What's your biggest contribution to society?

scientific1982 · 26-09-2010 02:35AM

Getting up to level 80 in facebooks mafia wars.

Saving friends from getting kickings and breaking up fights.

OutlawPete · 26-09-2010 04:01AM

Biggins wrote: »

Exposing a number of injustices and helped others gain restitution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1NiNKwueE

Pdfile · 26-09-2010 04:02AM

locking up my twin brother larry thus making ireland half safer

elleburp · 26-09-2010 04:48AM

I saved a life once.... And I gave a begger a fag

AskMyChocolate · 26-09-2010 06:42AM

I packed boxes for Microsoft for four years for a wage that nobody else in the EEC was willing to do it for at that time. I did it with a smile on my face and helped build the real Irish economy while living in my parents' home. I tried to keep everyone positive in what was essentially a sweatshop while our parents cut their own taxes and bought second homes/investment apartments for us to rent. Basically, what the kids in Poland are doing now. I'm forty years of age, and despite suffering from a mental illness, I have never had to take an allowance from the state (until last year:(). I have never committed a crime, nor been a nuisance to the guards. I think I've spent ten minutes in a court of law (as a witness for the guards).I've worked in the local GAA club behind the bar and helped out with voluntary events, setting up the Christmas Bazaar and making sure the annual community night for the elderly was well manned.
Basically, I wouldn't say I've contributed much, but I sure haven't been a burden. And if everyone did the same we wouldn't be in debt as a nation.
Am I proud? No. But I'm not ashamed either.

AMC

Oh yeah. And btw, since I got sick I have been treated extremely well by the Irish tax-payers and it is something that I deeply appreciate. My brothers and sister tell me (as significant tax-payers themselves) that I am entitled to my pension due to my seventeen years of continuous PRSI contributions, but sometimes I feel bad that I'm not contributing more, but it enables me to look after my mother who would otherwise have to go into a home. I salve my conscience with this, but they're my family. I'll believe I'm not a sponger when Degsy dances with me.

Izzy711 · 26-09-2010 07:28AM

I put tubes down peoples throats when they go into Respiratory Failure. I maintain their airway, and manage their vent until they strong enough to breath on their own again.

I help people breath. Sounds cheesy, but you would not believe how difficult it is for some people. (Unless ofcourse you are an asthmatic or have COPD then you know what I am talking about).

scientific1982 · 26-09-2010 07:49AM

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

I packed boxes for Microsoft for four years for a wage that nobody else in the EEC was willing to do it for at that time. I did it with a smile on my face and helped build the real Irish economy while living in my parents' home. I tried to keep everyone positive in what was essentially a sweatshop while our parents cut their own taxes and bought second homes/investment apartments for us to rent. Basically, what the kids in Poland are doing now. I'm forty years of age, and despite suffering from a mental illness, I have never had to take an allowance from the state (until last year:(). I have never committed a crime, nor been a nuisance to the guards. I think I've spent ten minutes in a court of law (as a witness for the guards).I've worked in the local GAA club behind the bar and helped out with voluntary events, setting up the Christmas Bazaar and making sure the annual community night for the elderly was well manned.
Basically, I wouldn't say I've contributed much, but I sure haven't been a burden. And if everyone did the same we wouldn't be in debt as a nation.
Am I proud? No. But I'm not ashamed either.

AMC

Oh yeah. And btw, since I got sick I have been treated extremely well by the Irish tax-payers and it is something that I deeply appreciate. My brothers and sister tell me (as significant tax-payers themselves) that I am entitled to my pension due to my seventeen years of continuous PRSI contributions, but sometimes I feel bad that I'm not contributing more, but it enables me to look after my mother who would otherwise have to go into a home. I salve my conscience with this, but they're my family. I'll believe I'm not a sponger when Degsy dances with me.

Nah mate, you sound like a decent man. There are many ways to contribute to society, paying tax is just one of them.

AskMyChocolate · 26-09-2010 10:08AM

scientific1982 wrote: »

Nah mate, you sound like a decent man. There are many ways to contribute to society, paying tax is just one of them.

Cheers man. I really appreciate that. I also take a little pride in being one of the ones who made Ireland an anomaly by technically having more than 100% employment during the boom time (even though the benefits weren't evenly distributed). It always baffles me how people can consider us lazy as a nation when we were the only nation to have done this. By EU accounting standards we had 103% employment. This was achieved by the fact that people like me could pick up some security work on building sites when we wouldn't normally have employers look at us. We should be proud of this achievement. And now that things aren't so good, we shouldn't forget what ordinary Irish people are capable of, or are willing to contribute. We mustn't turn on each other to suit the privilige of people like Seanie, Fingers or Peter Sutherland. It behoves us now more than ever to make sure we don't make life difficult for an overstretched Garda service, an overstretched health service, or an overstretched civil service regardless of how angry we feel about the disbursement of funds.

