rovermadman

@rovermadman (80)

New Zealand • Age 75

Joined myLot 17 years ago

All the best in all you do

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Responses (43)

rovermadman's Responses

What do you do in waiting rooms?

muscare @muscare (3068) • Australia 12 May 08

Apart from the obvious answer of 'wait', how do you pass the time. Do you read the tatty magazines that are on the table in the middle of the room, watch the re-runs showing on the telly or do you stare at your thumbs as they busy...

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rovermadman Sometimes for a giggle try starting to Yawn. It's amazing how quickly it spreads around the room. Pretty soon everyone will be doing it and as new people enter and others leave it can continue all day.

12 May 08

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A novel idea: let mothers stay home and save the United States

dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 11 May 08

It's not my idea, although I've always believed it, but a talk show host I listen to often says that if we'd let mothers stay home and raise their children properly--be there for PTA, school functions, be there to provide...

raise kids

stay at home moms

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rovermadman I think that this is a great "olden day" concept that we need to try to get back to but what we need toremember is that generations of old who lived with only one parent working were not as greedy for the luxuries in life and therefore could get by on one...

12 May 08

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Stop interfering - for goodness sakes!

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 11 May 08

You know, one of the things I really hate is when people interfere in things that are absolutely none of their business. Take yesterday for example. I was at work as a checkout operator in the grocery store when I heard a young...

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rovermadman Well said although I think that we need to look at both sides affected by the tantrum. The otheer people in the shop may feel that they are entitled to shop in peace and therefore it has become their business also. Maybe mum could have taken the child out of...

11 May 08

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How do you earn a living?

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 3 May 08

I have to say that I am impressed with the size of the mylot community. I guarantee that there are people from all walks of life including lawyers, doctors, business owners, computer programmers and unskilled factory workers. Not...

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rovermadman The thing that interests me about this site, like most forums is that all prejudices seem to disappear. The rich talk to the poor, different races, religions, sexes, all communicate well and seem to better understand each others views. Perhaps it's because we...

5 May 08

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Do you believe in miracles?

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 20 Apr 08

Every day, things happen that have no apparent 'rational' explanation! Take for example what happened to me on July 18, 1980 when I was 14 years old. At 4:40am I woke up with a sense of panic that there was something wrong...

faith

miracles

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rovermadman I sure believe in something. I've had many thing unexplained in my life. One day, after a long night shift I was driving down a country lane in england when I must have dozed off at the wheel. I was woken by my then girlfriend shouting "LOOK OUT" and just...

1 May 08

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Man who had death sentence revoked kills again after forty years

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 30 Apr 08

This is a horrific story... If this guy had gotten what he deserved forty years ago Tracey Greenbury would be alive today and her two children would not be orphans. Tracey (33) was dating 60 year old Leigh Robinson who had been...

death sentence

miscarriage of justice

murder

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rovermadman Too many wowsers in the system these days saying that it is inhumane to have the death sentence. The simple fact is that, providing there is no doubt of guilt, the death penalty is the only way to stop repeat offending. We had a case not long ago in nz where...

1 May 08

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How many computers do you have at home?

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 27 Apr 08

Okay, in this the information age, the computer has become a very common household item. Personally, I have three computers... one for each member of the family. My seven year old daughter got hers about 3 years ago because we...

computer

computers

how many computers

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rovermadman Just the one I'm afraid and my wife and I share it. I just saw an item on tv though that suggested we will all use our tv's as the main computer soon with everything hooked into it including your household appliances. What will happen to the people that...

1 May 08

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Mylot: I earned over $1 today.... AGAIN!!!

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 28 Apr 08

Goodness I love mylot.. I get paid just for having fun chatting. Once again I earned over $1 yesterday ($1.10 to be exact). I've been a member for about seven weeks and this is the second time I've earned over $1. My usual is...

fun

mylot

mylot earnings

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rovermadman well done It shows thatyou can do ok if you keep posting. Biggest problem is thinking of topics to start. I will get the hang of it though. I quite often think of things at work or when out somewhere. I must get into the habit of writing things down.

28 Apr 08

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Do you hold in your anger or do you let it out?

