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[Famine]

I'm sure many of you here read Penny-Arcade. For those few of you who don't, it's basically a Video Game website featuring web comics about two friends and their love of video games and the crazy antics that they get into. Basically picture Nerfaholics or Death By Foam, but with video games instead of Nerf, and funny.

Anyways, they're doing this thing with Amazon where you can purchase toys and games off of Amazon for a children's hospital in their area. If any of you are looking for anyway to express a base-level of generosity or humanitarianism this Christmas, you might want to check it out plus the donation will be in the name of a charity which actually reflects our demographic (The Gamer Community) and not some greedy corporation like the Salvation Army (re:Old People who hate us).

While it would probably be inappropriate to give a Nerf Gun to some sickly kid who is bedridden for months, I'm sure most of you could find a gift off the Amazon wish list that you think some kid would enjoy. I myself picked one of the edgier video games to get some kid, if I could have I would have bought them Manhunt.

Fuck CNN, Arnie Diaz, and everyone else who trash-talks Rockstar games.

I really fuckin hate that Diaz guy.... asshole.

Check it out.

[Alexthebeast]

Actually, My friend Ryan had lukemia and was in the hospital for 5 months, and I bought him a soaker and a nerf gun, and of all the gifts he was showered with, he said those and RC cars were the best.

[Mantis]

Yeah, if all the kids that were stuck in bed for a few months got nerf guns, they'd have nothing but stand offs! *going to hell, aisle seat*

[One Man Clan]

Ridin' beside you man, damn that was funny.

Edited by One Man Clan, 09 December 2003 - 10:48 PM.

[Dan Wask]

Hey I feel I give enough. I just spent two days helping at a soup kitchen and a fransiscan youth center in the inner city of Baltimore. Think thats not scary? how about a gun fight on the street when your teachin a kid to read. Now thats Fucking Giving.

[Famine]

FRANSISCAN GIVING DOES NOT COUNT!!! I believe Jesus made it a point in the bible to reprimand one of his apostles (probably John, since he seemed to be the only one to ever do anything) for pushing a blind Fransiscan man out of the way of an uncoming cart, thus saving his life. But Jesus then took John aside and said;

"John, though ye motives may be pure of heart, any deeds of benevolence or kindness thee may enact upon the Frasiscanians shall go unrewardeth in heaven." then, because Jesus loved John in a slightly homoerotic way he said;

"So that ye eternal soul shall not rot in the bowels of hell for squandering thy time with the Fransiscians, I shall call upon the power of ME to prevent you from ever makening the same mistake again!!" And so with that, John was stricken blind by Jesus' radioactive power so that he may never again lead a blind Fransiscan across the street. But in return for the loss of his sight, Jesus granted him super heightened senses, reflexes, and agility. Also, in time Apostle John would develop a "Holy Sonar Sense" which would allow him to see things using echos, much the way bats would if they were not filthy heathens. So it was from that filthy satan-infested rodent that John drew the inspiration for his costume, to strike fear into the hearts of sinners and Fransiscan's everywhere.

And so that's the story of Bat-John, the Super-Powered Apostle.

The End

[Dan Wask]

Meh the lil' pricks called me whitey anyways...

[Jangadance]

*snippage*

*claps* Bravo!