# Dopers To The Rescue!!!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892 "2009-05-10T00:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/1 "2009-05-10T00:08:57Z")
_Animal Rescue_, that is! šŸ˜ƒ As many of you know, I am very active in animal welfare through my local humane society, and will remain so till my dying breath or last synapse, whichever comes first. šŸ™‚ Yā€™all have helped before and I am hoping you will help again. Please. We have lost so many Doper pets in the last year, maybe this could be an ā€œIn Memoriamā€ thing for so many of us. Okay hereā€™s the deal: Thereā€™s a site called [www.theanimalrescuesite.com](http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com), and just for clicking, you provide .6 of a bowl of food for a rescue/shelter pet a day. Please do this, daily. Then, when you complete _that_, thereā€™s a contest called ā€œThe $20,000 Shelter Challengeā€ where you can click and vote for your favorite shelter to win. Top prize is $20,000, but there are many other cash prizes, and any shelter stands to win if they get enough votes. Okay. Obviously Iā€™d like you to vote for my shelter, so do if you can, but if not, then choose one in _your_ area. But you have to vote daily for _any_ shelter, if you want to help, and you can have an e-mail reminder sent to you to do that, if you wish. Once you click on the VOTE box at the the top of the page which will appear after you feed your pet, a field opens up which will allow you to fill in details of which shelter youā€™d like to support. The details for _mine_ are: Paulding Humane Society, Inc located in Dallas Ga. Then you just click on VOTE and another field opens and you have to write the name of the animal you see in the box proivded (robot blockage) and thatā€™s it, youā€™re done. My shelter is currently number 11 in out state, but with yā€™allā€™s help, we could win this thing. But whether you do it for my shelter or your own, please just do it. Thank You Bill ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/2 "2009-05-10T00:47:50Z")
Done, and done! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/3 "2009-05-10T00:59:11Z")
Now, **why** did I know youā€™d be the _first_ to respond?šŸ˜‰ I donā€™t know if yā€™all understand this, but the animals help to soothe me. Donā€™t misunderstand me, I love people too, but ever since I was a young ā€œQuackerā€ ;), my parents taught me that the animals always come first, ands that is the way it has always been. Hereā€™s something I havenā€™t told yā€™all, but I was taught horsemanship by my next door neighbor, a guy two years older than me, and while I am by no means a ā€œHorse Whispererā€, I know how to talk to a horse, and my humane society knows to call me if they ever get one in that I can care for. Thanks, Johnny! Bill ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/4 "2009-05-10T01:17:10Z")
Oh, Og! This is a re-run, isnā€™t it??? SHIT!!! Sorry yā€™all. ā˜¹ Bill ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/5 "2009-05-10T01:26:50Z")
Is it? I know you have it on your blog, but a search on ā€˜Paulding Humane Societyā€™ didnā€™t turn up anything recent. Good cause, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/6 "2009-05-10T01:46:57Z")
Youā€™ve got my vote, Quasi. Thanks for posting - itā€™s a great cause. ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/7 "2009-05-10T02:09:32Z")
Done Bill ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/8 "2009-05-10T02:22:34Z")
Sorry to veer off-topic in my own thread, but when I said ā€œre-runā€? This is why. Case in point: The other day, I received a new credit card and was told to cut up the old one. I _should_ have left the new one on my desk and carried the old one to the trash can, but instead, I held the new one in my right hand the old one in my left, and went to the kitchen where my wallet was. Laid down one credit card, picked up the scissors and promptly proceeded to cut up the new card. That kind of shit hapens to me on a daily basis, though not always to this degree. I think I previously posted something about ā€œdouble-postingā€ so when **Johnny** said ā€œdone and doneā€, I thought I had posted here before about this. I know I post a lot about my animal advocacy, so I guess I just ran everything together and came up with the fact it was a ā€œre-runā€. ā€œLike shit down the toilet. So are these days of my life.ā€ šŸ˜ƒ - McDonald Quasi Donā€™t worry, kids, Iā€™m trying to keep a happy face on all of it. I have a friend in Australia who is a very popular teacher, and sheā€™s in this as well , so weā€™re hoping for a cum-from-behind victory. Man! It would make my whole LIFE if my shelter could win this money because of my friends, but ALL animals are important - not just those at Paulding Humane, so please do whatever you can, _where_ ever you can. On another subject, donā€™t yā€™al think I would make a great ā€œDouble Agentā€? Hell, they _couldnā€™t_ interrogate me, because Iā€™d already have forgotten everything, and just think of all the damage I could do! šŸ˜ƒ Love you guys Q ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/9 "2009-05-10T02:27:12Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > I think I previously posted something about ā€œdouble-postingā€ so when **Johnny** said ā€œdone and doneā€, I thought I had posted here before about this. Oh! So itā€™s **my** fault! šŸ˜› By ā€˜done and doneā€™ I just meant that I clicked to give .6 bowls of food, and also voted for Paulding Humane Society. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/10 "2009-05-10T04:54:44Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Oh! So itā€™s **my** fault! Well, **yeah**?šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m ā€œDr. Dementoā€, 'member? I am no longer ā€œresponsible for my actionsā€. **Stop me before I re-post AGAIN!**.šŸ˜ƒ Ah, **John** my multi-talented friend. You absolutely **rock** , Dude. On a more serious note, please try to catch the Maria Shriver series, _The Alzheimers Project_ this weekend, if you can? Itā€™s an HBO Special, but I think you can also watch it online. Details are on my blog. Alzheimersā€™ follows cancer as the 1st and second most feared diseases in the world. Bill ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/11 "2009-05-10T05:03:20Z")
Iā€™ve got the DVR set. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/12 "2009-05-10T18:41:28Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > My shelter is currently number 11 in out state, but with yā€™allā€™s help, we could win this thing. Paulding Humane Society has slipped to #12. Come on, Dopers! Letā€™s help **Quasi** ā€™s shelter! Vote early, and often! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/13 "2009-05-10T19:26:16Z")
I voted! And even double-checked that I knew how to spell _elephant_ correctly. :o ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/14 "2009-05-10T21:05:39Z")
I voted ,but Dallas is in Texas. Actually I voted Saturday too when I got my 3rd rescue dog. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/15 "2009-05-10T21:07:46Z")
Thanks! I love the site but hadnā€™t noticed the contest. The store is great, too - lots of cute paw-print stuff and the proceeds go to the cause, too. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/16 "2009-05-10T22:48:05Z")
As a reminder: please send the mods a quick note before starting threads as appeals for charitable causes. We almost always grant those requests, so Iā€™ll leave this thread open. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/17 "2009-05-10T23:20:08Z")
**Quasi** , Iā€™ve been a daily clicker on the Animal Rescue Site for several years, so now Iā€™ll add a daily vote for Paulding Humane Society. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/18 "2009-05-10T23:27:28Z")
Clicked and voted for Paulding! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/19 "2009-05-10T23:31:52Z")
I just checked, and Paulding is back to #11. šŸ™‚ Weā€™re pulling for your ani-mules, **Quasi**! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/20 "2009-05-11T00:38:47Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > As a reminder: please send the mods a quick note before starting threads as appeals for charitable causes. We almost always grant those requests, so Iā€™ll leave this thread open. **YIKES!** I knew I was leaving something out! Thanks **Marley**! Bill [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892.md?page=2)