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Old 05-18-2014, 11:36 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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I would also agree with the Chicago defenders writing that you can't judge an entire city on one or two neighborhoods. Especially Chicago.
It's not even that - the OP is basically looking at people wearing cashmere sweaters (example) who drive BMWs and assume they aren't charitable and don't give a **** about anything. There's other stuff at play here too - just because you're in a sports bar at a particular moment doesn't mean you are always unsophisticated and it doesn't mean you're stupid either. I can't tell you how naive this is on so many levels for anywhere in the world.
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Old 05-18-2014, 11:40 PM
 
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Yeah sports bars have fund raisers for all kinds of do-gooder stuff all the time. No easier to make yourself look like "not a douchey bro that just wants to get laid" than by donating to something like "tequila shot to fight childhood cancers"...
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Old 05-18-2014, 11:41 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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Yeah sports bars have fund raisers for all kinds of do-gooder stuff all the time. No easier to make yourself look like "not a douchey bro that just wants to get laid" than by donating to something like "tequila shot to fight childhood cancers"...
How the hell could you even miss my point? For the love of God.

The point was that being in a sports bar for 2 hours one Saturday afternoon does not (a) make you stupid and (b) make you an uncharitable person by default. They aren't even related things.
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Old 05-18-2014, 11:49 PM
 
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Oh have a drink already!

The hawks smashed the kings hours ago and I have a fridge full of nice craft beer...
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Old 05-18-2014, 11:50 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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LOL - yes, it was a good game Chet.. Unfortunately, my alarm will be going off in about 6-7 hours so I can work So there is no drinking for me tonight.
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Old 05-18-2014, 11:57 PM
 
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You need to work someplace where volunteering to spend time with needy kids gets you more brownie points!


We have posters of Sean Penn in my office. He is da bomb!
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Old 05-18-2014, 11:59 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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I should! Because it's not part of my work
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Old 05-19-2014, 12:07 AM
 
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See, says so right here, myhero !
http://myhero.com/images/AP_Story/penn_humanitarian.jpg

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Old 05-19-2014, 12:14 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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I'm glad I made an entertaining thread to complement your craft beer
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Old 05-19-2014, 12:33 AM
 
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Much thanks!
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