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Ice bucket b*lloxology

  • 19-08-2014 10:43PM
    #1
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    What in the name of f*ck is this all about and why should I give a f*ck?
    I don't know who most of these 'celebs' are anyway.
    Is this the new neknomination thing for even bigger bellends?


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  • #2
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html


  • #3
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    Smash?


  • #4
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    It's for Motor Neurone Disease, to raise money and awareness.


  • #5
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    Also, this is the best one.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qat9gR5nrpM


  • #6
    TheCoolWay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭TheCoolWay


    recylingbin wrote: »
    What in the name of f*ck is this all about and why should I give a f*ck?
    I don't know who most of these 'celebs' are anyway.
    Is this the new neknomination thing for even bigger bellends?

    You obviously give a f*ck about it if you took the care to login to boards and create a thread moaning about it.

    Sounds to me you're just jealous you haven't been nominated yet :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    The Peanut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭The Peanut


    I'd love to know how much these totally self-sacrificing " celebs" know about Motor Neurone Disease...


  • #8
    Dave0301
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,939 ✭✭✭Dave0301


    recylingbin wrote: »
    What in the name of f*ck is this all about and why should I give a f*ck?
    I don't know who most of these 'celebs' are anyway.
    Is this the new neknomination thing for even bigger bellends?

    That is a lot of anger for something you don't know anything about! :pac:


  • #9
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    recylingbin wrote: »
    What in the name of f*ck is this all about and why should I give a f*ck?
    I don't know who most of these 'celebs' are anyway.
    Is this the new neknomination thing for even bigger bellends?

    It's Lou Gehrig's disease, and the ice bucket thing has raised millions towards it.


  • #10
    Witcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,521 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    The Peanut wrote: »
    I'd love to know his much these totally self-sacrificing " celebs" know about Motor Neurone Disease...

    They don't have to know anything about it once they're opening their wallets and encouraging others to.

    Half the people in the world probably don't have a clue what their ****eing on about regardless of the topic.


  • #11
    Moocifer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭Moocifer


    As someone who has lost a parent to the ALS form of Motor Neurone I'm delighted it's happening. Anything that raises money for the IMNDA is great in my eyes.


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  • #12
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    It's all fun and games until the ice knocks someone queer on the head and kills them. People are getting out of hand with this malarkey.


  • #13
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    krudler wrote: »
    It's Lou Gehrig's disease, and the ice bucket thing has raised millions towards it.

    22.9 to be exact.

    http://www.alsa.org/news/media/press-releases/ice-bucket-challenge-081914.html


  • #14
    Molester Stallone II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Molester Stallone II


    Hey, Eddie Vedder did it & nominated Niall Horan, I want to see that beggar drown!


  • #15
    woodoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    Its an awful disease. I donated money to it today but didn't do the ice bucket. It was because of this campaign that i did donate so its good in that way. Its raising awareness in the minds of people who would know nothing about it. So long as its getting people to dip their hand in their pocket and donate then great. Its nothing like the neck nominations craze, that was a pile of self destructive crap with no redeeming features. This is a good cause.


  • #16
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    Mint Aero wrote: »
    It's all fun and games until the ice knocks someone queer on the head and kills them. People are getting out of hand with this malarkey.

    You mean it's all fun and games until someone loses a testicle.


  • #17
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    Lets see how much actually goes to the charities.


  • #18
    The Peanut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭The Peanut


    Blay wrote: »
    They don't have to know anything about it once they're opening their wallets and encouraging others to.

    Half the people in the world probably don't have a clue what their ****eing on about regardless of the topic.

    My aunt died from it.

    My point was that people in a position of power or celebrity can do more good to educate their fans by raising proper awareness. In 3 months time, the masses will just remember that Charlie Sheen poured ice over his head and not that the charity he was working for. No longterm gain for the charity but it keeps the celeb in the public eye.


  • #19
    hoodwinked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭hoodwinked


    the best just got beat :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLZOjLv0_6k


  • #20
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    foxy farmer wrote: »
    Lets see how much actually goes to the charities.

    10k from Charlie Sheen if you watch the vid above!

    Raised 22.9 million raised so far (from another link above).


  • #21
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Fat Christy wrote: »
    Smash?

    I'm not gonna do it...


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  • #22
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    smash wrote: »
    I'm not gonna do it...

    You pussay, you're all lip action and no gumption about ya atal.


  • #23
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    Who came up with als as the disease to donate towards? Or did someone just pick out of a hat?


  • #24
    breffni bogballer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭breffni bogballer


    Molester Stallone II wrote: »
    Hey, Eddie Vedder did it & nominated Niall Horan, I want to see that beggar drown!

    i"ll gladly give u a hand


  • #25
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Fat Christy wrote: »
    You pussay, you're all lip action and no gumption about ya atal.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/pussylipschallenge?src=hash

    There... I did it.


  • #26
    woodoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    The Peanut wrote: »
    My aunt died from it.

    My point was that people in a position of power or celebrity can do more good to educate their fans by raising proper awareness. In 3 months time, the masses will just remember that Charlie Sheen poured ice over his head and not that the charity he was working for. No longterm gain for the charity but it keeps the celeb in the public eye.


    Charlie sheen didn't pour ice over his head, he poured 10,000 dollars over his head and then donated it. You didn't even watch his video did you?


  • #27
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I hate that kind of ****. If having a load of millionaires dumping some ice-water over their heads is what it takes to make people want to be charitable then saving people isn't worth it in the first place


  • #28
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »
    Who came up with als as the disease to donate towards? Or did someone just pick out of a hat?

    I'm thinking that ALS started it as a challenge that went, as the cool kids say, 'viral'. You know like those pier to pier walks for aware, or the darkness in to light walk for pieta house or some randomer taking a batch in beans for <insert charity name here>.


  • #29
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    The Peanut wrote: »
    In 3 months time, the masses will just remember that Charlie Sheen poured ice over his head

    I doubt that.


  • #30
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Like most charity crazes, it's a bit hammy but if it raises money for a terrible disease (my wife's dad died from it when she was young) I can easily live with it.


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  • #31
    The Peanut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭The Peanut


    woodoo wrote: »
    Charlie sheen didn't pour ice over his head, he poured 10,000 dollars over his head and then donated it. You didn't even watch his video did you?

    Apologies. I did. I meant to type Justin Bieber - my daughter was showing a clip at the time.

    In fairness, Charlie won't remember doing it in 3 months.


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