fark YEAH THAT'S MY GIRL



WE'RE NOT WORTHY

gopher321: .I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

Oooh.. look at you being pretentious and everything.

I DECLARE A JK WORSHIP THREAD

WHO'S GONNA PARTICIPATE?

fine. I'll do it all by myself.

Flawless biatch is flawless

Alacritous: gopher321: .I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

Oooh.. look at you being pretentious and everything.

He drinks PBR out of the can.

How much did YOU donate, subby? Don't bother answering, since we both know the answer is $0.

C'mon Subby, would it have killed you to give her a HERO tag!?

Nice, subby. Obvious joke, but I still laughed. :)

So, I guess I am the only one that read that as M5 (five) instead of MS? Too many British tv shows in my queue.

Why Would I Read the Article: How much did YOU donate, subby? Don't bother answering, since we both know the answer is $0.

You always hear it and it's always from the same kind of people. Oh, sure they gave a lot, but they have so much it doesn't mean anything. Why don't they donate a real amount?

Regardless of your opinion on the books (personally, I enjoyed them), she's been a class act since coming to fame.

How can you not love this lady? She went from "barely surviving" to the "richest woman in England" in the course of a decade (in spite of 100s of rejections). You have to respect her tenacity and charity.

Hooray for her!

I can't believe she's bringing all that money to Mississippi.

gopher321: Certainly a decent thing to do, kudos to her. If she continues to fund important charities like that, she can write all the insipid children's books she wants, and I won't make fun of it (much).

Tried to watch the first of the HP movies for the first time the other day...I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

The books are better.

I think of them more as mystery stories than fantasy, though.

If only tookie williams was allowed to continue to write childrens books he would have donated way more than this to charitable causes.

4chan: If only tookie williams was allowed to continue to write childrens books he would have donated way more than this to charitable causes.

Wait wasn't he...

*frantically Googles*

Yeah. That's who I thought it was. Nice. :P

Lampmonster: Why Would I Read the Article: How much did YOU donate, subby? Don't bother answering, since we both know the answer is $0.

You always hear it and it's always from the same kind of people. Oh, sure they gave a lot, but they have so much it doesn't mean anything. Why don't they donate a real amount?

One thing to consider that about funding a 'center' is none of that actually goes into any research, its all facilities costs which doesn't actually accomplish except funding the construction industry.

If you want to actually do some good for disease/condition of your choice, donate to some grant foundation who actually gives money for research. Honestly, wtf is the point in building a soft money institute when nobody has grants to pay for their lab space there.

"So explain to me why 80% of this building is empty?"

"Oh, we're waiting on our search committee to find funded PIs to join us!"

"Yet you jacked indirects up to 71%, good luck with that douchnozzels."

"I'm the Director of this institution you can't refer to me as a douchnozzel!"

"I don't like to teach, I don't like being told what to do, and I've got 3 grants. You can either STFU or I'll move my lab."

Why can't she just do a bike ride like the rest of us?

A wonderful gesture and all, but I often wonder: How hard are these research facilities trying to find cures?

I mean, they have people like the lovely Ms. Rowling giving them 15 million...but if they were to find a cure for MS, what would they do then?

Not trying to be a killjoy, but when I see things like the Jerry Lewis telethon that's been going since 1966 and I haven't seen any headway...I don't know, I guess it's the cynic in me.

/golf clap for Ms. Rowling.

gopher321: Certainly a decent thing to do, kudos to her. If she continues to fund important charities like that, she can write all the insipid children's books she wants, and I won't make fun of it (much).

Tried to watch the first of the HP movies for the first time the other day...I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

Congratulations. Your tastes are too sophisticated for a children's book. I look forward to your next post, where you will brag about using the toilet all by yourself.

God Is My Co-Pirate: I can't take credit for this one, but it's one of my favourites:

Hahaha, I just tried to post that but the image I had was too large. The TFers will love that, they love tacos.

My brother was about 10 when the books came out, and was under the impression that Osteoporosis was an incantation from Harry Potter.

Ahhh good times, good times.

That was before the war.

The day the sky was split asunder.
WELCOME TO THE AGE OF THE GREAT GUILDS.

xanadian: Girl Least Likely: i49.tinypic.com

That pic of Sirius looks a little too uncomfortably like my dad when he was much younger. Creeeepy.

xanadian: Girl Least Likely: i49.tinypic.com

:( R.I.P Padfoot

I watched Harry Potter parking lot a few months back and she came across as a real biatch. Maybe she was just having a bad day.

Jorge Sum: gopher321: Certainly a decent thing to do, kudos to her. If she continues to fund important charities like that, she can write all the insipid children's books she wants, and I won't make fun of it (much).

