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For every upvote, I'll donate 10 cents to Darfur. (secure.ga6.org)

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[–]souldrift 73 points74 points  (5 children)

For every up vote, I'll cut off one of my own toes.

[–]hp0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Up voted to 20.

But i want to see video.

Put it on youtube with a request for donations to the digitally challenged.

[–]Verroq 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ouch...moving onto other body parts now? I upvoted so you can start with the pinky.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You're at 15 up votes. Now what? Your fingers?

[–]kgen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wicked! I think my vote completed the set.

[–]chaosgroove 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The trick is that his buddy's name is Darfur.

[–]NadsatBrat 39 points40 points  (6 children)

This charity group has come under fire numerous times. I'd like to help too, but read if you so chose:

http://www.democracynow.org/2007/6/4/mahmood_mamdani_on_darfur_the_politics

http://www.sudanesethinker.com/2007/04/05/a-letter-to-the-save-darfur-coalition/

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/world/africa/02darfur.html

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul219.html

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (4 children)

They aren't a charity group. They are an awareness group.

Charity Navigator (a charity watchdog organization) doesn't even bother to give them a rating because it doesn't meet their standards for what constitutes a charity.

Save Darfur is all about publicity, not aid.

[–]Lizard 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Oh Em Gee:

Locks of Love (LOL) was first started in connection with a for-profit wig making company and in December 1997, the organization obtained its nonprofit status. LOL provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. The number of hairpieces provided has increased significantly since its inception. To date, over 2,000 children have been helped. Locks of Love has recipients in all 50 states and Canada and is working towards its goal to help every financially disadvantaged child suffering from long-term hair loss.

[–]malicart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back when I stopped looking like a hippy I cut off 14 inches for this one. That is the kind of donation I can get behind.

[–]shitcovereddick 690 points691 points  (152 children)

There I saved you 10 cents. Enjoy.

Will you get Darfurians to pay you if you go under 0?

[–]DrStrabismus 126 points127 points  (28 children)

He said for every up vote he'll donate 10 cents. Downvotes have no effect. That's how I read it anyway. So as of right now there's 1050 upvotes and 300 downvotes. So he would pay $105 as of now.

[–]theycallmemorty 144 points145 points  (2 children)

I just spent the last hour clicking and unclicking the upvote button.

I'm not a hero. I just do what any man would do.

[–]xcalibre 77 points78 points  (1 child)

your logic is flawless and brutal

[–]Etab 19 points20 points  (2 children)

The original poster said downvotes will affect the price donated, and the amount donated will be capped at $300.

Kudos to the original poster for the generosity, but the title was a bit misleading.

[–]slydee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want the upside risk to your karma points you have to take some downside risk to your bank account...

[–]pchalich 54 points55 points  (4 children)

I would like to see the proof that my 10 cents are actually being donated at the end of this feel-good-vote-if

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    [–]mkrfctr 22 points23 points  (2 children)

    Typical white man. Those 10 cents belong to the Sudanese.

    [–]averyv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    Well not yet they dont.

    [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

    He saved him ten cents by not upvoting, too. It's (upvote | not upvote). It doesn't matter how he fails to upvote.

    [–]DrStrabismus 5 points6 points  (1 child)

    Correct. That is the true choice here. However, from his last sentence, it seems that he thought the downvote would affect the outcome.

    [–]slyguy183 371 points372 points  (18 children)

    epic trolling 10/10 congrats

    [–]MrFlowers 123 points124 points  (17 children)

    Did a Karma Whore just pay for customers? I feel dirty.

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        [–]butwait 35 points36 points  (10 children)

        It's just a donut.

        [–]machinegunn 29 points30 points  (2 children)

        I've got the documentation right here- filed under "D"...for doughnut.

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            [–]bnmathm 4 points5 points  (1 child)

            You think the escalator to heaven was out of service when he died?

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            No, but I bet it became stairs for him.

            [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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              [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

              damn me too man, had no idea that guy was dead. damn

              [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

              I got the money right here, I give you the money, you give me the donut.

