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calimary

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19. Hey, there are some times when I really don't care. Just don't care.

Sun Nov 30, 2014, 11:36 AM

Nov 2014

Some homeless people got a nice meal they wouldn't ordinarily be able to pay for. Heck, they probably wouldn't even have been allowed entry into those Olive Gardens. Who cares, really? Some homeless and hungry people (made famous in the Bible as "the least of these&quot got fed. By somebody who realized he already had more than enough for himself. Works for me. Doesn't matter as much what the motivation was, or if he got his first. The results are what counts here, seems to me. I'm as Machiavellian and scheming and opportunistic as the next guy. I don't care what his motivation was. Some hungry people got fed. I won't look a gift meal in the mouth if it means some hungry person got a nice dinner. Hey, the need is great. Whatever works!

And who cares if he gets some good publicity? Don't care! That publicity might give somebody else an idea to do good.

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This Man Used His Unlimited Olive Garden Pasta Pass To Feed The Homeless {IMAGES} [View all] xchrom Nov 2014 OP

Very cool. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #1

very very cool Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #64

This is America, why hasn't he been arrested yet? RiverLover Nov 2014 #2

I expected to read that Olive Garden was revoking his pass. Chemisse Nov 2014 #5

Why would they revoke it? It's good publicity. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #127

Why would some cities ban feeding the homeless? Chemisse Dec 2014 #156

"This is America, why hasn't he been arrested yet?" dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #21

Lovely malaise Nov 2014 #3

I'll bet olive garden does something about that before they offer this promotion again. .. pipoman Nov 2014 #4

:>)))))))))))))))))) pangaia Nov 2014 #12

Everyone should send Olive Garden a thank you email. Maybe they'd get the message. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #22

I think that's what they're hoping for. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #60

I hope you recognized that my suggestion was to send factious messages. rhett o rick Nov 2014 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #164

i would give my pass away too. Olive garden food gives me the RUNS Heather MC Nov 2014 #6

When your hungry, really hungry... daleanime Nov 2014 #9

Nice that someone can always find a way to mock an unambiguous act of kindness. Orrex Nov 2014 #11

not mocking, Heather MC Nov 2014 #39

Yes, but do you find it to be an "unseemly jester?" ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #42

we all DU too much Heather MC Nov 2014 #46

Oh, jeez, you remember that one too? Hekate Nov 2014 #79

... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2014 #166

Apologies. Perhaps my own kneejerk cynicism got the better of me. Orrex Nov 2014 #47

Heartwarming sentiment phil89 Nov 2014 #33

agreed Heather MC Nov 2014 #43

Let's ask the hungry. 840high Nov 2014 #82

Try washing your hands before you eat. FSogol Dec 2014 #161

Nice! mountain grammy Nov 2014 #7

I have a serious crush on this young man. TNNurse Nov 2014 #8

i don't think anybody missed the point. pangaia Nov 2014 #13

Agree with you, somehow there is no shortage of nasty people here who will do anything to cpamomfromtexas Nov 2014 #35

he is what I would call a kind hearted liberal and deserving of an award! B Calm Nov 2014 #10

Sorry. I do not see this as generosity alphafemale Nov 2014 #14

I agree with this oberliner Nov 2014 #16

How many have you fed over the past month? robinlynne Nov 2014 #49

I volunteer once a week at a food pantry oberliner Nov 2014 #53

Certainly none by fraudulent means while posting my "heroics" to the Internet. alphafemale Nov 2014 #85

The man gets unlimited free food, he uses it to feed the homeless Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #17

It IS fraud. alphafemale Nov 2014 #18

Well, we've heard from the coropartistas. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #25

wow. yeah. alphafemale Nov 2014 #88

Apparently you are dripping with it. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #108

No shame abelenkpe Nov 2014 #26

How's that? alphafemale Nov 2014 #89

Yeah he "forced them". denbot Nov 2014 #123

Wow! Maybe it's not the perfect way, but I bet those that got to eat rhett o rick Nov 2014 #27

