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How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

Describe how far you'd go(or have gone) for a cause you believe in.

As many of you might imagine, I have done all of the above. :D

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

Describe how far you'd go(or have gone) for a cause you believe in.

As many of you might imagine, I have done all of the above. :D

Yes to the bolded

Click Stand;13328150']If I really beleived in the cause, I would go as far as public humiliation to due so. Probably up to the the point of violence being inflicted upon me.

We have a volunteer for the Groin Kicks for Literacy Charity Auction! :D

If I really beleived in the cause, I would go as far as public humiliation to due so. Probably up to the the point of violence being inflicted upon me.

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity?
Provided the beneficiary for the charity is me. :D

Run 5 km. naked?
Get naked? Yes.
Run 5 kms.? No.

Wear a dress?
No.

Become a human hotdog?
Yes.

Take an oatmeal bath?
Yes.

Mud wrestle?
Yes.

I was a badass white rapper it was du bomb because I was educatin dem hoes about the dangers of homelessness n shit an how the poo-leece is who you gotta call :cool:

I am convinced I was a word away from being stabbed :)

which charity?

which charity?

One you believe in. *nod*

In my case, I am actively involved in raising money for drug-free graduation parties for my town, I volunteer time at a local children's hospital and I support several literacy drives and campaigns. Literacy is the closest thing I have to a personal crusade and I have demonstrated that by laying in a giant hotdog bun while buckets of ketchup, mustard, chili and beans were dumped all over me as a reward to the local children for reading a certain number of books in one year. Of course, it can be our little secret that I would have done it anyway. :D

Become a human hotdog?

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm LG on a bun Yummy!
;)

Sure, I'll donate, but I find it insanely impractical that any charity would force to do such things. That would drive away potential donors.

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

None of the things you mention are humiliating.

None of the things you mention are humiliating.

Well not to me, and apparently not to you. But believe it or not, some people are easily embarrassed and very sensitive about how they are viewed by the public. :p

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

Describe how far you'd go(or have gone) for a cause you believe in.

As many of you might imagine, I have done all of the above. :D

As someone that really could care less what others think I would probably do all those above however the 5k run would have to be in warm weather.

Click Stand;13328224']If running five miles naked isn't humiliating I'd like to hear what is humiliating to you.

Would you consider being chased by dogs five miles while naked embarrassing.

Only if the dogs are female. :)

None of the things you mention are humiliating.

If running five miles naked isn't humiliating I'd like to hear what is humiliating to you.

Would you consider being chased by dogs five miles while naked embarrassing.

Click Stand;13328224']If running five miles naked isn't humiliating I'd like to hear what is humiliating to you.

Would you consider being chased by dogs five miles while naked embarrassing.

He probably wouldn't (it was 5km actually), and why would the addition of dogs make it (more) embarrassing?

I'd spend up to 5 years in solitary confinement for a cause I cared for enough, if by doing so meant it was not reversible after.

Sure, I'll donate, but I find it insanely impractical that any charity would force to do such things. That would drive away potential donors.
Nono, you don't (generally) have to do the things to donate, you do the things to convince other people to donate.

It's still silly, though, when you think about it.

"Hmmm, you want to cure AIDS? I don't know if that's worthwhile enough... I know! Why don't you climb the Statue of Liberty while wearing a Rhino costume."

That being said, I'm still willing to do things for charity because it works. But ideally, people would choose to donate to charities based on the worthiness of the cause, and not how many crazy people they've gotten to volunteer to do shit.

Though, I suppose the crazy shit is mostly for publicity rather than convincing people to donate.

Well not to me, and apparently not to you. But believe it or not, some people are easily embarrassed and very sensitive about how they are viewed by the public. :p

But if you think about it, if you're willing to do "embarrassing" or painful things for a worthy charity, people will view you in a better light.

"This guy is locking himself in a 3-ft box for a year to raise money for orphans with diseases? Wow, what a swell guy!"

But then, it's easier to say that then it is to really convince yourself of it.

Anyway, though. I think I'd do all the things listed in the OP for a worthy charity, but it'd have to be fairly warm outside for the run.

I wonder what type of buns LG has? do you think they are toasted?

Cinnamon Buns. :)

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm LG on a bun Yummy!
;)

I wonder what type of buns LG has? do you think they are toasted?

Only if the dogs are female. :)

So you would be ok with some "bitch" or "bitch's" chasing you 5k?

*Takes a bite out of LG's Buns*
;)

:eek:

Ow!

Perv. ;)

Cinnamon Buns. :)

*Takes a bite out of LG's Buns*
;)

About the only one I wouldn't do is the 5k run. Not because I wouldn't be willing, but my running days are long behind me.

Then again, so are my charitable days, so I guess it doesn't matter anyway.

About the only one I wouldn't do is the 5k run. Not because I wouldn't be willing, but my running days are long behind me.

