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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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3. The one I thought was genius was the guy who had multiple bowls out

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 03:32 PM

Oct 2014

in front of him, each labeled with a different group, and a bigger sign that said something like 'Who is more generous?' I think it was various religions and atheists, but you could do the same thing with political parties, or any other set of crosstabs on people passing. In fact, I seem to recall seeing a set of tip jars in a business somewhere, with one labeled 'tips from men' and the other 'tips from women'. It incentivizes donations because people feel like they're 'standing up for' whatever group they belong to.

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