ElementalDragon

@ElementalDragon (156)

United States • Age 48

Joined myLot 18 years ago

I'm insane. I don't have to explain myself.

Responses (75)

ElementalDragon's Responses

Do You Prefer Watching Movies At Home or The Theater?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 5 Nov 08

I know many people Love to go watch movies at the Theater, and sometimes they even use this as an excuse for Dating, or just a night together with Family, etc. But with the prices on most movies over $10 when they first come out...

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ElementalDragon I typically have the patience to wait for a movie to come out on DVD. I'm not hooked on the whole "theater experience" that some people are. If it's a movie I'm really really interested in, I will pick it up at the release price. Most of the time, though, I...

5 Nov 08

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MyLot user Names.

finlander60 @finlander60 (1804) • United States 22 Jul 08

I wonder what significance is behind the usernames we have picked for ourselves. I will go first. My reason for using finlander60 is because I am of Finnish descent, and at the time of my joining of MyLot I was 60 years of age....

choice of usernames

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ElementalDragon Elemental Dragon is an alias I've used since some of my earliest days on the internet. Most of the places that require a profile or membership I've been able to use it on, but there have been a few places that it was already taken. So, it's not necessarily a...

5 Nov 08

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Lesser of two evils?

Bethany1202 @Bethany1202 (3431) • United States 4 Nov 08

I wanted to vote Libertarian, but I didn't. I didn't because I knew either the Democrat or Republican would win. (I predicted Democrat, and I was right, although I voted for McCain...) Do you ever feel elections are the lesser...

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ElementalDragon Correct me if I'm wrong, but the whole voting thing is supposed to be who you think would do a better job in the office, not who you think will win. I don't vote because the choices typically seem to me to be two evils and a variable amount of unknowns....

4 Nov 08

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god

free2lmao @free2lmao (230) • United States 23 Sep 07

Do you believe in God???

religion

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ElementalDragon Short answer to short question: I don't believe in God as portrayed by Christian doctrine.

25 Sep 07

I didn't forget about my fellow mylotters....

dfinster @dfinster (3528) • United States 6 May 07

Hi everybody, sorry I haven't been here for a little over a week. As some of you know, I'll be starting classes tomorrow so I won't be spending as much time on here. This past week I also started a new job so things have been...

college

responses

work

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ElementalDragon Hey, whatever you get around to. I have my own moments where I'm not around, and I don't have any excuses that are nearly as important as work and school. The way I see it, by being on your friends list, I may (or may not, for all I know :)) get priority over...

13 May 07

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Thunderstorms

k1tten @k1tten (2315) • United States 11 May 07

I love thunderstorms. My partner thinks I'm a little weird for like thunderstorms. I get all giggly and happy about them. I don't know why for sure but there is just something about thunderstorms that makes me happy. It might be...

lightening

thunder

thunderstorms

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ElementalDragon I wouldn't say I get all giggly and happy about thunderstorms:), but I do enjoy them immensely. I don't know where I get that from because I distinctly remember being afraid of them when I was younger and even trying to hide behind stuff to "be safe". I...

13 May 07

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Abortion issue :

frodloo @frodloo (424) • Indonesia 10 May 07

If a pregnant woman is killed, is her assailant charged with two murders or one ?

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ElementalDragon It depends on whether the state/country/applicable legal region has fetal homicide laws. I they do, then the assailant can potentially be charged with two deaths, depending on where the fetus was in realtion to the lines drawn by the fetal homicide law. The...

11 May 07

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What's your take on "Harry Potter is the source of all evil"?

jollyjeangiant @jollyjeangiant (219) • United States 26 Mar 07

I keep running into people online who claim that Harry Potter is teaching our children witchcraft and necromancy. Having actually read the books (which I note many of these people have NOT) I find nothing could be further from the...

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ElementalDragon If "Harry Potter is the source of all evil" is a direct quotation from something somebody has said, then I have to ask the following. Was there no evil before Harry Potter, then? Was everything all love and peace and kisses and hugs and...

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Should one state their own religious beliefs when starting a discussion?

Leca @lecanis (16647) • Murfreesboro, Tennessee 21 Mar 07

Everyone knows I love to talk (and learn) about religion. However, a lot of the time I love to talk about general religious ideas that could apply to people of many religions, rather than just mine. So often when starting a...

discussions

mylot

religion

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ElementalDragon I don't know that everyone knows that. :) I didn't know that for sure, although I have seen you in several that I've floated through and/or responded to. I really don't have a preference whether the discussion is about a specific religion or not. I am more...

21 Mar 07

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How long should a discussion be left open??

dfinster @dfinster (3528) • United States 21 Mar 07

A while back I read a post in where the person said if you post a discussion you should only wait like a day before picking your best response. I found that when I post a discussion if it's getting a lot of responses I've left...

length of time

open discussions

time limits

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ElementalDragon I will be repetitive and say that it depends on a variety of factors. :) For me, the criteria I'm currently using, not having started all that many discussions, is 10 responses or 4 weeks, whichever is later. In other words, if I get 10 responses in the...

21 Mar 07

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Tipping

finlander60 @finlander60 (1804) • United States 20 Mar 07

When you go out to eat, how well do you tip? The standard used to be about ten percent. I believe that the standard has now been raised to around fifteen percent. As a former short-order cook in a good restaurant, I was used to...

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ElementalDragon I remember when the standard used to be 10%. My wife and I tend to do 15% for an average job, anymore. I found some articles when I was looking for some information on a tip related question I had that said the standard was edging up towards 20%. We have...

21 Mar 07

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God vs Man

stacyv81 @stacyv81 (5903) • United States 19 Mar 07

In the bible it says we are to follow mans law. But what if mans law conflicts with God's law? What are we to do?

religion

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ElementalDragon The way I understand Christianity, God's law will take precedence when there is a conflict. If you believe in God, then any conflicts are resolved in God's favor. My $0.02 at the moment.

19 Mar 07

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Do you need change?

finlander60 @finlander60 (1804) • United States 19 Mar 07

How do you feel when a waitperson asks you "Do you need any change?" I notice this when we are getting up to leave, the money is on the table, and we appear to be headed for the door. It would seem obvious to me that the rest of...

do you want your change

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ElementalDragon I don't run into that situation real often, but when I do A "no, thank you" is how I handle it. They are being polite, or at least not outrightly rude, so I figure it doesn't hurt to be polite in return. My $0.02 at the moment.

19 Mar 07

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Are you not ashamed?

whacks @whacks (774) • Philippines 1 Mar 07

To those who do not believe in God, can you disprove what God says? "... whatever is under the whole heaven is mine" (Job 41:11). You eat, you drink, you breathe, you benefit from sunshine, rain, and everything under the...

god

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ElementalDragon I am not ashamed of anything regarding my belief or lack thereof. I can neither prove nor disprove what a God that I can neither prove nor disprove exists says. Do you follow? You have your faith and your beliefs and they sustain you. I have my lack of...

6 Mar 07

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No diploma, no license.

sheenac1983 @sheenac1983 (63) • Canada 6 Mar 07

In Canada, we are trying to pass a law where, if you do not graduate from highschool, you will not be able to get your drivers license. They will also be raising the age to 18 (from 16). Do you agree with this new law? Do you...

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ElementalDragon I would favor not having unlimited (adult) driving privilege (driving is NOT a right, contrary to popular belief) unless you had completed high school. I also would favor a graduated scale of driving privileges, which I've heard about recently in news articles...

6 Mar 07

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