Children in Need?

popette

It's tonight isn't it? I'll donate but won't be watching - sorry but I just can't stand this night of telly. Does this make me heartless and evil? :evil:
I wonder if they would make more if we paid to keep it off our screens.
Sorry if this offends - I'm sure that many love it, just not me.

bryanm

popette wrote:

It's tonight isn't it? I'll donate but won't be watching - sorry but I just can't stand this night of telly. Does this make me heartless and evil? :evil:
I wonder if they would make more if we paid to keep it off our screens.
Sorry if this offends - I'm sure that many love it, just not me.

I've already had enough dodging the 2 idiots stood on the main dual carriage way all week by where I work! The cynic in me says the cash they've collected has long since been spent on drink and drugs...

heavymental

God awful night of tv ahead. Newreaders dancing around no doubt. All the BBC faces wheeled out to do some barely prepared live stint, lengthy pauses between links, Wogan trying to keep it all running. Go out whatever you do!

ContrelaMontre

It's nights like these that make me glad that I'm TV-free!

Enjoy...

chrisjsmith

The wife got attacked by a bucket wielding teacher at the school this morning. It started a nice debate apparently when she said "Charity starts at home dear".

heavymental

I better point out that I don't have anything against giving money to charity per se! Or people doing stuff for charity. I've no doubt the money people raise will make a real difference. Just that those tv shows do my nut in!

popette

Heavymental wrote:

I better point out that I don't have anything against giving money to charity per se! Or people doing stuff for charity. I've no doubt the money people raise will make a real difference. Just that those tv shows do my nut in!

my sentiments exactly

spen666

popette wrote:

It's tonight isn't it? I'll donate but won't be watching - sorry but I just can't stand this night of telly. Does this make me heartless and evil? :evil:
I wonder if they would make more if we paid to keep it off our screens.
Sorry if this offends - I'm sure that many love it, just not me.

would be more heartless and evil to watch but not donate

hammerite

The whole charity thing does my nut in! It's just one massive huge industry.

I was running a 10k race once, because I like running and like racing. There was a lady driving slowly alongside so as not to run any runners over who shouted across to me..... "what charity is this race in aid of?" I answered honestly "none, it's just a 10k race for the heck of racing".

She then sped off at high speed nearly running over about 5 runners ahead of me!

I think it's incidents like this that have made me think the way I do!

tardington

Heh!

The worst bit is that you are pressurised to do daft crap at work, or at least stick money in someone's bloody bucket.

That said, I will be doing my best to catch the Fiona Bruce singing bit. :twisted:

Oh Fiona! *swoons*

chrisjsmith

Charities are corrupt. Give money DIRECTLY to those who need it. Scope paid nearly £100k for an Intranet (!) and have several expensive Microsoft volume licenses. Tell me that's charitable spending.

hammerite

chrisjsmith wrote:

Charities are corrupt. Give money DIRECTLY to those who need it. Scope paid nearly £100k for an Intranet (!) and have several expensive Microsoft volume licenses. Tell me that's charitable spending.

I think charities are in the top 5 of IT spend by industry. All rounded off by a 20% pay rise for the chief exec and a brand new merc......

I'm saying all this and our parent company of the one I work for is a charity!! But they don't rattle tins, have direct debit donations, organise bike rides (aka holidays) to Peru or any of that. We are the charitys commercial arm and make money for the charity by making a profit in normal business manners, they then take a dividend once we make a profit and that finances their charity work.

beckenham

I'd forgotten it was on. No one's mentioned it at work or at home. I'll be down the pub watching the pointless football match instead.

Cunobelin

Personally I have three charities which I give money, or more importantly time to.

I don't support Children in Need as I don't want someone else o decide which charity deserves or doesn't deserve my money.

vermooten

Let 'em stay in bloody need.

cycologist

My son was expected to participate in a children In need fundraising event at school, in fact some of the staff told him that he had to do so . He told them to stuff it ! (probably literally) and said that he was there to be educated and asked about his entitlement to 25 hours per week teaching time. He also asked what they would do if he didn't participate. When the time came, despite the pressure , he steadfastedly studied his work and refused to kowtow to the charity despots who tried to guilt trip him but wouldn't give of their own time, just their teaching time for which they are paid for.

heavymental

What a geek. In my day any excuse to fck about was grasped keenly.