JB Called Out by Jeff Goodman

[Upstate]

For the ALS ice bucket challenge.

I, for one, would love to see this come into fruition.

 

[PeteCalvin]

What's the Ice Bucket Challenge?

 

[Jamesvillecuse]

people dump ice water on themselves for ALS

 

[oldpinepoint]

It's rediculous, I hope it's actually raising money for ALS.

 

[stuckinbig11]

One of my grad students posted a video on Facebook today of her taking this challenge. If it raises money, it is great.

 

[gilardino]

Raised 1.35 million since July 29, 2014. So this video posting is helping.

 

[realorange]

Ice water on yourself to benefit ALS and give you a heart attack in the bargain. :crazy:

 

[bevosu]

Raising money for a worthy cause is great, but this seems kind of stupid.

 

[Briancuse]

I am all for raising money for charity but this seems kind of silly, a 70 year old guy probably shouldn't be dumping ice water on himself.

 

[Upstate]

I am all for raising money for charity but this seems kind of silly, a 70 year old guy probably shouldn't be dumping ice water on himself.

Maybe he can get Juli to do it instead

 

[pfister1]

Maybe he can get Juli to do it instead

The ALS wet T-shirt challenge sounds good to me.

 

[NKR1978]

I am all for raising money for charity but this seems kind of silly, a 70 year old guy probably shouldn't be dumping ice water on himself.

Ethel Kennedy did it and she's a lot older than JB.

 

[Eric15]

I was cynical about it at first because I thought it was more about people looking for attention on social media as opposed to actually helping fight a disease, but by all accounts donations are way up so it's working.

 

[cpatrocks]

If anyone would prefer to just give money to the Upstate NY Chapter of the ALS Association, instead of dumping ice on your head and posting it on FB, here is their site:

http://webuny.alsa.org/site/PageServer/?pagename=UNY_homepage

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I was cynical about it at first because I thought it was more about people looking for attention on social media as opposed to actually helping fight a disease, but by all accounts donations are way up so it's working.

Finally one of my friends on FB filmed herself with a tall cool glass of ice water drinking it while holding a fresh clean $100 bill that she is donating instead. If I get called out, that's my plan as well. Maybe I'll dump the bucket on my kid instead.

I really love the dumping the ice in just seconds before the dump. Silly. The water could be luke warm for all we know.

 

[Timonen]

5.7 million at this point. 400%+ more than the same campaign last year and still picking up steam. JB would/should no doubt take the "write a $100 check" option that comes with the challenge.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Reminds me of a rafting trip I did through the Grand Canyon years back. They would scoop water out of the Colorado river in a 5 gallon bucket and randomly pour it over your head. It was known as a "bucket head." They did it, ostensibly, to stave of heat stroke since it was 115 degrees out. But that water is 45 degrees at the most and it was mind altering to suddenly and unexpectedly be doused with it.

 

[Rocco]

All of the guys on CNBC were doing it yesterday. Carl Quintanilla challenged Warren Buffett and the CEO's of T-Mobile and AT&T.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Somebody challenged Belichick a few days ago...don't know if he did it.

 

[realorange]

Somebody challenged Belichick a few days ago...don't know if he did it.

Probably over his hoody if he did.

 

[SUfanNC]

Craziest one I have seen

 

[Tobias Funke]

Somebody challenged Belichick a few days ago...don't know if he did it.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

That's awesome but my goodness Bill looked like he was getting dunked in lake in northern Canada.

 

[Orange2389]

Jimmy is a great guy for charities. I guarantte he has already donated to ALS. He's too much of a boss to dump water on his head. I see too many celebrities and kiddies on facebook dumping ice on their heads and I have to wonder how many of them actually take the time to donate. I realize most of them do if for the attention ( which is sad) but JB is a legend who doesn't give a what anyone thinks. that's awesome.