Ghost in the machine is on the beggar trail for a new to him vehicle

[tuolumnejim]

This go fund me crap is way out of hand, do people not have pride anymore? 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027727731

Ghost in the Machine (14,642 posts)

Can anyone please help a fellow DUer (me) who is going through a very difficult time right now?

**** I emailed Skinner to ask if we still needed his permission first before posting a fund raiser, but still haven't gotten a reply. However, I did some digging in the ATA forum and found this: "Skinner (61,399 posts)

1. We have no guidelines regarding requests for assistance.
You can post wherever you feel comfortable.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12598880
********************************************************************************************


I posted about it here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027721521 ... along with a Poll over which would be the best platform to use. The Poll only got 7 votes, but they were 100% for gofundme.com.

I finally talked myself into setting up an account Wednesday morning, and when I went to preview my campaign I got a pop-up stating that {paraphrasing} 'due to the content of your post, your campaign has been temporarily suspended due to a possible TOS violation. Please give our staff time to review it and we will let you know. This can take up to 3 business days." Then it had a link to the TOS, which said {paraphrasing again} 'No fund raising for legal matters or support for criminal activity'.

Their advice on creating the campaign was to be "open, honest, transparent & from the heart". I was flabberghasted, and could only think to myself "yeah, that's MY luck.. and when it rains, it POURS!" I figured that the problem was because I posted this: " about 3 1/2 weeks ago, I talked to my friend and told him that I had the money to get the CV axel and he said he was out of town, but would be home that Saturday and would call me & come get me so we could work on it. I never saw or heard from him. Last week, I found out that he was in jail for a probation violation.", and it raised a flag with them thinking that I was trying to raise money for legal defense or something.

I went to my parents' house and told them about what had happened, and said "hopefully they will read it and understand that I am NOT trying to raise money for him, but to help me get a vehicle". I was quite surprised a few hours later when I got an email from them stating that they had reviewed it, and that I was fine and could go ahead with my campaign.

I posted it to Facebook, and have received one donation so far, and have gotten a couple of texts from local friends who said that they would come by when they got paid and give me some money. When they do, I will add it to the "add offline donations" link on my gofundme page.

If anyone can find it in their hearts to help, it would be greatly appreciated, and WILL be paid forward when I get back on my feet again. For purposes of transparency, here is the link to my Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/douglas.a.davis.7/posts/10209862070135452 .... and here is a link to my gofundme page: https://www.gofundme.com/4mwmb44s

Thank you in advance for any and all help you can give, even if it is nothing more than keeping this post kicked, some kind words of encouragement or sharing this post.

Peace within, Peace between, Peace among....

Ghost

[JakeStyle]

What a shock, he looks like an unemployable bum.

[franksolich]

What a shock, he looks like an unemployable bum.

Okay, now I'm confused.  Considerably.

I thought the ghost in the machine was the primitive once known as the BennyBoy primitive.

But it appears this is a different primitive; the only thing he has in common with the BennyBoy primitive is that both are squalidly, grotesquely, fat.

[Tess Anderson]

^ Yep, this has tripped me up again just this week. Thing is, at the DUmp, there is a poster named "ghost in the machine":

http://www.democraticunderground.com/~Ghost%20in%20the%20Machine


and there's a "ghostsinthemachine":

http://www.democraticunderground.com/~ghostsinthemachine

^ that one is Ben Baity

[franksolich]

^ Yep, this has tripped me up again just this week. Thing is, at the DUmp, there is a poster named "ghost in the machine":

http://www.democraticunderground.com/~Ghost%20in%20the%20Machine

and there's a "ghostsinthemachine":

http://www.democraticunderground.com/~ghostsinthemachine

^ that one is Ben Baity

Okay, as usual the primitives think they can pull the wool over our eyes.

The primitives need to think again; when we're fooled, it's only for a very short time.

[I_B_Perky]

And here we have yet another Dummie that cannot seem to be able to fund a car repair. 

Look dummie, your ilk runs around and calls us knuckle dragging idiots... yet we always seem to be able to keep ourselves clothed, housed, fed and still have money left over to take care of little emergencies like a repair to a vehicle without resorting to begging.

Care to come over and explain to us why you are a superior life form?

[Carl]

ghost in the machine is one of the DUmp bat shit crazy folks from the mental ward.

[fatboy]

Response to Ghost in the Machine (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 04:32 PM

Star Member steve2470 (29,517 posts)

26. kick
 
I wish I could help, but I'm broke. Best wishes to you

I would like to know if a kick and best wishes is better than receiving some Dummy vibes as far as getting money to pay for car repairs?

[Chris_]

I would like to know if a kick and best wishes is better than receiving some Dummy vibes as far as getting money to pay for car repairs?

What is the exchange rate of healing white light and jazz hands to USD?

[fatboy]

What is the exchange rate of healing white light and jazz hands to USD?

That is a good question and I will have to think about it.

