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• OLAF9000 commented on RIP, Philip Jose Farmer
  May we finally meet on the banks of the great river, Mr. Farmer. AMEN! #40...
• thenetherlands commented on RIP, Philip Jose Farmer
  Tom of the netherlands I read many time,s the great book cycles The World of Tiers and many other Farewell sir, the world is a bit dimmer without the light of your mind....
• Kenny Park commented on RIP, Philip Jose Farmer
  I've blogged my own eulogy of sorts here: http://www.kennypark.co.uk/blog/?p=204 He changed the way I saw literature, and I will miss him....
• justn1185 commented on Legend of "pull tabs for dialysis" lives on
  OK people, I'll be blunt. Pull tabs are just that east to collect and they add up. I've been the Resident Director of Johnson Cities RMH for two years now and I thought it was the stupidest idea in McHistory too... but man was I wrong. There are so many reasons why this was a good idea - They compact VERY well;they DON'T STINK, and (most importantly) they give people a chance to keep the House in mind every time they open a coke, beer, or energy drink (obviously quite often from the amount of tabs I see come through...
• rondodog commented on Legend of "pull tabs for dialysis" lives on
  (This may have been voiced in the comments above-- sorry) While the actual value the tabs bring in is nominal, the awareness they raise about kidney dialysis is worth its weight in advertising gold. How many people ask, "Why are you saving those tabs?" Each time the saver answers, it brings kidney dialysis (and the Ronald McDonald House) into that person's awareness. Often tab-sendings are accompanied by larger cash donations. Look at it this way: how often do you mention a favorite charity to random people? Probably not a lot...but ask for a pull tab (or have them see you...