Comments on: Life Is Good

By: Too Soon? at Kill Ten Rats

Too Soon? at Kill Ten Rats — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:31 +0000

[...] are approaching the end of the first presidency since the invention of lolcats. The idea struck us: why don’t we write a visual history of the administration in lolcat? [...]

By: LOLpocalypse at Kill Ten Rats

LOLpocalypse at Kill Ten Rats — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:03:32 +0000

[...] stated before that lolcattery is a sign that this is the best time in history to be alive. Teh Holiez Bibul is a [...]

By: yunk

yunk — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:15:46 +0000

Here’s something interesting, more fuel. I’m shocked to see something like this in Speigel that’s for sure:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,363663,00.html

By: yunk

yunk — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:38:53 +0000

Almost forgot I use this one sometimes in war regions like Iraq to help people there:
http://www.spiritofamerica.net/
It’s guys in the military who are there who arrange for the charity, pretty good since they’re in places other charities are afraid to go

By: yunk

yunk — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:36:07 +0000

I looked into this sort of stuff during the Tsunami.

I usually use Save the Children which has one of the highest rates of money actually going to people. The Christian Children’s Fund has about 80% rate of money going to the people too.

I sure as hell don’t donate to the International Red Cross or UNICEF, talk about waste and corruption.

Charity Watch: http://www.charitywatch.org/
Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/

Some other groups that rate charities:
Guidestar, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance (WGA), and the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA). Don’t know if they have websites.

By: Cyndre

Cyndre — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:29:00 +0000

Warlords and Dictators need strong, healthy bones to rape pillage and plunder. Thats why the Darfur support networks are still in business.

By: Zubon

Zubon — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:49:51 +0000

Microloans: the Nobel peace prize-winning approach to charity. I wish I could get a 96% repayment rate from people I know in my country to whom I lend money at 0% interest.

Also, if anyone has a link to a charity that reliably feeds people in the third world without having the food confiscated by warlords and dictators, that would be great.

By: Dyardawen

Dyardawen — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:47:27 +0000

Now I had to watch all the cutesy you linked which took me two hours and it is all your fault!
:)

By: Oz

Oz — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:36:34 +0000

I actually have the cat ones as backgrounds on my work computer…

By: Jezebeau

Jezebeau — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:31:36 +0000

[...and being illiterate did not matter much when you might encounter two books in your life...]

But now, thanks to the internet, even such species as trolls are partially literate! Yeeey! :)