mrstigs

@mrstigs (63)

United States • Age 53

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Do you believe in good table manners?

BittyBiddy @BittyBiddy (2903) • Ireland 31 Jan 07

I'm just wondering what sort of table manners we all have (being from different cultures), and do we all teach these to our children? I seem to be forever harping on at my children about basic table manners. I've made a list of...

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mrstigs My husband has a huge peeve about people who talk with food in their mouth. Its amazing how many people will do it. Even if you cover your mouth with a napkin its still disgusting. Take a few minutes to chew your food and you can also take a moment to think...

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Knitting patterns

lilmrsarata @lilmrsarata (240) • United States 25 Jan 07

I just started knitting and i only know how do do one kind of stitch. i dont know if it has a specific name or what.....but any ways I wanted to know how to knit different kind of stitches and im kinna teaching myself....my...

knitting help

knitting patterns

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mrstigs I think you are confusing the term stitch with stitch pattern. There are only two stitches in knitting. The knit stitch and the purl stitch. Every stitch pattern you see is just a different combination of those two stitches. Once you know how to knit...

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Saying I love you

Penguinsangel @Penguinsangel (3498) • United States 25 Jan 07

How often do you say I love you to those around you? Do you say I love you at the end of ever phone call? Do you say I love you each night before bed? Do you say I love you before leaving for your day? Do you think you say I...

feelings

i love you

loving

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mrstigs I tell my husband repeatedly. At the end of every phone call. Before he leaves to go anywhere or I leave. Sometimes we call each other just to say it. I tell just about all of my friends I love them when I'm saying good bye on the phone but I don't say...

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How often do you read the Bible?

juls2me2 @juls2me2 (2150) • United States 25 Sep 06

Do you have scripture verses memorized? How much and often do you read the Bible?

bible

bible study

christianity

scripture memorization

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mrstigs I read my scriptures daily. My goal this year is to read all the standard works in one year. So far I'm in Exodus in the Old Testament and 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon. I don't really have any scriptures memorized but there are some that I know simply...

24 Jan 07

Salad toppings? Besides croutons...

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 24 Jan 07

We like a nice green salad for dinner. You know, lettuce, tomatoes, cukes, mushrooms, green peppers, etc. But it's not filling enough so we started looking at what else we could add besides bread on the side. One of our favorite...

salad

tuna

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mrstigs I like to use leftover meat to put on top of salads. Like bits of chicken after I cook a whole chicken or taco meat. A weird, but not necessarily filling topping I discovered a while back was to substitute stove top stuffing mix (dry) for croûtons because...

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Do you eat leftovers?

Muslimah @Muslimah (811) • United States 22 Jan 07

I had a step-father who would NOT eat left-overs. I never knew why but he just didnt. I think leftovers are good ... some food taste better the next day.

dinner

food

leftovers

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mrstigs I love leftovers! It's just hubby and myself so we often have them because some recipes are just not easily switched to feed two people. My hubby doesn't care for some leftovers but that's fine because it's more for me! I look forward to leftovers as a...

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How long have you been knitting?

peavey @peavey (16936) • United States 31 Dec 06

I just came across a discussion on knitting and realized (duh!) that there were knitters on myLot... don't know why I didn't think of it before. Anyway, I've enjoyed the discussions about knitting that I've found, but I'm curious:...

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mrstigs I've been knitting about two years now and I really love it. I have crocheted since I was 9 and every time I asked someone to teach me to knit they said it was really hard so I never tried. Once I decided to learn I taught myself using online resources...

21 Jan 07

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How do you keep your dog clean?

bogdanel @bogdanel (1208) • Romania 21 Jan 07

Give me some ways to keep my dog clean.. I've just got one..:)

dogs

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mrstigs It depends on what the breed is and what type of coat he has. Generally daily brushing will be not only a good bonding activity but keep them from smelling. Depending on the breed you'll want to bathe him weekly to monthly. I'm simply amazed at the number...

21 Jan 07

Can you train a small dog to use a litter box?

DesignDiva @DesignDiva (379) • United States 21 Jan 07

I live in an apartment in the city and work full time. I'm dying to get a dog, but I hate the thought of leaving him in a crate all day. I've heard some people say that they've trained their small dogs to use a litter box during...

apartment dog

dog litter box

dogs in city

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mrstigs I tried it with an older dog that I adopted but she was too set in her ways. I plan on trying it again if I ever get a puppy. I would guess it would be much the same as paper training them. Crate training isn't about keeping your dog confined all day....

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why r the dogs

matrrix12421johnny @matrrix12421johnny (33) • India 20 Jan 07

why r the dogs so powerful

dogs

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mrstigs Because they have so many muscles? What on earth is your question?