I am personally prepared to take Johnny Ronan's €57,000 kebab and shove it up his hole, and kick the cnut off Glenda Gilson and Rosanna Davison while I'm doing it, at no extra cost to the state.:)

MistyCheese · 26-09-2010 10:15AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

You had a "pretend" fight..., blah, blah, blah the rest is babbling nonsense and an incredibly incorrect understanding of what I actually wrote.

Where did I say that it was a "contribution to society?"

Perhaps you could learn how to read properly before jumping in and pontificating? I already expressed sympathy for the guy, it wasn't some well-planned, elaborate ruse whereby me and my partner in crime start pretend fights in public to see how many Good Samaritians we can snare.

It was just something that happened. An accident. Like your good self no doubt.

MistyCheese · 26-09-2010 10:20AM

Confab wrote: »

+1, and as much the poster's fault as it was her boyfriend's. Pretend fights. That's fucked up tbh.

Well we know what you four have contributed. Hope you get a nice view from your high horses up there, looking down in judgement upon other people's lives.

Chorcai · 26-09-2010 10:32AM

Trained 3 guide dogs, 2 made it through to be come full trained.

alex73 · 26-09-2010 10:37AM

Krieg wrote: »

Contributing 1500 euro per year through cigarette tax, does that count? :pac:

That does not count... If will cost 10times that the treat Lung Cancer or heart disease.

Superbus · 26-09-2010 10:38AM

€150,000 for GOAL and Aidlink in a TY project, selling those shamrock badges.

Exodus 1811 · 26-09-2010 10:38AM

MistyCheese wrote: »

Where did I say that it was a "contribution to society?"

I presume you were telling a tale of someone elses good contribution to society, a misunderstanding of the thread title..
P.s. You boyfriend is an oaf. I'm sure he could have diffused the situation if he had any brains between his ears.

Saved a girl from getting smacked by a car in the city centre a few years back

Terry · 26-09-2010 10:46AM

Confab wrote: »

I have a high-power sniper rifle. I won't miss you. Guaranteed.

The curtains are closed.

old_aussie · 26-09-2010 11:09AM

I've helped a lot of people with PC problems.....for free.

Gerry.L · 26-09-2010 11:28AM

I spent nearly 2 years doing voluntary work with older people who dont have any family or friends or anyone to turn to. Only reason I left was because me and the boss (dont worry she wasnt an auld one) did some things, in the back of her 2008 patriot jeep.... :cool:

themandan6611 · 26-09-2010 11:30AM

cycling on edan quay 2 weeks ago and seen a chap having some type of seizure / fit. Hopped off me bike got him into the recovery positon, held his head to stop it banging of the ground, dodged the blood coming from his mouth, asked some girls to call an ambulance and make sure the lad stayed in a stable position.

The amount of people willing to help was great t=and that includes the junkies (shows how perception isn't everything - although had to keep checking that my bike wasn't nicked

)

felt well proud of myself for the day

AskMyChocolate · 26-09-2010 11:32AM

Superbus wrote: »

€150,000 for GOAL and Aidlink in a TY project, selling those shamrock badges.

Did you work for GOAL? I used to collect for them with a bucket on Grafton Street. Of course it was back in the day when it was voluntary work. We didn't get paid, but in fairness, we didn't get abuse either. My cousin used to run the convoys in Africa, (again on a voluntary basis, he just got pocket money, when he could have been making a fortune in the private sector). He's an ex-member of the ARW. He got seconded by the UN to do it on a full time basis and co-ordinate all the charities. He's a real good guy. It's nice now that he earns a comfortable living. It's cool when a good guy gets what he deserves.:)

AskMyChocolate · 26-09-2010 12:03PM

I,ve thanked every post in this thread regardless of merit, because sometimes we all like being thanked. I feel like my junior babies teacher.
Everybody have a gold star. Apologies to the people who actually deserved thanks and had their contribution belittled.

Ralph, Ralph, Ralph, Ralph....:)

OutlawPete · 26-09-2010 04:03PM

Chorcai wrote: »

Trained 3 guide dogs, 2 made it through to be come full trained.

I used to think that would be an easy enough task, until we got our own Labrador pup.

My God was he trouble, had loads of friends with Labradors and theirs were fine but ours like he was on speed from the moment we got him.

