pilbara

@pilbara (1436)

Australia • Age 57

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Weird Things Your Cat Will Eat

Phaedra_Scythe @Phaedra_Scythe (3325) 13 Dec 07

I'm sure I spend 99% of my time with them saying, "drop that!" and it's certainly not like they're not well fed! My cats will eat all of the following (but not limited to): Tinsel, plastic bags, fluff, paper, string, lace and...

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pilbara Well I certainly think you win the prize on weird things cats will eat. I used to have a cat that loved to eat the blood and bone fertiliser and even worse he would vomit it up and then eat it again (the vomit that is). The most unusual thing my current...

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Do pets know when their owner is sick?

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 13 Dec 07

I was in the hospital for 4 days last week with an infection on my face (it swelled up). well it doesnt seem to be going away (even with meds) so i will be going back to the hospital. anyways, i have been really tired and have...

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pilbara I think they do know. Our cats tend to come and sit with us more when we are sick. It's quite comforting to have them around.

13 Dec 07

Which is more important? Intelligence or Common Sense?

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 12 Dec 07

I came upon this question a few days ago and it's boggled my mind since! I tend to lean towards Common Sense. What would you say?

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pilbara I think they are both important. However I also lean toward common sense. I have known a few people who were academically brilliant but didn't deal very well with the day to day common sense stuff that most other people had no problem with. I think it would...

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Read any good books lately?

tazpromote @tazpromote (965) • United States 13 Dec 07

I am looking for a new series to read. Can you help me with this?Let me know what books you've read lately that you found interesting and those that held your attention. Thanks a lot!!~~Taz~~

good books

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pilbara Well it would help to know what types of books you like. I am into science fiction/fantasy and there are lots of great series Raymond Feists Magician series Terry Pratchetts diskworld series (it's very funny) He also had a one off book called Good Omens...

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Does school restrict open minded thoughts?What do u suggest for lifting the rstr

shahmeerx @shahmeerx (368) • Pakistan 13 Dec 07

All the great philosiphers,thinkers and scientist studied out of school and maybe a proof of the theory that school restricts open thoughts and true understanding can only be acheived if one studies himself/ The point that i am...

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pilbara I don't think it is as clear cut as that. I can agree to an extent that schools do try to give people skills that apply to the workforce, but I also see nothing bad in that. However, I also think that schools try to train students to think for themselves, to...

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I'm NEVER going to be divorced. :-(

Stephanie5 @Stephanie5 (2946) • United States 12 Dec 07

This nightmare is NEVER going to end. Seven freaking years I've been married to this bleep bleep. He filed for divorce less than a month after we were married. And he's filed atleast 10 times since then, he never lets them go...

agony

divorce

husbands refusing the divorce

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pilbara I am very sorry to hear this and hope it gets sorted out for you. I can't really help, but surely being able to show the documentation from his previous attempts might be useful. If he has acted like this so many times before could it be considered to be a...

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self confessed PLANEIAC! am I morbed

flyerme @flyerme (46) • Australia 13 Dec 07

Dose any one else hear aplane flying and have to look up or investigate?I do Im 29 and a plane enthusiest,and every time I hear a plane I need to look up or go out side to investigate,and kind of always hope the engine will die...

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pilbara I'm not but my husband is. He also builds model aircraft too in 1/48 scale. The other day he heard some planes coming and rushed into the house to get his camera. He goes to all the air shows and last year I sent him to NZ to see the warbirds over wanaka...

13 Dec 07

..mushrooms.

flaming_topaz @flaming_topaz (11) • Philippines 11 Dec 07

..who knows here why mushrooms are classified as ANIMALS and not as plants???hehe..

mushrooms are animals

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pilbara Mushrooms are not classified as plants or animals. It is true that they are more biologically similar to animal cells than to plant cells, they don't have chloroplasts for example. However in modern taxonomy iologists generally classify organisms into...

11 Dec 07

Lets Tax the Rich

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 8 Dec 07

If you look at our tax system you will see that taxing the rich is very popular and we tax the rich every chance we get. The Income tax was established to produce money for the federal government and was to taxs the top 5% - tax...

long distance calls

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pilbara I can't comment on what taxes are paid being from a different area. However, one thing I do know is that those who are rich are able to pay accountants who are very clever at reducing their tax payments. One year it was reported that our richest man paid just...

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Chrissy Doll

Mommy_Money @Mommy_Money (74) • United States 6 Dec 07

I found an old friend the other day. It was a Crissy Doll. I had not seen one in years. It brought back some great memories. I put it on Ebay already. I hope it does well. It is not perfect so it needs some restoring. She is soooo...

chrissy doll

doll

thrift store find

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pilbara I am not trying to be nasty, but are you sure that's a crissy doll? I used to have one when I was young and they all have brown hair, not blonde as in your picture. There was 3 dolls in that series and the other 2 were cinnamon and velvet. Cinnamon had...

