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Child's Play 2005 Launch
It's that time of year again! Child's Play 2005 is underway. Child's Play is a charity run every year by Penny Arcade, the well-known online gaming comic created by Gabe and Tycho. Child's Play is your chance to give to the proto-geeks of the world who not only might not have the chance to play games otherwise, but find themselves sick in a hospital during the Holiday season. Child's Play gives money, games, and toys to children's hospitals in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.. Gabe's kickoff post was put up yesterday on the site. The Child's Play site itself is chok full of information, including a F.A.Q., letters from former patients who have been touched by games in hospice, and an order form for tickets to the second annual Child's Play charity dinner. This last is a swanky shindig with a silent auction, at which you can bid on one-of-a-kind opportunities like a tour of Bungie's studios or the chance to be in a Penny Arcade comic. Most important, though, are the links on the front page of the site to the various Amazon.com wishlists. There, you can purchase a book, game, or toy to have sent to a deserving kid at one of the participating hospitals. These folks are our folks, and if you have anything to give this is the place to do it. Thanks.
Now I know what to do with my stockpile of Hot Coffee modded GTAs. There is nothing that hospitalized children need more than that.
Not so scary? My brother had a "My Buddy" doll, which looked uncannily like the doll in Child's Play. He saw the movie when he was maybe 4 years old. After several attempts (all unsuccessful) to give the doll to my sister, he eventually ended up leaving it in the closet. He never touched it again.
If only this charity had existed back then, the doll could have had the opportunity to traumatize another child.
...so that they don't send a copy of Spyro: A Hero's Tail to an already-sick child? That's just cruel and unusual punishment...
++ Say to Elrond "Hello.".
Elrond says "No.". Elrond gives you some lunch.
Jack Thompson might show up dressed in a santa suit and green fur and try to steal all the toys.
Technoli
You do yourself a great disservice. You understand the real meaning of Christmas.
Technoli
Your level 60 Forsaken Warrior can wait a day or two.
I read that as "level 60 Foreskin Warrior." Same thing I guess. He can wait a day or two, too...
Be a real patriot: Question authority. Think for yourself. Formulate your own conclusions.
From the supplied article:
This comes alongside the less publicised news that Thompson received, at his home address, a tube of vaginal lubricant, courtesy he feels, of Rockstar.
No one cares what your captcha was
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from that link:
This comes alongside the less publicised news that Thompson received, at his home address, a tube of vaginal lubricant, courtesy he feels, of Rockstar.
best laugh i had all day. thanks.
Yeah... Children's Hospital in Oakland, CA (my mom used to work there) also needs 30 copies of the best of the Hanson's Live!!!
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth!
Yeah, but Gabe did punch a baby once.
(In Gabe's defence, the baby was being kind of a dick.)
Why on earth would anyone be giving video games to hospitals when there are SO many more useful things they could be spending money on?
<Obligatory demand for parent's 1040 form so we can audit your charitable deductions>
The Child's Play site isn't slashdotted yet. That means either a) they've got a really good server, or b) Slashdot readers are a bunch of cheapskates who don't care about charity. I know what my vote is...
Am I allowed a say in who gets hurt? 'Cause if so, I'm all *over* this action. I have a list drawn up and everything.