oldhippo

@oldhippo (45)

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Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Do you live near a famous place or landmark?

Bongoheads @Bongoheads (283) 24 Feb 07

The people on Mylot are such a diverse bunch of people from all over the world, I thought it'd be interesting to hear if you live near a famous place or landmark so I can get a 'fix' on your location. I'll start the ball rolling,...

famous place

landmark

places you live

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oldhippo I live in Rugby - the HOME OF RUGBY FOOTBALL!!! If you want to know more, check: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Webb_Ellis Not the most exciting place in the world, but quite a cool piece of sporting history.

15 Jun 08

When giving directions, do you rely on street names or landmarks?

robert19ph @robert19ph (4577) • Philippines 29 Apr 07

I usually give directions using landmarks. It remember landmarks better than street names. And it is better to get landmarks direction than street name. Do you agree? Or you remember most of the street names in you area?

lanmark

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oldhippo I'm more of a landmark driecting sort of person. My main aim though is to try at all times to avoid confusing the poor soul who has the misfortune to ask me!

15 Jun 08

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DO you fight with your neighbor ?? { Atleast once}

mtsandeep @mtsandeep (1586) • India 15 Jun 08

All may be having good neighbors around you. Our neighbors are very helpful and will be the first one to come to us when we are in trouble. We are having a good relationship with those neighbors. So have you ever fought with...

fight

good neighbor

happy ending

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oldhippo I'm very lucky too. I have an older couple one side and a family the other. Both sides are really good neighbours and help out no-end. Whenever we go on holiday, we can pretty much always find someone to look after the cat! Sorry for others who aren't...

15 Jun 08

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What's the point of.....

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 14 Jun 08

car indicators? I do wonder why vehicle manufacturers waste the money designing them and setting them up. People are just too lazy to use them. I've noticed that the newer the car, the less likely the driver is to...

Winner.........

priyankps2005 @priyankps2005 (535) • India 5 Mar 08

Who will be the winner of the F1 season 2008-09????Reply as fast as you can.....

winner

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oldhippo I'd be very surprised if Kimi fails to pull it out of the bag again this year.

10 Jun 08

I'm an avid F1 fan, and British, but I'm fed up with hearing about Lewis!

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 10 Jun 08

All race commentary, radio reports, TV reports all revolve around Lewis. Don't get me wrong; I know he is an outstanding driver and what he has achieved is amazing. However, there are other drivers in the sport and there are...

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I accidentally sliced my wrist open last night

Galena @Galena (9110) 9 Jun 08

and managed to miss all the big blood vessels (it hardly bled) and just cut one tendon, which, it turns out, is a remnant from when we walked on all fours, and is no longer necessary. and the A&E Doctor who stitched me up used...

chicken pox

dog bite

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oldhippo Not the most amazing scar but could've been far worse. Was climbing a tree in my formative years when the branch predictably snapped. Fell down and ended up "perched" on a fence; you know the kind of wooden slatted fence with concrete posts every 5 metres or...

10 Jun 08

Home brew gas

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 9 Jun 08

I'm on my second batch of home brew and again, it doesn't have any real gas to it. I followed the instructions to the letter and put in the required amount of sugar. My pressure barrel appears to be pressurised, but the beer still...

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Home Brewing

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 9 Jun 08

Does anyone else here brew at home? What's your success rate? Is it worth the time (and water!) spent cleaning and sterilising? I'm onto my second batch so far and pretty pleased with my efforts. I'm just trying to decide if...

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Undertaker banished from WWE !!!! Do you like that?

figjam00 @figjam00 (1445) • India 3 Jun 08

On One Night Stand Edge defeated the The Undrtaker and as a stipulation he is forced to leave WWE. Do you like that? I think I liked it because I was bored from Undertaker and its good for him to get banished.

wwe undertaker

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oldhippo I don't really like the fact that they've "banished" him, but if it stops the farcical situation with Edge and Vickie Guerrero then there's the silver lining (to the cloud, not the undertaker's casket!)

