Christophillium

@Christophillium (51)

Australia • Age 57

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Dog locked me out of the house

sechsey @sechsey (1831) • Canada 12 Feb 07

This might become a funny story hours after it happened but it certainly wasnt a funny story when it happened to me. My dog and I just came back from a walk. I went out again to go to the nearby store to buy juice. Closed the...

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Christophillium There is an add here in Aus, for the NRMA, where this poor fellow is locked out of his house, so he trys to get in throuh his dog's 'hole in the wall' and consequently gets stuck. He of course calls the NRMA to help him 'out' of his predicament. I'm glad your...

13 Feb 07

Online Novels

Lil_miz_ice_x @Lil_miz_ice_x (614) 12 Feb 07

With the internet business booming, and people spending more and more time online, 'Online Novels' seem to be the way forward... So, my question is this: are they just a waste of time? I personally think they're well...

internet

online novels

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Christophillium I have never read an 'online' novel, but I always made the assumption that if I wanted to read for eg. "Pride and Predjudice" that I could read it on the net and that was an 'online novel' --- from reading this discussion I think that what I am understanding...

13 Feb 07

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"Family" prisons

Kaldonya @Kaldonya (277) • United States 10 Feb 07

I just read in my town's newspaper today under world news about this: In a town 25 miles south of Madrid, there is what is known as a family prison. If parents have a child under 3yrs of age, they can go to this prison and live in...

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Christophillium I agree, children need to be with their parents the whole time not pushed from pillar to post like objects cast out to sea.

10 Feb 07

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Cheddarvision - talk about watching paint dry, lol!

shywolf @shywolf (4514) • United States 8 Feb 07

If you're into weird and wacky sites on the internet, there's a new one out there at http://www.cheddarvision.tv where you can literally watch cheddar mature. The highlight of the day is around 10am when the cheddar is...

watching cheddar mature

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Christophillium This evoked exactly the same response in me and I have to tell you it has gained interest --- My question is --- have you clicked onto the site yet. I cannot think of interesting sites that I have clicked onto, but I had to respond to you, because like you, I...

8 Feb 07

Do you like the snow and why?

michelledarcy @michelledarcy (5220) 8 Feb 07

I love the snow, particularly watching it fall and the sound of it crunching under your feet when you walk. However I must say today was the first time I realised why so many people don't like it. I'm watching it get deeper...

life

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Christophillium The practicalities of a snow drop is what upsets people as you are experiencing, but to see a mountain covered in snow or to watch snow fall outside your window -- I think that it is sooo lovely, magical, enchanting and it somehow touches your soul like a...

8 Feb 07

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Autism rates in the United states

albert2412 @albert2412 (1782) • United States 8 Feb 07

Autism rates are going up very fast in the United States. I was just reading that are at least 560,000 children classified as autistic in the United States, with over 17 percent of US children being developmentally delayed in...

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aspergers

autism

pervasive developmental disorder

united states

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Christophillium I'm not sure that I really understand your point. Firstly, are you saying that autism is in fact largely the result of vaccinning children --- (eg. has the polio vaccine been a cause of autism, whilst in fact helping to end polio?) And what exactly classes...

8 Feb 07

Why Do We Need Friends?

Geoas @ashjoe76 (1422) • India 7 Feb 07

Aren't we all happy if we have a good family - a great looking spouse, a couple of wonderful kids and to add to this, if we have a good white collar job? Why do we need friends in life? Just to give vent to our frustruations, or...

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Christophillium A good friend; A real friend: is worth more than a million dollars, more than a pot of gold. What we tend to do is call almost everyone 'friend' but if you have one good one, the rest will be what they are --- aquaintances --- people you see a fair bit...

8 Feb 07

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New interest categories!

BunGirl @BunGirl (2638) • United States 4 Feb 07

I don't know if anyone else noticed yet, but it looks like myLot has added some new interest categories: Products that I use Technologies that interest me Automobiles I have driven or would like to drive Roles that I play in...

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Christophillium As I don't really have any comment to make but I hit the respond button almost automatically, I am just gettting typing practise, but actually here is a topic for MyLot -- Old Vintage Cars. I bet plenty of people have an interest in those very 'first' cars....

5 Feb 07

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I'm tired of......

Riptide @Riptide (2758) • United States 4 Feb 07

I'm tired of the PC crap on here. I am tired of being expected to tiptoe and walk on eggshells, because someone might get offended. I'm tired of people asking for opinions and advice, but then get mad when someone disagrees with...

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Christophillium Not quite sure what has set the gasket going but this is a public forum and I think that you should not "walk on egg shells". If people don't want to hear the "real" opinion of ohters than better they not post anything. But --- I would'nt get too upset by...

4 Feb 07

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Bananas - What is your favorite way to eat one?

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 4 Feb 07

Bananas are said to be one of nature's most perfect foods. I have always loved them. There was always bananas in our fruit bowl. They were the first fruit to vanish from the fruit bowl. A couple of my favorite ways to eat...

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Christophillium Bananas are always the first fruit to go from my fruit bowl too, but in reading your note you made me remember the best banana desert I have ever eaten. It was when I lived in London, just down the road from me was a little restaurant that had a "secret"...

4 Feb 07

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wow!!! i earned peanuts today! i m so excited!

pix_trix @pix_trix (447) • India 4 Feb 07

i am so excited, after replying almost double the amount of posts i do everyday, Mr.MyLot pays me a third of what i earn everyday!! i love you MyLot, i wish i could marry you! 15 cents??? dont you have any shame? and that too when...

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Christophillium I have only recently joined MyLot but I must confess, I don't understand this payment thing. I cannot work out -- is it a fixed amount per post, picture, discussion -- is it dependent on quality -- by the sounds of your note -- Not So --- How does it really...

4 Feb 07

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Are you confident in working with computers?

hottie0728 @hottie0728 (1732) • United States 4 Feb 07

Do you know how to troubleshoot when it starts to work bad? Do you know what to do when you loose connection? Do you have enough knowledge about it? I am a computer savvy. I remember when I started to date my boyfriend, we...

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computer savvy

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Christophillium No, I am not really computer literate at all. When it decides to go wrong -- It takes me hours to work it out --- sometimes I manage othertimes a book helps and at other times -- I call in the "help" squad. I must say though, computers are like a real drug...

4 Feb 07

teachers as the major backbones of the society

tacapan @tacapan (22) • Philippines 3 Feb 07

teaching has indeed lost its glory and fame specially here in the country philippines. why? often teachers are called as the major backbones of the society. most of the jobs are being trusted to teachers. jobs during elections,...

education

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Christophillium Having a friend who is a teaacher, from His point of view and that of his wife and other teachers, they consider themselves to be very badly paid and looked "down" on by the community. That is, they are "so needed" that in fact, people, treat them with...

4 Feb 07