OK, thought about it, the exchange rate is zero.

[GOBUCKS]

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 04:32 PM

Star Member steve2470 (29,517 posts)

26. kick
 
I wish I could help, but I'm broke. Best wishes to you

DUmmy stevenumbers is perpetually erect, but his bank account is as flat as a pancake.

[BannedFromDU]

What a shock, he looks like an unemployable bum.

     And he's raised $675 so far, which is $675 more than insurance magnate Randy Shaw has collected.

     Speaking of which, unless he got yet another DU handle, Randy is gone from DU.

[67 Rover]

Still waiting to hear an explanation on how someone stole a car with a broken CV "axel" and lower control arm?

[BannedFromDU]

broken CV "axel"

     The word "joint" is a reserved one on DU, much the same way that certain words are reserved in computer languages.

[Fourwinds]

Still can't figure out how they're superior to us. I make $16 an hour yet I can afford a car payment, rent and I'm picking up a Harley next month. But this evolved and enlightened dork of a liberal is begging spare change for a car repair?

[franksolich]

comment 3151:
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=81827.3150

[Patriot Guard Rider]

It's all the way up to $685.

That guy needs a haircut and, from the pic, he looks like he's an excessively rotund individual.

[CollectivismMustDie]

The first time I read the thread title I thought it said "bugger trail", and I believed it.



 


CMD

[franksolich]

Well, he seems to have gotten mired down at $685, well short of his goal of $2500.

One wonders why that is; perhaps too many potential donors saw his self-posted photograph showing him out fishing in a luxury boat and wearing brand-new name-brand sports clothes.....and decided, "hey, this guy plays better and dresses better than I do; he don't need none of my money."

comment 3153, although most have already seen it:
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=81827.3150

[I_B_Perky]

So he has gotten $685 so far.  Amazing.  I think I'll have one of my moles put up a gofund me sob story page.  I can sure put it to better use than any dummy.  At least it won't go to street meds.

[franksolich]

So he has gotten $685 so far.  Amazing.  I think I'll have one of my moles put up a gofund me sob story page.  I can sure put it to better use than any dummy.  At least it won't go to street meds.

Despite the lackadaisical response, I'll bet stewert's looking on, getting green with envy.

Remember stewert?

[Fourwinds]

So he has gotten $685 so far.  Amazing.  I think I'll have one of my moles put up a gofund me sob story page.  I can sure put it to better use than any dummy.  At least it won't go to street meds.

It couldn't hurt. $685 is nothing to sneeze at.

[GOBUCKS]

Despite the lackadaisical response, I'll bet stewert's looking on, getting green with envy.

Remember stewert?

stew was a great DUmmy who gave up a career in unemployment to move in and live with his elderly, feeble father. He and his father became closer than any father and son you've ever known.

The old man was deeply grateful for stewie's sacrifices, so much so that after his death stew discovered the old man had changed his will to give everything he owned to stewie's evil brother. The evil brother proceeded to give stew an eviction notice, leaving him homeless.

There were many begging threads on the Dump from stew as his battle with his brother proceeded. Through it all, stew fought off any incllination he may have had to seek employment, preferring to leave his fate in the generous hands of his DUmpmates.

Last we heard, the DUmp had lost patience, and stewert had lost his fight against eviction.

Which reminds me, whatever happened to the unemployed stripper who was fighting her landlord, with pictures of the horrible condition of her house? She had a big stupid dog that was so, so sweet except for a habit of attacking and biting people.

http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=94141.0

[Carl]

stew was a great DUmmy who gave up a career in unemployment to move in and live with his elderly, feeble father. He and his father became closer than any father and son you've ever known.

The old man was deeply grateful for stewie's sacrifices, so much so that after his death stew discovered the old man had changed his will to give everything he owned to stewie's evil brother. The evil brother proceeded to give stew an eviction notice, leaving him homeless.

There were many begging threads on the Dump from stew as his battle with his brother proceeded. Through it all, stew fought off any incllination he may have had to seek employment, preferring to leave his fate in the generous hands of his DUmpmates.

Last we heard, the DUmp had lost patience, and stewert had lost his fight against eviction.

Which reminds me, whatever happened to the unemployed stripper who was fighting her landlord, with pictures of the horrible condition of her house? She had a big stupid dog that was so, so sweet except for a habit of attacking and biting people.

http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=94141.0

Torchys scam for meth cash finally crashed in a blaze of glory as even the gullible retards at the DUmp finally realized she was just another addicted sleaze bar whore.

[I_B_Perky]

Despite the lackadaisical response, I'll bet stewert's looking on, getting green with envy.

Remember stewert?

Was he the one that only got like $30? So many dummies have come and gone my memory has become a little fuzzy on the ones that do not stand out.

It couldn't hurt. $685 is nothing to sneeze at.

No shit.  I get happy when I find $5 bucks in a pocket of a pair of pants I haven't worn for a while.