# FoieGrasIsEvil asked for money and I gave — a Thank You would’ve been nice

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 11, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632 "2018-02-11T17:12:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/101 "2018-02-13T15:08:34Z")

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> [@Bullitt](#):
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> **FoieGrasIsEvil** , I owe you an apology. I am sorry that I called you out publicly. It was wrong to do that. I should not have done this. I am truly sorry.
> 
> I’m glad you are doing better. Keep up the good work, keep fighting the good fight.
> 
> Sincerely,  
> **Bullitt**

It’s all good. I can understand where you were coming from when you initially started the thread and I was genuinely concerned that I had forgotten to thank someone whom had helped me.

This thread has helped reveal some other forms of human nature and behavior as well, both good and bad, so there’s that…it wasn’t all for naught!

🙂

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/102 "2018-02-13T16:59:46Z")

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And with that, it’s probably a good time to close this thread.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/103 "2018-02-13T18:08:00Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> If you want to help someone, then do it. If you are waiting on a thank-you, then your thoughts are with yourself. A thank you is nice, but if that’s why you’re giving, then don’t.

This philosophy is the very definition of classy. Well said.

(I’d have hit the “Like” button for you but, well…)

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/104 "2018-02-13T18:17:34Z")

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… don’t I get my halo?

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/105 "2018-02-13T19:37:59Z")

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IMHO, posting publicly to complain about insufficient gratitude for your act of charity is a much larger social faux pas than forgetting to personally thank someone for an act of charity.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/106 "2018-02-13T22:59:29Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> IMHO, posting publicly to complain about insufficient gratitude for your act of charity is a much larger social faux pas than forgetting to personally thank someone for an act of charity.

Boy talk about a day late and dollar short.

😃

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/107 "2018-02-13T23:16:34Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> … don’t I get my halo?

Allô.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/108 "2018-02-14T01:04:55Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> … don’t I get my halo?

[Here you go.](https://i.imgur.com/le6yNH0.jpg)

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/109 "2018-02-14T02:11:23Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> [Here you go.](https://i.imgur.com/le6yNH0.jpg)

The two-click rule should apply here! Or at least a warning!

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632/110 "2018-02-14T05:27:49Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> [Here you go.](https://i.imgur.com/le6yNH0.jpg)

That’s just wrong. :mad:

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