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Old 04-14-2008, 08:43 PM
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Just saw this on NBC: some guy started a vocab website and, if you go there and answer multiple choice synonym questions, you'll donate 20 grains of rice per correct answer. There's no advertising, cost, or anything. Just learn and help starving kids. I've been on 5 minutes and have donated over 1000 grains of rice. It's simple. Put a link to it in your sig.

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Old 04-14-2008, 08:53 PM
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That was fun...but I felt good about my vocabulary before that, wow a rude awakening.
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Old 04-14-2008, 08:58 PM
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Why not just give the rice? Why is there a catch?
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:00 PM
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The rice is so cheap, and since every now and then there's an advirtisement, the sponsors pay it.
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:02 PM
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That is pretty cool
I got 260 things of rice
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Old 04-14-2008, 10:57 PM
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Just saw this on NBC: some guy started a vocab website and, if you go there and answer multiple choice synonym questions, you'll donate 20 grains of rice per correct answer. There's no advertising, cost, or anything. Just learn and help starving kids. I've been on 5 minutes and have donated over 1000 grains of rice. It's simple. Put a link to it in your sig.

freerice.com
I will spread the word. It looks legit. Thanks.

BTW I am a vocabulary machine...donated 1000 rice!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Old 04-14-2008, 11:18 PM
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Why not just give the rice? Why is there a catch?
Most websites earn money from sponsors based on how often the website is visited...For the 20 grains of rice you win on each vocab question, the advertiser probably donates less than 1 cent...I kind of trust it.
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Old 04-15-2008, 07:42 AM
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Thanks everyone!
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Old 04-15-2008, 09:30 AM
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haha I just guessed correctly that what comes off on the paper when I put a pen in my hand is called "cacography" otherwise known as bad handwriting
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Old 04-15-2008, 07:07 PM
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You guys are n00bs!

I did it last night and got 4000 grains!!!

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The whole site works on the theory:

The ad's keep them alive, since there will be a lot of people donating rice, they might look at the ads, click them, etc. So the sponser's pay a certain amount, and it usually gets enough money to cover the rice buying process.
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I quit at 2,000 and had quite a lot left to go.....

It gets too boring
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:28 PM
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C'mon you guys...I've done like 20,000.
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