Tried to watch the first of the HP movies for the first time the other day...I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

Congratulations. Your tastes are too sophisticated for a children's book. I look forward to your next post, where you will brag about using the toilet all by yourself.

Heh.

I used to make fun of adults that read the HP books. A coworker got sick of it and made me read the first book. I wasn't impressed. However, it wasn't as bad as I thought. She then gave me the second book, and well if I have a book I'll usually read it...Long story short, after about three you really do want to know where they're going and you get to like some of the characters. Oddly, I've never liked Harry much. I'm a bigger fan of Neval (sp?) frankly. But anyway, they're really not bad for kids books. I'd encourage my kids to read them. If I had kids anyway.

Wolfen067: A wonderful gesture and all, but I often wonder: How hard are these research facilities trying to find cures?

I mean, they have people like the lovely Ms. Rowling giving them 15 million...but if they were to find a cure for MS, what would they do then?

Not trying to be a killjoy, but when I see things like the Jerry Lewis telethon that's been going since 1966 and I haven't seen any headway...I don't know, I guess it's the cynic in me.

/golf clap for Ms. Rowling.

Chris Rock summed this up perfectly:

So what they will do with AlDS is the same thing they do with everything else. They will figure out a way for you to live with it. They don't cure shiat, they just patch it up. Get you to the next stop, so they can get more of your money. They ain't gonna cure it. Hopefully, in our lifetime, you're gonna see somebody go:

"Yo, man, you weren't at work yesterday.
What's up?"

"My AlDS is acting up."

numbone: Hooray for her!

I can't believe she's bringing all that money to Mississippi.

Mississippi, how the fark does it work?

Maybe now we can know.

Wolfen067: A wonderful gesture and all, but I often wonder: How hard are these research facilities trying to find cures?

I mean, they have people like the lovely Ms. Rowling giving them 15 million...but if they were to find a cure for MS, what would they do then?

Not trying to be a killjoy, but when I see things like the Jerry Lewis telethon that's been going since 1966 and I haven't seen any headway...I don't know, I guess it's the cynic in me.

/golf clap for Ms. Rowling.

There have been actually a lot of breakthroughs in MS recently thanks to money like this.

http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/67078/57766/rejoice

Whatever. She is a one trick pony.

Harry Potter/Mean Girls crossovers are the best

God Is My Co-Pirate: Also everyone needs to read Mark Reads Harry Potter (new window)

*bookmarks for later* Thanks!

I think the books are terrific- maybe not great literature, but they sure are great stories. And kudos to her for her donation towards MS research.

/mitzvah

renko: Whatever. She is a one trick pony.

Hell of a trick though.

Emma Watson is hot with the new hair. Glad she changed it. I found it difficult to lust her when she still looked like what's her name from the movies. I'm thinking a three way with her, me, and Natalie Portman. I could rub their furry little heads while they.. oh, sorry....

What a douche.

Wolfen067:

I mean, they have people like the lovely Ms. Rowling giving them 15 million...but if they were to find a cure for MS, what would they do then?

Retire on the Nobel Prize money?

I don't really know anything about the books or films, but I do know that JK Rowling is extremely generous with her time and money. Big donations like this can't really be hidden in a small country, and sometimes it's the personal endorsement/appearance that counts most, but she doesn't court the publicity (loathes it, I think), but there are many, many small causes that have support from her. She's a good'un.

Lithium420: Emma Watson is hot with the new hair. Glad she changed it. I found it difficult to lust her when she still looked like what's her name from the movies. I'm thinking a three way with her, me, and Natalie Portman. I could rub their furry little heads while they.. oh, sorry....

No, do go on...

gopher321:
Tried to watch the first of the HP movies for the first time the other day...I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

You obviously didn't watch the Rifftrax version (new window).

xanadian: Girl Least Likely: 30.media.tumblr.com

Good God, Girl Least Likely. Potter much? O.o

/nttawtt

I am having so much fun.

Girl Least Likely

Oh, good lord...

Welcome to my Favorites list.

BFletch651: Girl Least Likely

Oh, good lord...

Welcome to my Favorites list.

Hands off, she's mine.

I thought MS was pretty well fixed????

Was caused by clogged veins from the brain...
And catheter cleaning of those veins resolved it...
Did I miss something?
????

I think it's great when one of our betters chooses to assuage their latent middle-class guilt by making a token but well publicized donation to a charitable cause - especially one that is certain to have exactly zero impact on the issue at hand.

/Dame JK Rowling OBE GBE

Girl Least Likely i haven't seen any of these and they are all hilarious. Well done! Favorited!

Girl Least Likely,

I can't stop laughing! Brilliant!

JK Rowling has an ample bosom

which wakes a mighty tiger behind my fly

habitual_masticator: JK Rowling has an ample bosom

which wakes a mighty tiger behind my fly

Who's the guy in pink who can't wear clothes properly?

