he [Steve Harwell] has flat out ignored their request along with the cries of the hundreds of Smash Mouth and charity fans pleading him to do the right thing for no good reason.This kind of behavior is not only rude, it is completely unacceptable.
Is this a real story? If not then please stop bugging Steve Harwell. If so then I don't see why Harwell eating those eggs should be a qualifier for that money getting to charity. There's no reason that people couldn't respect Harwell's right to do what he wants to do and give to charity.
@LordXavierBritish: Something about this don't seem right. Make a wish foundation is about making the wishes of kids come true, like kids wanting to meet celebrities or be in the cockpit of an airplane or something. Also, most of those kids are terminal and probably are gonna die. So no, no dying children would be saved because that not what make a wish does. The only way this would even make sense is if for some reason, a kid's wish was for this guy is to eat 24 eggs, and even then that's a weird wish. My memories of Smashmouth and Shrek songs growing up are much better than this fishy scheme. So I'm gonna flag this since I rather not have Smashmouth be bothered by some internet prank.
I'm assuming this a joke, but if not, charity should not be conditional, otherwise it becomes payment for products or services. In which case, "smashmouth" has right to not take part in the transaction. Furthermore, do not try to guilt him or the gb community about "how we don't care about dying children if we do not urge him to eat eggs", following that logic we would be horrible people if we did not harass wealthy individuals to give to charity, or give money ourselves.
I will agree to eat twice that many eggs under two conditions: A)The kids get the money and, B)I never have to hear smashmouth again. Anyone with a serious offer is encouraged to contact me via Giant Bomb.
I'm completely on the Smash Mouth dudes side. Why the fuck should he eat 24 eggs? That doesn't help dying children. If anything, it helps make that dude extremely ill. I'm all for charity, but it should be down to the individual to make their own pledge... not practically forced upon them.
I hate how it's deemed as rude and unacceptable to ignore/refuse a charity... because it makes that individual feel like a complete prick and basically guilts them into doing/paying whatever the charity wants.
This is, and always has been the problem with charity's, they force it down your throat and expect you to bite. Fuck off, and let people approach you on their own accord.
Whoever started this thread is a moron... Googling 'Steve Harwell - Make a wish' comes up with this: http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/80862142?Language=en-US .... and nothing about fucking eggs.
How would eating 24 eggs do anything for dying children? Couldn't the children use the nutrients in those eggs more than this guy? Why not give them the eggs? Do they hate children?!
Regardless, it's kind of a ridiculous request. I would just deny it and then donate a buttload of money to the foundation. And even then, as far as I understand, Make a Wish foundation doesn't really save children. Isn't it for helping kids cope with terminal illness by making a wish of theirs come true? I think I remember hearing a news story about a kid who wanted to be a super-hero for a day, so the foundation put this huge thing together that had Spider-man giving the kid instructions, and the kid having a lightsaber. It was cute, but it wasn't something life-saving.
You can't force someone to do something in the name of charity - that's a massive dick move and the worst guilt trip you can pull. WELL DONE to Smash Mouth for resisting - THAT is character.
Man, this has given me so many ideas on how to be legally sadistic and ruin the careers of others if I become a millionaire.
Also, have there been any limits put on the eggs? Can they be extra small eggs? Can they be in an omelette? How fast does he have to eat them? Can they be chocolate easter eggs?
He's not the one being rude; you are. He shouldn't have to eat 24 eggs for charity. Don't hassle him because he doesn't want to do something as stupid as eating 24 eggs.
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