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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 09:28 AM
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Free Hugs......
You may have seen them.


They’re normal people carrying signs that read “Free Hugs.” You may have thought it was a little strange.


And you probably just passed them by.


Most people do. But that may change after watching this Video.

Juan Mann was an Australian living in London. One day, everything fell apart. With all his worldly possessions in a carry-on bag, he flew home. No one was there to greet him at the airport. And he had no place to call home. He watched other passengers rush to meet smiling family and friends. Mann realized all he wanted was someone to hug.

Mann found the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city. And he made a sign reading, “Free Hugs.” It was 15 minutes before someone tapped him on the shoulder. It was a woman. She told him it was the one-year anniversary of her daughter’s death. They hugged. And she smiled.

That was the beginning of the Free Hugs Campaign. It became Mann’s mission to brighten strangers’ lives.

And the mission spread. The campaign has gone global. You can see Free Hugs signs in cities across dozens of countries.

So, keep your eyes open.


Video of the him doing his thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4


http://bigshottexas.blogspot.com/2008/08/free-hugs.html
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 09:34 AM
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1. That's cool. There have been times when I could have used one.
:hi:
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Tindalos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 09:45 AM
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2. Free Hugs in Japan
I thought it was a Japanese thing, didn't realize it was global. It's a good idea. Everyone needs a hug occasionally.






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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:22 AM
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3. Kick
because it's a heck of a lot better than free anger.
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SeaLyons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:27 AM
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4. I love that....
here's one for you for posting.

:hug:
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:44 AM
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7. thank you
:hug:
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:27 AM
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5. It's an amazing campaign
:)
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SeaLyons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:27 AM
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6. K&R
:hug:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 02:19 PM
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8. kick
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 02:27 PM
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9. Another example to republicans taking a perfectly good idea and fucking it up:
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Raffi Ella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 03:48 PM
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10. .
:7


:grouphug:
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