OT - light a candle

Today, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the pharmaceutical monolith that charges
nearly $1,000 for a 30 day supply of one of its HIV/AIDS medications,
is donating $1 to the National AIDS Fund for each person who simply
visits their website and "virtually lights a candle."

Please take a minute to light a candle. Thank you.

www.lighttounite.org
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. -
Oscar Wilde

"Tonnie" <tonnnie@NOgmail.com> wrote in message
news:anjfo25e3q72qakgt8681viva9cm8k090q@4ax.com...
> Today, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the pharmaceutical monolith that charges
> nearly $1,000 for a 30 day supply of one of its HIV/AIDS medications,
> is donating $1 to the National AIDS Fund for each person who simply
> visits their website and "virtually lights a candle."
>
> Please take a minute to light a candle. Thank you.
>
> www.lighttounite.org

Nice idea, nice site, good way to get the word out, maximum donation
$100,000, 1,553,124 candles lit thus far. :-)

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:38:49 +0100, Tonnie <tonnnie@NOgmail.com>
wrote:

>Please take a minute to light a candle. Thank you.
>
>www.lighttounite.org


What a nice quiet place. It seems lately some of these sites have
flashy graphics and loud music. Very nice.

1,557,018


Dana
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

"suzilem" <slemcke@deflectprocessedmeat.texas.net> wrote in
news:1XQhh.24106$wc5.12364@newssvr25.news.prodigy. net:

> Nice idea, nice site, good way to get the word out, maximum donation
> $100,000, 1,553,124 candles lit thus far. :-)
>

So there's no point in continuing to go light it? They've already maxed
out their donation?

Chak

--
If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
--Tallulah Bankhead

In article <Xns989E84F6442B4chakolatehotmailcom@207.115.17.10 2>,
Chakolate <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote:

> "suzilem" <slemcke@deflectprocessedmeat.texas.net> wrote in
> news:1XQhh.24106$wc5.12364@newssvr25.news.prodigy. net:
>
> > Nice idea, nice site, good way to get the word out, maximum donation
> > $100,000, 1,553,124 candles lit thus far. :-)
> >
>
> So there's no point in continuing to go light it? They've already maxed
> out their donation?

I think those things are generally just PR. They're going to make a
donation to look good, so they make one of those webpages so people will
feel involved and bond with them and then buy their products. Yeah, I'm
cynical.

Priscilla

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:08:54 -0500, "Priscilla H. Ballou"
<vze23t8n@verizon.net> wrote:

>so they make one of those webpages so people will
>feel involved and bond with them and then buy their products.


Since they make prescription drugs, do we have a choice in purchasing
their products? I mean, the doctors prescribe them....I don't know
what company makes my drugs. Most of mine are generic.


Dana
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.