Play this word game, donate rice to the hungry

Neecy

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Thu Nov-08-07 07:37 PM
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Play this word game, donate rice to the hungry

Interesting article about this site in today's paper - every time you give the correct definition of a word you donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.

It's also kind of fun.

http://freerice.com/

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Atman

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Thu Nov-08-07 07:39 PM
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1. I'd donate Rice to Gitmo.

Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was about Condi. Never mind.

.

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SoCalDem

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Thu Nov-08-07 07:49 PM
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2. I donated 740 and got bored.. I missed 3 words

Edited on Thu Nov-08-07 07:49 PM by SoCalDem

I DO love the words :)

as a kid I read the dictionary :)

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ima_sinnic

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Thu Nov-08-07 07:49 PM
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3. now that IS neat!

I can kill two birds with one stone: feed hungry people while I keep sharpening my mind. I find crossword puzzles and word games are really good for fending off creeping brain fog that advances with each passing year after about 50.

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:01 PM
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4. donated 700 grains, vocabulary level = 40

thanks for the link.

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TheDoorbellRang

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:05 PM
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5. That was fun

I got up to vocab level 49 and donated 710 grains. I'm going to bookmark it. Nice to do something good while entertaining myself, too.

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Neecy

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:15 PM
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9. you did really well...

Here's a snippet from the article I read today in the KC Star:

Game warning: There are 50 vocabulary levels, and advancing to the upper reaches is no snap. Try irksome, exasperating, maddening. In fact, hardly anyone gets beyond level 48.

Congratulations!

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TheDoorbellRang

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Thu Nov-08-07 09:20 PM
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15. Hoo boy. I didn't know that!

I did take a lot of educated guesses on some and got them right. That four years of Latin in high school does come in useful once in a while. :think:

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Ilsa

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:30 PM
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11. I missed a few before getting to 700+ grains! You were awesome! nt

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SoCalDem

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Thu Nov-08-07 10:42 PM
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21. neener neener...740 for me ..how do you find out the level?

I missed 3 words, but did not see the level :shrug:

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Neecy

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Thu Nov-08-07 10:49 PM
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23. the level...

It's below and to the right of the last word. It took me a couple of minutes to even notice it.

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malaise

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:08 PM
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6. Great site

Thanks

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NMMNG

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:11 PM
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7. I like it

Exercise your brain and help people too!

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Kajsa

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:15 PM
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8. That is so neat.

Not only do I brush up on vocab,
it's helping feed people.

It's quite challenging, as I'm guessing a number
of them.

:yourock: Thanks for this link.

:hi:

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Ilsa

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:30 PM
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10. Wonderful. Thank you!

I donated past 700 grains, hovered around level 41-43. I was surprised how quickly this went.

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Breeze54

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:33 PM
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12. Only 10 grains of rice per word?!?

:wtf:

I can just buy a couple of pounds and donate it to a local food pantry!

10 grains per word? I'd be there all day trying to donate one serving!! :rofl:

Probably a fun game though! :P

:hi:

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NYC

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:37 PM
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13. 400 grains of rice, and I'll go back to it later.

Thanks for the link. It's a great idea.

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MLFerrell

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Thu Nov-08-07 09:04 PM
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14. Damn, they got some ten $ GRE-esque words on that piece.

Edited on Thu Nov-08-07 09:08 PM by MLFerrell

My three minute speed run resulted in:

"You have now donated
400 grains of rice."

Not bad. I can spare fifteen minutes a day to earn ~2000 grains of rice for those who need it, and get an expanded English vocabulary out of the deal as well. I got up to Vocab level 43, but I finished at 41.

K&R, because this is one of the most uniquely productive (and amusing) time-wasters that I've ever seen.

:)

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bonito

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Thu Nov-08-07 09:25 PM
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16. Kicking

I'm showing this to my wife, she's going to go far with this! tks! :hug:

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NYC

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Thu Nov-08-07 09:25 PM
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17. I made it to 1,010 grains of rice because I was hoping

to fill a cup. I have no idea how many grains of rice are in a cup. My guess is 500. Anyone know?

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Neecy

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Thu Nov-08-07 09:27 PM
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18. according to wiki, it's 1,000

Edited on Thu Nov-08-07 09:28 PM by Neecy

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_grains_of_rice_are_in_one_cup

I'm glad you asked - I'm going to make that my daily goal.

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Yael

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Thu Nov-08-07 10:41 PM
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20. And I will as well. Nice diversion while on the endless conference calls...

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NYC

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Thu Nov-08-07 11:32 PM
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26. 4 cups of rice!

Thank you for looking that up.

I'm up to 4,030 grains of rice, I'm wondering what "canorous" means, and I'm tired of playing.

On the bright side, I've accumulated 4 cups of rice. I'll play it again from time to time.

Thanks again. :hi: I would have guessed 500 grains in a cup. Boy, was I off.

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Neecy

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Thu Nov-08-07 11:42 PM
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28. wow....

Now I feel like such a slacker! I'm at about a cup and a half.

I like this - DU has fed a family somewhere in the world tonight.

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NYC

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Fri Nov-09-07 01:31 AM
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29. I continued. 6,100 grains = 6 cups.

You're right. Just the few of us posting here have provided quite a bit of rice.

I've bookmarked it, and I'll do it from time to time. I left the page open tonight, and went back to it occasionally.

You're not a slacker. If nothing else, you found out how much rice we were donating. :)

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Yael

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Thu Nov-08-07 10:40 PM
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19. Not for people with OCD

Like me. Heh. That is fun! Bookmarked, but it did take a LONG time to get to 2,000. I am glad that they let you keep going when you get the answer wrong.

Also nice to see how this is tracking: http://freerice.com/totals.html

They are off to a great start. :)

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hootinholler

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Thu Nov-08-07 10:49 PM
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22. Do they have Ass Nine?

:shrug:

-Hoot

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SoCalDem

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Thu Nov-08-07 11:12 PM
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24. crittersizing?

:rofl:

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slowry

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Thu Nov-08-07 11:24 PM
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25. 10,000.

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NYC

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Thu Nov-08-07 11:34 PM
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27. Congratulations!

I'm at 4,030, and just plain tired of it. You're a good person. That was 10 cups of rice.

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TheDoorbellRang

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Fri Nov-09-07 08:09 AM
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30. Woo Hoo!

I hit vocab level 50, and I've almost donated enough for two bowls of rice! (I don't have that many accomplishments, so I have to brag where I can.) :D

CORRECT!avulse means:
renounce
scout
clot
pluck
VOCAB LEVEL 50
You have now donated
1930 grains of rice.

This game is addictive, and I can justify my time at it by donating rice to the needy. Awesome.

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Neecy

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Fri Nov-09-07 09:19 AM
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31. You got to 50!!!

They should donate an extra few thousand grains for 50. That's amazing. Hooray for latin classes!

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Fri Nov-09-07 10:30 AM
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32. I get to 42, and then I miss some and fall back to 40 and have to crawl back up.

Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 10:33 AM by Commie Pinko Dirtbag

Donated 1,160 grains so far. Two spoonfuls, I guess.

Edit: whew, I got to 43. Damn, this is HARD! No, wait... 44!

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troubleinwinter

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:01 PM
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33. 1,008,772 cups of rice donated so far

(using post #18 info: 1,000 grains per cup)

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sutz12

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:29 PM
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34. 1650 at level 45...nt

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