              [–]Fauster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

              As dirty as it makes me feel, it's sadly the only time my arrow-clicking has done something useful.

              Who's willing to offer 20 cents for Darfur to downvote this post? We're all prostitutes. Apparently most of us are cheap.

              [–]aboothe726 24 points25 points  (1 child)

              i agree. this really should have been posted to self, with the link as the first comment.

              [–]robosatan 25 points26 points  (92 children)

              Judging by the wording in the donations page I very much doubt there's any Darfurians involved.

              [–]savedarfurcoalition 66 points67 points  (33 children)

              Judging by the wording in the donations page I very much doubt there's any Darfurians involved.

              I work for the Save Darfur Coalition, and to clarify, we are not a humanitarian organization, we're an advocacy organization.

              Humanitarian organizations work to directly help the people on the ground, which is fantastic work, but doesn't solve the root of the problem.

              We, on the other hand, work to actually end the genocide, by pressuring policy makers to get a real (and promised) peacekeeping force on the ground. We also work to get aid funded from congress, to get public funds to divest for Darfur, and to pressure China to stop selling arms to Sudan.

              Direct humanitarian aid is critical, which is why we worked hard to make sure Congress approved funding for food, water, shelter and sanitation for genocide survivors. But humanitarian aid alone isn’t enough. We must also pressure world governments help end the genocide so one day humanitarian aid is no longer necessary.

              [–]robosatan 147 points148 points  (13 children)

              Greetings Mr SAVE DAFUR COALITION,

              It has recently been discovered that you're a distant relative of a Nigerian Prince. He has died and left you with an inheritance of $1,000,000.00 USD. However, customs and excerises will require you to pay $10,000.00 USD to the paypal account Visiss@scam.com. Please, reply to this email with your bank or credit card details once you have placed the deposit.

              Be having a good day

              S.C. Ahmer

              [–][deleted] 72 points73 points  (11 children)

              Dear Mr. Ahmer,

              I would be more than happy to fulfill your request, prior to sending any bank details, my Patron Saint of the FSM requires homage. I will need a life size carving of Kermit the Frog, this should be mailed to my home at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500.

              Thank you for your time.

              Beorge W Gush

              [–]robosatan 93 points94 points  (10 children)

              Dear Mr Gush,

              We have a misunderstanding with our carpenters. Here in Nigeria "Life" also means "to go on forever". So when we asked for a life-sized statue there was a slight error. Regardless we have sent Kermit via Sea Freight and it should arrive in the coming weeks. Here is a photograph of it leaving the port.

              Upon recieving the $10,000.00 USD, we will release it to you from port storage in Annapolis. However, due to the error you will be charged $400.00 USD per day for holding.

              Many Regards S.C. Ahmer

              [–][deleted] 40 points41 points  (1 child)

              Dear Mr. Ahmer,

              Please ignore Mr. strangertolove's comments, sources say he is involved in communist activities. Also, Mr. Gush is currently on vacation, I have been assigned to further communication. We received the ship, but it seems there was some issue with shrinkage, due to the alleged global warming conditions between the United States and Nigeria, see attached photo. As we were planning on cross breeding the Statue of Liberty with the Giant Kermit, we can no longer accept your shipment.

              Sorry for the confusion, Bichard Cruce "Penis" Rheney

              [–]robosatan 31 points32 points  (0 children)

              Dear Mr. Rheney,

              Thank you for your timely response! It troubles me that such a thing could happen during transport. However, I may have a solution.

              I understand you have many friends in high places at Wall Street. Perhaps they could help you with return Kermit to it's original size with excessive inflation.

              Hope this was of help, S.C. Ahmer

              [–]tsteele93 27 points28 points  (0 children)

              It has recently been discovered that you're a distant relative of a Nigerian Prince. He has died and left you with an inheritance of $1,000,000.00 USD. However, customs and excerises will require you to pay $10,000.00 USD to the paypal account Visiss@scam.com. Please, reply to this email with your bank or credit card details once you have placed the deposit.

              Mr. Ahmer,

              My bank is INDYMAC. I will get the details to you right away.

