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Google.org to Spend an Initial $1.1 Billion

conq writes "Google.org, the charitable branch of Google, has hired on Dr. Larry Brilliant to create a strategy for making a 'social impact.' According to the article: 'The network will focus its charitable endeavors on global poverty, energy, and the environment.' Brilliant outlines his goal: 'In 10 years, I'd like people to say Google changed the world less for its search engine than for the way in which it changed philanthropy to make the world a better place.'"

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  1. My world? by robpoe · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you want to make the world better,

    Make the check out to ....

    ME!!

    Oh wait..

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  2. Lets Get It Over With... by duerra · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, so this can be the designated thread for you to file all your BRILLIANT jokes under.

    Yes, yes... I know - I made a pun! I'm just too much for myself sometimes. *insert seal yelps here*.

    1. Re:Lets Get It Over With... by mooingyak · · Score: 3, Funny

      His wife... she's fucking Brilliant!

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  3. Google involved in charity? by Viv · · Score: 3, Funny

    Brilliant!

  4. Guinness guys would say by cpirate · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brilliant!!

  5. Larry Brilliant by pajeromanco · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would rather hire Joe Modest.

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  6. Totalitarian philanthropy by katorga · · Score: 2, Funny

    Amazing how being a lackey of a totalitarian police state gets the philanthropic juices flowing.

  7. And In Other News by MightyMartian · · Score: 2, Funny

    Redmond, WA - In response to Google's hiring of Dr. Brilliant to lead its charitable branch, Microsoft has hired Dr. Fucking-Kill to head up its own good will organization, Microsoft.Screw.The.Consumer.

    "I feel I'll be a real asset to the company." said Dr. Fucking-Kill as he ate several fetuses. "Since I discovered that Steve Ballmer and I are long-lost brothers from the union of a steel-wombed birthing machine and a half-dead Irish alcoholic, I've wanted to make a contribution."

    Dr. Fucking-Kill's first order of business is to wipe out every human being that doesn't bow down to Bill Gates and worship the Microsoft founder as a god. "I think my preferred method of death will be to hack off their genitals and gouge out their eyes."

    When asked what his charitable pursuits will be, Dr. Fucking-Kill said "Fine then, if you want to be a kill-joy, I'll dole out free copies of badly written Microsoft software to third world farmers."

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  8. Re:Yeah by Main+Gauche · · Score: 2, Funny

    "They called me for an interview recently and I told them no because of their China policy."

    They asked me to be their janitor for minimum wage. I told them no because they keep misspelling googol.

  9. Re:charity by jonoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    donated billions $$ along with his wife

    Would anyone care to donate their wife to me? Just one night...

  10. Re:Education on human rights, liberalism & cap by Aidski · · Score: 2, Funny
    persuading them to depose their theocratic / despotic / fascist / socialist / puppet Governments

    Google's first goal should be to invade sweden and stop the spread of strangely named furniture. All Hail the GoogleArmy Beta! Invitation Only!

  11. Re:Yeah by JTorres176 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ha, turn down google's job, laugh in their faces!
    You'd be better off going to Microsoft anyway! Wait, they modified their search engine and OS for China.
    Wait, go for Yahoo! That'd be a kick in the... nevermind, they did the same.
    Oooooh! Go work for IBM, that would... wait, nope, they assist China with hardware and OS's with the Guangdong Initiative....
    I know, Go to work for Dell because they... nevermind, they assisted with the Guangdong Initiative too.

    Go to work at a mom and pop convenience store and slowly starve to death living in your mom's basement making minimum wage while Google continues to rake in billions!

    That'll show google who's boss! Yeah!

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  12. Re:Google is about to waste 1.1 billion dollars. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Google, if you actually care, start up an investment company.

    Elucido, we already have a fine investment company. It's called "your bank account". Did you not get the email I sent you about investment opportunities with us?

    Sincerely,
    The Prince of Nigeria

  13. Not only that... by JourneyExpertApe · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...his wife if fucking Brilliant, too.

    Sorry.

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