6 Dec 07

"The meaning of christmas"

reanicah2007 @reanicah2007 (444) • Philippines 5 Dec 07

What is the true meaning of Christmas? It is a perennial question. It is a question heard often during the Christmas season year after year,from pulpits, TV personalities, newspaper writers,and just ordinary people bewildered by...

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pilbara I think everyone has their own views as to the meaning of Christmas. However, I don't see that there needs to be just one meaning and everything else is dismissed as that's very nice but it isn't the real meaning. I agree with what you so eloquently write...

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how can i be a good daughter?

crazedmuch @crazedmuch (257) • Philippines 5 Dec 07

all this time ive benn trying to be a good daughter to my mom. but its like all my efforts aren't enough. im doing my best to please her but i end up hearing these words : "how can you be so useless?" :((

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pilbara There are a couple of things you could do. Firstly you could try talking to your mother and explain how much she is hurting you. Alternatively if you think that won't work, or you try it and it doesn't work then maybe not trying so hard would work. I'm...

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Man Leaves Baby Home Alone To Rob Store

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 5 Dec 07

Now this is a little crazy. What are people thinking? What sort of punishment should this man receive? LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - Deputies said a man left his three-month-old baby home alone for six hours while he robbed a grocery...

baby left home alone

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pilbara I agree this is a completely irresponsible thing to do. However, in a way maybe it is the best thing to have happened. The child would be better off without these parents - a mother who was arrested and a father who thinks it's ok to commit armed robbery. I...

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What do you think of a no homework and no exam policy for High Schools?

pilbara @pilbara (1436) • Australia 5 Dec 07

I know of a school where they have these policies in place for students up to and including Year 10 (for those in other countries Year 10 students are generally 16 years old and there are only 2 more years after this - Year 11 and...

high schools

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Do Satanists scare you?

megumiart @megumiart (3771) • United States 5 Dec 07

I am very creeped out by people who say they are satanists. I'm not very educated about the religeon, but I think it has to do with pleasing the self, and indulging in life. It's also associated with black magic and attracting...

black magic

religion

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pilbara I don't know anyone who is a satanist. The part of satanism that deals with self indulgence does not seem to be anything to be afraid of, but I do not think it is good for people to be too self indulgent, particularly if we are right about the consequences of...

5 Dec 07

The concept of immortality of soul!!

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 5 Dec 07

One of the underlying principles of Hinduism is the immortality of the soul. As per Hinduism the soul is immortal, but resides in a mortal body. The soul survives death and goes to live in another mortal body. The actions that a...

hinduism

mortal body

soul

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pilbara I couldn't say for sure as I was raised in the Christian faith and that is not part of our theology. Maybe buddhism is similar as they believe in reincarnation. I would like to think that our souls are immortal and that we continue to develop over many...

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The cost of toys

hunandi @hunandi (288) • United States 5 Dec 07

Why in the world do the have to make them cost so much. Its just not right. I understand they want to make money and all but come on now. Parents should be able to buy theye child a gift with out breaking the bank and the same...

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pilbara I agree that it is a problem. Too many toys are expensive (which you wouldn't mind if they were of good quality) but are also often shoddily made usually in China or somewhere similar. Unfortunately it is about profit because they are made in those...

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Statiscts! Do you get payment from Mylot?

mengchuijie @mengchuijie (324) • South Korea 5 Dec 07

i saw many posts taking about the payment of mylot this morning. so i want to do a statistics, so far, how much you have earned and do you have got payment?

mylot

payment

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pilbara I'm not on here a lot, but I have been paid twice. Once I got about $12US and the other time about $11 US as I set my payout figure at $10.

5 Dec 07

Would you read a Harry Potter book not written by J.K. Rowling?...

aseretdd @aseretdd (13730) • Philippines 27 Nov 07

I read in one of the blogs here in mylot tht J.K. Rowling gave permission to writers to write Harry Potter spinoff as long as they will not be sold but be available for free (most likely in the internet) and specifically indicate...

harry potter series

harry potter spinoff

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pilbara I think I would read them if I thought they were well written. Other authors have given permission for people use their "worlds" to write books about and generally those books have been well written and stayed true to the original. I think it would be good...

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Question about Harry Potter?

ladysman94 @ladysman94 (131) • United States 5 Dec 07

Has anyone ever noticed about how J.K. Rowling never said what career Harry took up in the 7th book.Because i didnt but he couldnt be an auror because he never finished his education.

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pilbara Yes I noticed that. The only person who is really mentioned in this way is Neville who is a professor at Hogwarts, but there is no indication as to what he did to get there. Realistically there wasn't that much time when Harry wasn't at school and I would...

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