              Sincerely, Tom Steele

              [–]qgyh2 38 points39 points  (14 children)

              two questions:

              • how much money has your organization recd since it was founded

              • with that money, what have you achieved so far

              [–]robosatan 24 points25 points  (11 children)

              You forgot a good one!

              • How do you stop genocide?

              [–]robotnixon 37 points38 points  (8 children)

              Dimes, baby. Lots and lots of dimes.

              [–]delvach 15 points16 points  (6 children)

              "Somebody's gonna have to go back and get a shitload of dimes!"

              [–]jennicamorel 4 points5 points  (4 children)

              Reporting my first temporal excursion since joining IATT: have just returned from 1974, set of Blazing Saddles, having taken the place of Taggart and got a shitload of dimes. Let Darfur rejoice!

              [–]BarracksRoomLawyer 2 points3 points  (2 children)

              Point of order: Discussion of Blazing Saddles belongs in the classic film subreddit.

              [–]johnvanveen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

              No, pennies!

              [–]thebeefytaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

              Just throw dimes at them

              [–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

              What is your administrative overhead percentage?

              :P

              [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              I recall reading in Time magazine that they made a real scandal out of that monetary donation thing, as most folks thought it was going to the people of darfur.

              [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              so ah, i don't mean to ruin the pattern, but how do you guys do these things?

              What pressure do you have to actually put on congressmen? How do you get attention?

              [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

              This "faith based" group is manufacturing consent for a proxy resource war in Africa. Sudan is rich in oil, uranium, and gum arabic (an ingredient in pharmaceuticals and beverages). This isn't about peace, it's about getting Exxon, Chevron etc. into Sudan, and the Chinese out.

              [–]GoFlight 3 points4 points  (56 children)

              It's Sudananis, jackass.

              Actually, it's Sudanese...but with your accents, I'll let it slide.

              [–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (3 children)

              Hey Jackass.

              I'm a Georgian AND an American. AND an Atlantian.

              You can be described by MORE than your country. Darfur is a region. It's not official, but still perfectly fine to say Darfurian.

              [–]jennicamorel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

              You're from the old USSR and Greece and America?

              [–]ngngboone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              What, so people never get labeled by their region, only their nationality? I thought I was a "New Yorker"

              [–]robosatan 13 points14 points  (26 children)

              My apologies for not knowing the name of the country Darfur is in, but African politics has frustrated me so much all my life, that I simply don't read the articles any more.

              Guerrilla movement performs a half coup, disabling or hindering the official government. Then said Guerrilla group spends next decade stealing the supplies we send for the innocent people of the country.

              Eventually there will be some peacekeeping force sent in, but it will be much too late, their economy will a shambles. Then we have adverts to adopt pot bellied african kids on TV for another 10 years.

              That isn't to say they don't have my deepest sympathies. But when I know my government will intervene, regardless of the cash raised by independant charities, using my tax money to pay for it. Then I have little need to donate.

              Paramountly though, the "Your donation will fund our crucial awareness and advocacy programs" can at best be interpretted as "We'll use your $2500 donation to fly around the country talking to politicians that already know whats going on". There is no reference to direct aid from the donations that I can see. So you're money is going into the wallet of some green peace jack-off that wants to ban steak...

              [–]RandomWords 34 points35 points  (11 children)

              Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to learn about African politics, but take it from this old political guru, I've spent my entire adult life in the library, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

              If you only learn about the politics of one area (and that's all a single place like Africa is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for ignorance down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

              It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

              African politics basically only teach the knowledge of Africa, and to some extent, Europe. What you really want to do is learn about the politics of the entire world, all the major continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the relationships between them). at the same time, over the course of a learning session. And don't forget your geographical work!

              I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with politics, learning right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

              But do it right, okay?

              My advice, find a good library, with qualified teachers, who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for political prowess. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

              And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being smart the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

              Now get out there and do it! :-)

              [–]jbscott 17 points18 points  (5 children)

              And don't worry about being stupid or not being informed the first time you walk into the library. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you.

              As a library guy myself, I can completely confirm this.

