fizzytom

@fizzytom (752)

Maribor, Slovenia

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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We're on holiday!

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 6 Sep 16

Hello from Croatia. I'm on holiday for a week with my partner. We're staying on the island of Krk, which is the largest of the islands in the Kvarner region in northern Croatia. It's our first time on this particular island though...

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The death of Willy Wonka

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 29 Aug 16

I just heard the news that actor Gene Wilder has died aged 83. Of course, he was the star of many films but I will always remember him as Willy Wonka in the film version of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Yes,...

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What on earth do you mean?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 29 Aug 16

As someone who teaches English to speakers of other languages, I know that some of our idioms can be a little odd, to say the least. This afternoon the temperature was pushing 30 C here in our corner of northeastern Slovenia and...

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Do you call the first number in the book? Aardvark taxis?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 3 Apr 08

I was just having a walk during my lunch break and I noticed a car that had a sign on its roof saying it was from the "Aardvark School of Driving". Now what has an aardvak got to do with learning to drive? Of course, lots of...

learning to drive

marketing

telephone directory

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People who start but don't return to discussions

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 31 Mar 08

Have you noticed how many new members start lots and lots of discussions but when you reply they don't respond back. Maybe my answers are just not interesting - though I think it's more likely they get excited and start lots of...

new members

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Chaos at Heathrow terminal five - how do you cope with airport delays?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 29 Mar 08

Have you seen the Tv pictures of the poor passengers stuck at the new terminal five at Heathrow Airport in London? I feel so sorry for those people who don't know when they're going to be able to travel! Have you ever been...

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Should we turn off the street lamps after midnight?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 11 Feb 08

Ok, we all know about the threats from global warming and that we should try to conserve energy whebnever possible. But I heard this on the news this morning. In the UK it has been suggested that after midnight street lamps...

crime

lamps

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Do the English really hate the Germans?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 22 Aug 07

Another England against Germany football match this evening with the popular press full of anti-German slogans as usual. Where does this attitude toward Germans come from? Some say the War, others say its just that Germany has...

When you don't have children, how do people react ?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 1 Jul 07

i don't have children, I don't ever want to have children. I am 35 and my partner is 39. LAst year he had a vasectomy so we can't have children - not naturally anyway. But people i meet often ask if i have children and when i...

children

family

mothers

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New terrorist attacks in Britain - can they be stoppped?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 30 Jun 07

Two failed car bomb attacks in london, and today another reported terrorist attack in Glasgow. Is there anything that can be done to stop these attcks? We regularly hear about attacks being foiled and there have been quite a...

britain

police

terrorism bombs

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Terrorist attack in Glasgow airport - do you feel safe?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 30 Jun 07

There were just reports of a suspected terrorist attack on Glasogow airport - there hasn't been official confirmation yet that this was what happened. Today was the first day of the school holidays in Scotland so the airport...

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Why not go get a job?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 29 Jun 07

I'm not being rude - I'm just curious. I see lots of posts where people complain that they think they aren't earing enough on MyLot. People are forever asking - "Why don't I make more?" or "What do I have to do to earn more money...

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What do you do when someone else's earphones are too loud?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 27 Jun 07

Ever been on a bus pr plane or train and noticed that you can hear the music the person next to you or behind you - or sometimes even a few seats away is playing on their I-pod or other music player? They are supposed to be...

anti social

ipod

rude

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Misunderstandings on MyLot - and international communities

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 26 Jun 07

I have seen a few discussions on MyLot recently where someone has responded to a discussion saying there were shocked or offended by what the question was about. However, it seemed that they had completely misunderstood what the...

people

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Did you see the Glastobury Festival...did you go to the festival?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 25 Jun 07

The glastonbury Festival ended yesterday. The television coverage on BBC was pretty good. Did you watch any and if so which bands did you enjoy? Have you ever been to the festival? When did you go and which bands did you see...

festivals

music

television

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What are your faults?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 25 Jun 07

Sometimes at a job interviw you may beasked what your faults are? What would you say in this situation? Or would you say you have no faults? Have you ever been asked this question at a job interview?

employment

interviews

work

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Have you ever moved abroad or considered it?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 24 Jun 07

Have you ever moved to live and work in another country? Or have you considered it? What were your reasons for doing so? What were the most difficult things? What were the best things about moving? Do you regret your...

emigration

living abroad

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Want me to approve you as a friend?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 23 Jun 07

Then you're going to have to have respond to at least one of my discussions. From now on I won't consider approving anyone who makes a request to be approved as one of my friends unless you have read and responded to at least...

false

friends

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Can Turkey become a member of the European Union?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 23 Jun 07

Turkey has started negotiations to become a member of the EU - European Union. But is Turkey really a "European" nation? Is the culture just too different from the other nations? What does Turkey need to do to be accepted...

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Which famous people are from your home town?

fizzytom @fizzytom (752) • Maribor, Slovenia 23 Jun 07

Are there any really famous people who come from your home town? I am from Newcastle upon Tyne in England and famous people from here include Brian Johnson (singer with AC/DC), Sting (well not from Newcastle but very close...

celebrities

heroes

home town

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