dmacdonald111

@dmacdonald111 (530)

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Gattaca thumbs up or down?

madetobegreat @madetobegreat (15) • Mexico 26 Apr 07

Hi all, one of my all time favorite movies is Gattaca. Not only because of the very possible resemblance of the future, but for the powerful message about following our dreams, never giving up and living life to the fullest. Ok so...

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dmacdonald111 The first time I saw this film, I had no idea what I was watching, but I ended up sitting through it and I have to say that I thought it was brilliant. You've actually reminded me now that I will have to get hold of it again as it's something I would love to...

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Petrol/Gasolin Price at your Country

kas2ri @kas2ri (149) • Malaysia 26 Apr 07

Hi all mylot members, let share about the price of petrol or gasolin in your country. I live malaysia and the price for petrol per liter is rm1.92 = usd 0.51....how about the price in your country?do you think the price is too...

petrol

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dmacdonald111 I'm from the UK and where I am it is £0.91 per litre. This is too expensive. The last time the petrol got to this level, there was a major strike and they had to put the price right down to £0.80, but it's going up very quickly again.

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Flush the toilet please!

firecracker @sacmom (14192) • United States 26 Apr 07

Do you flush every time after using the toilet? My husband doesn't, and it drives me nuts! Okay, so he doesn't want to wake the kids so sometimes he won't flush in the early mornings, but geez, I wish he would as I get tired of...

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dmacdonald111 I know that it sounds disgusting, but coming from the UK where water rates are really expensive and we are always having water shortages (sigh). But I grew up with the saying 'if its yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down'. As I live on my own, I...

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A mystery called bermuda trianglee..

krishkorp @krishkorp (427) • India 9 Jan 07

"The bermuda triangle is also known as Devil's triangle"It has got that name because of the dissappearings of many ships and planes from that region.The ships and planes just vanish once they enter the triangle .There have been as...

bermuda triangle

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dmacdonald111 It would be great if there was something totally unexplainable and mysterious about the bermuda triangle, but it's probably something really boring like; "Because of the layout of the land and the sea bed at that particular area in the ocean, winds and sea...

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keep it down please!

strangest_angel @strangest_angel (11) • United States 11 Jan 07

its 3:30 in the morning and i'm awake!my new upstairs neighbors are going at it and i have no idea how to handle the situation....so embarassing!! i have to get up early tomorrow!! what do i do? pound on the ceiling? call the...

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dmacdonald111 Do you know them? If you do, then you could bang on the ceiling and get them to stop. Otherwise, make it through tonight as best you can and then start being louder with some of your normal stuff. If they notice they can hear you making a coffee for example,...

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Did anyone else earn signifcantly more yesterday since the new star ratings?

shywolf @shywolf (4514) • United States 10 Jan 07

I am really curious now as to if I just did something right yesterday, lol, or if the new star ratings here on Mylot really are going to affect our earnings? All I know is that the most I had ever earned before was close to $3...

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dmacdonald111 It's nice to see people that are earning more because of the content they are putting into new posts and with the replies. I haven't been able to see a difference yet as I haven't been on here for nearly a month and I don't really take that much notice of my...

11 Jan 07

star trek

dogdancer @dogdancer (105) 11 Jan 07

i want to know who was the best captain and why? i thought it was kirk- a real trailblazer. the definitve man. i guess this is a contentious issue for all the trekkies out there. tell me what do you think?

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dmacdonald111 hehe. I'm not a trekkie so to speak, but I do like my star treks. Kirk was good in that he had that 'rogue-ish' charm where he could get away with anything, but I like Picard slightly more. I think though, that it's partly to do with the fact that Patrick...

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Is anybody out there earning from google AD sense?

berry9 @berry9 (590) • India 11 Jan 07

Is anybody out there earning from google ad sense???if yes please share your ideas with others and give some tips of how you can earn.

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dmacdonald111 I did try, but the earnings were low until they changed the way they did them and then I started earning more. That was when google decided to delete my account saying that I was getting 'illegal clicks'. I did ask them what they meant as, as far as I was...

11 Jan 07

Is it compulsary for anybody to retire?

venky_1944 @venky_1944 (14) • India 11 Jan 07

I am 62. I continue to work since I am in very good health. it keeps me busy and also I earn my money which I can spend the way i want. My sons are against this. They tell me that I have worked enough and I should take rest. I...

retirement

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dmacdonald111 You do whatever makes you happy! My father is 67 now and refuses to retire. I can't actually think of him being that age as he's always been active and still is with no sign of slowing down. If you're not ready to retire and you don't want to, then don't....