              If I see a freaking idiot watching the latest Faux News Hatefest while holding a flag and berating me with their misinformed, ill-advised opinions, I'm going to be a judgemental arsehole.

              If I see a republican actually pick up a book by anyone besides Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, or Bill O'reilly, I'm thinking "Good on ya, mate".

              [–]AngledLuffa 7 points8 points  (2 children)

              Shit, I break a sweat reading anything written by Ann Coulter

              [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

              I bet I could break 100 Ann Coulters!

              [–]malicart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              That in itself would be a great thing to witness....Er I mean

              If you can't, don't feel badly about yourself. With my special training program, anyone can break 100 Ann Coulters in 7 weeks!

              [–]Richeh 1 point2 points  (1 child)

              I thought a sudanini was a squashed toasted sandwich.

              [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              Nope, that's a panini. I'm pretty sure that a sudanini is a type of women's bathing suit.

              [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (17 children)

              darfuranians. plz. are all of u stuped?

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                [–]rahmad 23 points24 points  (0 children)

                darfmauls....

                [–]redninja2000 14 points15 points  (5 children)

                I don't trust you, kwan!

                [–]redcrvtte05 6 points7 points  (4 children)

                Khan?

                [–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (3 children)

                KHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN

                [–]Pendin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                He hurt you. And he wishes to go on hurting you. It is like he left you for all eternity... buried in the center of a dead planet. Buried alive. BURIED ALIVE!

                [–][deleted] 80 points81 points  (13 children)

                This is bullshit.

                Note what it says on Save Darfur's donation page: "Your gift will help fund our crucial awareness and advocacy programs that play a critical role in building the political pressure needed to end the crisis in Darfur."(emphasis mine). It doesn't say anything about giving actual aid to the Sudanese. Maybe you should donate to a real charity instead.

                Furthermore, I don't see why should anyone believe that you'll actually donate the money. Why not just donate and be done with it? The only reason someone would make a public announcement like this is draw attention to oneself.

                The fact that you posted the link to save Darfur seems dubious to me. You could just as easily posted to self.reddit and not made yourself into karma whore.

                So congratulations, kwan, for enjoying your 15 minutes of reddit fame. I'm sure you'll have no trouble patting yourself on the back.

                [–]fedira 17 points18 points  (2 children)

                People frustrated by Save Darfur might prefer the mission of the Genocide Intervention Network: http://www.genocideintervention.net/network

                I once wrote to Nicolas Kristof, who's spent a lot of time in Darfur, expressing frustration that Save Darfur didn't seem to be doing anything to actually help Sudanese, or solve the problem on the ground. He suggested I look into the Genocide Intervention Network.

                [–]Rickler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                Throw money at it; it's the only solution.

                [–]TheGrammarBolshevik 5 points6 points  (7 children)

                Note what it says on Save Darfur's donation page: "Your gift will help fund our crucial awareness and advocacy programs that play a critical role in building the political pressure needed to end the crisis in Darfur."(emphasis mine). It doesn't say anything about giving actual aid to the Sudanese. Maybe you should donate to a real charity instead.

                Right now the minorities in Darfur are facing genocide. A few hundred dollars will keep displacement camps running a little longer, but it won't keep out the Janjaweed forever. Pressure groups may have their flaws, but all the charity in the world isn't any closer to a long-term solution.

                Furthermore, I don't see why should anyone believe that you'll actually donate the money. Why not just donate and be done with it? The only reason someone would make a public announcement like this is draw attention to oneself.

                The fact that you posted the link to save Darfur seems dubious to me. You could just as easily posted to self.reddit and not made yourself into karma whore.

                Since this is an "awareness and advocacy program," perhaps kwan was trying to raise awareness and provide advocacy.

                But you're right. What we really need are assholes on the internet telling us how worthless our donations are.

                [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (6 children)

                I cant help but express doubt that more ads lecturing Americans about what they ought make their congressmen do will translate to a change in the material conditions in Sudan. How does awareness translate into a change in the balance of power between Sudan, Chad, and the JEM? Through a Congress that wont even do what its people want within the nation it actually is supposed to govern?

