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Women's Lives in the Victoria Era ~ Changes That Came After the 1845 County Asylum Act

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 2 Mar

During the Victorian era (1837 to 1901) the number of women versus that of men placed in asylums grew dramatically. The 1845 County Asylum Act made it mandatory for counties to provide care for "lunatics". By 1899 nearly 100,000...

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Giving money to lunatics is stupid.

JAMTECH @JAMTECH (570) 16 Jul 16

Why do we give money to mad people when we know they might not have the sense to spend it? I think we should buy food for them instead of giving them money that they may just throw away or light a fire to stay warm. What's your...

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Thinking about the moon

Vicki Warner @VickiJW (260) • Canada 14 Sep 15

I was thinking last night about the power of the moon. We all know it controls the tides with its gravitational pull. When the oceans face the moon they are pulled towards it, and high tide occurs. Animals seem to be affected...

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Does it come to some conclusion?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 29 Aug 15

So for me a lot of times I am watching a movie to lose all track of reality for a couple of hours. I chose a movie that will do that for me. Now I especially like those movies that are exciting, maybe with a little humor thrown...

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Full Moon Madness - Summer Soltice - How many Lunatics have we here on myLot?

ellie333 @ellie333 (21016) 16 Jun 08

Hi Are you a howling wolf at full moon? Do you get emotional? How many of you are affected by full moons, please share your stories. Ellie:D Oooowwwwh LOL.

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Video Games Are Increasingly Violent to Our Childrens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZaffireWolf @ZaffireWolf (480) • United States 4 Feb 08

We live in a day and age when violence and bloodshed and murder and war and starvation are delivered right into our very homes uninvited day after day after hour after day after hour after THIS VERY SECOND. It's not enough we are...

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Ever met a lunatic with a hair trigger?

sunshinecup @sunshinecup (7871) 19 Aug 07

Man what is up with these people? They are fine till you say one thing that rubs them wrong and then they instantly become an obsessive raving stalker. Nuts due to most likely a chemical imbalance or possibly inbreeding, is what I...

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radical: behead muslim soldiers

ESKARENA1 @ESKARENA1 (18260) 6 Feb 07

Abu Izzadeen says British Moslims who join the army should be beheaded. How can a faith that believes in peace allow a cleric who holds such views not to have a fatwah against him????????

Deal or No Deal

marmo1020 @marmo1020 (467) • United States 3 Nov 06

Who watches it? I think it would be awesome to be on it.

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Are our kids safe?

sparky1025 @sparky1025 (332) • United States 9 Oct 06

Everyday it seems there is another incident somewhere in the world having to do with school safety issues, lunatics or psychotic students marching in and putting lives in danger. I dread sending my child to school each day for...

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