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We have a wear something red to work day, so I have on my Swindon shirt  :D ,

I have done the same as you Birdy. I got in early to avoid donating though. I don't like Comic Relief.

Same as, Swindon shirts the only clothing I own that's red!!

tight as a ducks arse you are  :D

It's only this charity i don't agree with... and Shelter. Comic Relief is bad for a number of reasons, most of all for keeping Lenny Henry's career alive.

As bad as it sounds I effing hate Children in Need & Comic Relief.  Bunch of vvanker celebrities "doing their bit", ie trying to ressurrect their washed up careers.

lighten up it is friday  :D

True...

I forgot it was wear something red day at work.

I have a shirt and tie on. Still, it saved me a quid.

CHILDREN IN NEED? THEY CAN BLOODY WELL STAY IN NEED

Why are so many against red nose day etc exactly?

It was "Pay £1 to wear red, pay £2 if you don't."  Lesser of two evils.

I don't like RND as it is mainly focussed on giving Aid to Africa.  I'd rather give my moner to  UK Cancer Research, or to the old folk who get shafted in these recent times.

RND is getting seriously boring, as is CIN.  I have nothing against giving aid to Africa as when it comes doen to it they are the ones who are really struggling to live in this world.  I'd actually love to go over there for a year to help out.  I mentioned it to MrsJanaage and she was well up for it.  Not sure if I'd have access to TEF though!

MISERABLE GIT!

I agree with what you say but you could at least spare a quid.

Personally i am very much in favour of helping in Africa and other places in the world where the situations are quite appaling!  We are incredibly lucky in this country, thats not to say it could not improve of course, and i feel it is our duty to try and help out others that are sooo much less fortunate than us.  The Mrs and I are going travelling in about 18 months for 6-12 months and we intend spending 3-6 months volunteering in Africa.

Of course i respect other peoples views entirely!

I'm in need of charity myself, i'm dead skint.  It's very noble and nice of people to get behind it all, and without volunteers and stuff things would never happen.  To me though, it seems with regard to Africa though that it is like throwing money after a lost cause. There are also a lot of rich African nations that could help out their neighbours rather than building tanks and palaces.

Doesn't mean we should help though Dave.  Seeing some of the footage of starving human beings, no matter their nationality makes me sad dude.

To be fair though your idea of skint is in another world to theirs! At least you can get food on the table and live a very rich life is comparison!

I agree about the other African nations but just because they do little does that mean we should also?  It's like turning a blind eye and saying it is not our responsibilty so stuff them!  I also will never believe it is a lost cause.  This is human life we are talking about.  Surely if we can help save peoples lives and give them a better quality then that is better than just leaving them to die?!

Fair enough.  I admire all of you who try and make a difference. Does it make me a bad person because i don't fully get behind it all though? I'd hope not!!

Of course not!  As i said before i respect other peoples views entirely.  I am just putting accross mine.

Cooooool.

I know what you mean Dave, I can't be arsed with all this paint your face red, be "wacky" all day etc.  I prefer to give to charity on the quiet don't feel the need to make a big deal about it.

Yeah, personally i don't prance around the place doing stupid things but i do think it is brilliant because it brings it into peoples minds!  If it wasn't for things like RND then most people would just forget about what goes on and we would not be having this conversation!

Red Nose Day is today, is it?

yes boeta it is  :mrgreen:

i'm gettin a filling, then getting my january exam results then going to a football do.

loads of charity there i promise  :beers

I got my January exams results yesterday  8)

how did you get on? mine come out at 1, if i do well tonight is going to be fucking brilliant. if not, well  :cry:

A2s.... A in Law, B in Business.

<edit> Good luck!

well i had to resit a module in both english and history (AS) in which my results have shown i have doubled the mark in both  :D  and i got a B in media...tonight will be oh so sweet, except half my face is as numb as a donkey  :beers

I didn't realise comic nose day was today either. I did see some bloke dressed up in a dress earlier but I just assumed he was a nutcase.

it was quite unnerving having a man dressed in a big red wig and nose drilling holes in my face  :-))(

i'm not comic reliefs biggest fan either. charity is all about volunteering and giving money to those causes you want to - the good samaritan anybody? it seems that people are being forced to give money to CR, even if they don't want to.

Also, cancellation of African debt would be the biggest step forward. I challenge those countries who hold this debt to do something about this

That is just so so true!!    I do actually think this may indeed happen because of the amount of pressure being put on these countries.  Mind you the US are so self-centered they are not even prepared to cancel some of the subsidies in their own country even though they have been judged illegal by the WTO.

