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My name is Eddie and I hate romantic comedies. Boy meets girl, girl meets... oh I've lost interest already. Formulaic, predictable and pointless mulch, I'd rather watch films about massive spaceships blowing each other up any day.

Most people, when they're raising money for charity, do something physically unpleasant and arduous. Unfortunately, any physical exertion I would attempt would end in embarrassing and humiliating vomiting five minutes in, wrapped in a silver foil blanket. The best I can offer is being forced to do something I would never want to do for 24 hours straight while people point and laugh, and I've decided that this will be watching fluffy rom-coms.

THE RULES

1) No sleeping or indeed doing anything other than watching the endless telly.
2) No drinking beer to lessen the pain. The only alcohol allowed is the booze these films are made to be quaffed with, namely Lambrini.
3) A 15 minute break in between films for tea making, snacking or toilet. Other than that, I must remain glued to the screen.
4) I'll be blogging here throughout the marathon, posting thoughts and pictures on my personal hell. Maybe I'll start to really enjoy it, we'll see.

I don't think watching 24 hours of one type of film is going to be easy, in fact I may go mad. It'll be interesting to find out.

Check out my progress on my liveblog at http://eddiepurple.blogspot.com

Donation by Helen & Mike 17/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by daniel king 12/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Eddie - I don't envy you - sounds like my idea of hell... Hope you've managed to get over the pain and started repressing the memories! Donation by Ray Cook 12/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Justin&Paul 04/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by stranGlethesharkCarS 31/10/09  

£10.00

You're a brave man Eddie. Well done! Donation by Katherine Bartlett 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Eddie. I assume you have a greater understanding of women now! Donation by Laura Gibbons 30/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

You deserve donations just for getting through Gigli *grin* Well done! Donation by Andy Lemon 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

This will be a day long remembered. Congrats on making it through! Donation by GillPea 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Can't believe you made it through 24 hours of that tripe - very well done! Donation by Fiona Campbell-Howes 30/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

This totally makes me look forward to my next long-haul flight Donation by Julie 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Nobel Prize is calling for your heroic acts. That's a lot of Jennifer Aniston/Meg Ryan you dealt with. Donation by Peter Hoffer 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Anyone who sits through Gigli and keeps going deserves some moral support. Donation by katkni 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I must admit, this sounded like far too much fun to me, until I saw the mention of Lambrini! Donation by Kara Thornton 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep going Eddie! Have just had a glass of Lambrini in your honour... Donation by Becky Davis 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You had me at "I have to watch Gigli next." Gobble gobble. Donation by Ammon Torrence 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Sent with my deepest sympathies. Donation by Julia Craik 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Fucking idiot. Don't you know watching this stuff is not only painful but lethal? Donation by Dan Thornton 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

From the mooch. All the best and sympathetic cold flannels for your fevered brow! Donation by the mooch 29/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go on Eddie, we watch and wait, not knowing if you'll ever be able to express human emotion. aagain Donation by Andrew Gall 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

"Is it raining..? I hadn't even noticed" Expect you to have an encyclopedic knowledge of bad romcom lines to regale us on monday! Donation by Eloise Bond 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thinking of you during this difficult time. Donation by Patrick Massey 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

After the romcom marathon and no sleep, I recommend that before you go to bed watch Pink Flamingos to balance out the soppy mush of the last 24hrs. Donation by Trevor Taylor 29/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go Eddie - this will make my day! Donation by Anna Noren 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

My relationship with Big is a lot like the Aids epidemic in Africa, you know. LOL. Donation by Carrie Bradshaw 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Even though Africa deserves Teh Aids for stuff it's done in a former life, probably. Donation by Glenn Hoddle 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You are quite clearly a complete idiot. Yes, I'm giving my own money to an idiot. This says a lot about me, I feel. Donation by Partridge 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I'd love to know what horrors you are having to watch!! Well done you for doing this xx Donation by Michelle Weaver 27/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You are a very, very brave man. Donation by Linus Gregoriadis 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck eddie .... I feel you're going to need it, sounds like hell! Donation by Tim Gowing 26/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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