96vidalias

@96vidalias (344)

United States • Age 73

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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poison ivy

perrygunight @perrygunight (555) • United States 28 Apr 07

If you found poison ivy growing on the outside of one of your windows, how would you remove it? The only relative who isn't allergic to it lives very far away.

poison ivy

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96vidalias I have a tip I didn't see mentioned yet. After putting on the long sleeves, etc., I put plastic bags over my gloves and some masking tape to hold them in place. That keeps the gloves from being contaminated. Everything else except the shoes can go in the wash....

25 May 07

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Will you help spread the word?

eslproofreader @eslproofreader (517) • United States 25 May 07

I am an ESL instructor/proofreader with 15 years of experience. I'm extending my business to offer editing services for restaurants (On a recent trip to Germany, my husband saw on a German menu, the entree 'Chicken Spit on my...

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96vidalias I can't throw you any business, but I enjoyed your example from the German menu. If you are not already familiar with it, I know that you would enjoy the site engrish.com It was originally just from Japanese but then people sent in things they have seen from...

25 May 07

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Where did the time go?

34momma @34momma (13882) • United States 19 May 07

I spent all day saying i am going to clean up, cook, and do other things. next i knew it was 6pm and the house is still a mess, i didn't cook dinner, and now i am not in the mood. does that happen to you, the day gets away from...

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96vidalias Yes, once I am doing something I can keep on with it, but the hard part is getting started. At the end of the day I try to take stock of what I have done, and some days I am struggling to have something to put on my mental checklist. And I know what you...

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I Love You House Rules

34momma @34momma (13882) • United States 15 May 07

When i was growing up, my mother (bless her soul)didn't like when my brother and i would fight. we didn't often but if we did, she would make us stand in the middle of the room hugging each other. she would say i love you all the...

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96vidalias We didn't have a rule like that but it sounds like a good way to handle it. After the difficult teen years, I didn't start being affectionate with my parents again until I was thirty or so. Then I started thinking, each time could be the last time I will ever...

20 May 07

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The Addams Family or the Munsters

cyntrow @cyntrow (8523) • United States 9 May 07

I have always been an Addams fan. I do like the Munsters, especially Herman. But I think Morticia was better than Lillian, Uncle fester was better than Grandpa, and the duo of Wednesday and Pugsley far outweighed eddie. What do...

addams family

munsters

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96vidalias I think the big difference between the two families is one of class. The Munsters were a middle class family where the Dad works and the Mom stays home. But the Addams Family is so well off that they even have a butler, plus whatever Thing is. I guess he gets...

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Are there any users that you just say "Oh No" when you see them as a poster?

cyntrow @cyntrow (8523) • United States 18 May 07

There are certain mylot users that I greatly respect, yet cannot agree with. These are people that I feel are excellent sparring partners and I like them personally, but I know when I see a post from them, I am going to have an...

challenging mylotters

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96vidalias I thought it was funny in the first response that you said you are probably the "Oh no" person to some other posters. It's great that you are able to see yourself that way, and that you want to respond to the ones who make you think too much. Discussions where...

18 May 07

Does GOD Make Mistakes?

cyntrow @cyntrow (8523) • United States 15 May 07

I'm not trying to start an arguement, just gauging opinion. Do you feel that God is infallible? Why or why not?

god

religion

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96vidalias My, my! You DO like to court controversy, although so far, this discussion has been surprisingly civil. Your original topic calls forth a different response than the later additions when you are asking the question as it relates to the Bible. The answer...

18 May 07

In judging best response, do you just take the first or do you take the replies?

cyntrow @cyntrow (8523) • United States 18 May 07

When I am looking for best response, it is so hard for me most of the time. I find that most mylotters are so smart and well informed. Whether their opinion matches mine is never an issue. It's always the challenge of the answer....

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96vidalias Maybe if you have a lot of responses, they should give you the option of naming the top three. Or we could have a series of honors such as most amusing, most original, most thought provoking. Come to think of it, those would really be more useful. Make that...

18 May 07

Do YOU ever get OFF THE WALL responses to your DISCUSSIONS and WHAT do YOU do?

texasclassygal @texasclassygal (5305) • United States 16 May 07

Ever post a discussion and then you get a response that is totally OFF THE WALL does not pertain to your discussion and makes no sense at all?? What do you do with such responses? Do you give them a negative rating? I mean they...

discussions

mylot

responses

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96vidalias I think you can usually tell the difference between a reply from a person who doesn't understand the topic, and a person who is just replying willy nilly. I have even seen my own response cut and pasted into the same discussion. That just looked incredibly...

16 May 07

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Free Choice and Credit Cards - A recipe for disaster?

Jewels @Tetchie (2932) • Australia 15 May 07

Have you noticed that Credit Cards are as easy to get as coffee at Starbucks! They get you into more trouble than you know how to get yourself out of, and keep you the victim of the finance companies and at the mercy of...

credit cards

debt

finances

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96vidalias I don't have a real credit card, but my brother clued me in that the debit card from my checking account can be used for a credit card at times when you require one. He uses his, for instance when renting a hotel room. (They will tell him it isn't really a...

