Firkin celebrities walking up a mountain. FFS.
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fulham911club said:
VladD said:
fulham911club said:
VladD said:
Davi said:
VladD said:
fulham911club said:
VladD said:
Either do it properly or not at all is what my point is.
Isn't that a bit of a binary view of life? I'm afraid its not that simple....
h about the celebrities that are trying to change things?hed about the celebrities. All I'm saying is that it could be done better.Davi said:
VladD said:
And you think £1.5M for climbing a mountain will help more Africans than £500M from billionaires who give it without climbing one?
It will help substantially more than not having £1.5mDavi said:
VladD said:
Davi said:
VladD said:
fulham911club said:
VladD said:
Either do it properly or not at all is what my point is.
Isn't that a bit of a binary view of life? I'm afraid its not that simple....h about the celebrities that are trying to change things?hed about the celebrities. All I'm saying is that it could be done better.hing, especially when posted on a thread aimed at bhing about celebs. If it wasn't intended in that way I retract my comment.Still doesn't alter the fact that for the task set, they achieved the goals well - and who knows, it may have even humbled them a tad. Probably not but we can live in hope
hing. I stand corrected. Apologies.VladD said:
fulham911club said:
VladD said:
fulham911club said:
VladD said:
Davi said:
VladD said:
fulham911club said:
VladD said:
Either do it properly or not at all is what my point is.
Isn't that a bit of a binary view of life? I'm afraid its not that simple....h about the celebrities that are trying to change things?hed about the celebrities. All I'm saying is that it could be done better.gary barlow has just spent six months of his life arranging the kili climb
bob geldof spends most of his life harranging politicians
bono is a cock but probably does a lot of chairty work with geldof when not swopping sunglasses with deities
macca probably does loads of charity stuff already
elton john has his AIDS foundation charities.
personally, they all do enough as it is for charities.
if we got rid of some of the dictatorships in the african cotinent perhaps we wouldnt need to raise the cash in the first place....
maxrider said:
Apparently Brown has invited them all to no. 10 to congratulate them.
What a wonderful opportunity to turn the offer down in protest at him and his st government, I doubt the celebs are great fans of Labour anyway.
I would have even more respect for them if they told him to get stuffed.
I was thinking exactly the same thing when I heard. What a wonderful opportunity to turn the offer down in protest at him and his s
t government, I doubt the celebs are great fans of Labour anyway.I would have even more respect for them if they told him to get stuffed.
And then I thought to myself; if I was invited to No.10 in similar circumstances (ie. the media would actually care if I said 'no') then would I?
Difficult one, because there would be ramifications. Let's say Moyles made a political statement by refusing to go, and perhaps even saying why, would he be sacked from the BBC? Quietly moved back to the afternoon show? Given the graveyard shift?
Or perhaps find HMRC taking a far greater interest in his tax affairs? Or stopped by the police whilst driving for 'routine checks' quite regularly? Who knows?
I have no doubt that PM Brown took the opportunity to bask in the reflected media glow of this event which was why they were invited, so a very public snub of refusal would not go down well.
pablo said:
anyone who is in posession of a yacht worht millions is most likely lacking the moral fibre to give a hoot about a kid in africa dying of malaria. billionaires have priorites that usually involve cars, yachts, hookers, cocaine and champagne, humanitarian issues dont rate that highly in the bars of monaco i'm afraid...
You mean apart from Bill Gates, and a load of other philanthropists?pablo said:
VladD said:
Not me, as I'm not famous. But maybe if Gary Barlow, Bob Geldof, Bono, Paul McCartney or Elton John gave them a call, it could happen.
none of those are billionaires.gary barlow has just spent six months of his life arranging the kili climb
bob geldof spends most of his life harranging politicians
bono is a cock but probably does a lot of chairty work with geldof when not swopping sunglasses with deities
macca probably does loads of charity stuff already
elton john has his AIDS foundation charities.
personally, they all do enough as it is for charities.
if we got rid of some of the dictatorships in the african cotinent perhaps we wouldnt need to raise the cash in the first place....
A return to colonialism... hmmm...
pablo said:
none of those are billionaires.
gary barlow has just spent six months of his life arranging the kili climb
bob geldof spends most of his life harranging politicians
bono is a cock but probably does a lot of chairty work with geldof when not swopping sunglasses with deities
macca probably does loads of charity stuff already
elton john has his AIDS foundation charities.
personally, they all do enough as it is for charities.
if we got rid of some of the dictatorships in the african cotinent perhaps we wouldnt need to raise the cash in the first place....
Are you deliberately repeatedly misunderstanding me to try and wind me up or is English not your first language?gary barlow has just spent six months of his life arranging the kili climb
bob geldof spends most of his life harranging politicians
bono is a cock but probably does a lot of chairty work with geldof when not swopping sunglasses with deities
macca probably does loads of charity stuff already
elton john has his AIDS foundation charities.
personally, they all do enough as it is for charities.
if we got rid of some of the dictatorships in the african cotinent perhaps we wouldnt need to raise the cash in the first place....
It was a jolly for the celebs, everyone seems to be concerned about the environment and climate change what I'd like to know is what was the carbon foot print for all this lot, just get these people to stick to their day job and contribute their pay for the same number of hours they have spent on this exercise, It's like getting a brain surgeon to sweep the streets.
You wouldn't find so many celebs volunteering to man a soup kitchen for the night. I wouldn't be surprised if they where given a choice, you can either go to some god awful st hole in Africa and meet some malaria victims whilst living in a tent or go up Kilimanjaro via the nearest 5 star hotel, it's up to you.
Jack Dee would have a field day with this in Lead Balloon.
You wouldn't find so many celebs volunteering to man a soup kitchen for the night. I wouldn't be surprised if they where given a choice, you can either go to some god awful s
t hole in Africa and meet some malaria victims whilst living in a tent or go up Kilimanjaro via the nearest 5 star hotel, it's up to you.Jack Dee would have a field day with this in Lead Balloon.
Tony*T3 said:
VladD said:
Anyway, I'm losing my braodband access this afternoon, so I'll bid you all farewell for the time being. Enjoy Comic Relief this evening and have a good weekend.
You wont be missed.
ewenm said:
Tony*T3 said:
VladD said:
Anyway, I'm losing my braodband access this afternoon, so I'll bid you all farewell for the time being. Enjoy Comic Relief this evening and have a good weekend.
You wont be missed.
ewenm said:
Tony*T3 said:
VladD said:
Anyway, I'm losing my braodband access this afternoon, so I'll bid you all farewell for the time being. Enjoy Comic Relief this evening and have a good weekend.
You wont be missed.Edited by Tony*T3 on Friday 13th March 12:54
Mr Green said:
what I'd like to know is what was the carbon foot print for all this lot
Oh, do shut up, before you get my carbon footprint on your arse.For what it's worth, I've just watched the video of the climb/walk/stroll/jolly and was actually quite impressed. Obviously, I skipped past the bits where they showed the starving African kiddies as, quite frankly, who wants to watch that?
What I saw was a commendable attempt by a few people to be taken completely out of their comfort zones and stuck into a hostile environment, to do something that they (and most people, come to that) would never have dreamed of doing normally. It defined the word "challenge". The fact that they used their high-profile status (I am loathed to use the word "celebrity") to raise more money is surely the whole point of the exercise. As for being "pampered" with a massive support crew, well they're hardly going to give them a bobble hat and a slab of Kendal Mint Cake and say "off you go then", are they?
By the way, I noticed that Mr Moyles fared much better in the altitude sickness thing than most - I gather this is because he's a smoker. Ha! I knew it would have some advantages (apart from the cool and sexy look it gives you.)
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