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Hello, all- I'm Becky. I'm 16 years old but wise far beyond my years, so hopefully you can expect some good advice from me. I'm not here to spit out cutesy answers to every single question- I won't be a bitch, but I'll be sure to tell it like it is. Just accept it, and consider less-than-sweet answers as tough love. :]

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im gettin a tiny dog i need names.i like 'food names' or different names like 'turtle' for a dog i love that name for a dog or any 'unique names' or oppasite like giant for a tiny dog~so any names that are ~food~oppasite~unique~other animals~stuff like that

I personally love the name Moo. I think it's adorable, and it is an opposite, different-animal name, so it would work well for what you want =]

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17-f-aus


i need to no the traditional dish/food in scotland
a majopr event that occured in the country

help would be good plz

This might help you with the food thing:
http://www.scotland.com/cuisine/

This should help you with the major event:
http://www.scotland.com/culture/history/

But honestly, try and look yourself next time. All I did was type in scotland.com.

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im looking for a cut-out one piece or just a really cute one piece. i usually wear bikinis but i dont feel comfortable wearing one in gym. any where i can look?? i looked at victorias secret and american eagle. any ideas?? thanks

Well, American Eagle definitely has some cute one pieces-that was what I was gonna reccommend until you mentioned that. You can also get cute one pieces at Kohl's, Target, and Walmart. You can also get them at places like Costco or Sam's if you have a membership there. Hope I helped!

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14/f
So there's this guy "tyler" who likes me. I mean REALLY likes me. Now tyler is not the best-looking guy in the world, but he's amazigly nice. He has asked me out a few times, but I've always said no. There are just some things I cannot stand about him, like that he is really into drugs, he's practiclly an alcoholic, and again he's not the best-looking guy in the world. Since we live really far away, we usually talk online, and we've become really good friends this way. When I see him in person, though, I keep thinking about his faults and I can never see myself with him, though I can when we talk online. Because of this, I've come to think that I'm being very shallow about this whole situation...but then I think would I really be happy with him and say I would not so therefore I am not being shallow. It's been bothering me for like forever, so please, what should I do about this whole thing, and am I shallow?

Thanks

You are absolutely not shallow. Shallow is when you don't like someone because of their height, weight, hair color, etc. It's just good judgement to not want to date someone who has severe alcohol and drug problems. If you and Tyler are really good friends, you should try and help him quit the awful habits he's gotten himself into before you even think about dating him. If you date him while he is still involved in alcohol and drugs, you might get sucked into those things too, and that would make your situation even worse.

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Ive known this kid for about 2 years and Ive always had a little crush on him.
We got to be better friends and i started liking him alot and we had sex and all that stuff.
Then, rumors spread and he hated me.
After a while he started talking to me a little then not talk to me for weeks then talk to me again and repeat.
Sometimes it would be a good conversation,sometimes It just wouldnt.
He acts like he hates me ,hes always being mean to me and stuff.
His best friend said he likes me , and he does that because alot of other guys hate me [which is true]
His friend is a truthful person, so I believe him and his friend said he wanted to do me ,etc.
But he continues to act like he hates me and is so mean to me!
I dont know what to do , i love him so much But i cant tell him becuase he has a girlfriend.
I need help!

15/f/CA

This is kind of sad. Why would you want to go having sex and being in a relationship with someone who is usually mean to you? It seems like a dead end relationship to me. I think you should try and get over him, because someone who only treats you right part of the time isn't worth any of your time.

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I feel really weird asking this lol but I need help. See I never know exactly when I'm going to get my period, but I briefly know around which time it comes. I was wondering, if it was okay to put a tampon in when you think it's coming soon, but you don't have your period. I dont want to get that toxic shock syndrome or anything like that, so if anyone could help me out that would be great =]

I guess it's ok, as long as you change it often so you don't get toxic shock syndrome, but it would be better to wear a pantiliner-those are made basically for your problem: you aren't sure if its gonna happen today, but you know it's gonna happen soon. That's what I would do =]

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i have a bad habit of sitting and shaking my legs. sometimes i dont even notice im doing it. a few of my friends told me that it actually burns up to 100 calories a day. is that true??

