# do one kind thing!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 19, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570 "2012-12-19T20:46:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570/41 "2012-12-23T00:22:55Z")

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FL, that deserves an

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW …

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570/42 "2012-12-23T00:27:22Z")

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[This is the champion](http://notalwaysright.com/the-gift-card-that-keeps-giving/25836) of this sort of thing.

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**Author:** ![Lauren-C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lauren-C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lauren-C)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570/43 "2012-12-23T00:30:38Z")

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Humans are actually programmed to help each other, and therefore feel better doing so. Who knew?

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**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570/44 "2012-12-23T02:48:56Z")

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I got an unexpected holiday bonus at work. My friend/coworker ended up, on the same day, going in for emergency surgery, which means missing out on a full day’s pay. She’s a single mom, always short on funds, etc–iow, she’s the person I was just a few years ago. So I gave her my bonus, and tomorrow we’re going shopping for her kids’ Christmas gifts.

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**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-kind-thing/644570/45 "2012-12-23T03:06:13Z")

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> [@papergirl](#):
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> I got an unexpected holiday bonus at work. My friend/coworker ended up, on the same day, going in for emergency surgery, which means missing out on a full day’s pay. She’s a single mom, always short on funds, etc–iow, she’s the person I was just a few years ago. So I gave her my bonus, and tomorrow we’re going shopping for her kids’ Christmas gifts.

My favorite so far. Thanks for doing such a beautiful, generous thing, **papergirl**.

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