fatling

@fatling (16)

United States • Age 35

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Computer making us lazy ? !!!

hiitssomu @hiitssomu (657) • United States 15 Jan 07

Nowadays just for a simple calculation also we use near by computer. i forgot when last i counted or multiplied some big numbers by using my memory. if we want to remember something for one day, we just open a notepad and write it...

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fatling I doubt that we will every stop teaching arithmetic in grade school. As we gain new technology, I think the kids will need to take more and more math classes - we will still need people to develop computer programs. We had calculators when I was in middle...

16 Jan 07

why some women do abortion?

jhoanee @jhoanee (598) • Philippines 16 Jan 07

i cant imagine how those women think when they choose to abort there baby. they should be responsible enough for every actions they take. why did they take away the opportunity of a human being to live life. babys cant defend...

babies

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fatling I can understand your point, but I don't agree with you. Abortion is such a controversial topic because there's no easy answer - there are just opposing opinions, and people tend to take one side or the other and back it up strongly. Each side will make...

16 Jan 07

When I grow up I want to be?

faylinn_chaeli @faylinn_chaeli (1619) • Philippines 14 Jan 07

I remember when I am still 4 or 5, my teacher, parents and other members of the family often ask me. What do you want to be when you grow up? And I would answer, I want to be a doctor so that I can cure people. And after a few...

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fatling I think when I was 4 or 5 I wanted to be a dinosaur... Later it was a paleontologist (I loved dinosaurs and Jurassic Park), then I wanted to be a game programmer, and now I think I want to be a writer of some form.

15 Jan 07

do your consider "talking" a skill to be learned?

manong05 @manong05 (5027) • Philippines 14 Jan 07

I don't mean public speaking, just every day talking. I observe that some people are nice to listen to when they talk, some are not. Do you consider yourself a good talker? (talkative is different).

talking

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fatling Do you mean vocal quality and cadence? I imagine that it's possible to improve your speaking voice, but I don't think most people take the steps necessary to do so. I don't really like my voice when i hear it played back on a tape recorder, and I sometimes...

14 Jan 07

How bad for you is the occasional cigar?

fatling @fatling (16) • United States 14 Jan 07

I've noticed that cigars have become pretty popular lately, especially among younger people. They seem "classier" than cigarettes, which are becoming more frowned upon. But what about health effects? If I smoke one or two...

cigars

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Why are ears so cold?

qwertypunk @qwertypunk (119) • Nepal 14 Jan 07

Just because I had a question in my mind and i was curious to know the answer: why are ears so cold?

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fatling I would say that the ears are so cold because they have less blood flowing into them than other parts of the body do.

14 Jan 07

Who is your favorite author?

Bee1955 @Bee1955 (3882) • United States 14 Jan 07

Mine is Elizabeth Peters, who writes the Amelia Peabody mysteries based in 19th century Egypt. Peters has a doctorate in Egyptology, so her experiences and education accurately go right into the storyline.

author

favoritem fiction

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fatling My favorite author is the late John Kennedy Toole. The one book he wrote was A Confederacy of Dunces.

14 Jan 07

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on what bases do you accept people as your friend?

ercsa2002 @ercsa2002 (163) • Romania 13 Jan 07

in any relationship we meet people and they either become oru friend or not. what are the criterias in your point of view to decide who could be your friend and who is not suitable? or you sre just simply friendly with everybody...

friendship

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fatling I act friendly towards everyone that I meet, and ask questions to get to know them. If someone is easy for me to talk to and has similar interests, then I'll likely start hanging out with them and we'll become friends. I don't actively make friends - it just...

14 Jan 07

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Death penalty: Keep it or toss it? What are your thoughts?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 13 Jan 07

I would be interested in hearing your views on the death penalty. Do we keep it, and subsidize a prisoner for years on death row? Do we abolish it and put the prisoner to death? Please no bashing of one another. I will be rating...

death penalty

death row

tax dollars

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fatling I feel that we should abolish the death penalty. I believe that everyone is at least partly a victim of circumstance, including serial killers who either had a messed up childhood or were just psychopaths for no apparent reason. Nobody chooses to be "evil"...

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Chopsticks or Fork/Spoon?

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14916) • Malaysia 13 Jan 07

Do you use chopsticks? If you do, do you prefer to use chopsticks or fork and spoon? Why?I've a discussion with a friend on this, I prefer to use chopsticks as I think it's easier to pick up food, except for those rounded and soft...

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fatling I use a fork and spoon when I have the option, unless I'm trying to impress my friends with my "chopsticking" skills that I picked up in Japan :). If I want to hurry up and finish eating then the fork and spoon are definitely the way to go though - the...

14 Jan 07

She betrayed my trust,but am i overreacting? Am I worrying about nothing?!!

rallymercado @rallymercado (307) • Philippines 13 Jan 07

Recently, I let my partner, of 2 years, in on a secret that only few people know,in fact, only my family knew of it. I told her that information is strictly between her and I. I felt she needed to know to make a decision regarding...

betrayal

trust

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fatling You really need to tell her how you feel. Otherwise you will continue to fume about it on the inside, asking yourself 'how could she?' but never getting an answer. If you talk about this, tell her how much it hurt you when she betrayed your trust, it may go...

14 Jan 07

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"Marriages are made in heaven" Whats ur say??

cuteangel1987 @cuteangel1987 (54) • India 13 Jan 07

Every now and then we get to hear that marriages are made in heaven...But we still have divorces !! do u believe in this saying while u live in this modern world?? If this was true why do we have divorce?? Why dont we live happily...

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fatling I don't believe in God or fate, but I think that some couples are just more compatible than others. Often people get married too soon, before they realize that they can't stand living with this person for the rest of their life. In fact, marriage seems like...

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Can you walk out on a man that has cancer?

LadyLilith @LadyLilith (6) • United States 13 Jan 07

My exboyfriend has been told he has 6 months to live. I had broke up with him 4 years ago and moved to 3000 miles away. He ask me to come back so I did. But now he recents my 1 year old daughter and saids he wants to hit her...

could you leave

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fatling If he is going to treat your daughter like this when you're trying to help him, he's not worth helping. Walk away for your daughter's sake.

14 Jan 07