Old Cell-Phones, New Usages

[dewline]

This article at CBC.ca caught my attention:

Old cellphones feed the hungry, says charity
Last Updated Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:33:07 EST
CBC News

Good to know that at least two societal goals are being targeted at one go with this particular initiative. Here's to its success.

Comments

[black13.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I could get hungry enough to consider a cellphone even remotely appetizing. Even if, do they have any nutritional value at all?

There's always one...

[dewline.livejournal.com]

...who can find the accidental joke hiding in almost any headline.

Congratulations, Jens, on seeing what I missed.

[(Anonymous)]

Ha! Well, I have to say it was the first thing that came to mind for me, too, based on the headline. The couple steps between old cell phones and feeding the hungry weren't immediately obvious to me, though the article made it clear. A nice program, though!

Mike Norton

[jcoville.livejournal.com]

A family member of mine used to work at a women's shelter. They took in old cell phones to give to the women. As long as they had a battery in them, calls to 911 was free and they could use them in case they were attacked.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

And there's a couple of additional good re-usages!