BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?

Subject: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: Mo the caller
Date: 23 Mar 08 - 05:40 AM

Or will you play this game to donate rice World Food Programme.
I've been up to level 52 but keep falling back, and even if the same words come up again I don't always get them.

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Mar 08 - 11:20 AM

Love it! We had an earlier thread on it, but I don't remember the name of it and forgot the link, so thanks for posting it!

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: Bee
Date: 23 Mar 08 - 02:16 PM

I already go there far too often.

It never makes me feel I've actually contributed, though - too easy, I guess.

Now, handing money or baked goods directly to scads of local charities always makes me feel righteous. Instant gratification.

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Mar 08 - 07:32 PM

I sat there for the longest time- couldn't find a good place to stop. Happily, I donated a good many rice grains.

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: Padre
Date: 23 Mar 08 - 08:06 PM

55 was my top number - and like Mo, I still miss some of the same words I had before [but it couldn't be old age catching up]!! Oh well, hope they enjoy the rice.

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: autolycus
Date: 24 Mar 08 - 07:17 AM

You feed more on Thehungersite, but the vocab enhancement is frustating fun. My best is 50 or 51. Which I manage only with some deductions rather than knowledge.

Ivor

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 24 Mar 08 - 07:35 AM

A quick visit has me at 45, but the cat did interrupt me by jumping on the keyboard and ruining my chances.

Like Bee, although it says I've dontated 486 grains of rice, which is what.... half a small kedgeree?, I don't feel I've acutally done anything worthwhile.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: autolycus
Date: 24 Mar 08 - 09:21 AM

I've reached beyond 2000 grains occasionally. You did get interrupted.

   Ivor

Subject: RE: BS: Time wasting? vocabulary enhancing ?
From: Ebbie
Date: 25 Mar 08 - 02:48 AM

Like I said, I couldn't get myself stopped so I ended up donating 18,200 grains. How much is that? A pound and a half?