Wordplay

@Wordplay (239)

Canada • Age 55

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How Much Did Your Children Weigh When They Were Born?

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 6 Apr 09

We were having a discussion at work the other day about big babies. I think of all of us, I gave birth to the biggest baby. My daughter weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces and surprisingly she was 2 weeks early. The doctor induced me early...

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Wordplay This is going a back a few years...my kids are now 7 and 10. How time flies! The funny thing is, I still remember both births like it was yesterday. My son was 8 lb, 2 oz. He had to be induced because he was 10 days late and the doctors were getting...

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swear word or not

psychotaz206 @psychotaz206 (2086) • United States 4 May 09

if someone said they don't give a damn would you say they swore or not? i don't consider damn a sware word,

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Wordplay I suppose it depends on who you ask. Language is constantly changing and evolving, and word meanings can change with every new generation. There was a time when "damn" was considered a swear word, and a rather harsh one at that. In 1939 when "Gone With the...

6 May 09

frugal doesn´t mean stingy!

marguicha @marguicha (224032) • Chile 26 Apr 09

Many people I know think that is they recycle or save they are showing that they are stingy. They will laugh at doing a makeup on leftovers to get a new dish, they will say that putting off a light when leaving the room saves so...

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Wordplay Frugal = Stingy? I'm shocked! Whatever happened to "waste not want not"? It sounds to me like these people are just trying to justify their own wasteful habits. It takes almost no effort to flick a light switch off. Remembering to do so is just a matter of...

6 May 09

Do you buy clothes without discount ?

tudors @tudors (1556) • China 2 Mar 09

If the clothes isn't discounted, will you still buy it? on the premises that it's not cheap at all. will you wait or buy it without hesitate?

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Wordplay Shop without a discount? To do that I would have to really NEED...I'm talking do or die situation...that item right away. I support my family on a single income, and it is no secret that money is tight for me. We have enough for the things we need but we...

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Are you more of a listener or are you more of a speaker?

athinapie @athinapie (1150) • Philippines 2 Mar 09

I learned in my guidance class that those people who are more of the listening type are the ones who are stronger and whom you can depend on in times of trouble and when you need somebody to talk to. Though they don't speak as...

listener

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Wordplay I tend to be more of a listener. People often see me as "the quiet one" because I sit back and observe, then share my thoughts only when I have something to say. I like to feel that people can always turn to me for help when they need it. But that doesn't...

2 Mar 09

Do you ever buy prepackaged spice mixes?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 4 Feb 09

I generally will pick them up for fajitas, burritos, and tacos. I was making fajitas tonight and found a homemade fajita spice mix online. Here's the link: http://www.recipezaar.com/Basic-TacoFajita-Seasoning-81428 It was...

burritos

fajitas

mexican food

prepackaged spice mixes

spice mixes

spices

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Wordplay Yes, I will use the prepackaged mixes for certain things. Call me a lazy cook, but I'm not good with mixing spices. I may have a cupboard full of spices, but I can never seem to get the combinations right to get the flavour I want. Some people can just open...

2 Mar 09

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Creepy Shower Curtains...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 20 Feb 09

All of us have our own way of doing things and some things are done out of habit. So, I’m wondering for those that have or have had shower curtains…do you keep them open or closed when your not in the shower or tub? I keep...

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Wordplay Someone hiding behind the shower curtain? I never thought of that...until NOW! Gee, thanks!!!! From now on I will be checking behind shower curtains, the same way I check the back seat of a car before getting in, thanks to all those urban legends. I heard...

2 Mar 09

Sweet And Sentimental, Or Sappy Propaganda?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28955) • Canada 28 Feb 09

Something interesting occured to me this afternoon while my husband and I were watching a somewhat sappy movie. What's the deal with these movie plots that start with a woman and a man who hate eachother, or a woman who hates...

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Wordplay Very interesting discussion! Just an FYI--"You've Got Mail" is a remake of the 1940 classic movie "The Little Shop Around the Corner" with James Stewart and Margaret Sullivan. The movie, in turn, is based on the Hungarian play "Parfumerie" (as someone had...

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Would you report your friend?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Feb 09

A thought have passed through my mind, that of reporting my friend for child neglect. I recently learned that my friend has left her 8 year old son with 103C fever and his three year old child at home all alone unsupervised. It...

child neglect

friend

loyalty

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Wordplay I understand how hard this must be for you, ronaldinu. I don't know how long you have been friends with this woman, but I do understand your desire to be loyal to her. But you can see for yourself that something is very, very wrong with the situation. As hard...

18 Feb 09

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Paperbackswap. Have you heard of the site? Have you used the site?

Aurone @Aurone (4755) • United States 17 Feb 09

I love paperbackswap. I have gotten several books from here where I swapped a book I didn't want and got something else good to read. The way it works is that you list the books you want to get rid of, if someone requests them...

books

saving money

swapping books

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Wordplay I have looked into this site and it looks great! Just one little problem for me, though--anyone using it must have a valid USPS mailing address. In other words, only open to US citizens. *sigh* I wish we had something like it here in Canada.