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Why am I so tempted to give sarcastic, snippy responses?

eslproofreader @eslproofreader (517) • United States 20 Nov 06

Because the discussion topics are so stupidly annoying? Am I the only one. I just started this today, and I feel myLot rage.

nasty responses

sarcastic responses

stupid discussion topics

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96vidalias I know this is an old discussion, but it is new to me and I loved it! You should put together a list of all the inane discussion questions and post them as a real discussion. Or maybe Mylot should do it as a blooper on the FAQ page. Mostly I loved the...

16 May 07

What it's like to be a Concierge?

mokb75 @mokb75 (6) • United States 6 May 07

I work as a concierge on the weekends at this luxurious residential building. People ask me what that means all the time. Well, in my point of view, it is basically doing things that lazy people with money don't want to do. We...

concierge

debt

part time

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96vidalias It's funny that I would see this discussion because I just saw The Producers on TV, and I love the line with the woman who says she is the concierge of the apartment building. When they say, "Thank you, madam," she says, "Im not a madam, I'm a concierge!"...

7 May 07

Do you have lots of slippers? How many pairs?

eleuce @eleuce (7) • Philippines 7 May 07

I have a pair of slippers in my bedroom,another pair in bathroom,inside the den, at the garage and at the guest room.All in all, I have 5 pairs of slippers inside my house. I'm just curious, how many pairs do you have?

collection

hobby

pairs of slippers

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96vidalias I hardly ever wear slippers, as I am warm natured. I either go barefooted or in socks when I am at home. For quick forays outside, I keep a pair of shoes by the door that I can slip on quickly. It isn't paved outside, so slippers would get ruined walking...

7 May 07

Talking to oneself: is it a sign of insanity or more of a therapy?

Abbypia @Abbyey (760) • Philippines 7 May 07

Have you experience talking to yourself, and answering back. Not particularly in front of a mirror but more of when you are watering the plants or cooking or ironing or anything you are used to do. To those who are not used to...

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96vidalias Interesting discussion, and they seem to be rare these days! The expression you usually hear is "It's OK as long as you don't answer yourself." But a friend of mine said it better, I think. It's OK to talk to yourself as long as you don't argue. And a lot...

7 May 07

Do you avoid having people around for dinner because you are not a good cook?

Jewels @Tetchie (2932) • Australia 4 May 07

Some people take to cooking like a duck to water. I have not put much effort into being creative in the kitchen so I do avoid entertaining for this reason. How about you?

dinner parties

entertaining

friends

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96vidalias I don't think that the food is the most important part of getting together, so I tend to stick with one thing that is easy to make and hard to mess up. Spaghetti. One of my friends is so undomestic that she was bowled over by the fact that I made cake frosting...

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Fun Way to Use freetranslation.com

LilyoftheThorns @LilyoftheThorns (12918) • United States 29 Apr 07

I have a fun way for you guys to use freetranslation.com that I found entertaining and great to see the outcome. I just write a little piece of a sotry (or anything I can come up with). Then you copy paste it into the box at...

english to spanish

freetranslationscom

writing

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96vidalias That does look like fun. You could run it through several languages before going back to English and see what happens. Do you know the site Engrish.com ? They have examples people have sent to them of signs and packaging written in English by people who are...

29 Apr 07

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Has a mylot friend made a beneficial change in your life?

eslproofreader @eslproofreader (517) • United States 27 Apr 07

I was at a very low point in my life when I became a mylotter. Somehow, I had the good fortune of crossing paths with a very kind-hearted mylot friend who turned me on to Thich Nhat Hanh (you know who you are!!!). Have you ever...

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96vidalias I spend most of my time with my Dad who is 86 and has Alzheimer's. He has gotten to a point where English seems to be his second or third language. So I don't get many interesting conversations in my real-world life. It's really nice to have people show an...

27 Apr 07

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Laughter is the best medicine

nana1944 @nana1944 (1364) • United States 14 Dec 06

Criminal Masterminds - Arkansas Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his...

jokes

laugh

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96vidalias Funny! This guy sounds like he is headed for a Darwin Award. Maybe he had already had a few beers?

27 Apr 07

Have you noticed a little slump and lack of umph in the postings at the moment?

Jewels @Tetchie (2932) • Australia 24 Apr 07

Perhaps it's me but the zesty meaty interesting posts have taken a nosedive. Maybe the warm weather has pulled people from the northern hemisphere into the great outdoors and away from the computer. Okay so what of the...

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96vidalias I have a small theory for you. The other posters all seem to think it is a global depression. But one of the reasons I am here less is that it takes so long to read and post. I thought it was only my slow old computer, but others have complained that the...

26 Apr 07

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Are all amercans like george w.bush???

coolcat123 @coolcat123 (4387) • India 4 Jan 07

I have never visited america and neither met any american my whole life so I dont know how are they.soft hearted,strict or rough and tough like bush.may be yes may be no. I have heard from many people that they are very much like...

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96vidalias There is this difference between me and Bush. We both like to spend time clearing brush on our property. But I do it without a chainsaw, power tools and a camera crew. The US covers a large area and you will find any type of person you could think of, but most...

26 Apr 07