Started on October 7th, Free Rice is a word game where you match a word with it's description. For every right match you donate (via sponsors) 10 grains of rice to the UN World food program.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
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^^
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Oh great--I'm supposed to be painting.
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play a little rice on Thanksgiving.
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Holiday rice
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Damn you. 

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2500 so far today. 

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one more round
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aaawwwww yeah
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aaawwwww yeah
dammit.
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mid summer bump
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At least this internet addiction feeds the hungry. 

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Oh hell.
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Love this site. Thank you.
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I love it too, but damn, it gets me hooked every time.

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I love it too, but damn, it gets me hooked every time.
I hear ya'. I only got to 630 grains before I had to quit and move on to something else.
I just ate rice and homemade black beans. This charming exercise did have me wondering how many grains I ate.
Kinda' puts it in perspective, doesn't it?But, what's a few minutes a day if it provides even just one meal? Gotta digg that!
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I hear ya'. I only got to 630 grains before I had to quit and move on to something else.
I just ate rice and homemade black beans. This charming exercise did have me wondering how many grains I ate.Kinda' puts it in perspective, doesn't it?
But, what's a few minutes a day if it provides even just one meal? Gotta digg that!
Oh all right....but don't be askin' me where I've been for days.

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Confab! 

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Confab!

I jsut donated 7 hundred and something grains. I am amazed I know as many words as I do. See, you only thought I knew four lettered ones.
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Thanks JohnR for sharing this and bringing back to attention.
I donatated 1500 and will try to do it daily. Good for me, good for the cause, we both win.
I donatated 1500 and will try to do it daily. Good for me, good for the cause, we both win.

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Minnie, how many grains do you think can make a nice hot bowl/meal? Maybe 150?
Now, I want to count them before I cook them. I love this thread!
Now, I want to count them before I cook them. I love this thread!
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I hear ya'. I only got to 630 grains before I had to quit and move on to something else.
I just ate rice and homemade black beans. This charming exercise did have me wondering how many grains I ate.Kinda' puts it in perspective, doesn't it?
But, what's a few minutes a day if it provides even just one meal? Gotta digg that!
Alright alright! You've shown me to be a serious slacker. I got to 200 grains and felt so proud of myself and now I know I have to sit with a dictionary to catch up to the big girls! The trouble is the words are so interesting and I like to figure out how they're trying to fool us with definitions that are similar but not the same. Pretty sneaky and pretty funn.
I promise to blow off a chunk of time on behalf of all the hungry bellies out there. I can become an egghead if it means I'm a charitable one.

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Minnie, how many grains do you think can make a nice hot bowl/meal? Maybe 150?
Now, I want to count them before I cook them. I love this thread!
gosh, I have no idea, I was never good at guessing how many jelly bean in a jar to when the big Easter basket. If you count let us know.

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I'll bet someone here knows. But, the next time I cook up some rice, I am going to count! I'm certain we're all contributing to the UN's cause much more than we realize! That's a good thang!
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Here's one answer, but I'm not buying it, that's a lot of rice.
WikiAnswers - How many grains are considered to be a serving of rice
WikiAnswers - How many grains are considered to be a serving of rice
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Here's one answer, but I'm not buying it, that's a lot of rice.
WikiAnswers - How many grains are considered to be a serving of rice
You've got skillz.

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