Things that piss you off that shouldn't

[Stevo985]

Brilliant.

where's your 'head like an orange' quote gone? :winkold:

Dunno, someone obvioulsy didn't like it...

[tonyh29]

Those countries are usually being run by crooks.

When i was in Djibouti the other year i was chatting in the bar of the hotel to a couple of Americans who had come in on a huge cargo ship full of grain for Ethiopia courtesy of the UN

first off before the boat is allowed to dock they have to give the Djiboutian's their cut .. a few tonnes of grain

then it's all loaded up on lorries and driven to Ethiopia , where it is promptly processed with a cut going to some Ethiopian officials before it's turned around and driven back to Djibouti loaded back on the same cargo ship and sold to another country

That the drugs vans get police escorts on the road and the food ones don't probably tells you all you need to know

I was in Ethiopia in 85 around the time the live aid planes were landing .. place had fat warlords driving around in expensive cars wearing expensive clothing ,those particular people certainly weren't starving whilst millions of their countrymen were , my understanding was the warlords had to be brought off in order to allow the aid through

At the risk of sounding heartless it's why I rather donate money to saving the Whales or Tigers than giving it to save humans

[GarethRDR]

[wiggyrichard]

[PussEKatt]

Those countries are usually being run by crooks.

When i was in Djibouti the other year i was chatting in the bar of the hotel to a couple of Americans who had come in on a huge cargo ship full of grain for Ethiopia courtesy of the UN

first off before the boat is allowed to dock they have to give the Djiboutian's their cut .. a few tonnes of grain

then it's all loaded up on lorries and driven to Ethiopia , where it is promptly processed with a cut going to some Ethiopian officials before it's turned around and driven back to Djibouti loaded back on the same cargo ship and sold to another country

That the drugs vans get police escorts on the road and the food ones don't probably tells you all you need to know

I was in Ethiopia in 85 around the time the live aid planes were landing .. place had fat warlords driving around in expensive cars wearing expensive clothing ,those particular people certainly weren't starving whilst millions of their countrymen were , my understanding was the warlords had to be brought off in order to allow the aid through

At the risk of sounding heartless it's why I rather donate money to saving the Whales or Tigers than giving it to save humans

My point exactly.Are they or someone else going to do something constructive or do we keep pouring $$ in there forever ?

As for your last remark.I get $20 deducted from my/our bank account every month and donated to Perth Cat Haven.Have been doing that for the last 5 years and will continue doing that for the forseeable future.

[mjmooney]

As for your last remark.I get $20 deducted from my/our bank account every month and donated to Perth Cat Haven.Have been doing that for the last 5 years and will continue doing that for the forseeable future.

That money never gets to the cats that need it. Cat mafia bosses are living the high life on smoked salmon and mouse mousse, and driving round in gold plated catmobiles.

[wiggyrichard]

As for your last remark.I get $20 deducted from my/our bank account every month and donated to Perth Cat Haven.Have been doing that for the last 5 years and will continue doing that for the forseeable future.

That money never gets to the cats that need it. Cat mafia bosses are living the high life on smoked salmon and mouse mousse, and driving round in gold plated catmobiles.

[irreverentad]

As for your last remark.I get $20 deducted from my/our bank account every month and donated to Perth Cat Haven.Have been doing that for the last 5 years and will continue doing that for the forseeable future.

That money never gets to the cats that need it. Cat mafia bosses are living the high life on smoked salmon and mouse mousse, and driving round in gold plated catmobiles.

[PussEKatt]

As for your last remark.I get $20 deducted from my/our bank account every month and donated to Perth Cat Haven.Have been doing that for the last 5 years and will continue doing that for the forseeable future.

That money never gets to the cats that need it. Cat mafia bosses are living the high life on smoked salmon and mouse mousse, and driving round in gold plated catmobiles.

Actually the cats do get the money.I have seen them sailing around in Catamarangs,watching Cat Balou movies and running around on Hot Tin Roofs.

[tonyh29]

My point exactly.Are they or someone else going to do something constructive or do we keep pouring $$ in there forever ?

with respect though , your original post looked a tad ill thought out rather than constructive , but you probably know that from the reactions in posts after yours

[Jon]

My point exactly.Are they or someone else going to do something constructive or do we keep pouring $$ in there forever ?

with respect though , your original post looked a tad ill thought out rather than constructive , but you probably know that from the reactions in posts after yours

Indeed Tone.

I think the salient point is that aid, whoever it be for, rarely if ever 'solves' the problem, but is there to help/alleviate.

Obviously, its efficacy varies, depending on where the aid is going to. But I for 1 did not think that 'Sir Bob' was going to solve the problem of 3rd world poverty and starvation by a song and a concert.

[snowychap]

At the risk of sounding heartless it's why I rather donate money to saving the Whales or Tigers than giving it to save humans

Were you donating money that may have been siphoned off before speaking to a couple of people in a bar in Djibouti?

[BOF]

Also reminds me of a common misconception. The misconception that Ethiopia has any coastline.

[tonyh29]

At the risk of sounding heartless it's why I rather donate money to saving the Whales or Tigers than giving it to save humans

Were you donating money that may have been siphoned off before speaking to a couple of people in a bar in Djibouti?

I gave money to Live Aid etc as did vast amounts of people , it was the visit to Ethiopia in 85 that opened my eyes to where a lot of that money was going and made me change my mind

PS

I see what you are trying to suggest but they weren't a "couple of people in a bar" they were senior crew members of a UN sponsored cargo ship who had been stuck in port for 4 weeks unable to depart and had lost faith in what they were doing ...

[irreverentad]

People who drum with pens in the office!!!!!! arrrghhh!

[AVFCforever1991]

People who drum with pens in the office!!!!!! arrrghhh!

Don't worry just buy one of these to drown out the sound

[Eames]

People who strum my penis in the office!!!!!! oooooohhhhhh!

Fixed. But I can see why it would be annoying when you were on the phone.

[irreverentad]

People who strum my penis in the office!!!!!! oooooohhhhhh!

Fixed. But I can see why it would be annoying when you were on the phone.

Nope I don't mind that! :winkold:

[LockStockVilla]

So I am working on a research project which requires me to email a ton of consultants from all these different countries, and for some odd reason, when ever I email them, those who do reply (typically Europeans such as French, Swedish, German, etc.) include various forms of smiley faces in their emails. I would say they are fairly professional emails as well so it sort of baffles me and I find it quite creepy as well. I really do not like smiley faces in emails.

[villaajax]

At work we've sent a load of old laptops off to schools in Uganda but I can't help thinking they will be used for sending scam emails back to us :?