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Old 03/09/08, 03:17 PM
 
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Need another way to waste time?
I found this site today and have been on it three times:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

For every vocabulary word, you get 4 choices. Every time you pick the correct definition, 20 grains of rice get donated to hungry people somewhere in the world. Maybe it's educational, maybe it's charitable, but it's certainly kept me sitting in front of the computer instead of starting dinner.
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Old 03/09/08, 06:33 PM
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Now ajaxlucy I didn't need another way to waste time!

I donated 500 grains (I wonder who gets to count all the rice grains?) and missed two words, and now I better get away from this computer!
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Old 03/09/08, 07:32 PM
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Pretty fun. I will get Megan to do it also, she loves vocab.
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Old 03/09/08, 08:11 PM
 
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Now ajaxlucy I didn't need another way to waste time!
Same here, LOL.

I donated 500 grains and stopped with that (for now).
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Old 03/09/08, 08:43 PM
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Oh, addictive... 3480 before I knew I should stop...
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Old 03/09/08, 09:31 PM
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lol i got up to 1,000 and stopped!
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Old 03/09/08, 10:07 PM
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4280 then I realized it was past dinner time .
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Old 03/09/08, 10:09 PM
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I got up to 1500 before I had to tell DH to stop helping, 'cause I've got to go to bed sometime tonite!
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Old 03/09/08, 10:28 PM
 
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Ok that is really cool! I got up to 1900....I'm gonna go back tomorrow...thank you for that link!
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Old 03/09/08, 10:39 PM
 
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5100. Thank you so much for helping me waste time! lol
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Old 03/09/08, 10:44 PM
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Cool site! I just wish I had thought of it...


http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=228709

'Scuse me a moment...think I'll go and resurect that "in crowd" thread that popped up a while back...
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Old 03/09/08, 10:59 PM
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Ah, anybody like to guess whats for supper? Eddie
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Old 03/09/08, 11:35 PM
 
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I totally zoned out on there and was up to about 5,000 before I realized the horses still needed to be let out of the corral and the dogs needed feeding!

Pauline
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