Drakhan

@Drakhan (240)

United States • Age 60

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Shooting the rapids on the stream of conciousness since 1964.

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Drakhan's Activity

How can America let this happen?

sharra1 @sharra1 (6340) • Australia 22 Oct 08

Last night I watched a current affairs show on Australian Television which showed an American medical charity giving free medical help to thousands of Americans who could not afford medical aid and were not eligible for health...

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Drakhan I'm curious about the doctor who said he was grateful to be able to do proper medicine to help people without money getting in the way? What exactly stops him from giving an hour of his day to treat patients for free at his office? How exactly does the...

23 Oct 08

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is it right that "writing" is greatly undervalued in most language lessons?

sutanhartanto @sutanhartanto (4122) • Indonesia 11 Jul 08

what do you think? please share your experiences during your school days. thanks in advance

language

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Drakhan It depends on what you mean by writing. I think as computers, e-mail, IMs and texting becomes more prevalent, the actual physical act of writing is being short changed. Teachers don't put as much emphasis on handwriting as they used to and that shows up when...

12 Jul 08

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Taking dog off the menu

kaytee717 @kaytee717 (188) • United States 12 Jul 08

So, i always heard they ate dog in China and for some reason I never really believed it. Well I just finished reading an article about how they took dog off the menu in China for the olympic games so they didnt offend people! I...

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Drakhan Actually, I've eaten dog prepared as a Korean dish. It wasn't bad. I'm not one of those people who's going to go around saying it's okay to get cows and pigs, but not dogs and cats. I grew up on a cattle ranch and early on I got used to the idea that livestock...

12 Jul 08

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What do you think of Chinese?

jorkin @jorkin (67) • China 14 Apr 08

I have never been out before,so I don't know what the foreigner thinks of China.Do you know Dalai Issue?What's your opinion?Please tell me,Thank you.

dalai

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Drakhan Your English is very good. I have no trouble understanding you. I'm told that my Cantonese sounds like a lot of mumbling and I do not know Mandarin at all. I think I am able to read about five words. :) It has been a pleasure speaking with you. I think America...

18 Apr 08

What do you think of Chinese?

jorkin @jorkin (67) • China 14 Apr 08

I have never been out before,so I don't know what the foreigner thinks of China.Do you know Dalai Issue?What's your opinion?Please tell me,Thank you.

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Drakhan Thank you. I'm actually a member of the American media. I'm the managing editor for five newspapers in America and I have issues with the way the television news covers things in this country. The emphasis, even for the daily print newspapers, has moved away...

18 Apr 08

TIbet? NO, In fact you hsall call it "xizang"!

nimtdk @nimtdk (24) • China 17 Apr 08

Maybe most of you are not understand Tibet's history, so if you don't know someone then you don't say somethings about he or she, the same, Tibet is a name you used but we call it "xizang" and i'm sure xizang is one place that my...

xizang

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Drakhan Thanks for that information. I think most Americans believe the Chinese conquered Tibet in the 1950s and the Tibetans are trying to regain their freedom. They don't really get that Tibet has been part of China for 700 years and that British interference at the...

17 Apr 08

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The peace between China and America

weiyi5151 @weiyi5151 (119) • China 16 Apr 08

you know,recently the Tibet problem ,Taiwan problem and Olympic game ,three things are confused by china goverment. America has something to do with three problem . so,the relasionship between china and america is becoming more...

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Drakhan I can't see America going to war over Tibet or Taiwan. Frankly, I think China is the only nation left in the world who we could consider an equal militarily or economically. Although, I think India has potential to become the third superpower given time....

17 Apr 08

What do you think of Chinese?

jorkin @jorkin (67) • China 14 Apr 08

I have never been out before,so I don't know what the foreigner thinks of China.Do you know Dalai Issue?What's your opinion?Please tell me,Thank you.

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Drakhan I don't think Americans dislike the Chinese. If anything, I think Americans expect Chinese to be smarter, more polite and more hard working than we are. My girlfriend is Chinese and she certainly seems that way. She gets the highest grade in her class on a...

17 Apr 08

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Obama

lolalolacherrycola @lolalolacherrycola (899) • United States 20 Feb 08

I hope that I am not out of place here, but, why does everyone refer to Obama as black? I thought his mother was white and his father was black. How does that make him black and not white? He is as much white as he is black....

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Drakhan My girlfriend is half Chinese and Half Puerto Rican. I'm 3/4 white and 1/4 Choctaw Indian. We joke that our kids are going to be so screwed up there isn't even a racial slur for them yet.

22 Feb 08

Have you ever called your boyfriend or girlfriend by the wrong name?

dreamy1 @dreamy1 (3811) • United States 14 Feb 08

What did they do? I can honestly say that's never happened to me.

boyfriends

calling the wrong name

girlfriends

names

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Drakhan I've been married three times and, quite frankly, I've done my share of dating. So, yeah, it happens frequently. My favorite response as "I'm sorry. I think you've gotten me confused with one of your other wh***s."

14 Feb 08

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The Spears Family--Mom's New Book Put on Hold!

Kareng @kareng (59050) • United States 20 Dec 07

Well the news is out that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant at 16 by her boyfriend. This is Brittney Spear's younger sister. She is an actress and thus far has been a good role model to teens, unlike her big sister. Her mother was...

brittney spears

jamie lynn spears

moms new book on hold

new book

the spears family

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Drakhan What parenting advice? Dress your daughter like a hooker and sell her to the highest bidder? Tell her whatever she wants to hear as long as the money keeps rolling in and blame the kid when the gravy train derails? I think that's just common sense. You don't...

21 Dec 07

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Tinsel Trail Leads to Arrest

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 21 Dec 07

Another stupid criminal story. Tinsel trail helps police catch this man. Maybe he should have avoided this apartment with tinsel on the tree. What's your opinion? BOSTON (CBS) ? Boston police say they caught a grinch who...

tinsel trail

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Drakhan I remember covering a similar story for a newspaper I worked at about 17 years ago. The guys had cleaned out a convenience store and stuff a lot of candy and cigarettes into a trash bag. They tore the bag on something leaving the store and left a trail around...

21 Dec 07

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I am so angry with my daughter!

mamasan34 @mamasan34 (6518) • United States 31 Oct 07

Hi everyone. I am so angry and hurt with my daughter right now. My husband bought me a camera for my birthday before he left for Iraq and my daughter broke it. She jammed the plug in to the USB port and little crumbs came out of...

life

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Drakhan It may not be as bad as it seems. If the crumbs came out of the plug itself, all you need is a new USB cable and those are pretty cheap. And if the camera has a removable disk, you can still get the photos off with a card reader.

31 Oct 07

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