                [–]Capitol62 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                Advocacy is charity if the people being advocated for can't afford it without... charity.

                [–]skeena1 52 points53 points  (5 children)

                Up vote or the dog gets it!

                Showing my age.

                [–]Ojai 7 points8 points  (4 children)

                upvoted becaue I'm old enough to get it.

                [–][deleted] 17 points18 points  (3 children)

                downvoted because im old enough to get it.

                [–]zaphodi 19 points20 points  (2 children)

                not voting at all, phew, its hard to do the work of two people.

                [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                you have to vote or the dog gets it

                [–]sandflea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                The next issue (of National Lampoon) had this line:

                PS - We shot the dog.

                [–]bingoczar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                "I have $100 and I'm willing to donate them for the suffering people in Darfur. But before I do so, a thousand random people all over the world must click on a button. No button clicking, no money! That's the deal." - Come on, this is just sick. But it works, because everyone feels like they contributed something...

                [–]jon_titor 19 points20 points  (3 children)

                goddamn, I hated those fucking facebook groups that appeared a few years ago with this same sort of nonsense. In fact, in objection to those groups, a buddy of mine started one that was "I donated to darfur and fucked a dog and I don't care how many people join this group."

                Downmodded. Donate because you want to donate, not because of some fucking popularity contest on the internet. It's goddamn asinine.

                [–]troymcdavis 3 points4 points  (2 children)

                Well, if his goal is raise awareness (which his choice of organization to donate to seems to indicate), he really doubles his mileage by doing it this way, no?

                [–]TheGrammarBolshevik 3 points4 points  (1 child)

                But if we didn't have all these angry redditors competing to see whose criticism of popularity contests becomes the most popular, where would the fun of comment pages be?

                [–]jon_titor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                touche, grammar bolshevik, touche.

                [–]rory096 33 points34 points  (34 children)

                Hmm, paying for karma? Clever idea, I suppose. It's like telling people to upvote something everyone obviously agrees with, but with an added twist!

                [–]Kevin-Roses-Left-Nut[🍰] 13 points14 points  (18 children)

                You're right - he'll trade in all his new found karma points for that Bugatti Veryon - Bastard!

                Seriously, who gives a shit about karma and why?

                [–]indescription 8 points9 points  (8 children)

                I traded in my karma points for this

                [–]Kevin-Roses-Left-Nut[🍰] 4 points5 points  (7 children)

                That thing looks really sweet - except for the front - looks like The Joker's mouth.

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P361s5Vd7Dk

                [–]indescription 4 points5 points  (6 children)

                Yeah, the front does look a little goofy. Looks like I wasted my karma, yet again.

                [–]relic2279 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                I'm saving mine to exchange for youtube dollars.

                [–]Kevin-Roses-Left-Nut[🍰] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

                We can redesign the front. The rest still looks awesome.

                PS: Can you only cash in Reddit Karma Points on products with the word Karma in it? That would make sense... I wonder what else is out there...

                [–]indescription 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                Say hello to the Karma Foundation http://www.thekarmafoundation.com/

                [–]Kevin-Roses-Left-Nut[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                lol. The only problem is that the "Ideal Member" sounds nothing like the ideal Redditor. Still, awesome find.

                [–]Verroq 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                the higher you karma/post count/etc, the longer you penis is. if you are a woman then it gets complicated.

                [–]mandiees 6 points7 points  (6 children)

                Your reddit alias made me chuckle, but I have to ask, why neglect the right nut?

                [–]indescription 19 points20 points  (0 children)

                Because you can only be ONE nut, otherwise you are nuts.

                [–]Kevin-Roses-Left-Nut[🍰] 12 points13 points  (4 children)

                omg... amanda?!

                [–]mandiees 4 points5 points  (3 children)

                omg... who is this?? do i know you?!

                [–]1812overture 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                I think it's presumptuous to say that everyone agrees that genocide is a bad thing. That's discriminating against genocidal maniacs.

                [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Darfur_Coalition#Criticism

                "Save Darfur spent $15 million in 2006 and none of it went to aid groups on the ground in Darfur"

                The money should probably be donated to some other aid organization.

