the_police

@the_police (35)

South Africa • Age 38

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Camera - digital or film?

Fidget @Fidget (291) 20 Jan 08

Do you prefer digital cameras or those that require film? Personally, I like my camera with it's film. I prefer it for several reason. Firstly, I like the surprise of how the pictures turned out and on some occasions what they...

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the_police DIGITAL!!! Without a doubt. Film is unrelaiable, expensive, time consuming. DIGITAL is easy, simply, fairly cheap and the quality of pictures is just so much better. Digital all the way.

21 Jan 08

Where do you chat?

nitaqqsabil @nitaqqsabil (280) • Indonesia 20 Jan 08

I usually chat in Yahoo messenger. Thanks for sharing

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the_police I usually use gmail chat (like yahoo just built into the Gmail application. or i use skype... they also have a text chat like yahoo and msn built into their software. These two programs above are brilliant!

21 Jan 08

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whos your favorite comedian(s)?

punlonnjack @punlonnjack (1308) • United States 19 Jan 08

i like adam sandler,paulie shore,eddie murphy,and jim carrie just to name a few.

comedians

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the_police Eddie Murphy is by far my favourite comedy actor. I love all the movies that he is in and i watch them over and over again. there is something about the way he acts and all that that just draws me to his movies, no matter what any other people say. All his...

20 Jan 08

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What's the best way to learn how to play the guitar?

Edward @trinale (1479) • United States 17 Feb 07

Aside from hiring an instructor, what is the best way for someone who has never played a musical instrument to learn how to play the guitar. I've been wanting to do this for a long time and this past Christmas, I purchased an...

acoustic guitar

acoustics guitar

learn how to play guitar

play guitar

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the_police I would definetly say that you should go for some formal lessons in guitar. I tried for a few years to teach myself and that didnt work. it is alot harder that it seems. I then got a teacher and in a few lessons i was playing basic guitar. Get a few lessons...

20 Jan 08

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Do You Click on People's Profiles & Answer Their Old Discussions?

wondericequeen @wondericequeen (7876) • Hong Kong 3 Sep 07

Do you do that? How often do you do that? I think I frequently do that if they are on my friend's list. Sometimes, I am bored with the recent discussions, I would click on the people's profiles and start answering their older...

mylot

mylotcom

profiles

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the_police Yes definetly, i do that! I think that is a big part of what the whole mylot experience is about. Friends here are more valuable than some people think. If you are here to earn some money then friends are going to help you to do that etc. Answer a friends...

19 Jan 08

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who actually looks at other peoples profiles ?

snoopypoos @snoopypoos (363) 19 Jan 08

how many of you look at other peoples profiloes her on mylot ? what makes you look, is it the questions they ask, the avatar they put on, the way they word things, or is it they just share the same interests as you? i would like...

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the_police Generally, if i am requested to be a friend or if someone has started a good discussion that i am really interested in then i will have a look at their profile. It is sometimes just nice to have a look and see the efort that some people out into their profiles...

19 Jan 08

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cars and below zero windchills

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 18 Jan 08

Well here in Minnesota for the next few days we are experiencing an Artic front. We won't be above zero degrees at night for a predicted 10 days in a row. We may get lucky next Thursday and get above 10 degrees. Tonight it will be...

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the_police Its very strange... where i am from, here in South Africa, i have never even had to think of this in the same sense! Here, its not the cold that we have to worry about but the heat! It nears 45 degrees centigrade in some places in the summer... its not cold...

19 Jan 08

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Are you still using the ordinary dictionary or a computerized dictionary? Why?

lkbooi @lkbooi (16070) • Malaysia 4 Mar 07

I use the computerized dictionary coz it's fast,convenient and pronunciations of words are also provided. Moreover it's light and handy. Do you use one or both?

computerized dictionary

dictionary

learning

pronunciations

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the_police If i need to find the meaning of a word, i usually just type it into google. It is by far the easiest these days. So i guess in a way you could day that i am using an electronic dictionary, even though google isnt really a dictionary, it works just as well, if...

19 Jan 08

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Buy Snacks or Sneak them Into Movies?

thrwbckjay67 @thrwbckjay67 (2870) • United States 18 Jan 08

With the rising costs of simple concessions like soda or popcorn at the movie theaters, and the rising ticket prices, do you still buy food at the theaters or do you make it a point to bring food from outside so you can save some...

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the_police I always just pay the extra to buy them at the theater becasue that is their rule. you are not allowed to bring outside stuff into the theater and i abide by their rules. They have a business to run and if everyone brought stuff from other places then they...

19 Jan 08

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how do i retrieve my old earnings with mylot

arwenrey @arwenrey (315) • Philippines 19 Jan 08

My last earnings with mylot was in February 2007 and it is only now that i had decided to use my mylot account again and when i checked my earnings it turns back to zero earnings. but when i checked my earnings in the date of...

internet

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the_police The same thing happened to a friend of mine. He had $4 in his mylot account and then didnt use mylot for 6 months. when he came back, it was gone. He had to close his account and open another one. No one knows why the money dissapeared and mylot didnt give...

19 Jan 08

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The world

lpedroac09 @lpedroac09 (2) • Portugal 19 Jan 08

Don't you think, that we destroy the planet ? Don't you think that we don't respect anyone and anything ?

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the_police Humans will be the ones to destroy the earth. It wont be a commit or any other natural disaster. The sun wont exploide before we kill ourselves off. We will probably blow everyone up with nukes or just pollute the earth until it cannot sustain any human life...

19 Jan 08

Do you think the large majority of smokers want to quit?

ArienKing @ArienKing (4647) • India 23 Dec 07

if you are a smoker...do you ever feel to quit smoking...???

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the_police It is very dificult to explain to a non-smoker and even a smoker! but an ex-smoker will believe me when i say: OF COURSE! THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SMOKER THAT ENJOYS SMOKING, even if they say they do. Smoking is terrible. I am an ex-smoker, i quit three months...

19 Jan 08