When is she going to donate her big MILFy funbags to my face?

Aidan: Who's the guy in pink who can't wear clothes properly?

Nogale: habitual_masticator: JK Rowling has an ample bosom

which wakes a mighty tiger behind my fly

Ample, maybe, but she should be wearing a gown that has some support.

That was my first thought but if you happen to have breasts yourself, put your arms by your sides and note where the bottom of your breasts end up with respect to your elbows and compare to the picture. Even with a bra, mine are about where hers are.

/Or I could need a new bra

Good on her for the donation. Now, might I please have Williams back for the score on Deathly Hallows???

PLEASE.

The score (or lack thereof) for HBP completely ruined it for me.

Should have been directed by Alfonso (IMHO that is).

This sounds like a cunning plan to magick all our children under the guise of "science". We must protect them from both! Damn you Harry Potter!

There's nothing like an English blond. And what that moist weather does to their chests!

Fame could not have happened to a better person. Anyone who hasn't listened to her Harvard Commencement address (new window) from a few years ago should do so.

Also, Mark Reads Harry Potter (new window) is amazing!

/*wipes brow*

This is hard work. Time for a butterbeer break.

radioman_: There's nothing like an English blond. And what that moist weather does to their chests!

How YOU do-ing?

*checks profile*

Oh, poo.

Lemme just leave this here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(film) (new window)

/inb4timetravellingtrolls

spycrab: Lemme just leave this here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(film) (new window)

/inb4timetravellingtrolls

Eh. Same's been said of Books of Magic. No big.

Just curious; what did subby's donation look like?

//knocking somebody who gives $15mil - lame

///I will take it back if I read it wrong

Nogale: Aidan:
/Or I could need a new bra

I do, and she has serious droop. If that's where yours sit, you might want to consider getting a professional fitting. Nordstrom's and Victoria's Secret will do it for free, as will most Farkers ;-)

Once you find a bra model that fits well and gives you the silhouette you want, you can usually get it online at a discount.

Heh. True. I've been meaning to get fitted. Doesn't help that today I'm at the high end of my bra size, if ya know what I mean. So I wouldn't be surprised if my bra's not doing as well as it usually does. :)

Wolfen067: A wonderful gesture and all, but I often wonder: How hard are these research facilities trying to find cures? . . .

Not trying to be a killjoy, but when I see things like the Jerry Lewis telethon that's been going since 1966 and I haven't seen any headway...I don't know, I guess it's the cynic in me.

Well, Jerry Lewis' telethons were for Muscular Dystrophy (MD), not Multiple Sclerosis. It's true that MD doesn't have a lot of treatment options. MD itself is a sort of generic name for a bunch of similar disorders (sort of like "cancer" is a blanket term for a bunch of different diseases). MD is inherited, though, and the biology and genetics is fiendishly difficult.

As for MS, there are a bunch of treatments that have become available since 1966 (your benchmark date). Immunotherapy and corticosteriods, to name two very broad categories.

/Sometimes, the cynical response isn't the right one.
//Admittedly, not often...

Wolfen067: A wonderful gesture and all, but I often wonder: How hard are these research facilities trying to find cures?

I mean, they have people like the lovely Ms. Rowling giving them 15 million...but if they were to find a cure for MS, what would they do then?

Not trying to be a killjoy, but when I see things like the Jerry Lewis telethon that's been going since 1966 and I haven't seen any headway...I don't know, I guess it's the cynic in me.


There are plenty of other diseases out there, and if your group actually finds a cure, you're GUARANTEED to get funded for your next research endeavor, not to mention all of the publications that you get along the way, the potential Nobel prizes, etc. There's no incentive to sit on the cure.

I'm pretty cynical too, but there's a difference between healthy cynicism and irrational paranoia.

Snakeophelia: I don't tend to read the HP threads on Fark, and I confess this the first time I've seen LOLPotters. I really need to close this thread, as I'm at work, but I can't stop laughing.

You and me both.

Aidan: spycrab: Lemme just leave this here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(film) (new window)

/inb4timetravellingtrolls

Eh. Same's been said of Books of Magic. No big.

Larry Niven's Ringworld = "The Wizard of OZ."

Girl Least Likely

I almost lost it on the cake patronus.

Well done.

/not mine (new window)

give me doughnuts: Larry Niven's Ringworld = "The Wizard of OZ."

An eyestorm swoops Dorothy up to a strange world. She goes on an adventure with a Jinxian, a retarded belter, and a cowardly Kzin to the Wizard, who turns out to be a Puppeteer who manipulates them.

Then Dorothy wanders into a garden of Tree of Life, matures into a Protector, and kills off all the munchkins because they smell wrong.

