Mainframeguy

@Mainframeguy (200)

Age 64

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Trying to be a pattern and tread lightly

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Mainframeguy liked this • 5 Jul 08

it's rather shocking to me...

intheclouds773 @intheclouds773 (4) 4 Jul 08

I was just responding to another discussion, and I realized how dependent we have all become on the Internet. The discussion I responded to asked the question: What would you do if the Internet had to be shut down for a...

addictions

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CoffeeAnyone On one had maybe the internet saved you but another way to look at it is that the internet as inabled you to not have a normal social life. I have seen many people get addicted to using the net having their social needs met. But it isn't really normail to have...

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

when a teen gets pregnant, whose fault is it, hers or the parents?

soheavenlyme @soheavenlyme (117) • Philippines 4 Jul 08

i see that many teens are getting pregnant today, it's like a trend. i don't want to judge them, everyone makes mistakes right? but i wonder why some kids grow up well, get good grades and besuccessful, while others get pregnant,...

getting pregnant

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xXxMikesWifeyxXx Hi soheavenlyme,In my opinnion, It could be either one. I think some parents work veary hard to instill good morals and values in their childrens head,and i think it works for some kids.. I think somtimes no matter how much time a parents puts into...

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

A couple sleep by turning to the different other sides...

yenwie84 @yenwie84 (1344) • Malaysia 4 Jul 08

What do you think about this? A couple sleep( the girl turns to the left while the guy turns to the right),what's it mean?No more love? Do they have different thinkings? Or something else?

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sleep

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cobrateacher They're still sharing a bed and next to each other. Comfort has to be addressed. What are they doing throughout the night? probably changing posisions several times; most people do. Yenwie, for your own sanity, you might wat to try to avoid over-analyzing...

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

What do you lot think of this- being questioned in a playground by police?

Mainframeguy @Mainframeguy (200) 4 Jul 08

Well yesterday something happened to me that made me think of this site and especially of the coolchic who hands out notes to lone children... I was taking my daughter home from school on the bike and as is our habit we stopped...

parents children police playground safety

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Wizzywig Sorry, I misinterpreted your comment. I'd wrongly assumed it was the fact that the police had been called when you were actually commenting on the fact that we live in such a sick world that everyone is supicious of adults in the park. My apologies.

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

What do you lot think of this- being questioned in a playground by police?

Mainframeguy @Mainframeguy (200) 4 Jul 08

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Patsie Hatley mainframeguy thats appalling when you took your daughter to the park and were accosted by police as some sort of molester? 'boy this is a sick old world when a dad cannot take his kid to the park. I feel for you. surely the police have seen other dads take...

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

Do you take the time to read other's responses to discussions?

susieq223 @susieq223 (3742) • United States 2 Jul 08

Often when I am on this site, I feel pressed for time. There is so much to choose from to do. I confess, also, that I do consider the big bucks I am earning as I post answers. For those reasons I often skip reading other's answers...

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susieq223 You are the only one so far that caught on to that bit of tongue-in-cheek! I don't really do this site for money!

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

What do you lot think of this- being questioned in a playground by police?

Mainframeguy @Mainframeguy (200) 4 Jul 08

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CherylsPearls I think it's very sad, actually. If I had been in your shoes, I am sure I would have gotten very angry. It's profiling, plain and simple. When I was little, my Dad is the one who took me everywhere. He took me to the park, to the pool, to the lake, to...

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Mainframeguy liked this • 4 Jul 08

How much it can cost to run my car on wine?

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 3 Jul 08

Prince Charles converted his car to run on wine. Do you think that he uses cheap wine, or expensive wine? How much would it cost per gallon to have wine for my car? I didn’t see wine cheaper than $4 per gallon anyway. They...

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polachicago Watch this, if you didn't watch it yet: "The End of Suburbia" http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=the%20end%20of%20suburbia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#

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Mainframeguy liked this • 2 Jul 08

What makes you want to respond to a discussion here?

madebyrobyn @madebyrobyn (616) • Australia 1 Jul 08

While searching about on Mylot for discussions that I want to respond to and also making discussions that I feel others will want to respond to along came the question... [b][i][u]What makes you want to respond to a...

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Mainframeguy liked this • 1 Jul 08

how do you consider yourself being successful in mylot?

raclie @raclie (1732) • Singapore 1 Jul 08

is it the payment? how much you have in the mylot earnings... the best response? how many you have in the side... the friends you have made, the number of request or acceptance? the ratings? the star!!! the number of...

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greysfreak It is also all of the above for me. It is the fact that I can write my heart out and people are so open minded, the fact that we all have different backgrounds, ideas, opinions, yet we all respect one another. I like seeing how many posts I can write and...

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