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Laptop Fund

by John Cole|  October 15, 200310:40 am| 6 Comments

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In case you were curious, the Laptop Fund is still mired at $60.25, two books, and an offer to pay me to never blog again. Should you choose ton contribute to this outstanding charity, there are numerous options:


My Amazon Wish List
Amazon Tip Jar- Donate via Credit Card!

And, should you decide you would rather shower in prison than donate anything to the Balloon Juice Laptop Fund, but still might have a little extra cash that you don’t know what to do with, I suggest you check out my favorite charity in the world, Helping Hands Monkeys. They have a worthy project that could use your money.

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  1. 1.

    David Perron

    October 15, 2003 at 10:42 am

    “In case you were curious, the Laptop Fund is still mired at $60.25, two books, and an offer to pay me to never blog again.”

    Quagmire! Quagmire!

    Sorry. But it needed to be said.

  2. 2.

    JadeGold

    October 15, 2003 at 6:43 pm

    Helping Hands Monkeys?

    Now we know what Misha does for a living.

  3. 3.

    David Perron

    October 15, 2003 at 8:22 pm

    I’m not a big fan of banning, but when a poster proves themselves incapable of anything other than endlessly repetetive and disappointingly uninventive ad hominem, it’s probably time to bid them adieu.

  4. 4.

    Emily

    October 16, 2003 at 6:09 pm

    John — if I wasn’t so broke right now, I’d donate to your laptop fund. By the look of things, by the time I’ve got some free cash handy, you’ll still be on the drive, so count on me to chip in sometime next month.

  5. 5.

    Kathy K

    October 16, 2003 at 7:48 pm

    …” an offer to pay me to never blog again”

    I get the feeling that offer wasn’t exactly generous… ;)

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  1. OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY says:
    October 15, 2003 at 11:13 am

    BLOGGING FOR LAPTOPS, II

    John Cole is giving it a go. He’s doing slightly less well than Atrios, so far having raised $60.25, two books, and an offer to…

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