PanicMan: I almost lost it on the cake patronus.

Dammit, that sentence is my hypno-conditioned sleeper spy activation phrase. Now I have to go assassinate Mayor MacCheese.

Nogale: Good for her. This woman is a class act.

I can only afford small donations, so maybe I shouldn't talk, but it kind of cheeses me off when celebrities who pull down eight figures per cheesy Hollywood flick get lauded for donating $20,000 to some cause. That's like me giving $5 to a worthy cause.

meh... not to be pessimistic but;

My wife has MS, and I have an autistic daughter and the way I see stuff like this is:

If I had more than enough money to have a very comfortable life, I wouldn't see what the point of having more would accomplish.

I can see having a paid-for house, a couple of cars, and a good 5-10 millions in the bank just pumping out interest that would be more than enough to have a good life without having to touch the capital.

I'd say maybe a few business, some rented properties to ensure an regular income, but at the most, this should/would be more than plenty for anyone.

So when you hear about someone having 500 millions, or even a billion, at that point, what's the hell does this amount gives them, just sitting in bank accounts.

15 millions is barely enough to build a serious center and salaries for only a few for a year.

With the amount of money that she has, 15 should have been 150 or even 500 to be worth making the news.

Hell, she could do this and be remembered as not only the HP writer, but the one that made it possible to find a cure for MS if this center was to find it.

What I do know is that if I came across enough money, I'd be sure to get as many business started/going and have most of the profits going into these things (MS, autism, cancer research).

jagec: Wolfen067: A wonderful gesture and all, but I often wonder: How hard are these research facilities trying to find cures?

I mean, they have people like the lovely Ms. Rowling giving them 15 million...but if they were to find a cure for MS, what would they do then?

Not trying to be a killjoy, but when I see things like the Jerry Lewis telethon that's been going since 1966 and I haven't seen any headway...I don't know, I guess it's the cynic in me.


There are plenty of other diseases out there, and if your group actually finds a cure, you're GUARANTEED to get funded for your next research endeavor, not to mention all of the publications that you get along the way, the potential Nobel prizes, etc. There's no incentive to sit on the cure.

I'm pretty cynical too, but there's a difference between healthy cynicism and irrational paranoia.


It's not really paranoia - there are entities that do not want these diseases cured.

It may not be the researchers, but the entire medical world is built on treating disease - not curing them.

Tissot: It's not really paranoia - there are entities that do not want these diseases cured.

Yeah, the anti-stemcell nuts.

Tissot:
It's not really paranoia - there are entities that do not want these diseases cured.

It may not be the researchers, but the entire medical world is built on treating disease - not curing them.
The researchers publish in the public domain. So, if a cure is found, it will be public record.

In that case, you don't think that Company A won't INSTANTLY see a way to make tons more money than their competition by releasing a far superior product to Company B?

There are always more diseases. Companies aren't going to lock away their A+ material for the sake of other companies' profit margins.

It seems to be a fairly widespread conspiracy theory that cures are being withheld from the general public, but once you actually look at the facts, it's as silly as believing that we faked the moon landing.

Why do you think that vaccines exist, if it would be (and it is) more profitable to prescribe antibiotics instead?

Why does birth control exist, if childbirth is such a goldmine of medical expenses?

Given that I personally have been CURED of many infections, my grandmother was CURED of cancer, and many of my friends survived giving birth without having to pay monthly installments for the rest of their lives, I have my doubts that western medicine doesn't "cure" anything.

There are a great many things I'd like to do to JK Rowling with my magic wand.

Girl Least Likely: /*wipes brow*

This is hard work. Time for a butterbeer break.

Please come back. I hate my job and love your pictures.

monoski: Just curious; what did subby's donation look like?

//knocking somebody who gives $15mil - lame

///I will take it back if I read it wrong

Man, you HP fans are fanatical. I don't think subby was malicious with the headline, merely poking fun with how popular JK Rowling is.

Lampmonster: Why Would I Read the Article: How much did YOU donate, subby? Don't bother answering, since we both know the answer is $0.

You always hear it and it's always from the same kind of people. Oh, sure they gave a lot, but they have so much it doesn't mean anything. Why don't they donate a real amount?

Those people meaning Jesus?

Maybe if all the mega-rich people of the world donated significant quantities of their loot to scientific research BEFORE their relatives died....

This Looks Fun: Please come back. I hate my job and love your pictures.

God damn, I love this one but it's too large -clicky

MBK: Also, Voldemort killed Edward at the end of HP and the Goblet of Fire.

It used to make me sad(especially when Cedric's dad yells "THAT'S MY BOY..." when he sees the dead body), but now, I cheer. Stupid sparkly vampires.

Yes, this.

That makes me all warm and schaudenfreud-y inside.