9 Jun 08

Smackdown Superstar suspended for violation of the wellness policy

Baltek @Baltek (261) • Canada 9 Jun 08

Superstar Jimmy Wang Yang has been suspended today by WWE for violating the policy for the first time. I guess that explains the fact that his body had changed dramatically in the past 2-3 months.

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oldhippo This is just getting silly! If they're not careful, there'll be no-one left to form a worthwhile card from! Having said that, I subscribe to wrestlingnews.com and from what I've read recently, the cards on Smackdown and ECW have been very "thin" of late...

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cover songs! love hate situation..

Jared @CanuckPrince (1052) • Halifax, Nova Scotia 11 Jan 08

hey people i wanna know your opinions on cover songs.. which ones to you think are better than the original? which ones do you think were horrible? i have to say im not usually a big fan of cover music.. but sometimes a cover...

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oldhippo Not a big covers fan. However, The Damned did a good cover of Eloise. Stairway to Heaven was well covered by The Far Corporation. I also heard a good cover on the latest episode of CSI, Placebo do a pretty cool cover of Kate Bush - Running up that hill.

16 Jan 08

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Now I have heard it all --- An ACCIDENTAL RAPE!!!!

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 15 Jan 08

Police: Connellsville Man Claims Rape Of 5-Year-Old Accidental Yes, this a man is claiming he accidentally raped a 5 year old!!! http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/14972900/detail.html Sometimes are accidents - you...

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oldhippo Whatever his excuse - I feel physically sick!

16 Jan 08

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Do you re-heat your coffee

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 14 Jan 08

After youve been typing away on computer and loosing all sense of time? I usually get to half a cup then it sits. So I would just throw it out. What a waste of good coffee. So now Im re-heating it in the microwave. Yes Im proud of...

cold coffee

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oldhippo When I make a cup of coffee, I normally manage to polish it off before it gets cold. Either that, or I manage to knock the cup over keyboard!! I did work in South Korea for a while in the docks and one colleague used to buy an espresso from the machine...

15 Jan 08

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British TV

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 9 Jan 08

Is anyone else (in the UK) fed up with TV that you have to vote for? When I was a kid, Saturday night TV was Noel Edmonds' slot. Love him or hate him, his Saturday night programmes were entertainment that you could just...

Funniest Ever

justabloke @justabloke (526) • United States 8 Jan 08

I have to say that this was one of the funniest comedies ever. It is rare that a show would make me laugh the way this one did. Such a shame that that main actor passed away.

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oldhippo Only one phrase that can be applied... True Genius!!!

9 Jan 08

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Bible in a Year

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 6 Jan 08

I'm trying to read the bible in a year, using a plan given to me by a friend. Has anyone else tried or managed this? If you have succeeded, has it helped you in any way? Love to hear any stories on this.

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oldhippo While I agree enirely with your comment, in principle, surely being committed to reading a section of the bible each day will improve my overall knowledge? I have done study through bible study notes for years, but by doing this, I will probably be reading...

7 Jan 08

Do you like Chinese food? If you do what are your favorite dishes?

Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy @Perspectives (7131) • Canada 5 Jan 08

Once again my good Cyber friend Aussies mentioned Chinese food as one of his nurture foods and that reminded me that it has always been a favorite of mine as well. My family of origin included Chinese food in every special...

chinese food and favorite dishes

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oldhippo Chinese food is one of the best foods in the world. So many options of dishes. So many flavours and textures. The only downside of most Chinese restaurants and take-away's where I've been is the amount of MSG that they put into the food to give it the flavour....

6 Jan 08

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Bible in a Year

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 6 Jan 08

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What's the best Mr Potato Head?

oldhippo @oldhippo (45) 5 Jan 08

I have a gradually expanding collection of Mr Potato Heads, currently comprising Darth Tater, Spud Trooper and SpiderSpud. Has anyone got any other classics that I've missed?

head

potato

star wars

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oldhippo I did discover an R2D2 Potato head, but my wife said that I didn't play with the other ones enough!!!

6 Jan 08