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I'm in protest against our "pink" day at work
I felt that I was being forced into taking part, so I'm not bothering. Freedom of choice and all of that. I'm also not paying the extra you're supposed to if you don't wear pink.
I felt that I was being forced into taking part, so I'm not bothering. Freedom of choice and all of that. I'm also not paying the extra you're supposed to if you don't wear pink.
Well, the eventual destruction of capitalism has to start somewhere
Sorry, I feel like I've entered this subplot a few pages late. Why are you being cajoled into wearing pink, and which charity is it you're intent on sticking it to?
Not a fan of breast cancer awareness then?
I understand. We all have our crosses to bear and personally, I hate those people bashing on about AIDS.
Oh no, hang on, you're a massive, massive douchebag.
personally I cant stand the disa...
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If I want to give to charity, I'll do so
I'm not being forced into taking part. There really isn't anything else I can say.
Whilst I see where you're coming from
How much is it to not wear pink? Is a donation of that size really going to affect your life? No. Of course it isn't. Pay up, in fact pay double for being a mardy twat about it.
Not the issue
In fact I might sneak some money in there without anyone noticing. Then it can seem as though I'm still protesting against it.
You should wear a Rage Against The Machine T-shirt while you do it
Dear The Man,
I'm sticking it you!
Love, Frank.
I want that on a t-shirt.
excellent use of "mardy" there, sadpunk
10 points
you utter cunt
this is the lowest attempt to 'stick it to the man' i've encountered in a long time.
fair enough choosing not to wear pink, but to go and boast about it on an internet messageboard - that's where the true douchebaggery shows.
How am I boasting?
What are you on about you idiot? You've just made that up without any substance whatsoever.
Yeah, it's freedom of choice
but it also makes you sound like a tool.
Pink isn't a good colour
yes it is
You're the white, male Rosa Parks
A true hero for equality and justice in our times.
You should've had a rational argument ready for when they came asking
such as the amount of money raised for breast cancer research when compared to amount of people who contract it over other cancers and diseases is disproportionate (sp?) in the favour of breast cancer. This is mainly due to excellent marketing and awareness raising. Therefore, you are donating your pound to Diabetes UK/testicular cancer research/your choice of debilitating disease.
This is absolutely brilliant
I don't know the facts exactly but I'm assuming you're right, breast cancer gets way more press than other cancers, other forms seem to get rejected in comparison.
It's not brilliant at all
that people are unware of how ill and debilatating some illness and diseases are and that more money needs to go into research for new and better treatments.
Breast cancer has done a great job of raising awareness of the disease, especially through the use of celebrity and mainstream media.
Do yourself a favour, stop whinging about giving a couple of quid to breast cancer and put some money in the tin. Then set about arranging your own dressed in black for cot death awareness day or something, that way the rest of the people in your office can have no objections.
I'm clearly not emo enough to feel guilt over not giving to a charity
If it was me, and I have done it, I would just say "no thank you, I already give to a number of charities" and that would be that. If anyone presses you, all you have to say to them is that it's personal and I don't want to discuss it. I know where I give me money and who to so that's all that matters.
Personally, for the sake of a couple of quid and the joy of being in a happy office without upsetting Linda in accounts who's sister died of breast cancer last week, I'd give the money.
Maybe you could set-up a charity to carry out research into
an overactive conscience.
Well that part isn't brilliant, no
I meant your idea
Are you a bit hard up for cash at the moment?
How much extra have you got to pay?
Nope, I've got more money than I've ever had
although I am saving at the moment.
I just don't like the fact that people expect you to pay, where's the freedom of choice? I'll pay money to charity if I want to, when I want to and they can't make me pay extra just because I'm not wearing pink. I don't own any pink and I don't live with anyone who owns pink.
Like I said up there ^ to someone else I might sneak the money in anyway, but pretend I haven't and still be in protest against the idea.
donate to pancreatic cancer
cool, lend us a few quid.
No
I'm saving so I can get out of the shithole that is Northamptonshire.
Seriously though
who the fuck isn't aware of breast cancer?
There are mass efforts for screening, huge amounts of information available and billions of pounds of research going into this field. In fact thanks to the stupidity of the general population and a campaign led by the daily mail (who'd have though it?) you can now get Trastuzumab (Herceptin) for absolutely free! This being a drug that for every one patient's life it saves causes another 25 to develop Heart Disease (due to nasty side effects). The heart disease very often resulting in death itself. All for £35,000 per patient!
Good man
;)
They're just using the tactics that generate the most revenue
Like every other advert ever.