Girl Least Likely: you made my day... you and your cake Patronus!

Big_Fat_Liar: Maybe if all the mega-rich people of the world donated significant quantities of their loot to scientific research BEFORE their relatives died....

Her mother died of it in 1990 and she didn't even finish her first Hary Potter manuscript till 1995, so I think in this case t's more a matter of waiting till she had said loot than waiting till she lost a loved one.

/Not that a lot of the rich aren't that way.
//But I think she gets a pass in this case.

Needlessly Complicated: MBK: Also, Voldemort killed Edward at the end of HP and the Goblet of Fire.

It used to make me sad(especially when Cedric's dad yells "THAT'S MY BOY..." when he sees the dead body), but now, I cheer. Stupid sparkly vampires.

Yes, this.

That makes me all warm and schaudenfreud-y inside.

For you (new window)

fatcurlytoes: Girl Least Likely: you made my day... you and your cake Patronus!

imfallen_angel: Nogale: Good for her. This woman is a class act.

I can only afford small donations, so maybe I shouldn't talk, but it kind of cheeses me off when celebrities who pull down eight figures per cheesy Hollywood flick get lauded for donating $20,000 to some cause. That's like me giving $5 to a worthy cause.

meh... not to be pessimistic but;

My wife has MS, and I have an autistic daughter and the way I see stuff like this is:

If I had more than enough money to have a very comfortable life, I wouldn't see what the point of having more would accomplish.

I can see having a paid-for house, a couple of cars, and a good 5-10 millions in the bank just pumping out interest that would be more than enough to have a good life without having to touch the capital.

I'd say maybe a few business, some rented properties to ensure an regular income, but at the most, this should/would be more than plenty for anyone.

So when you hear about someone having 500 millions, or even a billion, at that point, what's the hell does this amount gives them, just sitting in bank accounts.

15 millions is barely enough to build a serious center and salaries for only a few for a year.

With the amount of money that she has, 15 should have been 150 or even 500 to be worth making the news.

Hell, she could do this and be remembered as not only the HP writer, but the one that made it possible to find a cure for MS if this center was to find it.

What I do know is that if I came across enough money, I'd be sure to get as many business started/going and have most of the profits going into these things (MS, autism, cancer research).

Nothing says she isn't supporting other organizations as well. Giving too much money to one cause at a time doesn't necessarily make that organization churn things out faster. They end up either having to save the money, or find some creative way to spend it (that usually doesn't help anyone).

Girl Least Likely

2nd runner up: Hermione Kitteh

1st Runner Up: Germ-Killer Voldemort

Teh Winnah: Cake Petronis

Genzyme has a therapy for MS coming out, it's called campath.

http://ctinews.genzyme.com/Article/default.aspx?an=DJ00000020100830e68u000od

Girl Least Likely has won this thread. Have right-click-saved a great deal.

That "cake patronus" made me laugh out loud. Not "lol", but a real, hearty, belly laugh. Thank you.

Girl Least Likely: fatcurlytoes: Girl Least Likely: you made my day... you and your cake Patronus!

Oh yeah? Well you momma so fat the only spell she knows is Accio doughnut!

I'm sorry, but (and I know subby was joking, some of ya'll aren't) there is nothing tackier than to judge another's donation. Have some shame, and then get some manners. Even if it's not enough to fully establish a center, even if a cure is far off - it is something and it's to help her fellow man. Who cares about motivations or her bottom line, it is help and attention to an issue that needs it. I don't care if anyone else donates, she did and that's awesome. Suck it, haters.

Dr Dreidel: 8.5 tailed fox: Tissot: It's not really paranoia - there are entities that do not want these diseases cured.

Yeah, the anti-stemcell nuts.

Anti-weed-legalization folks too. The entire pharma industry is against even moving the delta-9 THC-laden plant from Schedule I (classified as having "no medicinal value"; a classification not used for either heroin or cocaine).

Someone once argued that the American Cancer Society doesn't want cancer cured - "they'd stop getting donations!!"

// adjusts hemp-foil hat

Heroin is schedule 1. Cocaine is not, however, you're right about that, and it is pretty absurd when you think about it.

KhamanV: Girl Least Likely has won this thread. Have right-click-saved a great deal.

GLL needs a farking job. Might end in a life more meaningful than 12 Y/O fantasy.

dball2: KhamanV: Girl Least Likely has won this thread. Have right-click-saved a great deal.

GLL needs a farking job. Might end in a life more meaningful than 12 Y/O fantasy.

She took a few minutes out of her day to amuse people with her pics. You took a few minutes out to criticize her for it. I think the question of value has been answered, at least for those few moments.

