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Post by smalltowngirlie on Aug 26, 2014 17:16:16 GMT
Neither DH or I have been nominated, tagged, challenged or whatever to do this, but many of our friends have been. Maybe we just don't really have any close friends .
So who else has avoided this so far (hoping I am not jinxing any of us by asking)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 17:22:40 GMT
I've not been tagged as far as I know.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 17:29:43 GMT
I was tagged but untagged myself and will not be participating. Had to unfriend someone over if sadly. I will give money to who I choose not be blackmailed into it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 17:31:42 GMT
I have not been tagged or challenged. I will not participate either. At first, the videos were amusing. Now, I'm just tired of it.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Aug 26, 2014 17:35:21 GMT
DH has participated - donated and doused himself. I've only donated.
I was challenged this morning and told the person challenging me that they should have done it last week before I made my donation.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 26, 2014 17:37:23 GMT
I have not been and I don't think I would participate even if I had been. I don't mind making a donation, although, I am trying hard to save money so I'm not really interested in any charitable giving right now, but I'm really not interested in pouring cold water over my head.
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Post by SnowWhite on Aug 26, 2014 17:38:56 GMT
I was tagged but untagged myself and will not be participating. Had to unfriend someone over if sadly. I will give money to who I choose not be blackmailed into it. I've been tagged twice and untagged myself both times. Luckily, no one has said a word to me about it. I also will not be participating.
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Aug 26, 2014 17:41:51 GMT
I have not been tagged yet. I don't intend to do it if someone does tag me. I don't think there's much chance I will be though. My husband is supposed to do it at work, but I don't think he has yet. He knows better than to challenge me to do it.
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Pinky Zebra
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Jun 26, 2014 5:37:40 GMT
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Post by Pinky Zebra on Aug 26, 2014 17:45:16 GMT
I was tagged but untagged myself and will not be participating. Had to unfriend someone over if sadly. I will give money to who I choose not be blackmailed into it. I cannot wrap my mind around this word: blackmail. It seriously boggles the mind. If it has resorted to actual blackmail amongst your friends, you need new friends and you need to involve the authorities. Maybe even get a lawyer. Blackmail? Isn't that an extreme use of the word?
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Post by Cheesy on Aug 26, 2014 17:46:13 GMT
No one in my family has been tagged; looking forward to the challenge dying down and leaving Facebook.
Frankly, there are too many people around that have jumped on the bandwagon and call anyone who doesn't wish to participate, a "party pooper". Really? Quit the charity bullying already!
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Post by annabella on Aug 26, 2014 17:47:34 GMT
I've decided that it's become too popular so I don't want to participate at this point.
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Post by darkangel090260 on Aug 26, 2014 17:48:20 GMT
I have not been called out yet. I cant do it, my body dose not do cold well.
scrappower: please lighten up just a bit. your going to give your self a st Stroke
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 17:48:55 GMT
I was tagged but untagged myself and will not be participating. Had to unfriend someone over if sadly. I will give money to who I choose not be blackmailed into it. I cannot wrap my mind around this word: blackmail. It seriously boggles the mind. If it has resorted to actual blackmail amongst your friends, you need new friends and you need to involve the authorities. Maybe even get a lawyer. Blackmail? Isn't that an extreme use of the word? Let's see calling people out publicly to force them to donate to something they don't want to participate them in. When they untag themselves calling them out again publicly and shaming them saying they owe the ALS foundation $100 and starting a group message using interesting language over it. Yeah that is blackmail to me. And trust me. Unfriending happened. No lawyer needed but it still is bullshit.
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Post by peabay on Aug 26, 2014 17:50:57 GMT
Maybe I just have nice friends, but when people have declined I haven't seen one person berate them, cajole them, blackmail or otherwise be an ass.
I've seen people say they are donating to something else - again, no one said anything negative.
Do it or don't. Why the big foofala?
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Post by paget on Aug 26, 2014 17:54:34 GMT
I haven't been. I don't really post on FB anymore though. I check it because I'm involved in a couple group pages.
One of my dds has done it twice- once as an individual and once as part of her dance team. Neither time was money donated. I asked her about it and she said they were increasing awareness. :/
I don't begrudge anyone else doing it but I wouldn't even if I was nominated.
