MarkyB21

@MarkyB21 (1545)

Age 47

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New year celebrations

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 2 Jan 08

First of all, happy new year everyone! I wish you all the best for 2008. I went to a pub on new year's eve to see in the new year and was very surprised at 23:50 when all the bar staff disappeared from the bar to go and...

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 21 Dec 07

I don't think I'll be on MyLot again until the new year so I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! I'm sure I'll be back in 2008 with discussions about eating/drinking too much, new years resolutions...

christmas

noel

xmas

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Superstition.

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 12 Dec 07

I just went up a flight of stairs and someone coming down stopped themselves from coming down and waited until I'd reached the top. I'm not certain it was due to superstition but they weren't narrow stairs so we could have passed...

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Dogs are the best pet!

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 11 Dec 07

I really think dogs are by far the best pet a person can have. As long as you train them and let them know that they're not the boss, they are the most loyal and perfect pet. Does anyone think another animal makes a better pet...

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Injections for holidays

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 11 Dec 07

Now that I've got a good job and am earning some money, I want to travel to lots of different places. I've never been anywhere exotic before but I'd like to in the future. I'm not sure which countries I'd need to get an...

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Do your colleagues stress you out?

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 21 Nov 07

I just had a conversation with someone at work who's rather stressed at the moment because of a colleague and, by coincidence, I've just read an article in a journal about recent research about people being stressed by their...

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Did you know that it's World Toilet Day today?

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 19 Nov 07

No, I'm not kidding! Please take a moment to read the original article about World Toilet Day: http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get_involved/world_toilet_day/default.asp?dm_i=179054792 Some quick facts related to this day...

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Social networking sites

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 15 Nov 07

I keep getting invitations from friends to social networking sites such as facebook and myspace but as yet I haven't bothered joining any. Do you use any of these networking sites? Would you recommend that I join? Why? I see...

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This sort of thing makes me so angry

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 1 Nov 07

I've just read the following article: "Paramedics in Ashton-in-Makerfield near Wigan were pelted with stones by three youths as they tried to save the life of an elderly man who had suffered a heart attack while playing bowls....

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Should we be worried?

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 31 Oct 07

New guidance has been issued by DEFRA regarding cremation standards in the event of mass fatalities (http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc/localauth/pubs/guidance/notes/aqnotes/pdf/aq19-07.pdf). This seems to be linked to the...

Responsibility at work.

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 24 Oct 07

I work in a team of three people who are responsible for the health and safety of about 450 people. The head of my department is on leave and my supervisor has called in - unable to come in today. This leaves me responsible...

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Microwaved food

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 23 Oct 07

As I sat here eating my microwaved burger I wondered what foods you microwave? Until recently microwave burgers were nasty - now some of them seem quite nice (and they're convenient). I tend to microwave a lot of things...

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Why did the Lone Ranger wear a mask? Part 2

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 11 Oct 07

This is a follow-on from my previous discussion (http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1286765.aspx). I was in the supermarket last night and I saw a DVD with the first four episodes of the Lone Ranger on it, from 1949. As there...

Stranger Danger

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 11 Oct 07

I was thinking as I walked home from work yesterday and one of the things I wondered was whether or not teaching 'Stranger Danger' to children is a good idea. A child is generally at far more risk from a family member or a...

Smoking

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 1 Oct 07

The minimum age for buying tobacco products in England, Scotland and Wales has gone up from 16 to 18 today. The idea is to cut the number of young children who smoke. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you think it will...

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Learning

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 1 Oct 07

How do you like to learn new things? Do you prefer to be taught in a classroom, read books, watch documentaries, have discussions with people? Or is personal experience the most important thing to you? How do you learn most...

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Peanut butter disproves evolution

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 27 Sep 07

I just saw this and had to read the article, I can't watch the video because I'm at work but I think I would find it amusing at most - I doubt Chuck Missler gives a convincing argument for how he has disporoved evolution with a...

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Why did the Lone Ranger wear a mask?

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 25 Sep 07

Does anyone know why the Lone Ranger wore a mask? Zorro wore a mask so that people wouldn't recognise him because he lived as a citizen where he also acted as Zorro - but the Lone Ranger always moved on to new places. Was...

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Guns

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 24 Sep 07

I have a few questions about guns - the subject is fresh in my mind due to a recent experience (see previous post). In the UK the vast majority of guns have been banned and very few people can now legally own a gun. This...

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A man was shot in front of my house last night.

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 19 Sep 07

I've since seen on the news that he died in hospital. I won't give a link to the news article about the shooting as it basically gives my address. I'd just gone to bed and was reading a book when I heard the shots outside...

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