Comic Relief raises £74.3 million!

[kaiser78]

see this thread...http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post1301137

[Waldorf]

Loved this (which was part of the official Comic Relief night)

Yeah, I like this sketch, quite funny

[xoggoth]

Too much emotion, not enough sense. By spending money on immediate needs we simply end up with and ever increasing aid bill because the African population is outpacing the economy. Aid would be better spent on helping to provide a viable future by encouraging their economies. We should fund nations, not on basis of need, but on whether their government are making the right decisions.

[Halo Jones]

Loved this (which was part of the official Comic Relief night)

Got it to a Tee

[DimPrawn]

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Loved this (which was part of the official Comic Relief night)

Yeah that was good.

[d000hg]

Loved this (which was part of the official Comic Relief night)

[amcdonald]

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Are the locals too ignorant or selfish to maybe stop having so many children? Not exactly same as over here where the chavs can pump out 10 kids for large benefit handouts for life. They know if they have kids they're likely to die of malaria or starve so why put themselves through that heartbreak? Is it a numbers game, have 10 kids and 2 might grow up into adults?

Human Nature is the answer,It is a numbers game. What else have they got to live for but to produce the next generation ?

[NotAllThere]

... Is it a numbers game, have 10 kids and 2 might grow up into adults?

Yes. Though the AIDS epidemic is wreaking havoc in many countries. Not enough adults to look after the children, and children can't keep the economy going, when the adults are all dying.

Lots of questions that probably won't get real answers, so see you here this time next year.

Sport Relief next year. Comic Relief 2013.

(btw - fixed the title for you)

[PAH]

BBC News - Comic Relief: £74.3m total sets Red Nose Day record

How come this raises £74.3 million on the night while Children in Need struggles to break £20m? I didn't think the comedy for the large part was even funny!

This tells me charity does not in fact begin at home, if it's true that Comic Relief is mainly for Africa and Children in Need mainly for the UK.

Also tells me the government won't believe all those protesters saying they're skint. Fuel duty up by another 5p (1p + inflation!) at next week's budget.

Also, why is it that the problems over there appear same or worse every year? Is this money being pissed away on dictator's palaces?

Are the locals too ignorant or selfish to maybe stop having so many children? Not exactly same as over here where the chavs can pump out 10 kids for large benefit handouts for life. They know if they have kids they're likely to die of malaria or starve so why put themselves through that heartbreak? Is it a numbers game, have 10 kids and 2 might grow up into adults?

Where's Geldof and his usual outburst that not enough is being done? Has he finally given up to the fact that it'll take more than international aid to sort out Africa's problems?

Lots of questions that probably won't get real answers, so see you here this time next year.