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Do you think "beautiful" people have an advantage?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 10 Jan 07

I've seen small studies that say yes. Our society as a whole base everything on looks. If 2 people come in for a job interview with identical credentials, the beautiful person will get the job before the "ugly" one does. If a...

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dmacdonald111 I would have to agree and say yes, beautiful people do have an advantage, but personally I try and get to know the people myself. I usually find that I warm to the people who are not 'drop dead gorgeous' as they have an inner beauty which shines through and...

11 Jan 07

How does mylot earn?

kastor003 @kastor003 (364) • India 1 Jan 07

well guys i have a question. how does mylot earn? I havent seen any type of advertisements on this site. This site pays us for disscussions but what does it get out of this? How does it pay us for the disccusions? Do you Know?

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dmacdonald111 Maybe myLot are only a little bit from google. They might be running one of the biggest money laundering schemes to date. You never know. They do seem very cagey when it comes to how the payments are worked out and where the money comes from.

3 Jan 07

how to gain weight

harsha500 @harsha500 (161) • United States 3 Jan 07

My kid is 10 months old.She seems to weigh less.To gain weight what are the healthy food i can give now.Anyone help plz..........

healthy food

low weight babies

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dmacdonald111 If your son or daughter is weighing less then I suggest you dispense with asking medical advice here and take him or her to the doctors immediately and let them know. They will be able to advise you a lot better on seeing the baby and examination.

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Have you enthusiastically gone to a movie and then hated it?

mcrowl @mcrowl (1050) • New Zealand 27 Dec 06

I had heard some good things about Elizabethtown, and got it out on DVD recently. It turned out to be very strange, with characters that seemed to be only half-written, plot lines that didn't go anywhere, an embarrassing dance by...

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dmacdonald111 Of course! Last week I went with my boyfriend to go and see the new James Bond movie. I was trying to keep an open mind as I thought a new James Bond would be a bit naff, but I then thought about the others which grew on me (apart from that one that did only...

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global warming

girtsmomma @girtsmomma (297) • United States 2 Jan 07

This shouldn't be too hard a topic for mylotians. Does anyone think that people can really influence the planet's temperature? We can't even figure out how to control the temperature inside our houses (set the thermostat, open...

climate

global warming

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dmacdonald111 We have been told that global warming is a natural phenomena, but with all the pollutance that we are spilling out, we are told that we are accelerating it. We are due for an ice age, hence why everything is warming up, but instead of the next several hundreds...

3 Jan 07

What makes humans uniquely smart?

Idefix72 @Idefix72 (502) • Italy 3 Jan 07

if we are .. of course .. we know language and math,art, music .... but.. are we really smart?

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dmacdonald111 I don't think we are as smart as animals. Animals live in harmony with the world. We don't. We bomb everyone and anything to 'own' (ha!) a piece of land. Animals don't. Eventually, the world is going to fight back and who's going to suffer? People are....

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what movie was your first DVD!!?

cassiej2005 @cassiej2005 (202) • United States 3 Jan 07

Mine was hmmmm, stuart little i think....It's hard to think back that far. Which movie started your DVD collection and transistioned you from VHS to DVD

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dmacdonald111 Mine would have to be the matrix - first one. We bought the new dvd player and was so excited, but then we found out that our dvd wouldn't play it as it had 'new technology' on the disc which couldn't be read by the player. We took it back and apparently, the...

3 Jan 07

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Do you think that it is rude or helpful to correct some people grammar?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 3 Jan 07

I have noted a whole lot of people saying that the reason they like my lot is that they get to practice their english skills. Do you think that by rephrasing their response in your return comment in the proper english form is...

corrections

cultures

different perspectives

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dmacdonald111 I think so, so long as it is not done in a condescending or rude manner. If the english is not as good as it could be, then it would be good to rephrase part of it as part of your response without drawing attention to it so that they can read it back and...

3 Jan 07

Typing Tests

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 2 Jan 07

Under normal circumstances I can probably type at least 50-60 wpm with good accuracy. But, when taking a typing test I get fumble fingers and make multiple errors and my wpm goes down significantly. This has been a problem...

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dmacdonald111 The best place for you to go to would be an agency. They will give you a test without all the pressure. They still time you, obviously, but it is a lot more relaxed process. I have a typing speed of 90wpm with a 100% accuracy - anything over that and my...

3 Jan 07