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General Discussion / Pen Spin Against Poverty

Who's with me?

  1. GabGaab
    Date: Fri, Oct 31 2008 04:26:12

    Would you Pen Spin against poverty? As pen spinners we get looked down in society as 'wasting our time pen spinning', as many of you would have experienced some point in your life. What if we could change this attitude? What if we could be massively influential? What if ...

    Most of you would probably be asking right now, how is Pen Spinning going to stop poverty? Very good question. Awareness. Awareness that we are all so well off we can spin pens as a leisure activity. But most of us in this global world of ours don't get the opportunity to go to school and learn how to read and write. Most of us don't have the time to think about spinning a pen because their tummies are screaming for food.

    So next time you pick up that pen, be thankful and Pen Spin for Poverty! That is all I have to say.

    - GabGaab

  2. UEDan
    Date: Fri, Oct 31 2008 06:33:40

    Why dont we just make a limited number of signed custom pens, get sponsorship(s) from pen companies, sell the pens to spinners around the world. Then donate it to a charity.
    Oh and if you'd like I'll help organize it... know what that sounds like a great idea. I'm gonna steal my own idea and use it! muwahahaha!

  3. Sidewinder
    Date: Fri, Oct 31 2008 06:59:31

    Sounds like an awesome idea... Good luck.

  4. Glamouraz
    Date: Fri, Oct 31 2008 16:30:58

    great idea.

    I dont mind supporting.

  5. Yukimura
    Date: Fri, Oct 31 2008 18:08:47

    It's not a bad idea. I like it.
    If you need some help in organizing (I'm pretty sure of you will need) add me at MSN, ICQ or just write me here in the forum.

    Regards,
    Yukimura.

  6. GabGaab
    Date: Sat, Nov 1 2008 01:34:34

    I think this video relates to this thread, hopefully ^^. Check it out anyways. Teenage Affluenza, it affects all of us.

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  7. daffy
    Date: Sat, Nov 1 2008 19:47:50

    omg. thats a great idea!!!

  8. Missle_Z
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 03:59:57

    This is a great idea, I would gladly support it.

  9. nateiskewl
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 04:02:09

    GG. This is a great way to get a sponsored US tourney.

    Email to UNICEF gogogogogo.

  10. octan3
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 04:14:30

    this would be so cool! great idea

  11. Missle_Z
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 04:20:34

    Yeah, if this gets big and organized pen spinning will get A LOT bigger and the awareness of poverty will increase too.
    Do it do it do it!

  12. iMatt
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 04:54:01

    LOL. No offense, but man this idea blows on so many levels past Pants-on-head-flailing-idiot-in-street-retarded.

    Pen-spinning is a time-waster lol. Why do you think we took it up in the first place? For something to do when we are in class/bored/non-active situations. It is a useless talent. It's just highly entertaining.

    The whole custom SELL thing for charity money is rather obnoxious as well. What do the pen companies out of it? Next to nothing. In that case, not happening

  13. UEDan
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 05:35:23

    Well, they would get the attention because it does give them a great PR.

  14. omega
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 07:15:58

    Good luck with ur long-term goal. Theres nothing wrong about penspinning against poverty. Since pen spinning is now considered a form of art and sport, like OTHER art and sport, penspinning should be aloud to spin against poverty...

  15. Outsmash
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 08:00:49

    pretty decent idea but I'm guessing this wont happen.. sleep(1).gif

  16. GabGaab
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 11:03:18

    This year I've co-founded a social justice group at my school. I've also started a pen spinning club. I'm thinking of doing a collab which will spread awareness of poverty and at the same time wowing people with the skills we have. It'd be something different. What do u guys think? Would you Pen Spin against Poverty? (If so Vote in this thread if you haven't already)

  17. Logic
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 11:23:52

    Aren't we supposed to be Pen Spinning against poverty? If we were for it, we would be advocating and promoting it. huh.gif

  18. GabGaab
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 11:28:41

    My bad. Yea I'm uber newbie. When I did my speech to the school for my social justice group, I managed to say we are a new social "injustice" group. ohmy.gif

  19. Nolan
    Date: Sun, Nov 2 2008 13:33:33

    This would be a good idea, but nothing would come out.

    To have it actually effect poverty, you would have to charge people to watch the video? I know I wouldn't pay money to watch a video that deals with pen spinning and poverty...

  20. Missle_Z
    Date: Mon, Nov 3 2008 00:11:49

    So many people have ideas, but most of them just get blown off by UPSB. I don't know if some people just don't like new stuff, or if you don't like that fact that it's not your idea, or you just don't like the fact that someone that's 'noob' comes up with the idea, but meh. Whatever.

  21. minche
    Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 16:10:29

    how much money have you spent on pens? why didn't you donate that money to good causes?!
    how much time have you spent on PSing? why haven't you spent that time on helping less fortunate?!

    and for that custom pen - you would only make companies richer, and who would buy those pens?! only PSers, and things like that are sold everywhere, everytime (not pens, but stamps, postcards, tickets...)

  22. Sfsr
    Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 16:18:51

    There are a lot of things you can do against poverty. Penspinning isn't one of them.