laylomo

@laylomo (165)

United States • Age 34

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Are you afraid of clowns?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 20 Jan 08

According to Reuters, children dislike and may even be fearful of clowns. A study conducted by the University of Sheffield had 250 hospitalized children interview (between the ages of 4-16), concluding that children dislike the...

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Is she the "meanest mom on the planet"?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 14 Jan 08

Jane Hambelton calls herself the meanest mom on the planet. She listed her 19 year old son's 1999 OLD Intrigue after finding alcohol in his car. Her ad reads "OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don't...

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How did you celebrate New Years?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 2 Jan 08

How did you celebrate New Years? I watched the countdown on TV with my family. It was nice and relaxing. What about you guys?

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Whites more likey to receive narcotics?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 1 Jan 08

A study has claimed that emergency room doctors are prescribing strong narcotics more often to patients who complain of pain and whites. The study incorporates information from over 150,000 emergency room visits over a 13 year...

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Is Japan's slow birth rate a warning for Americans?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 1 Jan 08

According to Reuters, Japan is expected to report fewer babies born in 2007, fearing the long-term risks the economy faces as its population ages at an unprecedented pace, as it will shrink Japan's workforce. Also, there is...

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What is the one website you would visit if you could only visit one?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 31 Dec 07

If you could only visit one website for the rest of your life, what would it be? For the sake of discussion, myLot is not allowed. You would not be able to link out of the site (for example, yahoo.com would give you all sites...

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What are your New Year's resolutions?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 31 Dec 07

What are your New Year's resolutions? My main resolution is to not procrastinate.

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Would you accept a transgender child?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 29 Dec 07

I watched a documentary regarding transgendered individuals. While many of the parents on the show were accepting, there were teenagers and young adults disowned by their parents. If you were in this situation, if you were the...

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Do you support the newly signed child health program bill?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 29 Dec 07

President George W. Bush signed into law a temporary extension of a popular health insurance program for children after months of deadlock with the Democratic-led Congress. The legislation extends the program that covers about...

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What was your favorite class/subject?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 29 Dec 07

What is your favorite class? My favorite class was European History in high school because it was challenging, yet we learned interesting facts about European figures and events.

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Electric shock therapy in schools?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 23 Dec 07

From thebostonchannel.com - "State officials have allowed a controversial special education school to use electric shock treatments on students for another year. But the state's Office of Health and Human Services said the...

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Should the govenrment California from passing its emission legislation?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 21 Dec 07

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sue the federal government over a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Protection Agency chief Stephen Johnson announced the federal government's...

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Is this the beginning of the end for the Iraq occupation?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 16 Dec 07

British troops handed responsibility for security in the Southern Iraq province of Basra, which has been under the control of the allied invasion five years ago. Britain has control the south since the war began with troops based...

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Bush Adminstration wants the CIA tape investigation off?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 15 Dec 07

The Bush Administration wants a federal court and Congressional committee to not pursue the destruction of videotapes showing CIA interrogations of two al Qaeda suspects. It claimed that the investigation would interfere with an...

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Should the military ban slot machines?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 15 Dec 07

A bill in Congress hopes to eliminate military slot machines overseas. These 300 or so machines are estimated at generating $130 million a year. This money is used to build morale, welfare, and recreation programs, and other...

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Oprah and Obama: Race or Stance?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 14 Dec 07

Oprah has been outspoken in her support for Senator Barack Obama. Some argue that it's because of race - some of her viewers are upset because she's outspoken about the race. The question today is: Do you think Oprah...

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Bush wants more money?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 30 Nov 07

President Bush called for Congress to approve billions of dollars in additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He states that the Army will have to shut down bases and start removing 100,000-200,000 civilian workers...

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Teacher gets 15 day prison sentence in Sudan over a TEDDY BEAR?!

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 29 Nov 07

A Sudanese court found Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher, guilty of insulting religion as she allowed a teddy bear named "Mohammed." She was given 15 days in prison on Thursday. Moreover, she is likely to be deported after her...

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Should the French anti-piracy laws be replicated?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 24 Nov 07

The anti-piracy body came to be from an alliance formed between France's music producers, movie makers, and net firms. This body has wide ranging powers; recently, the firm can deny those who illegally share files the right to the...

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