Robin Hood posted to Facebook? alphafemale Nov 2014 #92

I guess I missed the "public humiliations" you refer too. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #122

All that was missing was the Sarah Mclachlan background music alphafemale Dec 2014 #159

Seems not very many share your melodramatic interpretation LanternWaste Dec 2014 #163

The only fraud is YOU sunnystarr Nov 2014 #30

Thank you for your opinion. alphafemale Nov 2014 #93

Poe? phil89 Nov 2014 #34

That's right. I am so sorry. Fraud is perfectly acceptable in some cases. alphafemale Nov 2014 #95

It is not fraud.... CherokeeDem Nov 2014 #37

It is fraud. It was to be food he personally consumed. alphafemale Nov 2014 #96

Clearly you must be as well. Agschmid Nov 2014 #102

Yes.... CherokeeDem Nov 2014 #117

If he brought it home and gave it to his wife and family instead, would you be still attacking him? enigmatic Nov 2014 #119

Interesting question. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #126

From Olive Garden's FAQ enigmatic Nov 2014 #128

Sweet facepalming Jesus, really? flvegan Nov 2014 #38

^This^ ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #44

Some here would take a homeless persons last dollar. Rex Nov 2014 #55

This might be a case of Alpha Shrugged Hekate Nov 2014 #80

Over three meals a day is blatant fraud. alphafemale Nov 2014 #101

FYI tammywammy Nov 2014 #114

You didn't even read my response, did you? flvegan Dec 2014 #149

Spot on. Agschmid Nov 2014 #103

Oh NOES! NutmegYankee Nov 2014 #41

Spending other people's money!!! The bar for heroics can be scaled by a slug. alphafemale Nov 2014 #104

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #109

. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #112

No, not so much skepticscott Nov 2014 #131

So. Very. Much. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #133

it would be great if Olive Garden noiretextatique Nov 2014 #48

Some do. Some grocery stores contribute the food they can no longer sell to charities. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #72

My store does... druidity33 Nov 2014 #140

Enjoy your stay, dear. catbyte Nov 2014 #62

Seriously? alphafemale Nov 2014 #97

So are you. catbyte Nov 2014 #115

I know you are not, but you should be ashamed of yourself... Eyerish Nov 2014 #75

Thank you for sharing. alphafemale Nov 2014 #106

As unpopular as the sentiment is here, I have to agree skepticscott Nov 2014 #77

It's OK to be fraudulent against businesses. Especially less than popular ones. alphafemale Nov 2014 #110

That point of view is quite common on DU, sad to say. skepticscott Nov 2014 #129

If it is wrong to steal from a poor person then it is wrong to steal from a rich person. alphafemale Dec 2014 #158

Quite a few liberals take the stance that skepticscott Dec 2014 #165

You have a remarkable opinion of what constitutes fraud. Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #83

"Unlimited free food"? is that what it was? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #32

heh, Hey everyone of these franchise owners has truckloads of cash pull up alphafemale Nov 2014 #113

Hey, there are some times when I really don't care. Just don't care. calimary Nov 2014 #19

+1 ~nt RiverLover Nov 2014 #20

Glad to see your post. I was thinking about the publicity being an encouragement for some, also. Judi Lynn Nov 2014 #87

You cited the Bible, alluding to Matthew 25 Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #90

This. Is. IT. calimary Nov 2014 #134

Fine. nt alphafemale Nov 2014 #99

Your post is laughable. Agschmid Nov 2014 #23

Glad I brought some humor to your day. alphafemale Nov 2014 #98

You are so wrong. sellitman Nov 2014 #36

Um...NO the Olive Garden SOLD him an unlimited access pass to food. Rex Nov 2014 #54

The wait is over. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #61

The Pasta Pass is intended for use by the card holder whose name appears on the printed Pasta Pass. ablamj Nov 2014 #63

Exactly. alphafemale Nov 2014 #84

Clearly, you care more about the "harm" to Olive Garden Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #91

You won't get banned for it, doubt a jury would even hide the post. Agschmid Nov 2014 #100