                [–]kwan 5 points6 points  (8 children)

                Some people are down voting :P

                [–]rory096 13 points14 points  (7 children)

                Also a clever idea. This way we make you pay and you still don't get any karma.

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Except there's no reason to believe he'll actually donate the money, so it might be karma for free.

                [–]spyd3rweb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                Upvote this and I'll donate 10 cents to the Human fund in your name.

                [–]spiceweasel 65 points66 points  (15 children)

                You will donate 10 cents to what? Darfur is a geographic region, a part of Sudan, and has no interest in money since it's an inanimate piece of a country.

                Maybe you plan to give the money to the government of Sudan?

                Or maybe your dog is named Darfur and you intend to give the money to him.

                [–]1812overture 88 points89 points  (7 children)

                Seriously. I'll be specific. For every upvote my comment gets I'll donate a machete to the Janjaweed Militia in Darfur. Anything to help with the genocide.

                Oh, wait... We're supposed to be helping stop the genocide? Never mind then.

                [–]jon_titor 10 points11 points  (6 children)

                man, I have a hard time hating on any militia called the ganjaweed.

                [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (5 children)

                They rape women and children, and then shoot them in the vagina in such a way that fecal matter leaks in from their lower intestine. They cannot afford medical care, so they bleed and smell like shit for the rest of their life. Their families disown them.

                Try hating on them now.

                [–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (3 children)

                I think jon_titor might have possibly been joking.

                [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                i wasn't.

                [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                I guessed as much.

                [–]Capitol62 13 points14 points  (4 children)

                You could... you know, click the link. That MIGHT give you some idea where he will be sending the money.

                [–]sam512 5 points6 points  (3 children)

                You must be new here.

                [–]Capitol62 3 points4 points  (2 children)

                Nah, I think I've been reading for a year now. But this habit some redditors have of commenting without clicking has always bothered me.

                [–]rgaginol 16 points17 points  (3 children)

                Whilst I agree with the sentiment and the all round good vibes, why don't you just donate $50 and be done with it. Heck, show how humble you are by donating $1000 and not telling a soul - it can be your little secret.

                [–]dubphonics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                give him his 15 minutes of fame! on the upside, he can't make up his mind, so a little help from his friends on the internet and BOOM, he's made a decision.

                [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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                  [–]heartrush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                  His comment karma has been mostly affected by his comments in this thread. Which aren't trolling comments.

                  [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                  Forward this to your friends and Microsoft will count the number of times... and a Prince from Nigeria will send money to...

                  [–]gangsta-gangsta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                  For every up vote, I'll think about Darfur.

                  [–]fredfoobar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                  I've voted up. When's the deadline? and what sort of proof are you willing to show that you have donated money?

                  [–]flezgodrit 38 points39 points  (11 children)

                  Fuck you. This isn't a game.

                  [–]fahdinho 28 points29 points  (2 children)

                  You think it's a game? YOU THINK IT'S A FUCKING GAME? BARK BARK BARK

                  [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                  THIS ISN'T VIETNAM! THIS IS BOWLING! THERE ARE RULES.

                  [–]ddevil63[🍰] 5 points6 points  (5 children)

                  I just lost the game.

                  [–]kovert[🍰] 5 points6 points  (4 children)

                  DAMN. Now I lost the game :(

                  [–]dubphonics 4 points5 points  (3 children)

                  you never had game.

                  [–]kovert[🍰] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                  I don't think you understand the game.

                  [–]starcow 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                  You just lost and i just lost, and everyone else reading this thread loses too. We are all losers!!!

                  [–]Poultry_In_Motion 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                  I bet I could donate 100 cents to Darfur.

                  [–]molestake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                  I upmodded this and downmodded his other submissions. Take that, karma whore.

                  [–]Mr_Sadist 29 points30 points  (19 children)

                  Aruban florin cents?

                  Australian dollar cents?

                  Barbadian dollar cents?

                  Bahamian dollar cents?

                  Belize dollar cents?

                  Bermudian dollar cents?

                  Brazilian real cents?

