smartie1685

@smartie1685 (450)

United States • Age 39

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How much do you love technology?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 14 Apr 07

In this decade where technology is growing in leaps and bounds its important to at least know some about the new technologies especially computers. But how much do you actually like and use regularly? I love every kind of...

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Harry Potter mention on Doctor Who

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 13 Apr 07

Does anyone watch Doctor Who? Last episode Harry Potter was mentioned several times when the Doctor said that Book 7 made him cry and then used Expelliarmus to get rid of a witch. Doctor Who is always hilarious but I thought it...

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Snow in April!

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 6 Apr 07

We've had 80F or 70F days for the last month and then yesterday the temperature dropped below freezing and it snowed! As far as I remember it has never snowed in April, and I just can't believe that it happened. It actually stuck...

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Are you worried about global warming?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 4 Apr 07

Yesterday in my Physics class we were discussing global warming and although the most devastating effects are a long way off, our weather sees the effects today. Are you worried about how much the climate is changing around you?...

effects

global warming

weather

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Have you ever had an auto place mess up your car?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 3 Apr 07

I recently brought my car to the Walmart I work at for an oil change. More than a week later my car was making odd noises so I opened the hood and found that everything was covered in oil. They hadn't put the cap back on after...

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Do you download or watch tv shows on your computer?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 27 Mar 07

I do sometimes when I can't watch it on tv, but I prefer to watch my tv shows on the television although I hardly ever watch them live. :) Do you think its better to watch tv shows on your computer or the tv? Do you take...

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What do you think of sleeping pills?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 23 Mar 07

I have trouble sleeping and I've finally decided that I can't deal with it anymore. I've decided to take sleeping pills so that I can go to sleep when I want to. Have any of you used sleeping pills? Do you believe that they are...

addictive

sleeping pills

trouble sleeping

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How many hours do you work a week?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 22 Mar 07

Do you work over or under 40? Do you have two jobs? Do you go to school and also work? I work 40 hours a week and also go to school 12 hours a week. I don't really get a day off because on my days off from work I go to school...

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Would you want to be in a reality tv show?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 19 Mar 07

I love reality shows and watch a lot of them. I'd love to be in American Idol or America's Next Top Model although I doubt I would be able to be on those shows. Its more likely that I could someday be on Survivor or Amazing Race,...

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Can you finish a crossword?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 16 Mar 07

I love doing crosswords and I do one every day but I can never seem to finish one. I've come really close sometimes but I can't get all of the clues figured out without cheating. What papers do you do the crossword in? I like to...

crossword

finishing

hard

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Writers, if you went to college what was your major?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 13 Mar 07

I'm in college now and since I want to be a writer most people assume that I would major in English but I decided instead to major in Journalism. I've seen that most people who major in English either become teachers or don't...

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How do you study?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 11 Mar 07

For those of you in school how do you study for tests? Do you take through notes and read through them later like I do? Do you take notes in class and read through them later? Do you have some other interesting method that works...

school

studying

tests

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2 people

Do you support the proposed pullout of troops in Iraq?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 9 Mar 07

I just read that the Democrats are now seriously considering pulling the troops out probably next year. Do you support this idea? Do you think we should have down it sooner? If not how long do you think we should have stayed? I...

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Do you end up buying a lot of things you don't need?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 8 Mar 07

I do that all the time and usually I end up returning it. When I used to be uncomfortable with returning things I would just get stuck with all this stuff that I had no use for. Sometimes I just get in a shopping mood and buy...

buying stuff

mood

shopping

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Do you report your online earnings in your taxes?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 8 Mar 07

In the paper today there was an article about how the government are going to try to search for those who aren't reporting their ebay earnings etc. Have any of you heard about this? Do you report any of your online earnings on...

government

online earnings

taxes

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How many magazines do you read a month?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 7 Mar 07

One thing I learned in my media class was that approximately 90 percent of Americans read 10 issues of magazines a month. I wondered if this is really true. How many do you read a month? Do you subscribe to any magazines or just...

magazines

monthly

reading

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If you see bad parenting should you say something?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 5 Mar 07

I work at Walmart and I see bad parenting all the time, I never know if I should say something or not. I know I'm not a mother or anything but a lot of its just common sense or just simple stupidity. Some examples: Today TWO...

abuse

bad parenting

help

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How do you avoid plagiarism?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 3 Mar 07

Sometimes when you watch as much television and read as much as I do I blur what I've heard/read somewhere else and what I've thought of myself. Usually I realize when I am thinking of something that's already been done, but...

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Do you watch late night talk shows?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 2 Mar 07

I only watch one which is Jimmy Kimmel Live, but I watch clips from The Tonight Show sometimes. I think that Jimmy is hilarious though and he has a lot of good guests on. Do any of you watch his show? Or do you watch others? If...

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Last episode

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 1 Mar 07

I missed the last 10 minutes of Lost. I last saw when they were getting ready to push the car down the hill. What happened afterwards?

lost

missed episode

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