this tsunami stuff is totally sad

[minxnim]

80,000 people! unbelievable. i need to send $$ to help those dudes or send freddy out to cheer them up.

 

[lizard]

don't send Freddy, they'd probably try to eat him. apparently things are pretty grim out there.

 

[minxnim]

what a bummer. i am going to give a bunch of $$ to doctors without borders when i get paid tomorrow.

 

[avi]

I can't believe the US govn't is sending such a paltry sum. It's insulting and embarassing.

 

[deadair]

well, that sum was announced right when it happened... i'm guessing that will get up'ed some.

 

[avi]

it got upped to $35m

w-e-a-k

 

[deadair]

that is still way too low. i'd wait another 2 weeks though. i'm sure more will be sent... along with N.G. peeps

 

[avi]

Bush hasn't even made a public statement about it yet - he's scheduled to do one today, but otherwise he's just been on vacation at the ranch (as usual).

 

[deadair]

...it is the holiday week...


not sayin', just sayin'

 

[avi]

it's only the biggest catastrophe of the last 50 years, no reason to call off the vacation or nothing. nope.

 

[lizard]

Gerhard Schroeder called off his vacation.

 

[minxnim]

they announced they'll probably give over a billion dollars by the end of the month.

 

[avi]

good

 

[minxnim]

this must be the biggest natural disaster in like 100 years or something? i can't even believe how bad this is.

 

[azal]

Avi, I heard one of the guys from Nasum is missing, do you have any confirmation?

 

[avi]

yep: http://www.nasum.com/

his gf was/is in critical condition, so I'm not too optimistic he'll be found alive.

 

[Draft Dodging Scarecrow]

I love natural disasters. Nature is so amazing.

 

[lizard]

that supermodel petra nemcova survived by hanging onto a tree for like six hours with a broken pelvis. her boyfriend is missing.

 

[minxnim]

i know. that poor girl she must be freaked out.

 

[lizard]

Jet Li is alive!!!

Director Richard Attenborough has lost at least one family member, and may have lost three in the storm. His 14-year-old granddaughter died, and his daughter and her mother-in-law are missing.