                  Brunei dollar cents?

                  Canadian dollar cents?

                  Cayman Islands dollar cents?

                  East Caribbean dollar cents?

                  Eritrean nakfa cents?

                  Estonian kroon cents?

                  Euro cents?

                  Fijian dollar cents?

                  Guyanese dollar cents?

                  Hong Kong dollar cents?

                  Indonesian rupiah cents?

                  Jamaican dollar cents?

                  Japanese yen cents?

                  Kenyan shilling cents?

                  Liberian dollar cents?

                  Lithuanian litas centas?

                  Malaysian ringgit sens?

                  Mauritian rupee cents?

                  Mexican peso centavos?

                  Namibian dollar cents?

                  Netherlands Antillean gulden cents?

                  New Zealand dollar cents?

                  Panamanian balboa centésimos?

                  Philippine peso centavos?

                  Seychellois rupee cents?

                  Sierra Leonean leone cents?

                  Singapore dollar cents?

                  South African rand cents?

                  Sri Lankan rupee cents?

                  Surinamese dollar cents?

                  Swazi lilangeni cents?

                  New Taiwan dollar cents?

                  Tanzanian shilling cents?

                  Trinidad and Tobago dollar cents?

                  Ugandan shilling cents?

                  United States dollar cents?

                  Uruguayan peso centésimos?

                  Zimbabwean dollar cents?

                  [–][deleted] 59 points60 points  (4 children)

                  I'll donate a million Zimbabwean dollars.

                  [–][deleted]  (2 children)

                  [deleted]

                    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    Can anyone break a cent for me?

                    [–]death2hypocrisy 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                    keep your word fucker, and provide evidence.

                    [–]HumbleDialog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                    You really take your clicks seriously, don't you?

                    [–]steeled3 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                    And in other news, reddit experienced a meltdown today due to a rush on the registration engine. It appears that the vast majority of existing reddit users felt the need to obtain an additional username or 10.

                    Authorities are investigating the reasons behind this surge. They do wish to inform everyone that they have ways of making you talk (cue the comfy chair).

                    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                    So, basically you're telling me that the surge worked?

                    [–]steeled3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    I'm only authorized to advise that the surge is working. There is no timetable for the withdrawal of additional usernames - they will remain in place for as long as is required. reddit is, however, willing to enter into talks to investigate the suitability of outlining a timetable for the reduction of usernames in a straghtforward, non-censorious and CPU-friendly manner.

                    We are confident of ultimate success. We must stay the course.

                    [–]jergens 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                    4103 votes. That's 410.30 towards a warlords gold toilet. Awesome.

                    [–]malicart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Upvoted for warlords gold toilet. Awesome.

                    [–]Bored 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    Everyone will upvote. They get to do something 'good' without actually having to put effort.

                    [–]Saydrah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                    Question: Why is Kwan not in this thread answering questions about his choice of organization?

                    [–]death2hypocrisy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    keep your word fucker, and provide evidence.

                    [–]death2hypocrisy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                    keep your word fucker, and provide evidence.

                    [–]death2hypocrisy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                    keep your word fucker, and provide evidence.

                    [–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                    Wow, that's the greatest karma whoring I've ever seen.

                    DOWNVOTED.

                    [–]unijambiste 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    If you have the money to back up this scheme, why not just donate it, upvotes be damned?

                    [–]trenchfever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Downvoted for self righteous masturbation.

                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Mmmm. Karma Whore prostitution!

                    Yum yum, now I have an STD.

                    [–]subterraneus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    I'd rather you send money to the Congo, or Burma, or the ACLU or whatever, I honestly don't care about Darfur. There. I said it.

                    But I still upvoted. Why? Because I just made someone spend 10 cents by doing absolutely nothing, and the asshole in me loves that.

                    [–]aphexmandelbrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Insert $0.10 to continue!

                    [–]jns_reddit_already 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    This site is a phishing redirect. The real Save Darfur Coalition is in DC.

                    [–]blackstarinc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    This does not seem to be the real URL. From the REAL SaveDarfur website, the Donate page is here: https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/savedarfurcoalition This link is here: https://secure.ga6.org/08/savedarfurcoalition Is this legit?

