The Ice Bucket Challenge

[HD Canuck]

Captain Picard keeps it classy...

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[Louisville Slugger]

I did this yesterday because a friend nominated me for the challenge. I called out a few people, then donated $100 to http://alsa.org/

[Moviefan2k4]

I just don't see the point of this. Helping out charities with donations is great, but what does that have to do with an old sports tradition?

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

I just don't see the point of this. Helping out charities with donations is great, but what does that have to do with an old sports tradition?

It's just a thing someone started doing to raise awareness for the charity/disease and it caught on.

[geekesmind]

Originally Posted by HD Canuck

Captain Picard keeps it classy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkO4NIqAMss

That's awesome

[Chloenator]

Originally Posted by UK_fan_05

It's just a thing someone started doing to raise awareness for the charity/disease and it caught on.

It's something that has gotten completely out of hand. I agree with Moviefan2k4. It is pointless. I'm all for donating money to good causes, but when you do stuff for self-gratification, it becomes pretty ridiculous. Just my opinion.

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by Sad Beautiful Tragic

It's something that has gotten completely out of hand. I agree with Moviefan2k4. It is pointless. I'm all for donating money to good causes, but when you do stuff for self-gratification, it becomes pretty ridiculous. Just my opinion.

It's just spreading the word and raising a ton of money and getting more people involved in the cause so it's not pointless. You might see it that way but it isn't.

http://digital-stats.blogspot.com/20...as-raised.html

Originally Posted by Digital Stats

As of Monday, August 18, The ALS Association has received $15.6 million in donations compared to $1.8 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 18). These donations have come from existing donors and 307,598 new donors to The Association.
The ALS Association’s mission includes providing care services to assist people with ALS and their families through a network of chapters working in communities across the nation and a global research program focused on the discovery of treatments and eventually a cure for the disease. In addition, The Association’s public policy efforts empower people to advance public policies in our nation’s Capital that respond to the needs of people with ALS."

[Dubstar]

if someone nominates me - I'll bonk them on the nose good cause, but I simply wont dump ice/cold water over my head - no way.

[Hayabusa85]

Foo Fighters - ALS IceBucket Challenge - YouTube

Don't see anybody topping this as my favorite.

[bandit29]

watch this..people are just getting dumb and hurting themselves lol

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/just-donate-the-money

[Boyhood]

I'd rather see boiling water challenges.

[maely]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

if someone nominates me - I'll bonk them on the nose good cause, but I simply wont dump ice/cold water over my head - no way.

Yeah, I am going to decline if one of my friends nominates me for this. I am just not into this fad...

[geekesmind]

I will do it just for the hell of it

[Chloenator]

Originally Posted by geekesmind

I will do it just for the hell of it

Do what Amy Schumer did and dump soup on your head.

Amy Schumer Strips Down for the Grossest Ice Bucket Challenge Yet - YouTube

[geekesmind]

Originally Posted by Sad Beautiful Tragic

Do what Amy Schumer did and dump soup on your head.

Amy Schumer Strips Down for the Grossest Ice Bucket Challenge Yet - YouTube

Noo I need soup to eat this week lol

[Hard Times Chaney]

I think the custom is that if you accept the challenge, you donate 10 dollars. If you decline, you donate 100 dollars.

It's for an extremely good cause, saying it's "pointless" or "getting out of hand" is ridiculous.

[Scarface32]

It's a waste of water. There is only 3% of clean drinking water on this planet. The ONLY one that took the "challenge" responsibly was Matt Damon, he used toilet water.

[Carlanga]

Originally Posted by Hard Times Chaney

I think the custom is that if you accept the challenge, you donate 10 dollars. If you decline, you donate 100 dollars.

It's for an extremely good cause, saying it's "pointless" or "getting out of hand" is ridiculous.

Agreed, they have collected about 95 million dollars. While no one really knows how much people donated in the end, there are more than 3 million donators according to alsa. The one I know has given the most so far is Charlie sheen w $10k

Originally Posted by Scarface32

It's a waste of water. There is only 3% of clean drinking water on this planet. The ONLY one that took the "challenge" responsibly was Matt Damon, he used toilet water.

Sure, the "only" one... Charley sheen threw a bucket filled w money and donated 10k. There are many people that used rainwater etc. Toilet water comes from the same main water lines of many people btw. Also, this complaint about water loss is ridiculous. You waste more water in the shower or watering your lawn than a bucket of water. If you didn't want to throw water you could just donate like I did, but doesn't mean you have to give bs excuses on "water loss". I didn't care much for the challenge but a foundation got more money than ever to try to help people w this condition and try to find a cure.