If not you will at least have diabetes, so that is something.

You would think slate would have picked up on the important culinary contribution of Cincinnati chili that was well documented here.

The only way I ever was able to handle those was simply getting call rejection on my phone, even though they spoof numbers, by using the blocking it slows their callback rate dramatically.

The weird thing with the carpet cleaners is they usually call right after I clean my carpets. Once while I was in the middle of it. Same with the chimney sweeps/air duct cleaners.

I always thought the item people would forgo would not be the ring but the (presumably more expensive) lavish ceremony and reception. A coworker did that, opting for a small outdoor ceremony followed by a bowling reception and cupcakes.

They can be funneled further to a point where they may actually donate. But, donating to a group that gives nothing to research is the same as not donating at all, which likely would be the scenario for these donors. They saw the shirt and bought it on a whim and felt good about it, opening them up to future donations.

They do deserve a share of the blame for allowing "awareness groups" to flourish. They also (this isn't just for disease but for pretty much everything) are less willing to give with no strings attached, they want something in return. When people wear the ribbons, pins, bracelets, walk a 5k, or whatever, they are…

But do they actually give a shit? If anyone really cared about the various groups, they would give directly to labs rather than some third party in return for merch.

That has always been the issue, I blame PBS. When the local affiliate stopped having the bags as part of the donation drives (opting for more useful items), people lost their shit because they could no longer visibly boast their willingness to throw money at things.

Considering the highest profile charities, the ones where the average citizens have actually heard of them, go for "awareness" over anything else. I would say ditching those would probably start a sharp drop in donations. The bulk of it is most likely that research funds simply can't/won't up their game.

True, many orgs give back only a fraction of what they take in, but at the same time would that small fraction have been given in the first place if there were not some material good to purchase with an edgy phrase on it?

Welcome to the world of slacktivisim, where people won't help unless there is something in return be it a bracelet, t-shirt, or totebag.

Pretty much any foundation out there has questionable numbers, to the outsider seeing any portion above material costs going to anything other than research is questionable, but the reality is that there are huge expenses required to get donations flowing in. They come in the form of full time staff that need to be…

The only reason I can't see myself (or others) using that group payment site is that it charges a service fee. I understand why they charge the fee, but since it directly charges everyone it becomes an avoidable expense.

How are they not saving (well anymore than any other charity that sells branded merch) women? Objectifying... probably. But at the same time they are trying to cast a net around people who may not have been inclined to donate to existing groups in the first place. So, given the choice, would you rather risk a higher…

Gotcha, I wasn't sure if you were aware of the status of the group and thought it was something the students had made up.

I'm sure that is why the board signed off on them going further as well. I also imagine they went straight for sexually charged topics rather than things like racially charged ones as well.

If the courts had ruled the other way (no boobies) I could see this having an appeal. But I am kind of surprised that the district's lawyers would squander taxpayer funds to appeal a ruling for an incident that involves students who are likely no longer even at that school.

That is the message, the boobies bracelets are an actual charity here in So Cal and they used the more provocative messaging to get people to buy more swag, which in turn means more funds.

Considering the age range that the creepy van men are looking for, knowing that those cans contain sugar and horse-piss usually means you're out of their ideal age range.