Firkin celebrities walking up a mountain. FFS.
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Mr Green said:
I thought "It is, however, one of the easiest of the big seven" clitched it for me.
context may - just may be of slight importance here, don't you think?If I were to say that "of the top seven racing drivers, the easiest to pass is raikkonen" do you think that anyone could therefore pass him, or do you think that it just might still be slightly tricky for the average Joe to achieve?
Mr Green said:
Obviously you get pleasure from throwing insults at people that disagree with you I don't so carry on.
Not at all. I'm happy for people to have a contrary view. I'll even admit I'm wrong when I am.But I have to laugh when someone says "Look! Black is white" and then proceeds to quote some text that says "black is black".
Mr Green said:
"It is less a mountineering experience that an extended trek and as a consiquence it is one of the few big mountains of the world that almost anyone of moderate fitness has a fighting chance of summiting"
I thought "It is, however, one of the easiest of the big seven" clitched it for me.
That's just like saying "The English Channel is one of the easiest of the endurance swims an endurance swimmer can do". Great. Doesn't mean I could get more than 200m without drowning though. I thought "It is, however, one of the easiest of the big seven" clitched it for me.
Did the phrases "has a fighting chance of summiting" and "That is not to say it is a walkover, far from it" escape your notice?
Edit: I see Davi beat me to it. And with a funnier analogy too.
Yup - that Kimi. What a pushover.
Edited by JonRB on Friday 13th March 15:08
Mr Green said:
Funk Odyssey said:
Mr Green said:
Prometheus said:
A jolly??
What a retarded comment.
Oh and some of the celebs did both, visit the hospitals AND climbed the mountain.
You must be easily impressed I'm not, If a fat bloke who smokes can get up there he must have found it as easy as the other 42999(25000 people try it every year so god know what the number is now) people that have been up there. check this out it sounds exactly like a jolly to meWhat a retarded comment.
Oh and some of the celebs did both, visit the hospitals AND climbed the mountain.
Edited by Prometheus on Friday 13th March 12:46
"It soars at its highest point to 19340ft. It is among the seven continental giants, and sits high on the global mountaineering must do list for anyone claiming the status of a mountain enthusiast. It is, however, one of the easiest of the Big Seven. That is not to say it is a walkover, far from it, but it is less a mountaineering experience that an extended trek, and as a consequence it is one of the few big mountains of the world that almost anyone of moderate fitness has a fighting chance of summiting."
http://www.mtkilimanjarologue.com/planning/porters...
Fair play if you are Polar Ben or someone of his level but FFS if you are a lardy virgin who works in IT - please, fck off
Edited by Mr Green on Friday 13th March 15:04
what have you done that qualifies you to put the people in that show down?
Another option to raise money would of been Take That doing a couple concerts in Wembley or the O2 arena. And charging £10 a ticket. Now im not sure how many people fit in the two arenas, but £10 x the occupancy will be a nice little figure. Then Boyzone do the same a couple nights later. And Girls Aloud, and Aleisha. The Radio One people do a Disco/evening rave or whatever.
This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise f
k loads more that £1.5 million.
My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise f
k loads more that £1.5 million.My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
wargriff said:
Another option to raise money would of been Take That doing a couple concerts in Wembley or the O2 arena. And charging £10 a ticket. Now im not sure how many people fit in the two arenas, but £10 x the occupancy will be a nice little figure. Then Boyzone do the same a couple nights later. And Girls Aloud, and Aleisha. The Radio One people do a Disco/evening rave or whatever.
This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise fk loads more that £1.5 million.
My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
I think you need to factor in the costs and other people's time other than those doing the singing. Not sure you'd get the same return if you do.This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise f
k loads more that £1.5 million.My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
Anyway hasn't it been done on a rather grander scale (LiveAid, etc)?!
wargriff said:
stuff
Of course, that does assume that the O2 would be available for free, likewise equipment, electricity, security, roadies, O2 staff, TicketMaster, and all the rest of the costs associated.But, yes, even if it ate up half the profits, I guess your point still stands.
However, it doesn't have the same sense of "look! We're doing something", does it?
Edit:
fulham911club said:
Anyway hasn't it been done on a rather grander scale (LiveAid, etc)?!
Good point. Edited by JonRB on Friday 13th March 15:24
wargriff said:
Another option to raise money would of been Take That doing a couple concerts in Wembley or the O2 arena. And charging £10 a ticket. Now im not sure how many people fit in the two arenas, but £10 x the occupancy will be a nice little figure. Then Boyzone do the same a couple nights later. And Girls Aloud, and Aleisha. The Radio One people do a Disco/evening rave or whatever.
This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise fk loads more that £1.5 million.
My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
because that of course would peak awareness in minutes...This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise f
k loads more that £1.5 million.My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
yes it has worked before, and is the O2 arena not BT linked? Even if there were costs, surely they could be convinced to reduce them as its for charity ?
It was only an idea. And there dont seem to of been any other ones on this thread, apart from the 'do it yourself if its so easy' type.
It was only an idea. And there dont seem to of been any other ones on this thread, apart from the 'do it yourself if its so easy' type.