You see all these kids in Africa walking around with massive guts on them.

They dont look hungry to me, they need to go on a diet the fat little cunts :wink:

Soapy tat wink!!

yup. also, we saw governments giving money to the tsunami. they have a pot to provide aid to national disasters and relief to those in need etc. it's not like they couldn't find the money to wipe out this debt. i'm fairly certain this could be wiped out within 5-10 years easily.

It could fairly easily be wiped out immediately!!

mmm $100bn of debt. could easily be wiped out yes

Easily may be a slight exaggeration but i looked into this for some economics i was looking at for a course i was doing.  If  people were truly commited it could be done.  It is not just the immediate debt relief you have to think about, it is also the long term improvements it would create.  It just needs people to have the bottle to do it!

That's me out then, I haven't got any bottle me.

:D

$10bn a year, after being wiped out i read somewhere

Actually it could be.  Don't know if anyone wants to dig up the statistic, but the British government could wipe out the Third World Debt in one fell swoop if it rose taxes by a very small margin - we're talking a couple of quid.  Its important to remember that many countries are now having to take further loans to pay off astronomical interest rates - the only thing which prevents governments from taking action is greed.

Comic Relief is out of fashion now.  Every year they raise approximately 10 million, which is absolutely pitiful considering we live in a nation of 60 million people - that's less than 20p each.  The celebrities who appear on Comic Relief inevitably have hidden agendas, and whether or not the full extent of the money donated is felt by those in Africa is debatable.

I loathe such organisations as if people really cared they would do more than give a quid once a year.  I also think that, whilst I sympathise with the situation in Africa, that giving money is not the answer - corruption (not being critical of Africans - government officials are inevitably corrupt if they are struggling for a decent wage themselves) and unwise spending is rife, plus the money could be used better to help our own population.  Instead of building fancy water wells and big impressive electricity projects, why not force people to donate by raising taxes marginally and cancelling any debt owed to Britain.  In this way, other countries would be obliged to follow suit.

I think the idea of CR is a good one. They raise millions of pounds to help people, and some money does actually stay in the UK. And you get a fairly good Friday night's TV (no Sky at my house!)

BUT

I don't agree with the way people are almost forced to give money. At school we had to pay £1 to go in non-uniform. I know its not a lot of money for most, but there are some people with 3 or 4 kids at that school who can't afford to pay £4 to help people 1000 miles away!

and that millennium clock

I pay too much tax as it is thanks...  :wink:

Personally I think Comic Relief is a good idea.....nothing wrong with giving money to third world areas.......Melksham got 20K last time.

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick

another quality reginald post

people gunna buy the peter kay cd!?  :soapy tit wank:

nah!

I'll be buying the McFly CD though  8)

comic relief makes me laugh then makes me sad. then makes me laugh. then makes me sad again.

I'll just put the simpsons on and have a beer instead :*)

If you watched the programme Blackcurrant you would have seen that a lot of money goes to old  people who are being abused.

i loike old people, my gran uis 83 and she looiks after an old peoples group, shers quality  :\/  8)

didn't watch much tonight, but the alan partridge/simon pegg bit was superb.

i thoughht the pardridge bit was ruined by the crowd. they didnt laugh at the good bits and it made them look a bit silly. cringe

Alan Partridge was, as usual, excellent!  He is a legend! I know what you mean about the crowd though!

I only watched the late night bit with Jonny Vaughan and Kiera Knightley in bed presenting comedy clips.They shown the Ali G interviewing posh and becks clip :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick

I thought comic relief was not very funny this year.  BUT the clips of the dudes in Africa were good.  Made me feel very sad indeed, even brought a tear to my eye when that lad was reunited with his family.  I will be buying the Peter Kay CD.

I thought it was very funny this year, but I was quite pissed

Yeah Lenny Henry, Spiderplantman, vicar of dibley, my family absolutely hilarious!!!  

NOT.

Errrrrrr, yeah apart from those bits

Lenny Henry on TV, must be one of the unfunniest men out there.  He's a complete and utter wanker.

I've just realised I cant remember any of it. Perhaps it wasnt funny and it was just the beer making me laugh :?

I think it was the beer laughing.  It was a bunch of celebrities trying, too hard, to be funny.  And an audience trying, too hard, to find everything funny.

I went and got wasted, then sang Live Forever with a busking tramp. Obviously i made the right choice.

see now that would have been better television  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick

Comic Relief completely passed me by. I didn't know it was Red Nose Day until I saw this thread on Friday, I didn't donate and I didn't watch the show.

Lenny Henry - £30