Santa Strike Force: Maynooth

banquo

So it's that time of year again. I was thinking that we could do something for the SSF in NUIM, but didn't get quite as a far as coming up with an idea.

For anyone who doesn't know what the Santa Strike Force is, it's a boards.ie-involved charity that raises money for decent (i.e. not your old GameBoy Advance) presents for the kids who, for whatever reason, don't often show up on Santa's radar. It's a good cause. You've probably seen the threads on After Hours.

So I'm looking for ideas to raise cash. Get a license and go collecting? Put up signs with the account details in the banks? Is anyone up for a challenge for charity a-la Dr. Bollocko going bollocko naked in Eire Square?

I've one: If I can get 200e in pledges, I'll replace the hourly 'Bong' in the South Campus bell tower with 3 minutes of the Muslim call to prayer (you can just plug in your iPod).

Anyone else up for a challenge?

ScissorPaperRock

banquo wrote: »

I've one: If I can get 200e in pledges, I'll replace the hourly 'Bong' in the South Campus bell tower with 3 minutes of the Muslim call to prayer (you can just plug in your iPod).

Anyone else up for a challenge?

That would be brilliant.

But would you get away with it?

LoLth

you might get into trouble for some religious stuff but how about changing it for christmas bells?

Rozabeez

Generally people challenge each other rather than stating a challenge for themselves, I do like the bell idea but you could end up in trouble over it!

banquo

You all have to pledge some cash firs!

I challenge our
new moderator to do most of the full monty in arts block.., SOBER. *dramatic music*

But seriously, anyone up for a challenge?

banquo

Here's a topical one:

I challenge ALLANDANYWAYS to stand in the library and boot one hundred (100) people off facebook.

I pledge twenty (20) euro in the event of 100 hundred successful bootings. Anyone care to make any similar pledges? Anything over 5 euros is deadly.

allandanyways

banquo wrote: »

Here's a topical one:

I challenge ALLANDANYWAYS to stand in the library and boot one hundred (100) people off facebook.

I pledge twenty (20) euro in the event of 100 hundred successful bootings. Anyone care to make any similar pledges? Anything over 5 euros is deadly.

SRSLY?

Rob, I'm in final year, I can't dedicate my time to a life of solving facebook-abusing crime, as much as I would love to. But I will do my darndest to get facebook blocked on PACR pcs, although I don't think many will be sposoring me for that!:cool:

banquo

Not a life, just an hour a day for a week. That's just 20 an hour = 1 every three minutes. Should be easy enough actually. Think of the children

Mate sitting beside me matches the pledge, making it 40e.

PS: Challenges are supposed to suck

Rozabeez

banquo wrote: »

Here's a topical one:

I challenge ALLANDANYWAYS to stand in the library and boot one hundred (100) people off facebook.

I pledge twenty (20) euro in the event of 100 hundred successful bootings. Anyone care to make any similar pledges? Anything over 5 euros is deadly.

I pledge a fiver!

Srsly.

banquo

45 quid. That'll get a little boy or girl the cheapest kind of iPod.

In case it's a little girl, we should get enough for an iPod nano. Preferably in pink, but that's not my call. RRP e139. So we're roughly 33% there.

See this thread for the level of protest a Santa Strike Force challenge usually gets

LoLth

I'll pledge a tenner

allandanyways

Rozabeez

Hey, at least it's also encouragement to get a load of us into the library!

banquo

55!

You're a generous person Lolth

Edit: As, of course, is our dear boardsie AllAndAnyways for even considering such a noble gesture

banquo

Holy crap we are thread of the day.

/looks busy

Rozabeez

Upping mine to a tenner if she does it carrying a clipboard and wearing a trilby....

banquo

I had to Google what a trilby was.

Podginho

I'm looking to sell a trilby

Rozabeez

Sell?! SELL?! Donate you mean. This here is charity! I've a pinstripe trilby to donate.

funky penguin

10 squidlies.

banquo

Danke!

Michellenman

I have no money to give but if it makes it any easier for you Allandanyways I'll happily be one of the people you can kick off, just to make up numbers like :P

LoLth

any chance one of you could take a pic of the persons reaction as you boot them off the PC?

Rozabeez

Well tbh a few of us might need to have her back in case people go mental, which is why the clipboard and hat would be funny, kinda to show she's not just a nark trying to steal all the pc time

allandanyways

So how long do I have to do this? IF i do it.

Rozabeez

As long as it takes! You can have the library and the PACRs.

funky penguin

Me and Banquo got your back no problem.

South Campus style. :cool:

allandanyways

Am I the only one doing a challenge? So not fair.

Other challenges for other people please!!

Michellenman

Challenge me to do anything!*


*Within reason...

allandanyways

Whoever is up for the challenge (and handy with the oul camera) I challenge thee to get a picture with 10 (over) active members of this board.

Actually that's quite good.

Rozabeez

Oooh, I'll do that easily hahah


Edit: Would people pledge per photo?