Been Had

[Dan Barlow]

You all probably see this all the time. Mom or dad bringing their kids fund raiser candy. Well yesterday I had one guy trying to get me to buy his candy. So I asked what it was for. I figured it would be for little league or scouts or something like that. Nope he is in a adult softball league. They want to buy uniforms. I was floored. Adults trying to get me to pay for there hobbies. I wonder how many other people at work got me on a deal like this. I'm a suckered for kids. I will be asking all the time for now on. I asked the guy if I could count on him to chip in for some Vette parts latter. He just laughed.

[pdub]

That's a new one to me right there Dan. Lemme see.....raising beer money. "For a mere donation, I'll give you these empty beer cans which you can take to recycle for some money, so we all win..." A great plan indeed.

[Whelk]

I have a fundraiser for my hobbies. Most folk call it a job.

[Deaf Bob]

I should sell caps to fund my kid's derby cars!

[pdub]

I should sell caps to fund my kid's derby cars!

Once or twice at tracks I've bought the photo package. Pricey. Professional hi-def photos of Red going by. An old fart wannabe on a weekend, the equivalent of a sea cruise to most other folks.

I could run those photos through the copier at work and sell them online and I could even autograph them. I'd be glad to. Yep, there goes a Mustang. It's slow but it's autographed and it looks great. That's bound to be worth something. Might buy the next track weekend, but I seriously doubt it.

[Deaf Bob]

Whole point was kids sell candy to fund their "hobbies" since they don't have "jobs"
For an adult to steal that avenue, while legal, is morally wrong!
Should strippers sell cookies in front of Wally's to pay for their trip to a convention

[pdub]

Bob, I think we're talking about the exact same thing at the same time.......

[STINEY]

As a local business, We get dozens of such requests each month, wanting us to "donate" to some adult based organization or other. We catch the kids ones (though those are getting out of hand), but lots of the others we gently turn down.

Shameless......yet a sign of the society we now live in. Always try to get someone else to pay first, and if that doesn't work, then get pushier the next time.

[Deaf Bob]

If I see an adult selling candy, I automatically assume it is for kid's activities..
I would feel cheated if it went to an adult thing..

[sueunit]

and now we have GO FUND ME and that crowdfund or whatever thingy on the internet for fund raising. Millions of people asking for funds.....
Difference is, you don't have to see it if you don't want to, unless you are on face book and you have friends who send you links to it

[Beagle]

Bob, I think we're talking about the exact same thing at the same time.......

yeah Bob... geesh. You don't pay a hooker to go to a convention, you pay them to LEAVE.

oh. Sorry. Trashing out General again. Ooops.

Dan, that's the first rule of business isn't it? Never use your own money!

and in this case, it's pretty lame.

[Monster]

I have a fundraiser for my hobbies. Most folk call it a job.

kids sell candy to fund their "hobbies" since they don't have "jobs"
For an adult to steal that avenue, while legal, is morally wrong!

Exactly !!!

[Dan Barlow]

And for crying out loud . What do you need uniforms for in soft ball , you have the batter on one side, and everyone else is on the other !

[Barry Donovan]

haha.
beat up a boy scout today, take their candy fundraiser.

I was earning a merit badge for something along those lines, I was 12 or so...cannot remember what it was called.
My mom came up with the idea for lemonade or kool-aid.

As a growing boy I learned setting up the stand in your yard that is next to the little store was a bonus.
The other fact that took off is my moms approach to no preservatives.

that drink still does not exist.

Adult now, the starbucks stories, etc etc... left me off with an occasional daydream.

Maybe the adult softball players can take up loan sharking and a baseball bat... like chase bank or american express.

work ethics. A man inherits a million dollars, yet goes outside with some scrap sheet metal to fix the old truck grille.

[redneckjoe69]

i woulda laughed at the guy! thats nuts!

a few years back i was sitting at a gas station with my kids while they were selling puppies, (sold 3 that day!), and i notice these 2 guys bumming money at the traffic light. one guy was in a wheelchair with an old army jacket on. the other guy was waving a sign, something like, "help a vet." i notice about every 1/2 hour the one guy buys 2 beers. oh well, not my problem. then i go to use the bathroom out back as were leaving. theres the guy from the wheelchair walking out! the other guy is folding the wheelchair up and hiding it and the army jacket in the woods. yea, i gave him an earful. funny thing was about a week or 2 later i was getting gas there with my wife. i see those 2 POSs and start cussing them out. my looks at me like wtf are you doing? i had to explain. yup, dirtbags on every corner and coming to a home near you soon!