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11-23-2007, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
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Good at English?
Try this: for every word you get right, ten grains of rice are donated to feed those who are starving.
It doesn't sound like a lot, but the more people in on it, the more people get fed.
Plus, it's a great way to improve your vocab!
http://freerice.com/index.php
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11-23-2007, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Down the Rabbit Hole
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This has been being passed around every board I belong to, so it seems to be doing well.
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11-23-2007, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
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Oh really? Good!
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11-24-2007, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NoVA
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Oh.. this is FUN! Thanks for posting it, Oph.
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11-24-2007, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NoVA
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Out of 12 words, I have gotten 11 correct. 110 grains of rice! Whoo.
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11-24-2007, 08:49 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NoVA
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now up to 450..
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11-24-2007, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: London.
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It's quite a good idea, yes and fun too.
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11-24-2007, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 601
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500 grains of rice. Can't remember how much I got right/wrong. Most were easy. But there's quite a few that are new. That's it. I'm playing again.
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11-24-2007, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 601
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Why do the grains disappear and then reappear sometimes, though?
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I took the warm little body in my hands, kissed the smooth face, caressed the long hair, - then strangled him and buried his body under a mountain of corpses waiting to be cremated.
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11-24-2007, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: in love
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he he he. this is fun!
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11-24-2007, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: El Paso, Texas/ Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
Posts: 9,203
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Going for a thousand, I'm only at 770 for now.
But damn, I only have an average vocab level of 37. =[
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11-24-2007, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Parkersburg, WV
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I made it to 1000, with a shitty vocab level of 30.
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11-24-2007, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
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Originally Posted by silverbaal
Why do the grains disappear and then reappear sometimes, though?
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They show up in groups of 100 on the side.
After you get 100 grains, the bowl starts over.
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12-03-2007, 01:40 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Temple of Love
Posts: 1,641
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300 ^_^ (stupid post limit)
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12-03-2007, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,687
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I've reached 1020 so far. Those hungry kids love me.
Current level is 44.
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12-03-2007, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 60
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2600 grains of rice.
Best level: 38.
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12-03-2007, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: At work.
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I hit 50 twice so far. I know gooder Uhmurikin.
PS: I friggin' love that song, Wormy!
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12-04-2007, 06:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: UK
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5560 grains of rice. Yay! ^_^!
I never knew I knew the words either...lol.
As my boyfriend said....I know how intelligent you are and I know how stupid you think you are. Wise words.
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12-04-2007, 06:57 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,721
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560 on level 38. I'll do more later.
This is a great idea.
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12-04-2007, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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Vocab varies between 40 and 45, as some words seem to be defined differently in American English than in UK English. I'm not always sure if they're using the meaning of the word as it was in Chaucer's writings (which they sometimes do), or if they're using a modern meaning (which also happens)
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12-04-2007, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Dominican Republic
Posts: 1,423
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It's kind of fun....
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12-04-2007, 12:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Dominican Republic
Posts: 1,423
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I just made 100... 
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12-04-2007, 10:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 79
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It was addicting! I played it for awhile until I found out it never ends!
I was trying to expand my vocabulary in preparation for the GRE test.
It didn't help me much though :/
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12-06-2007, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Bard College
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Oh man, I just hit vocab level 45 (after 1000 grains of rice), and as such, I am going to take a break...
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12-15-2007, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,687
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
Vocab varies between 40 and 45, as some words seem to be defined differently in American English than in UK English. I'm not always sure if they're using the meaning of the word as it was in Chaucer's writings (which they sometimes do), or if they're using a modern meaning (which also happens)
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I've been noticing that some of the words are defined oddly in general. The correct answer is occassionally a very tenuous synonym for the word in question, secondary definitions sometimes take precedence over the more common, et cetera.
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