Friday, December 7, 2007

frippery = ostentation

If you haven't heard of freerice.com, they are a non-profit website that gives you a word with four possible definitions. Pick the correct definition and they will donate rice through funds generated by the ads on the page to the United Nations.


From their About page:

Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your vocabulary can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself. Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide. Thank you.


If you have heard of them, did you know that last week they upped their donation from 10 to 20 grains of rice per correct answer?

Either way, head over there and play the game for a few minutes. Help yourself as you help others, can't get easier then this. And with any luck, we'll all be addicted to this game in no time!

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