Esoteric1 @Esoteric1 (863) • Canada 22 Apr 08

Okay when I am angry I let it out, I yell and scream, sometimes through things or break things, but I am happy to say that I have learned to control that. Some people hold it all in, they never say a word. My mother...

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rovermadman I find it sad that people have to let things get to them enough to get angry in the first place. If you feel a situation developing that may trigger anger try to get away from the situation for a while until you'r feelings pass. If you are a parent and baby...

23 Apr 08

How do you feel about the telphone?

pillusch @pillusch (1147) • Mexico 14 Apr 08

Slavery was supposed to be abolished a couple of centuries back, but how about the modern day slavery of the telephone? It took me years to educate (and yes, I mean educate) my wife not to answer the phone when we were talking....

privacy

telephne

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rovermadman My biggest problem is the anti social affect of cellphones. You can be having a conversation with someone but when their phone rings you are cast aside while they take the call. This is downright rude and anti social. Do people realise that you DO NOT HAVE...

18 Apr 08

be ready for world food crisis!

plumwish07 @plumwish07 (4057) • Indonesia 17 Apr 08

seeing in flash news in my television, the UN give warning about world food crisis which will be happened soon due to climate changing recently. and as we already know that the climate changing is being unpredictable due to...

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rovermadman I also saw this item on TV but you seem to have missed a piece of it. Maybe your tv wherever you are is intent on pushing the global warming aspect of the story. Trust me this situation is not new. It happened regularly in the 50's, 70's and 80's as...

17 Apr 08

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Euthanasia - should it be legalised

bayness0 @bayness0 (280) 13 Apr 08

So here is my question of the day... Should Euthanasia by legalised across the World Personally I think it should so long as the person has established their wish in writing long before they lose the power of rational...

euthanasia

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rovermadman I have no doubt in my mind about this topic. YES, YES, YES. Of course there have to be safeguards put in place to stop family pressure being placed on the patient. The condition has to be one that leads to a severe loss of quality of life. Counselling for...

16 Apr 08

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Woohoo - Payout reached!!

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 14 Apr 08

I've been a member of mylot now for about five weeks and have finally reached (and exceeded) the payout level... by the end of the month I should have about $20 earnings I'd guess. How long did it take you to reach your first...

mylot earnings

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rovermadman well done on reaching the milestone of a payout. I am surprised how the total builds when, atthe end of the day, you are making money for having a good time. I seem to be averaging about 50c per day for just a moderate amount of posting.

16 Apr 08

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Do you read instructions?

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 16 Apr 08

When you purchase an item that needs to be assembled or some kind of appliance or electronics item that comes with instructions... do you read the instructions? Do you try to figure out how to use it or assemble it without...

assembly

following instructions

mechanical ability

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rovermadman I guess i'm a pretty typical male in that I do not feel I need to read instructions and in most cases get away with it albeit sometimes with a few items left over after assembly. The rule then is simple. If it works leave it as is. If it doesn't work then...

16 Apr 08

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Should I have a tattoo of my girl riend's name?

goergineo @goergineo (1498) • Jordan 15 Apr 08

She is asking me to. well I like tattoos but not her name. I mean what if we break up. what do you think?

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rovermadman After having fallen into that trap in my teens I say NEVER, NEVER, NEVER put your gf's name in a tattoo. I had to get my tatto modified to cover the name after we broke up and the tat never looked good after that. You can get them removed as well if you have...

16 Apr 08

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How old is 'old'?

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 24 Mar 08

I've noticed that this question has had very different answers depending on what age I am myself. When I was 10 anyone over 20 was old. When I was 20 anyone over 40 was old. Now that I'm 42 anyone over 65 is old. I can just...

age perception

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rovermadman This is a very simple one for me to answer although I remember that when I was younger people in their fifties were already stooped and slow. Today though with better diet and medicine I can safely say that, in my opinion "old is 20years older than I am...

13 Apr 08

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My search Funds - Good rate per search

bayness0 @bayness0 (280) 13 Apr 08

I have been using mysearchfunds for 3 days now and I have earned £1.42 (or $2.84) just for using their search box as my default. I you want the link join me as a friend...

mysearchfund

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rovermadman Have become your friend. Please send me the link

13 Apr 08