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MadHound

(34,179 posts)
1. Sorry, I don't participate in corporate driven charities.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:46 PM
Oct 2012

Yes, the site is run by the UN, but it is also allowing sponsoring corporations to not just advertise to you, but datamine for information on you.

Besides, ten grains of rice for each correct answer? How fucking cheap. Even at ten million correct answers, the amount of rice would still be less than two tons(approx. 3,400 pounds). Rather than going through this corporate sponsored middleman, how about I just lay down a thousand dollars and purchase a couple of tons of rice to give away

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
2. IMHO this is a fun easy way to donate, and improve your vocabulary at the same time. And if....
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:47 PM
Oct 2012

.....you get addicted to the game, like I sometimes do, that pile of rice increases raidly!

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