Yoshida did the ice challenge.

Here he is, with a nice shirt.
http://i.imgur.com/kSzM8a5.jpg


Aaaaaaaand the ice bucket!
http://i.imgur.com/pNQushH.jpg


More bucket fun in the building!
http://i.imgur.com/qWU9rgn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/r30FTz6.jpg

Gotta love Yoshi-p

He did it twice!? My hero. :D

How does Yoshi-P manage to be so cute?

Cudos to him :) I didnt really know this was a international thing lol

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Originally Posted by Bruiser_Cruiser

Cudos to him :) I didnt really know this was a international thing lol

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It isn't, exactly, they where mentioning it's a craze in america and they had to try it. (although I'm not sure they know exactly why it came to be in the first place)

As someone whose family has been hit very hard by ALS, I get all warm and fuzzy every time if see someone take the challenge. I lost my Mom, sister, Grandma, 3 uncles, an aunt and 2 cousins to it.

A month ago, very few people knew about the disease, and every time I mentioned it I had to explain what it was. Now everyone is talking about it. This ice bucket challenge is simply amazing!

And here's the video (of the second time, didn't catch the first) :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3aCX3GBp3Y

Yoshi-p, you're awesome :D

The producer of Ultima Online challenged Yoshi-p to do the challenge.

Probably did it because it would help keep them awake after being up for so many hours.

But, neat all the same.

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It isn't, exactly, they where mentioning it's a craze in america and they had to try it. (although I'm not sure they know exactly why it came to be in the first place)

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Yoshida was challenged by some EA guy sometime the day before. He wasn't very willing to try it because chain-mails and anything of that sort is frowned upon in Japan. He did it anyway because he's a good sport, but decided that it shouldn't spread anymore so he nominated his friends there (and the boss of SE Europe who went on vacation during gamescom, thus sending it back west.)

I'm disappointed in most people that do this. Mainly because they do it for the wrong reasons. "because it's cool" or "because it's popular" or because I got challenged"

I used to know a guy with ALS. watching people do this Ice Bucket Challenge is annoying. Unless your actually doing the challenge and then going out to one of the places that take donations for ALS research.

So, I hope some people take this to heart, and instead of "doing it to be cool" or "because they were challenged" do it because it has meaning, and follow through with the meaning and donate to help actual ALS

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I'm disappointed in most people that do this. Mainly because they do it for the wrong reasons. "because it's cool" or "because it's popular" or because I got challenged"

I used to know a guy with ALS. watching people do this Ice Bucket Challenge is annoying. Unless your actually doing the challenge and then going out to one of the places that take donations for ALS research.

So, I hope some people take this to heart, and instead of "doing it to be cool" or "because they were challenged" do it because it has meaning, and follow through with the meaning and donate to help actual ALS

/rant

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People always have to second guess good intentions... That's what I find truly sad.

No matter why people do it (and I'm pretty sure a lot of people do it in good faith), it raises awareness massively for ALS research, and that's definitely not a bad thing.

It's annoying and a waste of water. I don't care where they do it.

Last time I checked there was a "set yourself on fire" challenge that went viral before this...so I've got no respect for it.

Oh and for those doubting that Yoshi was actually nominate, here's the one that nominated him
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...99543605308230

Electronic Arts Producer Jeff Skalski

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Originally Posted by Abriael

People always have to second guess good intentions... That's what I find truly sad.

No matter why people do it (and I'm pretty sure a lot of people do it in good faith), it raises awareness massively for ALS research, and that's definitely not a bad thing.

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I've seen a lot of them just dump water and nominate people, I obviously can't see what I didn't see, but it appears that dumping the water on your head is a bigger thing than what the support was to be (A lot are missing "don't forget to donate/check out this website on ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease which does " ").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Bucket_Challenge

After the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral on social media, public awareness and charitable donations to ALS charities soared. On August 21, 2014, The New York Times reported that the ALS Association had received $41.8 million in donations from July 29 until August 21. More than 739,000 new donors have given money to the association, which is more than double the $19.4 million in total contributions the association received during the year that ended January 31, 2013.[23] Similarly, the ALS Therapy Development Institute reported a ten-fold increase in donations relative to the same period in 2014,[24] with over 2,000 donations made in a single day on August 20, 2014, while Project ALS reported a 50-fold increase.

Bandwagon, for fame, right reason or wrong reason, at the end of the day it does raise awareness and donations, how many of you went and googled what the challenge means after seeing a video of it?

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I've seen a lot of them just dump water and nominate people, I obviously can't see what I didn't see, but it appears that dumping the water on your head is a bigger thing than what the support was to be (A lot are missing "don't forget to donate/check out this website on ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease which does " ").

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And as kokorozashii aptly indicated, it still raises awareness, which is a good thing.

Pundits will sit on their chairs and preach, but as long as the effect is good, I'm happy with it.

Well its for a good cause thumbs up soldier yoshi

http://www.speakgeekspeak.com/comict...a-thumbsup.gif

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And as kokorozashii aptly indicated, it still raises awareness, which is a good thing.

Pundits will sit on their chairs and preach, but as long as the effect is good, I'm happy with it.

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;D I wasn't saying these people failed, just that you could get a feeling of why some people when they hear about the challenge go "oh good they put water on their head, did they even say why? Do they even know why?". That is actually how I found out about it, someone on my friends of friends facebook dropped water on their head, I asked why they said no idea just something that is going on- googled it, found out that it would probably help if people would say what it was about before doing it lol.

(Not that people who don't know or forgot to say are evil, just that "imo" it changes the compliment I'd offer. Purposefully bringing awareness vs accidentally).


Oh and I did watch your links, thanks for providing :) (and they both mentioned ALS ^^)

I just hope they followed with the charity donation and not just jumped on the bandwagon of the challenge for luls :P

Whoever dumped the water got 3 stacks of Umbral Ice.

I agree how does he stay so darn cute !!! I would love to just hug him and pinch his little cheeks.

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And as kokorozashii aptly indicated, it still raises awareness, which is a good thing.

Pundits will sit on their chairs and preach, but as long as the effect is good, I'm happy with it.

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Calling BS on this one. Most of the time when this gets any kind of media coverage it's because one celebrity is doing it to call out their celebrity friends and get some likes, without ever mentioning ALS or where to donate. And I really don't see how "raising awareness" is going to help anyone with the disease, when really it's the donation and future research that might possibly help them. I doubt they feel cured because you're aware (if that's even true anyway). It's fun, it gets some laughs, etc, but if you didn't care before you won't care just because star-lord or whatever the hell did it.

He's just simply getting ready for Shiva, and so should the rest of us.