My mother has MS, so this is relevant to my interests. She also has a slew of other medical issues including but not limited to; sleep apnea, rheumetoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes and SHL (sudden hearing loss). Wonder if J.K. would donate to those as well? Maybe she can just buy my mom a cyborg body and call it a day.

I and my mother with MS offer a heartfelt Thank You! You have made our lives richer in so many ways already and this is just one more.

Bless you Jo Rowling.

Hermione_Granger: I and my mother with MS offer a heartfelt Thank You! You have made our lives richer in so many ways already and this is just one more.

Is your mom still a dentist? ; )

I think Stewart left a little something behind when he was at Sting's wedding in the 90's.

/link it like its hot

syzygy whizz: Nogale: gopher321: Certainly a decent thing to do, kudos to her. If she continues to fund important charities like that, she can write all the insipid children's books she wants, and I won't make fun of it (much).

Tried to watch the first of the HP movies for the first time the other day...I'm still cleaning the vomit of my monitor.

Have you actually read any of the HP books, or are you judging them based on the films?

"Insipid" is not how I'd describe them. And I don't think the magic-Muggles stuff is why they're so popular. She strikes a chord, knows how to tell a story - a skill apparent in the action scenes - and over the course of seven books has managed to create an entire fictional world with very few inconsistencies.

The books are much better than the films...the films are so dumbed down and chopped up you lose a lot of necessary detail that you are going to NEED later so that when suprising/scary/holy shiat goes down you won't be saying "Wait a minnit...where'd THAT come from?"

It was foreshadowed back in book 1, or 2, or 3...except you wouldn't know it from the movies because it got cut.

I've yet to read the books and only watch the movies because they've gotten better with each iteration. So far no plotholes or inconsistancies or gaping holes in storytelling making you wonder wtf is up. As someone who won't pick up the books until the movies are finished, I can confidently say they're good and I'm content with these movies not having the fluff novels provide.

The problem I have with novels is it's much easier to cast foreshadowing while movies come faster so its easier to overlook a small detail on the first viewing.

I work at a similar place started by a Silicon Valley philanthropist. Nobody would kick in hundreds of millions in a lump sum to start something like this. They'd seed it like Rowling just did, give it a few years to get organized and running, then expand it if things are going well and money is being used responsibly.

Too much money too fast makes people do crazy things. Researchers aren't immune just because they've got PhDs.

Plus in this case (as in most) she's setting it up at an established university (University of Edinburgh), so there's a faculty to draw from, a lab infrastructure, a technician ecosystem, lots of other stuff that'd be expensive to build from scratch. It takes a decade to ramp up this kind of human capital, unless you've got a Manhattan Project budget (and tolerance for waste).

She'll get a lot of mileage out of her $15 mil, and you can bet the folks she supports will know there's more where that came from if they do a good job.

/maybe they'll even find something in time to help my wife

Lithium420: Emma Watson is hot with the new hair. Glad she changed it. I found it difficult to lust her when she still looked like what's her name from the movies. I'm thinking a three way with her, me, and Natalie Portman. I could rub their furry little heads while they.. oh, sorry....

Your opinion offends me greatly and I am eagerly awaiting the regrowth of Emma's hair. That haircut makes her look like:



Which makes your scenario lead immediately to:



/good day sir!

rogue_L_chick: dball2: KhamanV: Girl Least Likely has won this thread. Have right-click-saved a great deal.

GLL needs a farking job. Might end in a life more meaningful than 12 Y/O fantasy.

She took a few minutes out of her day to amuse people with her pics. You took a few minutes out to criticize her for it. I think the question of value has been answered, at least for those few moments.

Like 5-6 hours of her day? WTF has that kind of time to offer quaint amusements as if a second thought. Just a little amusement and I'll be on my way.... or maybe, since I have nothing but an obsession and nowhere else to be... I'll just spend all day blasting child-like idiocy on Fark.


We hate to criticize... boo farking hoo. But some people should have had a little more of it in their lives. They might have amounted to something.

I only say that for your Lillithfairian reply that will take the defense of any obvious idiot who is an equal.

Value? Show me some other than pathetic sympathy. Where is yours?

It great and a good example for all the people who read her books. And possible discoveries for those of us who have it. The only thing is is that MS doesn't kill you. I know... I have it, it can be anything associated with being sedentary or getting pneumonia etc. that kills but MS itself doesn't kill you. Ive had it since I was 28 and I'm 50.It sucks to not walk but it's also what you make of it.

jagec: Tissot:
It's not really paranoia - there are entities that do not want these diseases cured.

It may not be the researchers, but the entire medical world is built on treating disease - not curing them.
The researchers publish in the public domain. So, if a cure is found, it will be public record.

In that case, you don't think that Company A won't INSTANTLY see a way to make tons more money than their competition by releasing a far superior product to Company B?

