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[St. Jimmy]

By the way, if the Red Cross holds a blood drive in your area, it really is a cool thing to go donate blood. The needles are sterile, never used more than once, it really doesn't hurt except for the first poke, and it does good. PLus as a blood donor, if you ever in turn need blood, they give you credit for what you donated.

My chapter of the National Honor Society had a blood drive last February, and we're planning to do it again this year. Last year I was five months too young to donate, but this year, I'll be able to do it. I did get to give out stickers saying "Be nice to me! I donated blood today!" and signed people in, though.

I've gotta rememer to rope Jimmy into it, too...

--hippie

Ehhhhhh!!! NO!!!! NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!!!!!! eVil!!! Not gonna happen! Needles = my biggest fear = giving blood very scary!!!!!!!!!! = I won't do it.

But... *I'll* be there...

--hippie

I *might* do it for a special forehead.......lol

[Ikyoto]

My father-in-law was a big santa looking fellow. He used to dress in a very victorian outfit and just wanlk through the local mall around christmas time and walk passed the guy dressed in one of those horrible rented outfits. He'd look over the top of his glasses, sigh, shake his head and walk away. His beard was REAL and he REALLY looked the part.

Then he'd head over to the book store, sit down in the kids section and start reading christmas stories - no announcements, not once asking. He'd jsut start reading out loud.

Within minutes there would be a crowd of little kids (and not a few adults) listening to his deep voice. He'd always end it with "and to all a good night."

Then he'd look at one fo the kids, wink and leave. When one of the kids would (inevitably) ask "are you the real santa?" He'd wink and pull out a silver dollar (a REAL silver one in the plastic case!) and give it to the kid and put his finger to his lip and go "shhh" - he'd then wink at the kid's mother or father, shake their hand and walk out.

Never once failed to get at LEAST one adult to tear up. He died almost 15 years ago. When I started getting a few white hairs in my beard I looked at my wife and said "Someday... I guess I'd better start saving up silver dollars."

I've bought one a year since he died and once I get enough white in the hair, I'm going to the mall.

[Dragon Star]

Wonderful story Ikyoto, you're a good guy. 8) Sorry to hear you're friend died though.

[Lance]

Someday...

What a touching story.

Thanks for sharing that, Ikyoto.

[Dragon Star]

"Heartless Puppy Kicking Bastard"

PFT!

More like " Jolly all around good guy" :D

[hippietrekx]

I *might* do it for a special forehead.......lol

You know, a few of thouse could be arranged. You could be saving Bill Gate's life or something, you know!

--hippay

[Ikyoto]

What the hell - might as well blow your perceptions of me completely out of the water.

When my mother had heart surgery it was really bad. They essentailly had ot replace all of her blood - not just in THAT one, but several other operations. All in all, over the course of her life, she used 2 gallons of donated blood.

I made damn sure I gave it all back so someone else could call someone "grandma".

Think about it folks. My son does it and has given a gallon so far. Some of it goes to research, but the vast majority of it goes to save someone's life.

How many people can honestly say "I saved a stranger's life today"? Could be you... and you get LOTS of cookies afterwards!!

[Lance]

Rank title changed accordingly...

[Dragon Star]

What the hell - might as well blow your perceptions of me completely out of the water.

Oh yea, all of that makes you a real hard ass asshole!

[St. Jimmy]

I *might* do it for a special forehead.......lol

You know, a few of thouse could be arranged. You could be saving Bill Gate's life or something, you know!

--hippay

:? :| :) :D Ok, I'll do it. Plus if I pass out from fear of getting the needle in my arm, noone will know that that's why I passed out. (BTW I have passed out from my fear of needles before, I've also Hyper-venhilated, cried, screamed...Quite embarassing )

[Мастер]

I think I must be in the gallon club by now, but for the last couple of years, I've been persona non grata. . .

[hippietrekx]

I *might* do it for a special forehead.......lol

You know, a few of thouse could be arranged. You could be saving Bill Gate's life or something, you know!

--hippay

:? :| :) :D Ok, I'll do it. Plus if I pass out from fear of getting the needle in my arm, noone will know that that's why I passed out. (BTW I have passed out from my fear of needles before, I've also Hyper-venhilated, cried, screamed...Quite embarassing )

Pretend you're getting your braces worked on. You know, just stare up at the lights and mumble "yeah" or "nah" at the lady taking your blood.

I could arrange for there to be grape juice, too. :D

--hippie

[Enzo]

Just look the other way. I am fascinated by the needle work, but when I try to watch, out of habit I suppose, they try to hide it from me.

[hippietrekx]

Just look the other way. I am fascinated by the needle work, but when I try to watch, out of habit I suppose, they try to hide it from me.

When I had to get stitches in my hand, I wanted to sit up and watch them sew me up, but they made me lie down incase I felt "faint." The RN saw that I was gonna be just fine and found a mirror and set it up so I could watch the doctor! :D

[Ikyoto]

Rank title changed accordingly...

You heartless, kitten frying bastard!

(There - now you know what kind of town I live in!)

[Lance]

"The (visitor) started taking his clothes off, took two kittens, put them in the frying pan with the hot oil and pork chops and began swishing them around," said Charles Loubert Sr., an animal control officer. "Then he threw one kitten on the floor and he took the other one and wiped it off on the wall. Then he put three more kittens into the frying pan."

I have nothing else to say.

[Dragon Star]

That's fucking sick...those individuals should be burned to death and tortured for their crimes...

Shit like that sends me on a whole new level of pissed the fuck off.

[Lance]

Seems pretty clear the guy was insane.

[Dragon Star]

Or is he just trying to get away with it?

[I Am He]

By any chance did he put Ketchup on them??

[I Am He]

By any chance did he put Ketchup on them??

[Lance]

Ketchup would be okay on kittens. It's just putting it on hot dogs that should be a crime. Well, that and scrambling kittens in the first place.