Then again, so are my charitable days, so I guess it doesn't matter anyway.

I am curious at what ended your charitable days? Was it kids, buying a home or saving for retirement?

He probably wouldn't (it was 5km actually), and why would the addition of dogs make it (more) embarrassing?

It just seemed like a nice fit at the time, though I'm not really sure what I was thinking when I said it.

How about running 5km naked while doing a provocative dance.

:eek:

Ow!

Perv. ;)

:D

I am curious at what ended your charitable days? Was it kids, buying a home or saving for retirement?

None of the above. I just became a selfish bastard.

None of the above. I just became a selfish bastard.

:D

Click Stand;13328224']If running five miles naked isn't humiliating I'd like to hear what is humiliating to you.

5 kilometres, not "miles". Regardless, the naked human body is not a source of shame or outrage where I live, so I don't consider being naked to be humiliating. Maybe if I had been raised to be ashamed of my sinful body like in certain other cultures, but fortunately I was not.

What I would find humiliating? Hmm... I'm having difficulties thinking of anything. There are a lot of things that would be disgusting or unseemly, but humiliating?

Cinnamon Buns. :)

Oh, come on now, admit it. You've surely got loony buns! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw)

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

Describe how far you'd go(or have gone) for a cause you believe in.

As many of you might imagine, I have done all of the above. :D

I've done the bold because I've lost bets.
I'd do the underlined for charity if I knew enough was going towards the actual charity.

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?


Obviously i don't possess a whole lot of dignity as it is. And i humiliate myself quite regularly here, thankyouverymuch.
For free or for $, doesn't matter that much. :)

Fergi America;13328378']Oh, come on now, admit it. You've surely got loony buns! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw)

YAY! :D

Become a human hotdog?

As this implies you will be actually eaten, or at least grilled over a sizzling hot skillet, or steamed at +100 celcius, and given my lack of tendencies towards shuffling off this mortal coil anytime soon, no.

There are a lot of things that would be disgusting or unseemly, but humiliating?

For you Fass, probably having your baby pictures spread across the world.

Isn't oatmeal good for your skin of something?

Regardless, the naked human body is not a source of shame or outrage where I live, so I don't consider being naked to be humiliating.Same here. I've done a bit of public nudity & running for various causes, though not the combination.

As for the question, I don't know. I do prioritize leaving a positive mark on the world higher than my life, though, so I'd probably do just about anything, assuming the stakes were high enough.

*Signs up for AQ*

Good thing I'm not a right winger, eh?

The only thing I wouldn't do is get naked (but I consider that a form of charity to my surroundings ;) and it's cold outside), but the others seem fun and not humiliating at all. What's a human hotdog btw?
But I don't really see the point in these things as charities though, donating or actually participating seem more effective at first glance.

I'm not really someone to crave attention so I wouldn't do any of those. I'd prefer to do more mundane things for charity, or, like recently, sell myself in a charity auction (I wrote a piece of music for the winning bidder).

Ive done it all except the running thing, and Ive also been duct taped to the flag pole and pelted with vegi's for my ecology club in high-school........ it was ok, the only thing that sucked about it was the carots they kinda stung....... :D

As this implies you will be actually eaten, or at least grilled over a sizzling hot skillet, or steamed at +100 celcius, and given my lack of tendencies towards shuffling off this mortal coil anytime soon, no.

Pansy. :p

http://www.dcnewspress.com/site/tab11.cfm?BRD=2713&dept_id=560326&newsid=18441872&PAG=461&rfi=9

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/106-principal-shaves-head/1758740481

It's not too unusual.

Wear a dress?

Hell, I'm doing that right now.

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

I might be able to wear a dress, which I've always hated because whenever I wear a dress I feel vulnerable and it makes me hate the world, if I cared enough about a cause, but I don't think I could do any of the other things. I especially would not want to be naked.

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

Describe how far you'd go(or have gone) for a cause you believe in.

As many of you might imagine, I have done all of the above. :D

My existence is charity to the rest of the world. >.>

pfft...what have charities ever done for me...selfish bastards...











:D

Pansy. :p

I do believe however, that I would be quite generous to a charity of your choice were I to be given free reign in testing just exactly how indestructible you are.

Or perhaps forcible cleanliness for a year. :p

How much pride would you be willing to sacrifice for charity? Would you humiliate yourself in public for a good cause? Run 5 km. naked? Wear a dress? Become a human hotdog? Take an oatmeal bath? Mud wrestle?

Describe how far you'd go(or have gone) for a cause you believe in.

As many of you might imagine, I have done all of the above. :D

I wouldn't run 5k fully clothed, let alone naked (I have a bad knee due to a couple of previous slips and falls). But when I was younger, I've helped out at my younger sister's fund raisers (when she was in grammar to high school).

I have done commentary for cow races, and dressed up as a giant frog for charity.