This ice bucket thing....

[Midwest Spy]

I played in a golf tournament in June for ALS.

Going to Target Field tonight.

Beautiful night for a game.

[Carsman]

[Duchess]

That's exactly what I thought would happen if any water got on that shrew.

[thekid65]

FINALLY!! It's done with class.

[Duchess]

FINALLY!! It's done with class.

I agree. I feel like the purpose has been lost now that everyone and their brother is doing it. I've watched a significant number of them and rarely has anyone talked about the money they are giving. I usually find it crass to discuss money but not in this particular case. I now feel like people are doing it just to say they did it, not to raise awareness or money.

[thekid65]

Exactly, Duchess...it's a farce. Granted, it's raised money and awareness...but 90% of the shit I see on my Facewank page is just exactly as you mentioned.

[Cutz]

Since July 29, the ice bucket challenge has raised $41.8 million for ALSA

I wouldn't care if people were peeing on each other. If it raises 50 million bucks for charity, I'll support it. The initial challenge was... dump a bucket of icewater on yourself, or donate money. Now celebrities are doing both, but technically, the people only dumping icewater on themselves are still playing by the rules of the game.

[Duchess]

You're entitled to your opinion but I don't support this charity given they use outdated & ineffective experiments on animals. You'd think after throwing an obscene amount of money at experiments that fail time after time that they would choose another route to research but you don't see people talking about that. I'd be willing to bet that if you pulled several random people out of those who have accepted the challenge and asked them what ALS is that they couldn't even tell you. Yesterday I saw what is termed a "supermodel" accept the challenge and she used something that resembled a fricken cereal bowl to dump the water on herself.

[HairOfTheDog]

Since July 29, the ice bucket challenge has raised $41.8 million for ALSA

I wouldn't care if people were peeing on each other. If it raises 50 million bucks for charity, I'll support it.

Yeah, I feel the same way about it.

I've done plenty of walks for cancer and Alzheimer's, trying to get as many sponsors and other people to walk as possible. I could skip the walks and just write checks instead, but the walks are covered by national, local and social media (though not nearly as heavily as the ALS challenged has managed to elicit). So, along with the donations, the walk challenges raise awareness and support for the causes.

Even though there's a lot of water handed out at those events and there's nothing particularly classy about walking in a giant circle for miles with a bunch of sweaty people in cheap event t-shirts and flimsy name badges with raffle numbers printed on the back, I'll be doing another one at the end of September (and have fun doing it).

I saw yesterday that Pamela Anderson refused the ice bucket challenge due to ALS research involving experimentation on animals. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/08/2...challenge/

I didn't consider it wrong or unclassy of Pamela to use her refusal of the ALS challenge to shift the focus and advocate for PETA and animal rights; causes that she feels more passionately about.

People, famous or not, engaging in activities that help other people or animals -- because they feel passionately, just think it's fun, or like the attention -- doesn't offend me in any way.

[Duchess]

I saw yesterday that Pamela Anderson refused the ice bucket challenge due to ALS research involving experimentation on animals. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/08/2...challenge/

I read that this morning & I agree with her. That's what inspired my post.

When all this began I thought it was great but as time has passed and I see what it has become I simply feel, meh. I know some people around me who are participating and I know it's done just to say they did it. There is no mention of donations and they can't post it fast enough onto FB.

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't doubt that some of the people participating are not doing so with a primary focus of helping to find a cure for ALS. Sometimes shallow people do good things in order to get attention.

In this case, I don't care why they're doing it -- the wide-spread attention/exposure/participation helps fund research for a very debilitating disease all the same.

Likewise, it doesn't bother me that some very wealthy people donate to good causes (and make sure everybody knows about it), primarily because they want the tax deductions. Though, on a personal level, I have more respect for the people who contribute and/or advocate because they also really care.

[Duchess]

Reading about it now makes me feel snarky instead of proud of my fellow man.

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm not even reading the ice bucket stories for the most part for the same reason, Duchess. I hear ya.

Consummate followers and attention-seekers bug me too. But, they're always there.

When their irritating "look at me!" behavior happens to result in something that really helps others (IMO) though, I'll take it. And, it did prompt me to do a little research on the latest ALS research.

[ZEROSPHERES]

I saw yesterday that Pamela Anderson refused the ice bucket challenge due to ALS research involving experimentation on animals. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/08/2...challenge/

I read that this morning & I agree with her. That's what inspired my post.

When all this began I thought it was great but as time has passed and I see what it has become I simply feel, meh. I know some people around me who are participating and I know it's done just to say they did it. There is no mention of donations and they can't post it fast enough onto FB.

Her sex life included a lot of experimentation with animals. She sounds hypocritical to me.

[Duchess]

Sarah Palin took the challenge & nominated Hillary.

Will she accept? Heh.

[Carsman]

Funniest challenge yet!

(I tried to get this thing to work on youtube option, but it didn't work, so)

[crash]

How did you find OP filming his wife?

[Carsman]

How did you find OP filming his wife?

It was real easy, just typed in OP's wife.

[Maggot]