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Ok so want to easily improve your vocabulary?

Or how about provide some rice to the needy of the world?

How about both?

the value of the internet, click thru advertising money!!

FreeRice

have fun.

in five sessions I moved up 4 levels. They say rarely do folks score over 48 out of 55 levels.

I'm wondering who here will be the first to go over (and stay consistently over ) 48.

I've got some ideas...

ps. I'm not close.
 
VOCAB LEVEL: 48
YOUR BEST LEVEL: 49
You have now donated
1500 grains of rice.

1500 isn't much is it? That was like playing Call My Bluff. And that isn't how you spell speciality. Bloody Americans. Sorry. I stopped cos I decided it was never going to end...

s.
 
It's crap :\ lol game wise... You get one wrong you go down a point... To claim that point back you need to get 3 or 4 correct......

I just wanted to get the people a 1,000 grams of rice... :( Poor people... Then I saw Wil said no one gets over 48... lol.... How can I not? That is a challange.... Right to MY face! I decided to stop at a round number.... Pain in the buttocks getting there, but was worth it lol....

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17th Angel said:
It's crap :\ lol game wise... You get one wrong you go down a point... To claim that point back you need to get 3 or 4 correct......

I just wanted to get the people a 1,000 grams of rice... :( Poor people... Then I saw Wil said no one gets over 48... lol.... How can I not? That is a challange.... Right to MY face! I decided to stop at a round number.... Pain in the buttocks getting there, but was worth it lol....
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Namaste 17th and Snoop...broke through their barrier not that I wouldn't have expected it!!

Now I didn't say no one, I said they said rarely...and youse guys are rare! (or folks that frequent this site are...)

Ya done good, it isn't how many you score, (grains of rice that is) it is your participation in the total, which is AWESOME (meaning wonderful, great)

Actually I think the method they are using is this new algorithm which finds your level accurately and quickly. In 10 questions they get you pretty close to an accurate vocabulary level, in a written test it would take a hundred questions to find out where you are.

But as you take the test for a longer period of time your neurons begin firing into the old memory banks of word origins and all you've acquired and you begin to make good choice about words you actually don't know the meaning to if asked on the street. So your score slowly but steadily raises.

Yeah, us yanks don't spell the way you do on that side of the pond. Go ahead make up your own game and send'em fish and chips!
 
wil said:
Now I didn't say no one, I said they said rarely...and youse guys are rare! (or folks that frequent this site are...)
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Well that is what that test said in another thread in the lounge ;) Freaking mastermind baby!


wil said:
Ya done good, it isn't how many you score, (grains of rice that is) it is your participation in the total, which is AWESOME (meaning wonderful, great)
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It all adds up eh?!?

wil said:
Yeah, us yanks don't spell the way you do on that side of the pond. Go ahead make up your own game and send'em fish and chips!
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I did notice some errors... But, there is no need to point them out....

I had fish and chips last night.... lol.
 
wil said:
chips!
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Now that France has been identified as a part of the Axis of Evil; haven't French fries been redesignated as Patriotic fries or some such crap? Or do real Americans just not even eat the repulsive, cowardly, back sliding things with their burgers any more? :D

s.
 
We eat fries. The White House cafeteria re-named them Freedom Fries. (barf - don't get me started). I don't know anyone who calls them French fries, they're just fries.
 
They are still called french fries or fries and yes folks 'round here get quite weird sometimes...

but we eat the piss out of them they are our number one and two largest consumed vegetables. Fries and Ketchup give most Americans their entire daily vegetable intake.
 
I'm not sure I understand the entire concept of the site Wil. Since we aren't donating any funds to play, they are sitting on a huge pile of rice and only giving it to the poor as they can get people to play the game? And then only a few grains at a time?
Seems a bit creepy to me
 
Paladin said:
I'm not sure I understand the entire concept of the site Wil. Since we aren't donating any funds to play, they are sitting on a huge pile of rice and only giving it to the poor as they can get people to play the game? And then only a few grains at a time?
Seems a bit creepy to me
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Heh. Indeed. How about helping to reforest the desiccated land instead of throwing grains of rice at the third world? Restoring some wetlands? Then leaving people be and allowing them to grow their own food and get back to living?

Western civilization is too puffed up and proud, too busy patting ourselves on the back for pittances of quick-fixes. We've robbed people of their lands, cultures, customs, and livelihoods so that we can sit in front of our computers and magically generate rice for the objects of our pity by building our vocabularies. Look at us! Wow! How we love the world!

:rolleyes:
 
Although it might take awhile, let's see how many sacs of rice we can fill!

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Paladin said:
I'm not sure I understand the entire concept of the site Wil. Since we aren't donating any funds to play, they are sitting on a huge pile of rice and only giving it to the poor as they can get people to play the game? And then only a few grains at a time?
Seems a bit creepy to me
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Is it though? Remeber as a child (or reverse the role) And your father would do something, but, make it seem like it was you...? Such as to pretend to be amazed by your strength or intelligence or something? But he was really the one doing it? BUT He gave you this amazing gift, he allowed you to feel soley responsible for it? I see it as a gift.... They are allowing those who perhaps do not have funds available to give the chance to play a part... I see it as nice rather than creepy, allowing many to get involved..... I dunno, I have grown tired of being suspicious and such and rather look to the good side... Good in -everything-.

I am sure, they give every grain of rice they can, but they are allowing you to feel as I said involved... Helping to donate...
 
Paladin said:
I'm not sure I understand the entire concept of the site Wil. Since we aren't donating any funds to play, they are sitting on a huge pile of rice and only giving it to the poor as they can get people to play the game? And then only a few grains at a time?
Seems a bit creepy to me
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Namaste P-din and P-less,

Heck, I don't know.

They aren't asking for me to sign up for anything, garnering lists, etc.

As for reforesting or establishing wetlands, they may be great concepts, for those with the access, impetus and wherewithal. I'd say the rice guys have their concept that they are running with, maybe when they have more ideas or more funds they could expand.

I believe they believe the clickthru money on the google ads will pay for the rice and they are sending it. I doubt they are sitting on a pile of rice, but they maybe, and then we are paying for shipping.

It seems like a concept to me, virus marketing to get folks to get to the adverts.

I don't know, I'm not good enough at the vocab or have the patience to get beyond 40. But if I can spend a few minutes a day and learn a little and someone benefits...what's not to like?

Am I missing something by not seeing the perceived harm in this?
 
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