Red Nose Day

[lazyitus]

What is a suitable amount to donate then ?

[Mrs Fish]

Whatever you feel you can comfortably spare...

[rushdriver]

What ever your happy with, £10 is nothing to some but too much to others etc etc

John

[titiany]

I've been really mean this year. I bought a nose though, and gave it to a kid on the street. I told him he could only have it if he was doing something at his school. He was doing something to do with putting teachers in the stocks.

He went off with the nose, saying he'd be raising money.


Then he asked me if I had a cigarettes. He was only about 12!

[speedy_thrills]

titiany said:

...had a cigarettes...

Wasn’t grammar school he was going to then was it?

[Broccers]

lazyitus said:

What is a suitable amount to donate then ?

Nothing on the day.

Legalised begging imo.

[Rob_F]

Broccers wears the irritatingly jollified nose of correctness.

I got stung a couple of quid at the pub tonight, but it was only because the girl collecting money was hot.

Cheers,
Rob.

[icamm]

The biggest problem I have with this is that they show some really good, new, comedy interspersed amongst hours of begging.

I KNOW they support lots of good causes, I don't need reminding every five minutes. It really puts me off watching. I would donate alot more if they showed more comedy and less "soul searching" material.

It always seems to me that they show less than 10 minutes of comedy for every 20 minutes of "this is what we do with your money - give us more".

Sorry if this sounds bitter, I am not against the principal, or the charity, but surely "comic" relief should be making us feel that "yes I have it good I can afford to give money" not trying to make us feel guilty.

Plus what was this "fame academy" crap they have been showing? Fair enough it seems to have raised lots of money but "comic" I don't think so - more tragic.

[thebluemonkey]

I quite agree, if they did something along the lines of the Tsunami appeal then they would raise even more money IMO. After a couple of hours you get fed up watching the same VT, especially after you've donated.

[Byff]

Just video it and fast forward the begging/fame academy bits. Compresses a full nights viewing into an hour of stuff worth watching.