# Food for a Starving World **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 1999, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552 "1999-12-13T19:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/61 "1999-12-23T04:09:00Z")
So, then, MC, you believe that if an individual cannot totally and completely eliminate all problems in the world, it’s not worth doing anything at all. . . . . . . “I’m not able to take down a military dictator, so it’s just a waste of 5 seconds.” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/62 "1999-12-23T07:21:00Z")
Back to the top! ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/63 "1999-12-23T16:50:00Z")
Get on up there, you lil’ post! Hee-YAA! * * * Leslie Irish Evans [http://leslie.scrappy.net](http://leslie.scrappy.net) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/64 "1999-12-23T17:07:00Z")
You know, I’m tempted to keep this thread at the top of the page endlessly, just to piss off MC. Hey MC - **YOU** can sit on your whiney ass and do nothing until _someone else_ solves the hunger problem once and for all, but I’M GOING TO SAVE SOME LIVES TODAY. * * * **StoryTyler** “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” [I Spy Ty.](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/65 "1999-12-23T22:18:00Z")
[www.thehungersite.com](http://www.thehungersite.com) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/66 "1999-12-24T16:36:00Z")
Enjoying your holiday meal? Why not share some food with someone who’s starving? * * * **StoryTyler** “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” [I Spy Ty.](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/67 "1999-12-24T17:39:00Z")
Works for me. \< click \> * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 1999, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/68 "1999-12-25T06:17:00Z")
Leslie, shouldn’t that be Yee-HAA instead of Hee-YAA? Or is that just me? \ ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 1999, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/69 "1999-12-25T06:32:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Leslie, shouldn’t that be Yee-HAA instead of Hee-YAA? Or is that just me? ## The intended effect was that of a cowboy (or girl) urging the horses on. And here we go, back up to the top! Leslie Irish Evans [http://leslie.scrappy.net](http://leslie.scrappy.net) ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 1999, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/70 "1999-12-25T07:45:00Z")
MC- on the off chance that you aren’t just posting on this thread to be an annoyance, perhaps this story will help clear up why people click on the Hunger Site. A man was walking down a deserted beach at sunset. As he walked along, he began to see another man in the distance. As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water. Time and again he kept hurling things out into the ocean. As the man approached even closer, he noticed that the other man was picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach and, one at a time, he was throwing them back into the water. The man was puzzled. He approached the other man and said, “Good evening, friend. I was wondering what you are doing.” “I’m throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it’s low tide right now and all of these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If I don’t throw them back into the sea, they’ll die up here from lack of oxygen.” “I understand,” The first man replied, “but there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. You can’t possibly get to all of them. . There are simply too many. And don’t you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast? . Can’t you see that you can’t possibly make a difference?” The local native smiled, bent down and picked up yet another starfish, and as he threw it back into the sea, he replied, “Made a difference to that one.” Thanks everyone- for making a difference each time YOU clicked. Zette * * * Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die… [Click here for some GOOD news for a change](http://www.binghamtonpress.com/binghamtonnews/local/Sanews5.html)[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 1999, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/71 "1999-12-25T08:50:00Z")
One thing about MC’s argueing the point…it’s keeping this thread at the top. And while I’m at it…::Click:: * * * _Eschew Obfuscation_ ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/72 "1999-12-26T15:07:00Z")
A little post Christmas gift for somebody…\< click \> Zette: awesome story. * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/73 "1999-12-26T23:47:00Z")
And all it takes is maybe 10 seconds out of your busy online day, and the strength it takes to move ONE finger. How lazy/selfish/stupid does a person have to be to NOT be willing to feed those who are starving? * * * **StoryTyler** “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” [I Spy Ty.](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/74 "1999-12-30T16:40:00Z")
To the top wi’ ye! ---
**Author:** ![Highlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Highlander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Highlander)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 1999, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/75 "1999-12-31T15:44:00Z")
On the top again, just can’t wait to get on the top again. (with apologies to Willie) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 1999, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/76 "1999-12-31T15:54:00Z")
Hey folks! Time to do something EASY for others… please help. * * * **StoryTyler** “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” [I Spy Ty.](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2000, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/77 "2000-01-01T09:25:00Z")
Ok y’all. I checked, and the link and the site are Y2K compliant. Do your part to eliminate hunger in the new millennium! * * * **StoryTyler** “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” [I Spy Ty.](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) ---
**Author:** ![coosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@coosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coosa)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2000, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/78 "2000-01-01T13:21:00Z")
Okay, I clicked. I’ll pay an extra penny for a loaf of bread or whatever on the chance that this site might be doing what it says (can you tell I’m skeptical of charities?). I think I’ll also put this in my e-mail signature, as I’m on a LOT of e-mail lists. And yes, I saved the link so I can click every day! I don’t see much harm in it, and the potential for a lot of good. What’s it gonna hurt? * * * Carpe diem - Seize the day Carpe noctem - Seize the night Carpe cerevisi - Seize the beer ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/79 "2000-01-01T17:21:00Z")
> [@](#): > > And yes, I saved the link so I can click every day! ## YAY Coosa! Now up to the top we go… **StoryTyler** “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” [I Spy Ty.](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2000, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-a-starving-world/12552/80 "2000-01-03T07:54:00Z")
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