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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Roger Kettle on October 20, 2007, 06:32:27 PM
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I like to think I do my bit for charity---and I don't just mean sending original cartoon strips for money-raising auctions. There are several causes that I send a cheque to and have done for many years. Before I left on holiday, I was clearing my desk and sent out cheques to three charities. When I came back on Thursday, I had NINE letters from charities, asking for donations. I'm starting to think that some kind of "gypsy system" is being used. (In the old days, if gypsies were treated kindly at a house, they would leave a secret mark outside so that other gypsies knew that hospitality was available there).
Where do you draw the line? I mean, if you give to every charity that contacts you, you'd spend two hours a day writing cheques and I dislike the tactic of sending you a "gift" to encourage a reply. Any tips on how to be selective?
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I, rightly or wrongly, send donation to just three charities. The same three each year. Envelopes from other charities are sent to recycling. Envelopes with 'gifts' in are returned marked 'not known at this address'.
If the government wasn't so busy using our tax to pay for wars and 'peace-keeping', children, old people, the disabled and the like would not be in such dire straits. There would be no need for charities.
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I stopped supporting my favourite charity when I got 2 phone calls and 3 letters within a week asking me to increase my monthly donation. I never did get a reply to my letter informing them of my decision to cancel the standing order and asking for a breakdown of their adminsitration costs. Damn but I feel good after my holiday....so good to be back to my mean old self 8)...
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[quote Where do you draw the line? I mean, if you give to every charity that contacts you, you'd spend two hours a day writing cheques and I dislike the tactic of sending you a "gift" to encourage a reply. Any tips on how to be selective?
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Draw the line at me, Rog. :-*
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Has anyone heard of the "Mince wants loads of money" charity?
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Yes, in the "Crown versus Mince Wants A Load Of Money Bogus Charity Scam Case".
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Has anyone heard of the "Mince wants loads of money" charity?
No! ??? I thought charities were meant for a worthy cause.
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Yes, in the "Crown versus Mince Wants A Load Of Money Bogus Charity Scam Case".
Now, surely, if it's a "Bogus" Charity Scam, then it's a genuine charity.
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No, it's a "bogus charity" being used as a "scam". Me's right.
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We missed the little hyphen, didn't we?
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Sob! Sniffle! I...I miss it too. ::) ::) ::)
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Don't worry. The hyphen's back from holiday in a few days.
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We missed the little hyphen, didn't we?
Where from?
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From where?
(Tick as appropriate.)
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If "bogus charity" is a noun phrase being used as a single adjective describing scam (which is what Roger is saying) then it should be hyphenated.
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If "bogus charity" is a noun phrase being used as a single adjective describing scam (which is what Roger is saying) then it should be hyphenated.
Oh! OK.
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I did not want Roger to get away with his missing hyphen scam. ;)
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I did not want Roger to get away with his missing hyphen scam. ;)
God forbid that anyone should lower the tone of the forum by being grammatically incorrect. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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If "bogus charity" is a noun phrase being used as a single adjective describing scam (which is what Roger is saying) then it should be hyphenated.
I was satirising a tabloid headline, a hyphen-free zone.
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I did not want Roger to get away with his missing hyphen scam. ;)
God forbid that anyone should lower the tone of the forum by being grammatically incorrect. ;D ;D ;D ;D
I do it all the time I don't care.
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Possibilities:
I do it all the time. I don't care.
I do it. All the time I don't care.
I do it all the time (that) I don't care.
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Possibilities:
I do it all the time. I don't care.
I do it. All the time I don't care.
I do it all the time (that) I don't care.
In Peter's case, perhaps all three possibilities. Leave him alone while he's happy. ;)
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Possibilities:
I do it all the time. I don't care.
I do it. All the time I don't care.
I do it all the time (that) I don't care.
In Peter's case, perhaps all three possibilities. Leave him alone while he's happy. ;)
As this topic is named Charity, I thought you would allow me some. But no just as I thought no one gives any nowadays self self self.
Typical you go on to air your views an all they do is moan about no full stop A missing hyphen or no question mark
we could have sensible debate but no, just full stop exclamation marks and things
there I finished feel abit better now but it will not help with me english gramma
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Other possibility:
I do it all. The time I don't ... care!
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it could also mean that I put a few words together to mean nothing
It would then piss you all off trying to work it all out
please note no capitals no punctuation marks and no full stops i will let you all work out were they go
have a nice day
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it could also mean that I put a few words together to mean nothing
It would then piss you all off trying to work it all out
please note no capitals no punctuation marks and no full stops i will let you all work out were they go
have a nice day
Peter, you accidentally let a couple of capital letters get in! Do you want me to delete them for you?
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it could also mean that I put a few words together to mean nothing
It would then piss you all off trying to work it all out
please note no capitals no punctuation marks and no full stops i will let you all work out were they go
have a nice day
Peter, you accidentally let a couple of capital letters get in! Do you want me to delete them for you?
just goes to show that im not perfect
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it could also mean that I put a few words together to mean nothing
It would then piss you all off trying to work it all out
please note no capitals no punctuation marks and no full stops i will let you all work out were they go
have a nice day
Peter, you accidentally let a couple of capital letters get in! Do you want me to delete them for you?
just goes to show that im not perfect
actually you are peter 8)
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it could also mean that I put a few words together to mean nothing
It would then piss you all off trying to work it all out
please note no capitals no punctuation marks and no full stops i will let you all work out were they go
have a nice day
Peter, you accidentally let a couple of capital letters get in! Do you want me to delete them for you?
just goes to show that im not perfect
actually you are peter 8)
glad to see that the tuition is working ;)
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it could also mean that I put a few words together to mean nothing
It would then piss you all off trying to work it all out
please note no capitals no punctuation marks and no full stops i will let you all work out were they go
have a nice day
Peter, you accidentally let a couple of capital letters get in! Do you want me to delete them for you?
Picky, Picky.