Obama has just been elected the leader of the free world...
and yet here, in our midst, we have a true hero. A man who defied the masses, stuck it to the man and said "I won't wear pink." I salute you.
"Obama has just been elected the leader of the free world..."
Don't get me started, you fucker. We are not America, and they do not own us. The leader of the free world, if there were to be such a thing, would be Ban Ki Moon.
or Danny Dyer
^There he stands neath the Ban Ki Moon...
Just waiting
:D
you're on fire these last few weeks
Are you American? Cuz cleary sarcasm is lost on you
No, I think my senses are dullened by the constant bleating of the middle class liberals
sorry, by the way
this morning i sat in the car with the radio on
and they were playing some archive material of that Sex Pistols interview where they said stuff like "you horrible cunt", and a tear came to my eye.
this is a bit tight to be honest
just out of interest im actually wearing pink Y-fronts today
It's not 'tight' though
have you read the thread, it's not about money.
well it is though, isn't it?
you can say it's about personal choice, yes, but what are you choosing? to keep hold of your money. when i was young and retarded i might've agreed with you, or given the money or grumbled, but one day you'll grow up and realise you're basically being a dick.
I might sneak the money in anyway, I just don't want to be seen doing it
you obviously haven't read the thread properly. I just don't see why I have to, I shouldn't be made to do it. My money, my life, my choice.
You've slagged off the Tories as being selfish and stupid before
Is this in the wrong thread?
I don't get involved in politics, if I've ever said that (which I doubt) then it was obviously a wind up.
you dont want to be seen doing it
because you know that you're wrong and you've made a dickof yourselff
Don't be silly
I don't care about making a dick of myself (which I haven't even done, by the way)
You have
Do you work with me?
I've never noticed you before if you do.
No I don't
But I'm sure if you told your work colleagues your reasons for not wanting to donate money you would look like a dick.
Oh well
some people like me, others don't. I'm not going against my own judgement just to keep the peace, I would be deperately unhappy if I lived my life that way.
so why are you going to try and give the money secretly?
So people think I'm making a stand for my right not to
well, one person mainly.
it is though isnt it
its something that could affect you one day in some way or another.just cough up some money
My grandma died from the disease
I don't think a ZING would be appropriate on this occasion.
so why wont you give money then?
Because I feel as though I'm being forced into it
it's my choice and I'm standing up for my freedom of choice. Other forms of cancer don't get anywhere near this much awareness, maybe I should have a blue day for testicular cancer and force everyone else to participate.
I've said above that I might sneak some money in anyway, I just don't want people seeing me do it. Well, one person in particular.
who cares if youre being forced?
its for a good cause.and plus dont be a tool about it.just hold your hands and say 'look, ive been a twat about this i can see that now. heres some money'
*up
hold your hands UP
That's never going to happen
if I put money in, then I'll just walk over and do it. I don't need to say anything, I don't think I've been a twat about it, so I why would I say that?
People that say things just to keep the peace are so lame.
your "other forms of cancer" thing
only seems to have come up *after* you refused to give the money
Nah, I did think about it before
I've always thought about how the balance isn't there.
Bollocks you did,
it was me that told you about it at 9.31 this very morning.
shut up you
I thought about it when the idea was formulated and I was told to take part.
You simply reminded me.
Easy to claim now
To be honest I don't care if you believe me or not
I know the truth
so did you say that when they asked you to donate?
I've mentioned it, yes
wouldnt it just be easier to say that your wearing pink 'underneath' and call everyones bluff?
then there would be no need for everyone to 'get angry with frank'
(that seems like that could make a new euphemism.
FIGHT THE POWER! FUCK THE SYSTEM!
etc...
Has anyone made a joke about you never getting any pink yet?
I hope not
:D
Cough up
You minge.
you sound lovely
Jesus
What a pathetic attempt to 'make a stand'. And what a thing to make a stand against! Take that, cancer awareness!
Get over yourself and give them a few quid. It might be within your 'freedom of choice' not to, but only a miserly cunt would wish to make such a loathsome choice. Oh, and everyone you work with now thinks you're a miserly cunt, whether you rescind or not.
why do some of the characters on this board seem more and more like caricatures as time passes?
You're such a fanny.
pay up
why would you begrudge giving a few quid to a good cause? i don't buy the 'freedom of speech maaaaaan' arguement.
stop acting like a moody kid. it's important to pull together, conform and get along otherwise you'll end up a sad tosser for the rest of your life. everyone in your your office must think that you're a massive bellend.
How do all of his threads, however inane, get up to the 100 mark?
The man is a conjuror of cheap tricks!