Ice bucket challenge

[Garage_Doors]

Still my favourite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWN3PDUoxE

Yea parents teaching a 2 1/2 year old how to use swear words. genius

How is that vaguely funny ?

 

[banjo]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6o0_xGIUbvs

This one made Me chuckle.

 

[Blackadder]

I did it last week, purely because I was nominated by two different people and I would have been nagged in certain quarters if I didn't do it. It was a bit of laugh. I nominated 3 people, who I'm pretty sure won't do it.

I just asked people to give to charity. I don't think it matters where it goes, so long as a charity benefits. If someone benefits, what's the harm?

 

[SAC]

Yea parents teaching a 2 1/2 year old how to use swear words. genius

How is that vaguely funny ?

It's funny because it is so unexpected, perhaps it wouldn't be funny if it was one of my own kids but it wasn't.

Each to their own.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Very much so. One of the most irritating (and pointless) things to hit social media for a long long time.

An additional £70M was donated to ALS/MND charities around the world, I guess that's pretty pointless isn't it...

 

[cirC]

My fav... Yorkshire style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvhb0oh3xg4

 

[sir albion]

Pretty poor that only one in ten who did the challenge have gone on to cough up.

I'm finally going to get round to doing mine tomorrow, having put it off for ages.

We'll you're only supposed to donate if you don't do it...Is not a surprise is it?

 

[halbpro]

We'll you're only supposed to donate if you don't do it...Is not a surprise is it?

The original thing was $100 if you don't do it, $10 if you do. So you're meant to donate either way really.

 

[phoenix]

Very much so. One of the most irritating (and pointless) things to hit social media for a long long time.

The £20 that I donated to charity wasn't that pointless!!

 

[nwgull]

Yea parents teaching a 2 1/2 year old how to use swear words. genius

How is that vaguely funny ?

It's absolutely hilarious to me. That's about the 4th time I've seem that vid and it still makes me laugh

 

[albion534]

Did you just make up this figure?

Only like 20% goes into research

Most directors are on over 150k a year

 

[The Grockle]

It's obviously raised a lot of cash whilst increasing the profile of the charity and condition but one of the revelations for me was just how little of the money raised goes to the actual cause. I know this is the case with pretty much all charities but it's certainly made me question charities and the costs involved with opperating them, some of the executive salaries for instance are eyewatering IMO.

And in response to the OP anybody who did the 'chalenge' (which in some cases seemed to be done more out of vanity than charity) who hasn't coughed up needs to take a long hard look at themselves.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's obviously raised a lot of cash whilst increasing the profile of the charity and condition but one of the revelations for me was just how little of the money raised goes to the actual cause. I know this is the case with pretty much all charities but it's certainly made me question charities and the costs involved with opperating them, some of the executive salaries for instance are eyewatering IMO.

And in response to the OP anybody who did the 'chalenge' (which in some cases seemed to be done more out of vanity than charity) who hasn't coughed up needs to take a long hard look at themselves.

It's the argument of value. Is it better to pay 150k to someone who can raise 3 million, or get someone in on 20k who raises £1m?

 

[essbee]

It's the argument of value. Is it better to pay 150k to someone who can raise 3 million, or get someone in on 20k who raises £1m?

or pay someone 150k to tell other people what to do and then take the fu****g credit for it more like.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The original thing was $100 if you don't do it, $10 if you do. So you're meant to donate either way really.

I heard it was £3 if you did it, £10 if you didn't, but I agree you're meant to donate either way.

 

[pauli cee]

It really is - but if it wasn't an attention seeking exercise, then it wouldn't have become viral to create such a great amount of awareness, raising more money for the charity than they could have ever dreamed of. I find it mildly irritating too, but you have to say, fair enough.

It says a lot about today's society that it takes an egotist game to create such great worldwide action for a good cause though.

What's it for again?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Long since tedious. Brother in law was doing the 'take a shit challenge' i.e. take a crap, tell people about it on Facebook and nominate four other people to do the same and describe their experience.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I did it, but I felt dirty, although I had some fund doing it. I didn't donate as the charity I would support (WaterAid), I donate monthly as it is.



Another Ice Bucket Challenge: http://youtu.be/gM7154CUcUQ

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

Very clever way to raise money but anyone who does it, post on lookatmebook and doesn't donate is a wanker.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I have to say I've found the whole thing a "look at me exercise".

#lookatmeexercise