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(Msg. 16) Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:15 am
Post subject: Re: Well Done Pterry... ! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Mar 15, 8:47�pm, ralt... RemoveThis @xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) wrote:
> "Patrician" <ghj... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
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> [ BTW, your Lines: header is broken. ]
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> > "feanor1999" <feanor1... RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote in message
> > > I Just saw the segment on BBC1 main News about Pterry's fantastic half-
> > > a-million quid donation to Altzheimer's Disease research, and i want
> > > to say, GOOD ON 'YER Boy !
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> > I wonder if, had he not been suffering from this affliction himself, he
> > would have made the donation?
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> If he hadn't suffered from it himself, he probably wouldn't even have
> been aware of how underfunded Alzheimer's research is. I certainly
> wasn't.
>
> Richard
Ayup Richard...
A terribly cynical POV, but valid, i guess, in the round. but then
Pterry *probably* moves in circles where charidee is all that's left
to *do* in those fleeting moments between Hello magazine parties and
*work*... plus, as i'm sure he mentioned, he'd actually been under
treatment for a number of months, and the donation wasn't an overnight
decision, just a simple *christian* gesture from a *better-off*
sufferer.
It shows me how much better he's got a *grip* on the concept of
mortality than maybe the rest of us....
And its STILL a nice thing to have done, considering the options he
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:12 am
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"feanor1999" <feanor1999 DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Mar 15, 8:47�pm, ralt... DeleteThis @xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) wrote:
>> "Patrician" <ghj... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
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>> [ BTW, your Lines: header is broken. ]
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>> > "feanor1999" <feanor1... DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
>> > > I Just saw the segment on BBC1 main News about Pterry's fantastic
>> > > half-
>> > > a-million quid donation to Altzheimer's Disease research, and i want
>> > > to say, GOOD ON 'YER Boy !
>>
>> > I wonder if, had he not been suffering from this affliction himself, he
>> > would have made the donation?
>>
>> If he hadn't suffered from it himself, he probably wouldn't even have
>> been aware of how underfunded Alzheimer's research is. I certainly
>> wasn't.
>>
>> Richard
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> Ayup Richard...
>
> A terribly cynical POV, but valid, i guess, in the round. but then
> Pterry *probably* moves in circles where charidee is all that's left
> to *do* in those fleeting moments between Hello magazine parties and
> *work*... plus, as i'm sure he mentioned, he'd actually been under
> treatment for a number of months, and the donation wasn't an overnight
> decision, just a simple *christian* gesture from a *better-off*
> sufferer.
>
> It shows me how much better he's got a *grip* on the concept of
> mortality than maybe the rest of us....
>
> And its STILL a nice thing to have done, considering the options he
> may have chosen...
It wasn't meant to be a snipe at Terry but more a snipe at the OP saying
"GOOD ON 'YER Boy ". Terry's donation was motivated by self interest not
selflessness and, therefore, he does not deserve a pat on the back.
Trev |
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:45 am
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Patrician wrote:
> "feanor1999" <feanor1999.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:2adf08cb-8bb9-4d59-afbe-b5e5d2285924@8g2000hsu.googlegroups.com...
>> On Mar 15, 8:47?pm, ralt....RemoveThis@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) wrote:
>>> "Patrician" <ghj....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> [ BTW, your Lines: header is broken. ]
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>>>> "feanor1999" <feanor1....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>> I Just saw the segment on BBC1 main News about Pterry's fantastic
>>>>> half-
>>>>> a-million quid donation to Altzheimer's Disease research, and i
>>>>> want to say, GOOD ON 'YER Boy !
>>>
>>>> I wonder if, had he not been suffering from this affliction
>>>> himself, he would have made the donation?
>>>
>>> If he hadn't suffered from it himself, he probably wouldn't even
>>> have been aware of how underfunded Alzheimer's research is. I
>>> certainly wasn't.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>
>> Ayup Richard...
>>
>> A terribly cynical POV, but valid, i guess, in the round. but then
>> Pterry *probably* moves in circles where charidee is all that's left
>> to *do* in those fleeting moments between Hello magazine parties and
>> *work*... plus, as i'm sure he mentioned, he'd actually been under
>> treatment for a number of months, and the donation wasn't an
>> overnight decision, just a simple *christian* gesture from a
>> *better-off* sufferer.
>>
>> It shows me how much better he's got a *grip* on the concept of
>> mortality than maybe the rest of us....
>>
>> And its STILL a nice thing to have done, considering the options he
>> may have chosen...
>
> It wasn't meant to be a snipe at Terry but more a snipe at the OP
> saying "GOOD ON 'YER Boy ". Terry's donation was motivated by self
> interest not selflessness and, therefore, he does not deserve a pat
> on the back.
> Trev
He just gave a fortune to charity - regardless of the motives that deserves
a pat on the back.
John >> Stay informed about: Well Done Pterry... ! |
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:58 am
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Patrician wrote:
> It wasn't meant to be a snipe at Terry but more a snipe at the OP saying
> "GOOD ON 'YER Boy ". Terry's donation was motivated by self interest
> not selflessness and, therefore, he does not deserve a pat on the back.
Self-involvement, yes; self-interest, no. >> Stay informed about: Well Done Pterry... ! |
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:27 am
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Patrician <ghj290 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> Terry's donation was motivated by self interest not
> selflessness and, therefore, he does not deserve a pat on the back.
I disagree. *Most* people donate their money/time to causes that
especially interest them. That doesn't mean those contributions don't
count. And in order to be anything like *selfish*, he would have to
personally benefit from the research he is funding, and sadly, that's
very unlikely to be the case. Research takes a long time to pan out. >> Stay informed about: Well Done Pterry... ! |
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:20 am
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"Emma Anne" <emma_anne.TakeThisOut@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Patrician <ghj290.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Terry's donation was motivated by self interest not
>> selflessness and, therefore, he does not deserve a pat on the back.
>
> I disagree. *Most* people donate their money/time to causes that
> especially interest them. That doesn't mean those contributions don't
> count. And in order to be anything like *selfish*, he would have to
> personally benefit from the research he is funding, and sadly, that's
> very unlikely to be the case. Research takes a long time to pan out.
>
Emma if you read my reply I said "self interest" not "selfish".
Trev >> Stay informed about: Well Done Pterry... ! |
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(Msg. 22) Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:33 pm
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On 24 Mar 2008, "Patrician" <ghj290 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Emma Anne" <emma_anne RemoveThis @mac.com> wrote in message
> news:1ie93l1.1l1ylomz0hjxoN%emma_anne@mac.com...
>> Patrician <ghj290 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Terry's donation was motivated by self interest not
>>> selflessness and, therefore, he does not deserve a pat on the back.
>>
>> I disagree. *Most* people donate their money/time to causes that
>> especially interest them. That doesn't mean those contributions
>> don't count. And in order to be anything like *selfish*, he would
>> have to personally benefit from the research he is funding, and
>> sadly, that's very unlikely to be the case. Research takes a long
>> time to pan out.
>>
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> Emma if you read my reply I said "self interest" not "selfish".
Fair point.
And in order to be anything like *self-interest*, he would
have to personally benefit from the research he is funding, and
sadly, that's very unlikely to be the case. Research takes a long
time to pan out
--
Dave
"I thought Billie Piper was an oil rig."
-Sandi Toksvig, The News Quiz >> Stay informed about: Well Done Pterry... ! |
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