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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
 
Amazon.com put up a donation page last night.

At 7:50 PM, Pacific, they had collected $74,000

At midnight Pacific, they had collected $183,000

At 10:45 AM Pacific, they had collected $626,000

At 2:10 PM Pacific, they had collected $1,045,000

Wow.

[ September 12, 2001: Message edited by: Charles Capps ]


 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
It's beautiful, just beautiful.

The average donation is a little over $29.

[ September 12, 2001: Message edited by: MeGotBeer ]


 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
It's up to $1,333,773.99
 
Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
 
1.8 million.
 
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
 
And not a telethon performer in sight!

(I was going to delete this post, but well, we all need a bit of humour in times like this)

[ September 13, 2001: Message edited by: AndrewR ]


 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
$2,230,328.14!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
$2,232,694.14

In all of the time it took me to make a $25 donation, it jumped this high. This is just incredible.
 


Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
 
Assuming an initial population of x tribbles....
 
Posted by My Publically Displayed Name (Member # 256) on :
 
Let's hope the amount grows as fast as a tribble population.
 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
$2,814,758.00
 
Posted by G.K Nimrod (Member # 205) on :
 
I wonder how that money actually will be used? I mean, there are as many holes into which that money could be poured as there are collected dollars. They must have some sort of prepared priority list. I haven't read that page thoroughly, though.
 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
$3,111,094.59
 
Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :
 
Not entirely on topic, but Mr. Publicly Displayed Name, you've got a quote in your signature which has been attributed to Nostradamus- but he never wrote such a thing. Its actually written by a guy who wanted to sound like Nostradamus to prove how vague his quatrianes were.
 
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
LOL, I already pointed that out in another thread, JeffR
 
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
 
Wow! That guy must be a prophet too.. it totally fits the situation!!!

kinda...
 


Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
When did he write it? AFTER the attack?
 
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
 
I forgot to add a (SARCASM) and (/SARCASM) to my last post..

i think thats the most popular email forward in the world right now.. and you get good luck for life if you send the prophecy to ten otherpeople
 


Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 
Of course you do. Why, only an idiot would say that electron mail usage has nothing to do with luck.
 
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
 
Do electrons send their mail in really really tiny envelopes?
 
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
 
If only we all had sarcasm detectors...

Oh yeah THATS a good idea for an invention
 


Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 
Tim's nixpicking again.

CaptainMike: When you deal with Americans all the time, you learn how to get sarcasm into text.

I'd have said "and if you send it to ten other people, you'll get good luck for life. Obviously."
 


Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
 
yeah, we got lie detectors. a sarcasm detector would be real nice!! but you could also just ask if someones being sarcastic....
 
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
 
quote:
Do electrons send their mail in really really tiny envelopes?

There's a quantum mechanics joke in there somewhere.
 


Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
 
$3,683,178.99
 
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
 
"When you deal with Americans all the time, you learn how to get sarcasm into text."

Well, I'm glad you finally admit that we've taught you something...
 


Posted by Stingray (Member # 621) on :
 
...and life slowly begins to return to normal...

[$4,532,468.96]

[ September 14, 2001: Message edited by: Stingray ]


 
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
 
$4,824,163.90
 
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 
"Well, I'm glad you finally admit that we've taught you something..."

You've taught me how to be patient towards those less fortunate than myself.
 


Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
 
$5,427,700.81

Wow!
 


Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
 
$6,869,134.61

Looks like things slowed down a bit ...
 




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