17 Feb 09

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here's a fun excercise:

ringbearer25 @ringbearer25 (402) • United States 15 Feb 09

With your portable device on shuffle...write down the first ten songs that come up when you skip ahead. I'm curious to see what kinds of music people like to carry around with them on portable devices. Here's mine: 1)...

ipod

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Wordplay My turn now... 1) Land of Confusion--Genesis 2) Careless Whisper--Wham 3) Black Cars--Gino Vanelli 4) Crazy--Gnarls Barkley 5) Bus Stop--The Hollies 6) Unchain My Heart--Joe Cocker 7) Seperate Ways--Journey 8) So Alive--Love and Rockets 9) Who Can...

17 Feb 09

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Do you watch movies on your iPod?

Lindery @Lindery (853) • Latvia 16 Feb 09

I prefer watching movies on big screens, so I don't really like to watch movies on small screens as iPod or cell phones. Do you watch movies on your iPod?

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Wordplay No, but then I have an iPod shuffle so I couldn't watch movies on it if I tried. But even if I had a fully-featured iPod, I doubt I would use it to watch movies. Call me old fashioned, but when it comes to electronics I'm not into the whole multiple use...

17 Feb 09

My 200 posts

nizhama2 @nizhama2 (295) • Malaysia 15 Feb 09

This is my 200 postings. When I active here about 4 months ago, I took only two weeks to reach 100 postings. But I took more than four months to reach my 200 postings. Live is up and down. Do you remember how much time you took to...

200

discussion

posting

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Wordplay I am posting my 205th at this very moment. Funny, I didn't even realize I had already passed that milestone. So, yeah, it is true that I forgot.

15 Feb 09

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40 Places I Want To See Before I Die

margaux08 @margaux08 (1094) • Philippines 15 Feb 09

While having my hair done @ a parlor yesterday, I read a magazine article about 1000 places that need to be seen before one dies. Some places were truly captivating. As soon as I reached home, I started to list all places I wanted...

philippines

places

travel

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Wordplay "1000 Places to See Before You Die" is a very good book. Or at least what I have read of it. The lady at the bookstore was giving me funny looks so I had to eventually put it down and move on. I guess I will have to buy myself a copy. One thing I have...

15 Feb 09

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He's Going To Ask For Me?!?!

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 11 Feb 09

Most of you here on MyLot know about the FedEx driver that I have a MASSIVE crush on. Well, yesterday he came in and talked to me for a good 5 or 10 minutes and then gave me a big hug before he left. Today, he came in...

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Wordplay Your story reminded me of the scene from Legally Blonde where the stylist at the salon has a crush on the delivery driver but is afraid of making the first move. If he gives you a big goofy grin when he tells you, "I have a package" that can be a pretty...

15 Feb 09

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Do you watch the list of movie credits after a movie ends ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 15 Feb 09

For me I just watch for the real names of some of the actors in the movies and then thats basically it .I dont have a passion for the names all the extras and back up persons. Are you like me ,just watching for the actors name...

movie credits

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Wordplay OK, I seem to be the only oddball responding to this discussion. Yes, I actually do read the credits. Not all of them, mind you, but I tend to stay and watch for certain things. I love to look for the names of actors playing minor roles in a movie. Often...

15 Feb 09

feeling uncomfortable at the park with my child today

ethansmommy06 @ethansmommy06 (401) • United States 12 Feb 09

I took my son to the city park today after work so we could play and i could use my new camera to take photos of him playing. we had the whole park to ourselves in the playground area. He was having a blast! I noticed a man...

park

safe parks

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Wordplay You absolutely did the right thing! If it was simply a matter of this man being the only other person in the park and nothing more than I would say you are overreacting. But as you mentioned, this man seemed to take too much interest in your son. They say that...

13 Feb 09

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My three year old daughter is more interested in cars than dolls

dorisday1971 @dorisday1971 (5657) • Philippines 11 Feb 09

This scares me to death. My three year old daughter (only child) is more interested in playing cars. I may be over-reacting, but I’m afraid she has inclinations to become tomboy. Oh my, I hate to think of it. Just this morning, we...

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Wordplay I can remember when my daughter was about three years old I asked her the question, "Are you a boy or a girl?". The thought for a moment and replied, "I'm me." At that age, children have no real awareness of being a boy or a girl. They only know that they...

12 Feb 09

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chocolate

deanna2 @deanna2 (159) • United States 11 Feb 09

hi ever one i love chocolate it's my favorite and i hear theres one kind of chocolate that's really good for your health any one know what this mite be.

chocolate

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Wordplay That would be dark chocolate. Dark chocolate contains flavonoids which act as antioxidants. Antioxidants help protect the body from heart disease. But be careful, though--that doesn't mean you can binge on chocolate. Too much of anything is never good. But...

11 Feb 09