yet another reminder why natural disasters are deadly

RoastedTwinkies · Post by **RoastedTwinkies** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:00 am

peachvampiress wrote:How old was the girl, because I'm having a hard time picturing a six year old with $400 and the free choice to choose poor people she doesn't know over a puppy.

I think she was between six and eight, I forget.

Tiff wrote:Unrealistic shit like that is usually the result of the following:

Mom: Look, honey. See the news?
Girl: Huh? *looks up from Bratz Dolls bought for her by mother last night*
Mom: See all of those poor people? Their houses got ruined, and now they're poor. A lot of people are dying. Isn't that sad?
Girl: ...Yeah. *looks back down at her dolls*
Mom: Wouldn't it be nice if we helped them?
Girl: *shrugs* I guess. *plays with doll's hair*
Mom: Well, you know..you sure did save up a lot of money for that puppy...but I bet these people don't have a puppy.
Girl: *blinks and looks up* ...Uh huh.
Mom: I know! *claps hands and smiles* Let's be nice, and give them the money for FOOD! Wouldn't that be NICE?!
Girl: ...Uh....
Mom: Everybody will be so proud of you! Mommy will be so proud of you! Maybe the news will come and talk to you!
Girl: ...yeah..
Mom: Oh, what a good girl you are! Aren't you sweet for thinking of that all by yourself! *Takes girl's money and calls up all her friends, who in turn call up the news station*
Girl: ...I wanted a puppy....

There you go, ladies and gentlemen.

That pretty much sums up my thoughts on that one. Just another example of how people use children to express their views and/or get what they want -_-

peachvampiress · Post by **peachvampiress** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:41 am

RoastedTwinkies

I think she was between six and eight, I forget.

My question is how does a six year old get $400 dollars? I wish I had that kind of smack when I was that young.

And LMFAO at Tiff telling it like it is.

I was watching NBC's Tsunami Concert (ONLY because Elton John was on it. I stopped watching once he was done) and at the beginning, some celebirty said how some woman who was pregnant and caught in the tsunami went for cover on a large hill/mountain thing with 500 other people, and while up there she gave birth. She and her kid survived and guess what she named her kid. Come on guess. She named him Tsunami.

That's either the biggest crock of bullshit someone could come up with, or the mother's a freaking idiot. That's like some pregnant woman getting caught in the Twin Towers collapsing, getting caught in the rubble, getting pulled out, giving birth, and naming the kid Terrorist. -_-

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:01 am

Yeah, I read that online somewhere, and I thought the same thing. I don't get it...why would she name her baby after something that nearly killed both of them.

Post by **Tiff** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:44 am

peachvampiress wrote: And LMFAO at Tiff telling it like it is.

I was watching NBC's Tsunami Concert (ONLY because Elton John was on it. I stopped watching once he was done) and at the beginning, some celebirty said how some woman who was pregnant and caught in the tsunami went for cover on a large hill/mountain thing with 500 other people, and while up there she gave birth. She and her kid survived and guess what she named her kid. Come on guess. She named him Tsunami.

That's either the biggest crock of bullshit someone could come up with, or the mother's a freaking idiot. That's like some pregnant woman getting caught in the Twin Towers collapsing, getting caught in the rubble, getting pulled out, giving birth, and naming the kid Terrorist. -_-

^^ I live to serve.

And...my god.

That poor child.

Kindergarten:
(Tsunami) Hi! My name's Tsunami!
(Kids) ...what's a tsunami? you're stupid.
(Tsunami) ...;_; I don't know....*cries*

High School:
(Tsunami) Hi! My name's Tsunami!
(kids) ........uh...so is that, like....uh..japanese, or somethin? you don't look japanese. wtf, was your mom on crack?
(Tsunami) ....;_; yes...*cries*

RoastedTwinkies · Post by **RoastedTwinkies** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:39 pm

peachvampiress wrote:RoastedTwinkies
I think she was between six and eight, I forget.
My question is how does a six year old get $400 dollars? I wish I had that kind of smack when I was that young.

And LMFAO at Tiff telling it like it is.

I was watching NBC's Tsunami Concert (ONLY because Elton John was on it. I stopped watching once he was done) and at the beginning, some celebirty said how some woman who was pregnant and caught in the tsunami went for cover on a large hill/mountain thing with 500 other people, and while up there she gave birth. She and her kid survived and guess what she named her kid. Come on guess. She named him Tsunami.

That's either the biggest crock of bullshit someone could come up with, or the mother's a freaking idiot. That's like some pregnant woman getting caught in the Twin Towers collapsing, getting caught in the rubble, getting pulled out, giving birth, and naming the kid Terrorist. -_-

^_^

I remember that. If you or your spouse are not Japanese, you shouldn't give your kid a Japanese name. -_-

Tiff wrote:^^ I live to serve.

And...my god.

That poor child.

Kindergarten:
(Tsunami) Hi! My name's Tsunami!
(Kids) ...what's a tsunami? you're stupid.
(Tsunami) ...;_; I don't know....*cries*

High School:
(Tsunami) Hi! My name's Tsunami!
(kids) ........uh...so is that, like....uh..japanese, or somethin? you don't look japanese. wtf, was your mom on crack?
(Tsunami) ....;_; yes...*cries*

LMAO that's so true.

KoiNoVash · Post by **KoiNoVash** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:42 pm

Am I the only one who thinks that some of the celebraties that are donating money to the Tsunami relief fund are only doing it to make themselves look good and get the tax write off? I hate thinking that, but I honestly think that's what some of them are doing?

Back onto disasters. I read an article about that father who lost his wife and three daughters in the California mud slide and I nearly cried. The poor guy had gone out to get icecream and it was going to be a happy time and then that happens insted

Post by **AnimeGuru0** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:53 pm

RoastedTwinkies wrote:If you or your spouse are not Japanese, you shouldn't give your kid a Japanese name. -_-

Sorry to drift off topic here....but you can name your kid whatever the hell you please. If you look at names nowadays, popular ones, a lot have jewish/russian/arabic roots. Are you jewish russian or arabic? Does that mean you have to stick to the naming conventions of your ancestors only?

While I agree that naming your kid tsunami was a rather poor choice (why not name him whirlpool or typhoon or tornado?), just beacuse a name is of japanese origin doesn't necisarrily make it a bad choice for non japanese people.

RoastedTwinkies · Post by **RoastedTwinkies** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:34 pm

AnimeGuru0 wrote: Sorry to drift off topic here....but you can name your kid whatever the hell you please. If you look at names nowadays, popular ones, a lot have jewish/russian/arabic roots. Are you jewish russian or arabic? Does that mean you have to stick to the naming conventions of your ancestors only?

While I agree that naming your kid tsunami was a rather poor choice (why not name him whirlpool or typhoon or tornado?), just beacuse a name is of japanese origin doesn't necisarrily make it a bad choice for non japanese people.

That's a good point ^_^