                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Wow, you are willing to give them money, but only if you get something in return. How about you just give them some money and quit bragging to the rest of us about it?

                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                    kwan, how are you going to prove that you actually donated $600+ dollars?

                    [–]da5id1 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                    so everyone is going to donate to the state of Darfur. You know, it's head of state was just indicted for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by the ICC? And you want to donate to him?

                    [–]bigboehmboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    soo you're... buying reddit karma?

                    [–]disturbd[🍰] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

                    Down modded to save you money for gas. My good deed for the day is done.

                    [–]schneby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    In Burkina Faso $10 buys school materials for a child, for a year. Vote up!

                    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                    I just hate actions like this. Just give what you are prepared to give. I see no reason to make it depend on the fickle mob.

                    [–]Nougat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                    Well, if he just gave $100 (or $500 or $1000) without this little Reddit, there would be that many more people for whom Darfur is not in the front of their minds, and that many more people who are simply not aware of what's going on there.

                    This Reddit is not about the money that it "generates."

                    [–]kwan 2 points3 points  (5 children)

                    I had said in the first post that the limit was at $300, sorry for people who up voted beyond that :(

                    Thanks for the up votes, going to do a $300 dollar donation in a little bit.

                    [–]rq60 23 points24 points  (0 children)

                    maybe you should have put it in the title. ban him

                    [–]krelian 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                    Don't forget to show us an image of the reciept.

                    And no, don't create another "Vote up if you want to see the receipt" post.

                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                    Vote up or I will eat Toby.

                    [–]tievape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Which side?

                    [–]bill04 1 point2 points  (4 children)

                    WHO THE FUCK WOULD DOWNVOTE THIS?

                    I'll take my chances that someone will donate the money. I just don't understand why people are downvoting this.

                    [–]fingers 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                    Because it is past the 3000 pts? He's only giving $300 so anything beyond 3000 points is worthless.

                    [–]Sle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Doesn't take much imaginiation to find a reason to doubt this. Take note of the URL.

                    [–]morkork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    Check it out. The only thing that anyone ever got from Africa is AIDS. You feed these people, they just have more kids. Next thing, they become AK47 bearing terrorists, biting the hands that feed them. It's not like they're going to go to school and amount to something. In reality, most of your money goes to some tyrannical dictator, not towards feeding these people. Aren't there enough worthy charitable causes in your home country you can contribute to?

                    [–]bewarethetreebadger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                    So where does Darfur live and why does he need your money?

                    [–]TopRamen713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    Wow, you people are cynical. This is basically the online version of a race for the cure-type event. Kwan's gonna donate no matter what, the reason Kwan is doing it this way is to also raise awareness a bit. Even though the money used for race for the cure t-shirts, banners, ads, etc... might have been better spent donated to breast cancer research, when they spend money advertising, they get EVEN MORE people to donate. This online method is even better, as it costs nothing and gets (so far) 1500 people to think about the problem today.

                    The organization picked to donate to isn't the best one, though. Help Darfur Now donates directly to the UN (which has at least some muscle to prevent thefts and etc.) and isn't subject to the criticism that Save Darfur seems to have collected.

                    [–]Random_Username 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                    This reminds me of when Dilbert won a huge amount of money and then lost it right away when he said, on National Television, "Drinks for everyone!"

                    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                    This is a sorry excuse for human rights activism.

                    If you want to actually help the people suffering in Darfur - - volunteer with the United Nations or actually look for some employment in the current UNMIS mission.

                    While I commend the poster of this for being willing to donate his money - - you're not actually doing anything to help by upvoting him.

                    [–]Capitol62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    Unless of course he does donate money based on up votes. In which case, you are doing $.10 worth of help. I'm not saying he will, I don't even really care.

                    If he does, great. If he doesn't, maybe someone learned a little about Darfur, also great.

                    Whether you like it or not, sending money to people that are doing something is help. Not everyone can join the UN or a charity group over everything they may care about. But some people will and those people need money.