AllenWiggs

@AllenWiggs (404)

United States • Age 42

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Should college athletes be paid?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 30 Aug 11

This was a topic I have heard as of late thanks to the recent scandal coming out of the University of Miami, since thanks to alumnus who already give money or presents to top players, should the school be able to pay the athletes...

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Who is quitting Netflix?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 9 Aug 11

As I'm sure you all know, Netflix has increased their prices recently by 60% marking one of the largest price increases in rental history. I am wondering who is or has now quit using Netflix because of this price change? I am...

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The unemployed AREN'T looking for jobs?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 9 Aug 11

Or so says a Fox News pundit I heard yesterday. Which made me quite angry, two months ago I was let go from my job as a paralegal due to budgetary issues and have had no luck finding jobs, even though I apply to at least 5 jobs a...

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The unemployed AREN'T looking for jobs

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 9 Aug 11

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Everything is "dying"

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 30 Dec 10

I am sick and tired of the following article, news segment, or just general conversation. It starts with a broad and silly title saying "xxxxxx" is dying or dead. It has been everything from print, television, movies, music, the...

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Steampunk books

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 26 Oct 10

I have been reading Boneshaker by Cherie Priest and have been loving it immensely. This has made me want to read more steampunk books that have been written recently (I have already read the Time Machine and a few books by Jules...

Will the Bills have a victory this year?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 25 Oct 10

There have been some big upsets this season, including the Browns going over the Saints this week and the Rams taking down the Chargers a week ago. And now every single team in the NFL has at least a single victory this season......

Movies for Halloween

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 17 Oct 10

So Halloween is just two weeks away, are there any particular movies you watch to get ready for the holiday or during Halloween itself? I personally enjoy pretty much any horror movie as Halloween gets closer, with a preference to...

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Are all technical classes like this?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 11 Oct 10

I have been working on an electronic publishing associates degree for the last year since my BA has failed to help me find a job. In the classes for the electronic publishing degree it seems to be nothing but computer classes...

computer classes

education

not getting an education

technical

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Could Communism work?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 7 Oct 10

This has been a long held discussion with my friends over the years. Could Communism ever actually work? True Communism not the current form we have in the world, honestly Communism has never existed in the world as a government,...

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Is good karma gained when you're seeking it?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 4 Oct 10

I'm sure everyone knows how karma works, but I was just wondering. But does karma work when you're doing something just to gain good karma? Is intent of benefiting from a good act destroy the good gained from an act? Or is an act...

doing good

karma

selfish

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Cena now part of Nexus!

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 4 Oct 10

Nexus finally got a big win last night when Wade Barret defeated John Cena at Hell in the Cell forcing him to join the team. Now yeas this will eventually lead to Nexus being destroyed (unless Cena goes bad, but still not sure...

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Manning Bowl, who will win?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 19 Sep 10

Giants vs Colts, which Manning is going to lead his team to victory? I'm leaning towards the Giants right now, mostly thanks to last week's game on both teams parts. The Giants seemed to have everything together while the Colts...

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Who will win the title at Night of Champions?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 19 Sep 10

Six man elimination match tonight, who do you think is going to win the belt? I think the odds on favorite is Randy Orton, he is getting great response from the crowd every time he comes out, and hasn't been champion for a while....

night of the champions

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Do you watch your local news shows?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 19 Sep 10

The commercials air all the time and they compete fervently against one another. But do you actually watch the local news shows? I really don't watch them, there seems to be too much of a focus on the violent crimes happening and...

local

news

watching

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Will the Cowboys ever learn to not beat themselves?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 13 Sep 10

The Redskins did not defeat the Cowboys last night, the Cowboys handed the game to them over and over and somehow the Redskins stumbled into a victory. This isn't anything new for the Cowboys, they can go from an elite team that...

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Did the Ten Commandments exist before being handed down?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 9 Sep 10

Most people are familiar with the religious story of Moses being given the Ten Commandments by God during the Jews exodus through the desert. But were the commandments law before hand? Or were they not in effect until handed down...

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Favorite Kurt Vonnegut Jr book?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 8 Sep 10

What is your favorite story written by the late great, Kurt Vonnegut Jr? My favorite would have to be Sirens of Titan, it has the best emotional ending to any Vonnegut work, and is just near pitch perfect science fiction. Right...

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Favorite American movie monster?

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 4 Sep 10

What is your favorite movie monster from American movies? This discludes great monsters like Godzilla (who is probably my favorite movie monster of all time) but includes so many more options. So from the old Universal monsters...

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Arizona Cardinals QB situation

AllenWiggs @AllenWiggs (404) • United States 2 Sep 10

With Kurt Warner retired (and staying that way unlike Favre) the Cardinals were in a desperate need for a new quarterback and someone to replace the former MVP quarterback. Enter, Matt Leinart, on paper he should have been perfect...

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