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Post by River on Aug 26, 2014 17:55:09 GMT
My husband and middle son have done it, but they can NEVER turn down a dare. I just give money to watch.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 26, 2014 17:59:51 GMT
I don't post on FB so I've been safe
Ok, I have only posted on FB once in the entire time I've had my account and that was just to let my friends know my dog had passed. I'm more of a FB lurker than poster so I think that has kept me out of the frenzy
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Post by tuva42 on Aug 26, 2014 18:04:02 GMT
I've been nominated but I won't be doing it. Not a big fan of posting videos of myself. What irks me is the nagging if you choose not to do it. We donate probably 10 times more money to charities than the person who tagged me, but somehow I'm a bad person if I don't choose to donate to this one particular charity. And if they ask why, and I try to explain that I think there are other charities that I'd prefer to donate to, then her friends jump on me about what a nightmare disease ALS is. Yes, yes, it is a nightmare. But so is Alzheimer's and so is diabetes and so is epilepsy. Don't bash me because I choose one charity over another.
Sorry for the rant!
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Post by freebird on Aug 26, 2014 18:22:04 GMT
My husband's granddaughter is coming up this weekend. I think she wants us to do it. I'm pretty sure that papa would do it for her. We'll donate the $10 anonymously. I don't want the $300 worth of junk mail that comes from donating.
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Post by peasful1 on Aug 26, 2014 18:26:50 GMT
I haven't been nominated, but still donating, just not to ALS. We're donating to a different Muscular Dystrophy organization since ODS' best friend has Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 18:38:18 GMT
I won't be doing it for reasons already posted.
What bothers me is that you're vilified if you don't do it. Suddenly this has become the popular charity because it makes everyone feel cool to participate. We have a friend that was recently diagnosed with ALS so I know to some of them it is near and dear to their hearts, so I understand why they're doing it.
But for me, I have a mom who survived cancer, but it looks like she might face the battle again. And I had a sister, my best friend, who fought the hard battle and lost her life to brain cancer. I watched the most beautiful, caring, gentle spirited young woman suffer, for two years. I watched her cry and cry when she found out her cancer was extremely rare and not very receptive to treatment, I watched her come to accept that she would not get to see her nieces and nephews grow up, so forgive me if I choose to give to something other than ALS just because it's the thing to do right now.
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Post by cakediva on Aug 26, 2014 18:50:58 GMT
I was tagged but untagged myself and will not be participating. Had to unfriend someone over if sadly. I will give money to who I choose not be blackmailed into it. how do you untag yourself? I don't see that option when I look at the link I was tagged in.
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Post by SnowWhite on Aug 26, 2014 19:23:32 GMT
I was tagged but untagged myself and will not be participating. Had to unfriend someone over if sadly. I will give money to who I choose not be blackmailed into it. how do you untag yourself? I don't see that option when I look at the link I was tagged in. I had to do it on my computer (not my phone) but there's a drop down box next in the upper right corner of the post (it's like a little 'v') and when you click that drop down, one of the options is to Remove Tag....
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Post by Fidget on Aug 26, 2014 19:26:32 GMT
I was challenged but I kindly declined to video myself dumping ice water over my head.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Aug 26, 2014 19:54:14 GMT
I've been called out twice (once via email, not FB) and once as a troop leader by another GS troop leader (she challenged my troop). My 9 yr old son has been called out on MY FB page bc he doesn't have FB. He doesn't even know what this challenge is about.
I'm ignoring all of it. I had just recently donated to our local rescue squad and I didn't even want to do that. I'm not going to feel forced to donate again. A friend mentioned in his video that he was also donating to water.org as this challenge is wasting a tremendous amount of water - he's totally right about that. If I do end up donating, I'll donate to that cause.
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Post by gloryjoy on Aug 26, 2014 20:40:39 GMT
I haven't been personally challenged or tagged. If I was I would politely decline. I have my own things I donate to which are very personal to me, Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke fund and Children's Hospital.
I am happy they have raised awareness and funds, but nothing is going to make me do the ice challenge or make me donate $100. And I'm not going to avoid Facebook in case I am challenged or tagged.
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Post by kmk1112 on Aug 26, 2014 20:55:46 GMT
I haven't. DH was, and challenged DD (which she was actually thrilled about). I told them it would be stupid to challenge me because I will just lie and say I am donating money. I don't like being told who to donate to, or even to donate at all. In fact, I know DD and DH don't have the gumption to make the donations they are supposed to for doing it, and I'm certainly not doing it for them!
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Post by winogirl on Aug 26, 2014 21:01:57 GMT
A couple of my friends have done it, but no one has challenged me...so far, so good!
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Post by Megan on Aug 26, 2014 23:19:17 GMT
I was JUST tagged today. I thought I had avoided it as it seemed to be dying down with all the back to school posts.
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Post by threecs on Aug 26, 2014 23:29:06 GMT
I have not been tagged. However, my 15 year old was a couple weeks ago. She was actually excited to participate.
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