Ideas Wanted For Food Drive Contest(Vanity)

01/02/03 | Sockdologer

[Sockdologer]

I apologize for the vanity post, but I need your help.

A techie friend of mine was layed off has been unemployed for some time. He is low on both finances and food. I found out today that he's been eating only mustard for dinner.

Though he doesn't want to accept welfare, he hasn't been able to find a job yet, and so we've been thinking of holding a food drive contest, challenging the people we know to send in the most bizzare, non-perishable foods they can find - to be judged by him. In order to pull this off, we need some sort of interesting prize to give away. Nothing fancy, mind you. Neither of us could afford much.

So where do you come in? While I won't ask anyone here to donate any food, I'd appreciate any prize ideas my fellow freepers could come up with.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.

-Sockdologer

[cmsgop]

Here is a Bump For Ya!

[cmsgop]

BTW I don't want any FReeper eating mustard. If he is that bad off Freepmail me, and I will send a Care Package.

[jigsaw]

Do you have any Grey Pupon?

[JZoback]

Your mean to tell me your friend would rather eat mustard for dinner than take any job?

I may get flamed for saying it, but I do not believe that a person cannot find work. It may be a crappy low paying menial job you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, but I'd rather shovel **** than eat mustard for dinner.

[ShuShu]

You should also check with the various Churches & Charity Assn's in the area. I'm in AZ, and St. Vincent De Paul delivers food to needy people as does the Phoenix Rescue Mission. They collect food and money from giving parishoners and the giving outside community. They can also arrange for reduced utility expenses, rent payments, etc. Your friend should accept their help and then give back to these institutions when he's back on his feet in an ongoing manner as thanks.

Wishing you the best of luck!

[Mark]

"KEYWORDS: BUSH ECONOMY; FOOD; FOOD DRIVE; GLOBALISM; HUNGRY; MAGLEV; NAFTA; RECESSION; UNEMPLOYMENT;"

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How about a bake sale in Colorado?

[cmsgop]

Ahh Yes, Dan's Bake Sale, Now your talking!

[chance33_98]

most bizzare, non-perishable foods they can find

SPAM comes to mind....

[Mears]

Sounds like he's too lazy to "cut the mustard"

[chance33_98]

What kind of techie? What does he specialize in? Is he willing to relocate?

[tuna_battle]

My prize?

A self-compiled Word document containing the most hilarious negative feedback comments left by eBay users.

Example:

Buyer's Complaint: "Instead of shipping the item I won, he sent me a photograph of the item I won plus two pieces of bubble gum. :( "

Seller's Response: "Bizarre, foul-mouth adolescent with intense anger + persecution complex. Psychiatric intervention needed ASAP".

I'm working on a coffee-table book which compiles nothing but (what I feel are) hysterical negative feedback comments (from eBay users). However, if it's like every single project I've ever started, it will never be completed/published.

[tubebender]

Ahh Yes, Dan's Bake Sale, Now your talking!

Do you think there is still a outstanding arrest warrant for RUSH in Co ?

[chance33_98]

Though he doesn't want to accept welfare

I was on welfare once after an injury (I hated it myself, but had kids and they came first, got off it as soon as I was given ok by doc to work - funny thing is I would not have had to go on it had another government agency, workers comp, had been paying me as they were supposed to. Crap Happens). Your tax dollars pay for it and he might as well suck out what money he can from Uncle Sammy because once he gets back to working they will take it from him without a thought. Use the system when you need it.

[yooper]

A cheap 12 gauge shotgun and directions to the nearest woods. "Teach a man to fish...."

[Sockdologer]

He started out as an internet Tech support type, though he's done hardware service as well. Unfortunately he's not here right now to answer questions about specialization, but
I can get back to you later. He's worked everywhere from small ISPs to AOL and Gateway.

Yes, he'd be willing to relocate and would actually
probably be glad to. Right now he is in the Albuquerque area.

[Colorado Doug]

most bizzare, non-perishable foods they can find

It's amazing how long some things last. I have just about finished off my Y2k stash and some of those perpetual foods are not too bad. While those MRE dinner rolls are interesting, I still don't care for them. Might save those for Y3k.

You might take a look in Sharper Image or someplace like that for an interesting prize.

[Sockdologer]

He's been applying for jobs left and right.

[Sockdologer]

Thank you. I'll pass the idea on to him :)

[chance33_98]

Albuquerque

Several call centers are hiring there (I was a tech at a call center previously and with the volume of PC's techies were always in need) and a new one just opened up (have a link here somewhere for the articles relating I posted). About 700 new jobs total in the area, some were in Moriarty but most directly in Albuquerque.