There are always more diseases. Companies aren't going to lock away their A+ material for the sake of other companies' profit margins.

It seems to be a fairly widespread conspiracy theory that cures are being withheld from the general public, but once you actually look at the facts, it's as silly as believing that we faked the moon landing.

Why do you think that vaccines exist, if it would be (and it is) more profitable to prescribe antibiotics instead?

Why does birth control exist, if childbirth is such a goldmine of medical expenses?

Given that I personally have been CURED of many infections, my grandmother was CURED of cancer, and many of my friends survived giving birth without having to pay monthly installments for the rest of their lives, I have my doubts that western medicine doesn't "cure" anything.

I am not saying that they are withholding cures - so settle down, ya spaz. I am saying that "they" put obstacles in the way. And "they" are not the drug companies that you mentioned. Of course, the companies want to get their "cure" to market right away.

And furthermore - most of the "cures" that you speak of were discovered - BY ACCIDENT, and MANY YEARS ago - before there was so much loot to be made by keeping sick people alive for so long - while staying sick.

My mom has been undergoing testing for MS for the past month. I have never felt so helpless in my life that I can't do anything for her. I know she's terrified because if it is MS, it has come on extremely quickly and severely.I think it's awesome that J.K. Rowling is doing something with her money to help get rid of this awful disease. And, selfishly, I hope it's not too late to help my Mom. I can't do anything, but I'm glad someone can.

I'm in the dx process for MS- I have no insurance and I've been comparatively healthy almost two years since I had a bad attack. Half of me wants to hurry up and get sick so I can figure out what's next, the other half hopes I can hold out long enough to get a cure or stave things off longer. But every once in a while I have a bad day or a bad few days, and I know I'm running out of time before I have another biggie.

I'd just like to thank JK Rowling for donating all that money so that I could have a Harry Potter thread on Fark, and I'd also like to thank all the wonderful posters, in particular the HP/Mean Girls inexplicable crossovers. You have made me so happy and my lulz folder so sated. That is all.

This thread made my day. And my day was already going pretty well. Thanks to everyone who posted amusing Harry Potter pictures.

dball2: Like 5-6 hours of her day? WTF has that kind of time to offer quaint amusements as if a second thought. Just a little amusement and I'll be on my way.... or maybe, since I have nothing but an obsession and nowhere else to be... I'll just spend all day blasting child-like idiocy on Fark.

We hate to criticize... boo farking hoo. But some people should have had a little more of it in their lives. They might have amounted to something.

I only say that for your Lillithfairian reply that will take the defense of any obvious idiot who is an equal.

Value? Show me some other than pathetic sympathy. Where is yours?



No one cares how you think we should spend our time, nor is your advice particularly valuable, nor do you have any idea what anyone here has "amounted to."

Nogale 2010-08-31 02:23:28 PM

Good for her. This woman is a class act.

I can only afford small donations, so maybe I shouldn't talk, but it kind of cheeses me off when celebrities who pull down eight figures per cheesy Hollywood flick get lauded for donating $20,000 to some cause. That's like me giving $5 to a worthy cause.


So if $20K equals $5 in real people money, than $15.4 should equal $3850.00 in real people dollars. So why don't you donate $3855.00 and then you can be a better person than her.

$15,400,000.00 is impressive by any standards and if you can't acknowledge that... O'hh right this is FARK the kingdom of derp.

Never mind carry on, the snark must continue, for what else is the internet is for.

This is why I love J.K. Rowling. I can relate to her situation in that my mom has progressive MS (a rare, but very aggressive form of MS). I have to say that I am extremely proud of her because she has been dealing with that shiat for ten years and I have never even heard her complain even once. I really appreciate that J.K. Rowling made that contribution and I know that my mom does too.

mallard57: Nogale 2010-08-31 02:23:28 PM

Good for her. This woman is a class act.


So if $20K equals $5 in real people money, than $15.4 should equal $3850.00 in real people dollars. So why don't you donate $3855.00 and then you can be a better person than her.


It's really not... $3855 is enough, for most people, to significantly affect their spending for awhile. $15,000,000 has no effect on Rowling at all. She can buy Hawaii either way.

I don't mean to act like her donation is meaningless; it's generous, but it really doesn't involve any sacrifice on her part.

Girl Least Likely: /*wipes brow*

This is hard work. Time for a butterbeer break.

Good god woman, I think you have done enough. I never thought I would be turned on by JK rowling, but you have shown me the error of my ways.

Girl Least Likely is my new best friend.

Belatryx: Girl Least Likely is my new best friend.



BFFS

For everyone bashing celebrity funding of causes; The Gunner Esiason Foundation, founded by Boomer Esiason in the name of his son, does extraordinary things for families with children who have Cystic Fibrosis. In addition to funding research for a cure, they provide much needed resources for families. I don't know where my nephew would be without them.

