Quite ironic that title. Was on facebook earlier and a "friend" had said that she was having a sponsored pyjama day today with her mates for children in need. The same jobless bird that comments every ****in day about sittin on her arse watching Jeremy Kyle. How the **** is that worthy of sponsorship? Thousands upon thousands of folk do that everyday across the UK without shame or sponsorship. Have any of you other ****s been roped into any charity ****e today in work? Apart from Pud, obviously. please log in to view this image
Got to take one of the dogs back to the vets today to put her on a drip for 2 or 3 days, quoted £700. That's ontop of the £140 I've already paid for an examination and blood tests. Then the dog will have to go on a special diet to treat kidney problems. Sorry kiddies, none left for you.
Nope. She's my mates sister. You've your work cut out for ya tonight. Just remember all eyes will be on you!
The intentions may be honourable - but it's not a good cause. I admire the participants who raise cash - for any charitable need - but in Britain we have a taxation system that takes our money and a benefit system that distributes the cash to ensure that NO child should ever be in 'need' - as compared with those starving children in the 3rd world.
Kids in the UK may not be starving as they are in Africa, but that doesn't mean they don't help. Protection from abuse for example, which happens across all social classes.
I grew up with some pretty poor families around me in Belfast, but even going back 20 years I can still remember playing the latest Super Nintendo games with my best pal in his house - a mate who always had the best gear on, while also having a single unemployed mother who was living on benefits, never off the booze and had two other kids to look after. Going around the estate I grew up nowadays there is a Sky satellite dish outside practically every council house and all the kids running about with 50 quid football tops on - and this is supposed to be the 5th most deprived estate in Northern Ireland. It really does beg the question are there that many children in need with the social system that is in place? The only real poverty I could possibly see would be in the areas the social system fails, such as kids growing up with smackhead parents - or newly arrived immigrants who haven't got a pot to piss in.
Jip - firstly I'd like to repeat something I posted on another forum - I am no tightarse - I donate about 15% of my gross income to charity. Secondly - I understand what you're saying - and I don't disagree with you - but There are various agencies in the UK that are funded from our taxes - which, in theory should Prevent/detect/deal with the social problems to which you allude. Whilst I accept that the victims of social injustices in this country are deserving cases, at least they (normally) do not have to worry about the harvest failing because the rains failed that year.