20 Jan 07

Hell and Heaven..

raijin @raijin (10345) • Philippines 20 Jan 07

A man died and went straight to hell. There he saw great long tables with bowls of delicious food. The man was amazed by this sight. Even more amazing were the spoons that lay beside the bowls. They were a full meter and a half...

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mrstigs I think what its trying to reflect is that people in hell are selfish, therefore they never think to try to feed each other. The people in heaven put others needs before their own, thus they were able to think of their fellow man first.

20 Jan 07

"Self-defense is not murder..."

diannebcrs @diannebcrs (1549) • Philippines 19 Jan 07

i've watched this movie.. err.. i forgot the title.. but jennifer lopez was the leading actress.. she's a battered wife.. together with her daughter, she tried to run from her bad husband; however, her husband kept on chasing...

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mrstigs The name of the movie was "Enough". I think the bigger question is could you live with killing someone. It's rare that an abusive person is as clever as the character in the movie. With not very much work it would be quite possible to prove they were...

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Is "Little Man" a good movie?

mdilan @mdilan (803) • United States 19 Jan 07

Is "Little Man" with the Wayans a good movie?

little man

wayan

wayans

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mrstigs I refuse to watch that movie. I find the premise completely and utterly unbelievable and I'd spend the whole time just thinking about how stupid it was.

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How many?

bogdanel @bogdanel (1208) • Romania 20 Jan 07

How many TV's do you have in your house? One is not enough?

watching television

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mrstigs We have one. In the main room of our house. It's just the hubby and myself and I don't see the need for another one. The bedroom is for sleeping so I don't have one in there. It's rare that we don't agree on what to watch and neither of us likes sports so...

20 Jan 07

Am I a bad mother? What is wrong with me?

CheckNitout @CheckNitout (853) • United States 19 Jan 07

I am a stay at home mother of a three year old and a two year old. I love them dearly and usually we play and learn all day. Lately I just find everything they do sooooo annoying. My son doesn't have much of a vocabulary yet...

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mrstigs It sounds like you need a break. I don't know why most of society doesn't get that SAHM's need a break from their job just like everyone else. How would they feel if they were expected to be at work 24/7 and didn't even get the peace of a 30 minute lunch...

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Adopting new pets...breeder or rescue?

dutchess67 @dutchess67 (917) • United States 19 Jan 07

I just adopted a new baby! Of course, she's black as sin, weighs just 8 pounds and is covered with fur! I went to my local humane society and adopted her, after having searched endlessly (or so it seemed) for weeks on end...

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mrstigs I'm all for adopting dogs from shelters. There are very few cases when going to a breeder makes sense though there are valid reasons. For most people though, giving a pet a second chance for happiness is one of the greatest things you can do. I wish that...

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Oil

sproutz @sproutz (260) • Canada 19 Jan 07

liquid oil, oil spray or larn, what do you mainly use ? Why?

cooking oil

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mrstigs I assume you meant lard. I don't use lard but I use cooking oil in recipes that call for it. Spray oil to keep things from sticking. Occasionally I have a recipe that calls for shortening. I prefer to use blue bonnet when margarine is called for in...

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Friday Five 1 - January19th

Penguinsangel @Penguinsangel (3498) • United States 19 Jan 07

1. What did you eat yesterday? 2. Are you more likely to yell or give the silent treatment? 3. Who did you last grieve? 4. What feels good today? 5. Friday fill in: Thank you ___ for ___.

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mrstigs 1. For lunch I had a ham sandwich and for dinner I had Hamburger Helper Lasagna with sausage instead of hamburger and garlic bread. It was a day to eat pig I guess. 2. I don't really do either but I guess silent treatment is closer to what I do since I'm...

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Three books to keep

2timothy @2timothy (794) • Philippines 13 Jan 07

If you are given to keep only three books, what would those three be?

books

keep

three

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mrstigs I've been trying to answer this question forever it seems. 1 - My Quad (Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants and Pearl of Great Price) 2 - Knitters Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman 3 - The Deed of Paksenarion by Elizabeth Moon Seriously the...

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What did you make for dinner tonight?

my3busyboys @my3busyboys (207) • United States 18 Jan 07

I am so lame, I made macaroni and cheese. I even used the Shrek type noodles and my 5 year old refused to eat it. He said he didn't want any "scooby doo" noodles. It was funny!

dinner

scooby doo

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mrstigs I wimped out on dinner tonight. I made Hamburger Helper Lasagna with sausage instead of hamburger and served it with garlic bread. Tomorrow is pizza day...also known as "My Night Out Of The Kitchen"

18 Jan 07

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