Would you say "constantly unpredictable" is an oxymoron?
Constantly unpredictable is an oxymoron, yes. I would opt for something like: "as unpredictable as ever", or "you never know what to expect" -- either of these options would negate any ambiguity caused by the oxymoron, even though they are a little clumsier looking :) HTH! Edit: the reason that constantly unpredictable is an oxymoron is because constant means "Something that is unchanging or invariable." unpredictable is the exact opposite. Oxymoron means "the combination of contradictory terms in one statement". Thus, constantly unpredictable is, by definition, an oxymoron :)
Addiction to money????????????????
Whenever I have lots of cash, I feel great and happy. I feel as if I can do anything in the world and I feel secure. I am so happy, I can even find stupid jokes to be funny. When I'm broke, I am depressed, I feel terrible, and I can't sleep at night without finding a way to make money. Things that usually make me happy don't make me happy anymore. I can never get money off my mind and I am constantly looking for ways to make it. I feel like just sleeping all day and not waking up until I feel happy. PS: I am not Jewish. I honestly don't know how somebody can say money doesn't bring happiness. Except for the statement, "A lack of money causes unhappiness." How do I get over my addiction of money? Making money is the only cure to the problem it seems.
Anyone know if Wikipedia really needs money?
I notice that Wikipedia has a pop-up box when I go to its site and the box says that Wikipedia needs money to keep going as an information website. But when I did a bit of research online about it, I find articles saying that Wikipedia does not need money because it is a wealthy "company" so -to-speak,. Is someone running a scam? Should I donate to help their costs, or will they manage without donations and someone somewhere is trying to cleverly get people's money?
How much money should you give a homeless person if they ask you?
It depends what they ask.If they ask me for a quarter to get a meal,I just offer to go get them a meal and they usually give some BS about "I got Pride",then i figure they just want money to get bottle of liquor.One time a woman asked me for my changecoming out of a drive through to get a sandwich.I gave her my sandwich and she started to eat it and gave her money to another homeless person standing near by.She was real and had i known that i would gave her like 5.00 to get something but ya never know.Working downtown alot i get approached daily so if its food they are lookin for i can definately help but i cant see giving em money for booze or drugs.
How do you respond to beggars who confront you and ask you for money?
"No sorry" is best if the answer is no.If you would to better decide when to say yes, I live in Africa where poverty is an epidemic and so I probably have more experience with beggars than people in first world countries. I would usually say no to:1. Pet keepers.It is a sad fact that many people feel more sympathy for animals than people because they are perceived as helpless. Unfortunately pets owned by beggars are often neglected, unfed and used only to arouse guilt and sympathy. They will usually only receive the benefit of any money if the giver hangs around to make sure.2. Beggars approaching any people who have food in their hand. People who do this are usually permanent beggars preying on the conscience of a person who feels heartless for declining while they themselves are eating. It is an angle, and the guy working an angle has probably been doing it for a long time.3. Beggars who have a very smooth approach with a wildly coincidental story of misfortune.I usually give these guys something:1. KidsThey should be in school or home or something but somehow they have slipped through the cracks and it says something terrible about the person who says no to a begging child if they have more then enough to spare.2. People who look very embarrassed and/or badly articulate their request.These are often people with pride/dignity who are simply desperate for money or food. Maybe lost a job and home and see no way to survive in the short term.3. Your gut feeling.This makes it all vague but people from any one of the first three types may be misjudged. People simply are not types. Don't say no when you would like to give just because you think there is a small chance the guy is a freeloading scammer. I would rather be scammed a little money a few times and maybe help someone in desperate need.Finally, for every situation there is That Guy and in this situation it is the person who takes 5 minutes out of their lives to tell the beggar to get a job and stop asking passers-bye to finance their drinking habit. You cant brow-beat a beggar for 5 minutes and remove them from the gutter, but you can make their lives a bit more miserable.
Don't you hate it when people ask you for money?
This isn't about greed or selfishness. I just don't feel like I can trust certain people. I can understand if someone wants money to buy drugs, but after a bad experience when someone took advantage of my generosity to help him out of a gambling debt, it scarred me completely. I can help out family, like my sister and my parents (And no, like someone mentioned, they're not so uncaring, and I said that I have a sister, so I am not an only child). Donating money to charity, like for needy people is one thing, but people always asking for money to buy food and such, I find it annoying. I can see if someone left money at home, but I am careful with my money. I have been taken advantage of before, but I am trying not let it happen again. I know it's all in the past, but like I said, it scarred me a lot. But it annoys me so much when someone tries to guilt me into giving money. I may be a nice guy, but no person should take one's kindness for weakness.