You are entitled to your opinion. alphafemale Nov 2014 #105

Still waiting. Moosepoop Nov 2014 #121

I hope he did tip all of the workers, but the food is not coming out of their salaries. Rex Dec 2014 #154

What an ugly soul you have enigmatic Nov 2014 #74

You are remarkably charming. alphafemale Nov 2014 #111

And you are remarkably callous, judgemetal, and insincere to the point of blatant dishonesty. denbot Nov 2014 #125

And you've done what to improve the lives of other people rpannier Nov 2014 #120

DU never freaking fails each year at Christmas time - bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #148

Nailed it! Except it was a really OG doing the shameless self promotion. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #152

Those who piled unfairly on Alphafemale... lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #153

It wasn't that much of a pile on. alphafemale Dec 2014 #160

How precisely do you apply the word to his actions? LanternWaste Dec 2014 #162

well, there wasn't a terms of conditions onethatcares Nov 2014 #15

Damn. That's kind. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #24

Oh dear apparantly this made some people angry. gwheezie Nov 2014 #28

Does "all you can eat" = "all you can carry"? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #29

It does not mean that. ManiacJoe Nov 2014 #76

I'm cynical. I think it's a promotional thing done by OG mucifer Nov 2014 #31

I think you're right Mosby Nov 2014 #50

Interesting theory... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #52

I think you're right. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #59

Still, a nice promotion none the less. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #67

If so, this is disgusting. Helen Borg Nov 2014 #69

Looks real to me Politicalboi Nov 2014 #71

^^^ nailed it ^^^ lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #141

Agreement. The overdone background music. The timing. The scriptedness. The "want some OG?" Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #151

*rubs hands together* Another Olive Garden flamewar? flvegan Nov 2014 #40

I don't want another OG flamewar enigmatic Nov 2014 #78

Oh dear Hekate Nov 2014 #81

It wouldn't have been so controversial... DemocraticWing Nov 2014 #94

Wow... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #45

seriously. unbelievable. It was one small piece of good news in the midst robinlynne Nov 2014 #51

This whole post is making my head hurt. murielm99 Nov 2014 #70

It's not hard to find the terms of the offer caraher Nov 2014 #56

or..you could read this.... dhill926 Nov 2014 #66

This. Agschmid Nov 2014 #107

Thanks..... CherokeeDem Nov 2014 #118

A selfless man that gives to others. Wow! We need to see MORE of this in this Country. jillan Nov 2014 #57

He could've fed an SUV-load of e-cig puffing pitbulls U4ikLefty Nov 2014 #58

hipster feeds the homeless. great Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #65

Terrorist. :) Helen Borg Nov 2014 #68

Well we can't have THAT now can we? Derek V Nov 2014 #86

Kudos to Olive Garden for actually honoring this IronLionZion Nov 2014 #116

I still can't believe there are a few on this thread attacking this guy enigmatic Nov 2014 #124

Do you maintain that he had the right skepticscott Nov 2014 #135

Would you have a problem with this if he was eating all those meals himself? justiceischeap Nov 2014 #136

The terms of the pass have been posted several times here skepticscott Dec 2014 #145

From Olive Garden's FAQ enigmatic Nov 2014 #137

I agree that it was dishonest & bad faith Nevernose Nov 2014 #138

Well, if you think that honesty and good faith mean fuck-all skepticscott Dec 2014 #143

Nice story of small kindnesses created gnashing of teeth once again proving beyond any doubt TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #130

It makes me sick enigmatic Nov 2014 #132

Mind blowing levels of fucked up. It is everyday, issue after issue but what a stark illustration! TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #139

Hey all you 143 recommenders! You just promoted a Olive Garden commercial! lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #142

Where does it say this in your link? enigmatic Dec 2014 #144

The gullible is strong with this one. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #146

You're better than this, Jeff enigmatic Dec 2014 #147

I was somewhat gullible too. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #150

Or their PR department was smart enough to ride the tide justiceischeap Dec 2014 #157

That's awesome. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #155