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I was bouncing around wikipedia one day and noticed Dawson’s Creek had 128 episodes. Doing the maths on that it adds up to just under four days, which gave me the idea that you could try to do it in one sitting. This is a really stupid thing to do for all of the obvious reasons, which is where the charity angle comes in. There is zero good reason to do this, so invent a reason. In June of 2013 a buddy & I spent 24 hours at Denny’s eating pancakes and raising money, with the support of SB Nation but primarily via twitter, just goofing off and directly asking people to donate money to something that mattered. So it’s basically “make a spectacle, then ask nicely.” Asking people to donate to whatever they care about just seemed like it would be easier to get people to kick in and they might get more personal satisfaction out of doing it.It’s January 3rd, and Holby is still going strong (I can tell you, as a fan of “Dawson’s
As for what I hope to accomplish, I’m just trying to have fun. I like livetweeting things, and Dawson’s Creek is a rich text if you’re looking to riff on things. I had a number I was hoping to hit in mind but it was mostly “if no one donates this will be a humiliating waste of time,” and the response has been tremendous. As of right now the cumulative total is just over $US3,500 in 48 hours, by which I’m blown away. Twitter has been super important – I have a number of friends/followers who have their own, more substantial following and have been kind enough to help me promote, and @jon_bois in particular is an old friend who has been a huge help. But in addition to the people there, twitter is just the right venue. I tweeted about Dawson’s Creek every 3-5 minutes for 41 straight hours, on facebook that would be beyond obnoxious.
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