/yes I do
//six feet under

Maechyll 2010-08-31 05:58:53 PM
Hermione_Granger: I and my mother with MS offer a heartfelt Thank You! You have made our lives richer in so many ways already and this is just one more.

Is your mom still a dentist? ; )

Uh, no, she's a retired teacher. And I don't find my brief'thank you"' to Rowling saccharine as I love her books as does my family. Finding out that her mother had MS, as my mother does, and appreciating her contributions is not over-praise. It's simply sincere.

Of course you wouldn't understand:

That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to understand. Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped.

Go away Voldie.

Hermione_Granger: Maechyll 2010-08-31 05:58:53 PM
Hermione_Granger: I and my mother with MS offer a heartfelt Thank You! You have made our lives richer in so many ways already and this is just one more.

Is your mom still a dentist? ; )

Uh, no, she's a retired teacher. And I don't find my brief'thank you"' to Rowling saccharine as I love her books as does my family. Finding out that her mother had MS, as my mother does, and appreciating her contributions is not over-praise. It's simply sincere.

Of course you wouldn't understand:

That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to understand. Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped.

Go away Voldie.

Um, I think you might have missed the reference, Hermione...

/Sorry to hear about your mom.

mallard57: Nogale 2010-08-31 02:23:28 PM

Good for her. This woman is a class act.

I can only afford small donations, so maybe I shouldn't talk, but it kind of cheeses me off when celebrities who pull down eight figures per cheesy Hollywood flick get lauded for donating $20,000 to some cause. That's like me giving $5 to a worthy cause.


So if $20K equals $5 in real people money, than $15.4 should equal $3850.00 in real people dollars. So why don't you donate $3855.00 and then you can be a better person than her.

$15,400,000.00 is impressive by any standards and if you can't acknowledge that... O'hh right this is FARK the kingdom of derp.

Never mind carry on, the snark must continue, for what else is the internet is for.

I don't understand from with orifice you pulled your numbers out of.

eight figures: $ 10,000,000
donation : $ 20,000

Farker salary: ???
donation: $ 5

so 20000/10000000 = 5/X
= 20000/10000000 = 5/2500

With this, you have to consider that this Farker is poor if this is a yearly figure and that 5$ means a meal to him.

But if this is a paycheck for a month (if the actor is getting more than 10 millions, or he does several movies in the year at similar amounts)

So this means, that due to the difference in the amount, the Farker that misses a McMeal due to his donation, is a lot more affected than the movie star that after $ 20,000, still has $ 9,980,000 in the bank, and will probably not miss any McMeals over his donation.

Sorry but someone with a low/middle salary of $ 50,000 or less, after rent/mortgage, food, transportation, etc. will be a lot more affected by a donation of fair size as opposed to the movie star/sport player/music star, etc. that do very little actual work in proportion to the amount of money they receive, where they have houses that are several times more expensive and are paid for already (no mortgage), cars, etc. and still with several millions in the bank, where their biggest obligatory concern/expenses are taxes.

As I said, my wife has MS and my daughter is autistic, and this "donation" is a freaking joke. If she wanted to do something serious, it would have been in the 100s of millions.
Honestly, a $ 15 million donation from someone with a billion in the bank is more of a tax write-off than something that should impress anyone.

and just to add a little food for though...

1 billion (1,000,000,000) at a yearly very low 2% interest in the bank = 20,000,000

So she didn't even give the equivalent of a year's interest.

syzygy whizz: imfallen_angel: mallard57: Nogale 2010-08-31 02:23:28 PM
imfallen_angel: and just to add a little food for though...
Boils down to:
"So what...no big deal, she's richer than god"

She donates to a lot of other causes as well...most of them having to do with kids.

Good for her, but the point is... 15 millions is nothing when you are talking building a center. The building, the equipment, will probably cost more than that, and then there's the salary of the researchers, etc. that isn't even covered.

Instead of a new center, she should have simply given the money to the MS society and have them distribute it properly.

Nogale: Thank you. I'm not missing any meals - Mc or otherwise - but I just calculated my salary in $ and I make about $2250 a month after taxes. So we can call $3850 a month and a half's salary for me. Now, how much does JK Rowling earn in a month and a half?

Really, I think $15 million is a generous donation from anyone.

Well, my point is that while it's not the average person's small change, when you look at it from a percentage perspective, this amount is quite small compared to what she's got in the bank.

I just don't think that it's enough to actually get a center built, equipped properly and employing the staff required to do serious work. She should have handed the amount to an already established center so that they might employ more people or get better equipment, etc.

But if her mother's life was only worth the equivalent of the 2% of interest her money brings in just sitting in a bank, who am I to judge.