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  1. Shortie

    LEGO Announces a Pac-Man Arcade Machine Set

    This is the first time I have seen this but will admit, this is a great asset for any collector to have! It's not something I can afford at the moment but is something to always consider when the time is right.
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    Unique musical instruments?

    I live in the UK and one of the traditional musical instruments that you will find are used a lot during certain events in the UK are bagpipes. A lot of the time you will see these used for royal events as well as other events in the UK.
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    Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?

    This was something I heard a lot as a child growing up and the more I have gotten older, the more I have realized that sometimes, a little white lie is never as bad as it seems, it just depends on what the white lie is regarding. I have been known to tell some white lies in the past but it's...
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    The New Pronouns

    When I was growing up, all I ever knew was him and her. As the years have gone by, it is understandable that there are now him/her he/she and they/them but when it comes to so many other pronouns I am hearing now such as you mentioned, I feel it is going a little too far now.
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    UK firearms laws

    You know, I always believed that the UK was a country that was safe from guns but how very wrong was I. It seems many are managing to get them in the country somehow and a lot of the time it is people who are involved with drugs that have them. Just before Christmas last year, I and my daughter...
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    Alec Baldwin shooting charges

    This is very true. It seems that it was all taking people's words for it that the gun was safe and also miscommunication on set as well that resulted in the fatal shooting that happened. I can fully understand why he was as upset and distraught as he was as it was not intentional and I really do...
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    Thoughts on those who keep a gun in their home but refuse to keep it locked up.

    This is one way to think but if you have it out of a locked and safe place and you do have young children around, they will get curious and will mess with it. I have seen it many times where there has been a shotting and you later find out it was a child who shot their sibling because they got...
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    Have you ever used herbs and roots for treatment?

    I have used things like lavender and also other herbal remedies in the past for certain issues that I have had but I wouldn't say that it is something I always do. In some cases, taking herbal remedies for a health issue you have can be better than any medication that you may be prescribed...
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    Willing to donate your organs when you die?

    If I knew that I was going to die and I knew that I could save someone else by allowing them to have a part of my body that I will no longer need due to my passing then I would go for it without hesitation. You never know what others are going through and if I can help at least one person...
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    The Fast-Spreading New COVID-19 Subvariant XBB Is Part of a ‘New Class’ of Omicron

    We are going to keep seeing new variants and I feel for quite some time to come. Unless we see a new variant that poses a real risk to public health and the vaccines and protection we all have now will not work against it, we need to continue to live our lives as normal, use our common sense and...
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    Vaccines for terminal conditions

    Something I have never understood is how over all the years that they raise funds for cancer research but they have not been able to find a cure that works and helps people survive this awful disease. It is promising that they do have vaccines in development and we can only hope that they are...
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    Should cannabis be legalized?

    My dad used to take CBD oil when he was still mobile and able to move around on his own, he did it for the pain that he was in, in many places in his body and he swore by it. He had taken painkillers for the pain and even though it helped a little, it never fully took it away. Using the CBD oil...
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    Are models setting a bad example to the younger generation?

    This I agree with. All too often you see models online or even on the TV and young children want to look like them and as much as I do not see that being a problem, sometimes these models that youngsters follow tend to have a really bad possibility. With the internet and TV being so freely...
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    Are exams and tests a good way to see how much kids have learned?

    I actually found out the other day from my children's school that now the students have predicted grades and those are the grades they are predicted to get in their GCSE exams at the end of their school life. These predicted grades are taken from the SATS that they take in year 6. My...
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    Do you believe fast food chains are the cause of the obesity issue?

    I can agree with you on the activity guidelines, many people do not tend to get out and walk or even try and stay active and that can also lead to obesity and health issues even if you eat healthily or not. Nowadays though we see apps much like Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Deliveroo and some of...
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    Do you feel online banking is safe?

    Is there a reason you do not use ATMs at all? I myself tend to do my best to avoid them due to the stories you hear of people tampering with them but sometimes, I do have to use them and take that risk. I have never had any issues but there is always that worry.
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    Do you feel the death penalty should be abolished?

    How about if the person was framed and they are in actual fact innocent? It has been known for people to spend years behind bars or even on death row and then be found not guilty and not have committed the crime. Some people were lucky in not having had their life taken yet but others were not...
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    Should fracking be banned?

    It wouldn't be the first time I have taken a quick look at a title or even something I have read online and misread it LOL. Happens to me way more times than I care to even admit. 🤣
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    Are pit bulls a dog that should be banned?

    This is very true. Not enough is done to ensure that dogs go to a home where they will be taken care of and trained and brought up to not be vicious dogs and that does need to be changed. Just down the road from me, we have two families living in one six-bedroom house and they have two dogs...
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    What are your thoughts on public prayer in schools?

    I can agree. I feel that having something like prayer in school should be allowed but students should be allowed to sit out and not pray if they do not wish to. Some children are more than likely going to want to pray if it's something they have been brought up with and it's something that they...
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