Davi said:
wargriff said:
Another option to raise money would of been Take That doing a couple concerts in Wembley or the O2 arena. And charging £10 a ticket. Now im not sure how many people fit in the two arenas, but £10 x the occupancy will be a nice little figure. Then Boyzone do the same a couple nights later. And Girls Aloud, and Aleisha. The Radio One people do a Disco/evening rave or whatever.
This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise fk loads more that £1.5 million.
My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
because that of course would peak awareness in minutes...This would let them do what they are good at (depending on opinion and taste), give the general public a massive discount on ticket prices (we win) and raise f
k loads more that £1.5 million.My figures based on 40,000 capacity are...
Take That x 2 concerts 80,0000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
Boyzone x 2 concerts 80,000 people @ £10 = £ 800,000
DJ's x 1 night @ 40,000 people @ £10 = £ 400,000
Girls Aloud/ Alisha x 2 concerts 80,000 @ £10 = £800,000
Total £ 2,800,000
Now they would only have to do 2 nights..not a week of it. They would not need to train as they already do it for a living. And they would not be painted as saviours of the world.
Just a thought.
wargriff said:
It was only an idea. And there dont seem to of been any other ones on this thread, apart from the 'do it yourself if its so easy' type.
I wasn't knocking it. I was just saying that your profit projection assumed all costs would be zero. And Davi was just saying that it would be more Live Aid than Comic Relief.
I found it funny that Moyles was a lot better off than some of the other because he smokes... (altitude doesn't affect as much because his lungs are already fooked).
It was quite telling though that people who were fit anyway, with no medical conditions (Barlow's back) barely broke a sweat - like Ronan and Ben Sheppard...
And i know its a long walk, but they barely looked liked they were moving at times!
(i'd love to do it myself, and am sure it really is very tiring)
I think its still a good achievement, at the end of the day its all about the charity money...
(altitude doesn't affect as much because his lungs are already fooked).It was quite telling though that people who were fit anyway, with no medical conditions (Barlow's back) barely broke a sweat - like Ronan and Ben Sheppard...
And i know its a long walk, but they barely looked liked they were moving at times!
(i'd love to do it myself, and am sure it really is very tiring)
I think its still a good achievement, at the end of the day its all about the charity money...
JonRB said:
wargriff said:
It was only an idea. And there dont seem to of been any other ones on this thread, apart from the 'do it yourself if its so easy' type.
I wasn't knocking it. I was just saying that your profit projection assumed all costs would be zero. And Davi was just saying that it would be more Live Aid than Comic Relief.
Take That/ Boyzone and Girls Aloud singing live would be f
king hysterically funny 
pablo said:
as for the tax the millionaires comments, i dount anyone owning a yacht worth millions of pounds has the moral conscience necessary to give a flying about a kid in africa...
Apart from Bill Gates ($28,291,699,101) .. and John Caudwell ("Caudwell Children" ).. and Warren Buffet ($321,189,039) .. and Paul Allen ($798,183,920) and Michael Dell ($1,255,224,204) ... and Larry Ellison ($151,092,103) ... and Steve Ballmer ($23,449,783) ... and George Soros ($23,449,783) .. and Michael Bloomberg ( $132,045,031) .. and Ted Turner ($798,701,861) etc etcHow far does your flying about kids in Africa go?
- (xxxx) charitable donations
Edited by audidoody on Friday 13th March 18:22
audidoody said:
pablo said:
as for the tax the millionaires comments, i dount anyone owning a yacht worth millions of pounds has the moral conscience necessary to give a flying about a kid in africa...
Apart from Bill Gates ($28,291,699,101) .. and John Caudwell ("Caudwell Children" ).. and Warren Buffet ($321,189,039) .. and Paul Allen ($798,183,920) and Michael Dell ($1,255,224,204) ... and Larry Ellison ($151,092,103) ... and Steve Ballmer ($23,449,783) ... and George Soros ($23,449,783) .. and Michael Bloomberg ( $132,045,031) .. and Ted Turner ($798,701,861) etc etcHow far does your flying about kids in Africa go?
- (xxxx) charitable donations
Edited by audidoody on Friday 13th March 18:22
My net worth is somewhere in the region of negative £several thousand, therefore by my reckoning if I give so much as 1p to charity I am proportionately giving more of a ff about kids in Africa than Bill Gates does.
andy400 said:
audidoody said:
pablo said:
as for the tax the millionaires comments, i dount anyone owning a yacht worth millions of pounds has the moral conscience necessary to give a flying about a kid in africa...
Apart from Bill Gates ($28,291,699,101) .. and John Caudwell ("Caudwell Children" ).. and Warren Buffet ($321,189,039) .. and Paul Allen ($798,183,920) and Michael Dell ($1,255,224,204) ... and Larry Ellison ($151,092,103) ... and Steve Ballmer ($23,449,783) ... and George Soros ($23,449,783) .. and Michael Bloomberg ( $132,045,031) .. and Ted Turner ($798,701,861) etc etcHow far does your flying about kids in Africa go?
- (xxxx) charitable donations
Edited by audidoody on Friday 13th March 18:22
My net worth is somewhere in the region of negative £several thousand, therefore by my reckoning if I give so much as 1p to charity I am proportionately giving more of a ff about kids in Africa than Bill Gates does.
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