated. The relative worth to the person making the donation is completely irrelevant for anything other than making poor people feel more important than they are.

This is heroic in the same way that the special olympics is a sporting event.

Well on a good day in this city a panhandler can clear $100 so uh... yeah.

lobootomy: at80eighty: this thread could have been as close to an unanimous applause for these great folks as we could get, but instead we have a bunch of internet Patrick Batemans e-stabbing the hobos with retarded philosophies

Actually, I think your dismissive attitude towards the homeless that gave the money to be offensive. They were expected to do it, but they didn't have anything to give.

How would you feel if the collection was for a religious cause?

I thought so.


Actually I think your projections and presumptions that you try to answer yourself no less; speak more about your desperate need to rationalise your horrendous lack of sense, but seeing as you are going guns blazing to get reactions here, please don't stop being as absolute a moron as you can possibly be, on my account

lobootomy: at80eighty: this thread could have been as close to an unanimous applause for these great folks as we could get, but instead we have a bunch of internet Patrick Batemans e-stabbing the hobos with retarded philosophies

Actually, I think your dismissive attitude towards the homeless that gave the money to be offensive. They were expected to do it, but they didn't have anything to give.

How would you feel if the collection was for a religious cause?

I thought so.

Looks like little 'Labootomy' has his tear ducts turned on full blast. Poor baby. All that impotent rage and no place to put it but on the Fark Comments. BWA HA HA HA HA HA! What a useless little turd. :D

50 bucks says he'll speak to me as if I'm coming back to see it, OR quote this so he can have something else to cry about. :P

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Haiti before the earthquake:

Haiti after the earthquake:

Actually all those breeze block structures would have been crushed to rubble after the quake meaning half the people in that photo were probably dead and they had nowhere to live now. It might not seem like it'd be hard to get the cash for cement to re-build your shack but in a country where the average wage is around $1 a day then saving up even $10 is something that takes months (supposing that your place of work still exists)

Reminds me of

Mark 12:42-43
Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury

Why analyze this so deeply? The homeless people had food and shelter for the night and thought they'd give some of their hard-earned change away rather than spend it on themselves. I think it's very kind of them.

Rickerkioz: mud_shark:

Sorry - this just proves that some money can be wasted foolishly.

You sound bootstrappy. Of course none of those homeless can be attributed to the greatest economic downturn in nearly a century, or mental illness or other such situations.

Must be nice to have never suffered a day in your life.

Yeah - I've never suffered and I've never had to lift a finger for the beer that I drink or the steaks that I eat.

I used to give money to the bums (yes, that's the correct term) who held up signs saying "Why lie? I need a beer" and then there was a time when I just gave them beer.

But it's time for them to get off their ass and jam.


Shiat! Goddamn!

One wonders where all the money is. Literally hundreds of millions of dollars just from the USA alone, not to mention money/supplies from other countries. It's enough to have rebuilt the island, yet I still see people in the streets begging for food and water.

mud_shark: I feel sorry for those people too, but you got to have a special sense of loserliness to get to be homeless in this country.

I'd love to see an insurance company deny your claim after a crippling injury.

As someone very close to a homeless person, I'd like to point out that a very demoralizing aspect of that situation is not being able to help yourself, true...but also other people.

I would've given my last quarter too, if only to feel 25 cents less like a hopeless case.

at80eighty: this thread could have been as close to an unanimous applause for these great folks as we could get, but instead we have a bunch of internet Patrick Batemans e-stabbing the hobos with retarded philosophies

Why would anyone think this is charity? Nearly 40% of all of Haiti's money comes from handouts. Why do they need more? Every cent spent on them is already a complete waste.

That's more than most wealthy republicans have donated to anything in their lives.

..actually, I'd rather see the crippling injury.

lobootomy: That's the loose change collection from a homeless shelter. I'm going to guess the homeless thought they could get some change back, considering they WERE AT A FARKING HOMELESS SHELTER.

Yes, I'm that guy. I'm the guy who points out these people who gave up the last of their change in their pockets were already in a shelter other people were paying for. How much did they give? $14.64. How much did they cost? Whatever it cost to house them for a night and feed them in the morning, which is what happened.

Sorry, I don't see a farking Jesus moment here. I see homeless people, already safe for the night, feeling compelled to give money when the Haiti hat came 'round. So they gave change.

Yeah, I'm a farking asshole, you don't need to tell me. What makes me even more depressed is that I'm farking right. There is nothing special, nor extraordinary, about that collection. Here is the reason:

"Your heart swells," said Linda Boyer, executive director of Jobs, Housing & Recovery Inc., the nonprofit group that runs the shelter for the city.

Because that "nonprofit" group gets city money.

What a dick!