He ripped clothes off the line, eat our sofa, if you tried to hold him he would just chew your clothes and go nuts.

We bought books on training dogs, videos and even paid for him to go to a training school.

They said that he was just hyperactive and was he might burn himself out.

He's 12 now and while all those years of playing fetch and running on beaches have got some of it out of his system, he's still wired to the moon and just can't seem to switch off, always on high alert.

So full respect, a very tough but rewarding job nonetheless.

starbelgrade · 26-09-2010 04:22PM

MistyCheese wrote: »

Where did I say that it was a "contribution to society?"

Perhaps you could learn how to read properly before jumping in and pontificating? I already expressed sympathy for the guy, it wasn't some well-planned, elaborate ruse whereby me and my partner in crime start pretend fights in public to see how many Good Samaritians we can snare.

It was just something that happened. An accident. Like your good self no doubt.

Hang on a second... you start a thread called "What's you biggest contribution to society?", post a story about how your thug of a boyfriend kicked some poor sod on the street, then try & defend it by saying that it was an "accident"?

An accident is where someone knocks over a glass of water at a dinner table, not when they make a conscious decision to give someone a kicking for absolutely no good reason whatsoever.

And then, you continue on to insult me, by inferring that I was an "accident"?

Nice one.

Your contributions to society are truly awe inspiring.

UnknownSpecies · 26-09-2010 05:01PM

After a drunken night, was in Mcdonalds and had just gotten my food Turned to go look for a seat but there was nothing like the place was packed! Anyway, after searching for a good while I saw only one free seat but it was next to this old guy who I recognised as a beggar from up where I was living. So I said fúck it and sat down next to him. He started telling me all about his life and how he got to where he is and sure I was langers and more than happy to listen. He told me he could barely afford to eat so I just gave him all my food, he needed it more than I did! Probably not that big a thing but I am the most miserable bástard you'll ever come across so it was a big thing for me haha!!

Mr Benevolent · 26-09-2010 05:20PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Hang on a second... you start a thread called "What's you biggest contribution to society?", post a story about how your thug of a boyfriend kicked some poor sod on the street, then try & defend it by saying that it was an "accident"?

An accident is where someone knocks over a glass of water at a dinner table, not when they make a conscious decision to give someone a kicking for absolutely no good reason whatsoever.

And then, you continue on to insult me, by inferring that I was an "accident"?

Nice one.

Your contributions to society are truly awe inspiring.

Again, ignore button. It's easier then reading the posts of people who may be slightly dim.

Smokin_Aces · 26-09-2010 05:39PM

Saved the cheeleader, saved the world..

hypervalve · 26-09-2010 05:44PM

On entry to a festival last summer a bit of confusion on the part of a dopey steward resulted in me acquiring a wristband without handing over my ticket. I thought this was a nice little bonus and planned to flog it for a few quid on the way in the next day.

So the following day on the way in I met a group of young lads outside the entrance one of whom was in need of a ticket. Because I was caught up in the festival atmosphere I decided to be a good Samaritan and gave him the ticket for free. They were very taken aback with this random act of kindness and when I met a few of them inside later they got down on their hands and knees and gave me the Wayne's World "We're not worthy" routine. I lapped it up.

SadieSue · 26-09-2010 05:45PM

I used to volunteer at a refugee hostel which catered for women most of whom were pregnant when I was there.

Ruu_Old · 26-09-2010 05:54PM

I focus on the animal world, I foster cats until they are strong enough to be adopted. Some of them we get are in a terrible state and it is a bit of work but rewarding when they are actually able to get up and play about.

Superbus · 26-09-2010 08:00PM

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

Did you work for GOAL? I used to collect for them with a bucket on Grafton Street. Of course it was back in the day when it was voluntary work. We didn't get paid, but in fairness, we didn't get abuse either. My cousin used to run the convoys in Africa, (again on a voluntary basis, he just got pocket money, when he could have been making a fortune in the private sector). He's an ex-member of the ARW. He got seconded by the UN to do it on a full time basis and co-ordinate all the charities. He's a real good guy. It's nice now that he earns a comfortable living. It's cool when a good guy gets what he deserves.:)

Spent 3 months of Transition Year working selling the shamrock badges with GOAL written across the front, distributing them to shops and businesses and organising a collection on Grafton Street the day before St. Patrick's Day. Don't have any concrete figure but it's around €150,000.

Then, like all TY projects, it was over and it was 5th Year.

mr lee · 26-09-2010 08:04PM

not goin outside my house

What's your biggest contribution to society?

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