Yup, it burns calories. As far as I can see, shaking your legs isn't bad at all; it's kinda one of those desk excercises, where you can still excercise when you're sitting all day. I hope there isn't anything wrong with it, because I do it all the time =]

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on my myspace when i view it it says my age and it says what town i am from.. i recently just moved and want to change the town name

how do i do this??

In the blue box when you first sign in, go to Edit Profile. Then click Basic Info and change the info you want to change. Hope it helped =]

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K ill make this short. My male friend (13) says he is going to have sex with his girlfriend on Friday night. I really really tried telling him all the consequences about AIDS and Pregnancy and how young he is etc. He wont listen to me! I really care for him, and im not shure how to tell him not to have sex so he would listen to me. If anyone can help, that would be great.

I agree with you that he is much too young to have sex. Still, you really won't be able to convince him not too, and he isn't really in danger so it would just be "tattling" to try and tell someone to make him stop. The best thing to do is just to encourage him to have safe sex, like using condoms. Also, one last argument that you could try would be that he would totally lose any little bit of innocence he has left. I'm not totally sure that would move him at all, but it's just something to think about...hope I helped.

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how do i use a ipod gift card thingy for itunes?

On the main page of iTunes store, go to redeem (on the right side of the screen, under quick links), and type in the code that was on the back of your gift card =]

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ok when i try to use my apple gift card for itunes it says this acount has not been used yet for itunes store. what do i do?

go to the main page of iTunes store, click redeem on the right side of the screen, and then type in the code on the back of your giftcard =]

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how many songs does a 1gb, 2gb, 4 gb nano ipods hold?
im about to buy one of the white OLD nanos...not thew new colorful ones
thanks!

1 gb: Roughly 250
2 gb: Roughly 500
4 gb: Roughly 1000

It kinda depends on how long your songs are. I have a 4 gb and it is advertised at 1000 songs but I have about 1200 on there. Another thing to think about is that each iPod isn't EXACTLY the advertised gb. When I looked on my iPod info thing (on main menu, click settings, then about) the capacity was listed as 3.6 gb instead of 4 gb. I don't think that really matters, but just something to think about =]

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Does anyone know where i can buy necklaces similar to these? like the ones with the oversize charm like that?
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9776/jsfashjkdshadbp1.jpg
thank you.

http://shop.sanrio.com/index.php?cPath=91_148_183
Hope it helped =]

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ok so my ex has always been my best friend and we are still really in love with each other (i know this for a fact) and well you see he just started talking to my friend. and if i know my friend she will fall for him and it makes me really sad. i cried all day today because i saw them together. it really upsets me but i can't be mad because i really love my friend and i really love him i just don't understand how they could do this to me. so here is my question:
1) How can i approach him and talk to him about our feelings for each other?
2) What should i say when i'm talking to him about this?
3) What should i do about my friend?
Thanks for any advice i need it bad.

My thoughts on the subject: If you two are "really in love" why are you each other's exes? Also, If you are "really in love," just because your friend falls for him, that doesn't mean he's going to fall for her. If he truly loves you, then he'll keep on loving you. That being said, I'll tackle the specific questions you asked.
When you guys are just talking and having a good time, (you said you were good friends, so this situation shouldn't be too hard to make happen) be a little flirty. Then, when things calm down a bit, and things get quieter, say something like, "We've been having a lot of fun lately, haven't we?" and see what his reaction is. If he has a positive reaction, just tell him how you feel. As for your friend, give her a little credit. If she knows about your feelings for this boy, and she's a good friend, she'll back off. Just make sure you talk to her before she really does fall for him (if she even does) or she might get a little bit defensive.
Hope I helped, good luck =]

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I have a xanga for glitters and stuff. I don't want to replace the left side or just add another module. I want something like on this site http://www.xanga.com/glitterglory. I've looked everywhere and just can't seem to find the code.

This might not be what you're looking for, but what I would do is leave a comment for that person and ask them where they got it. That way, you'll know that you're getting exactly what you want =]

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can you give me a picture of how a chinese or japanese caucasian would look like? also a chinese/japanese (or just asian) african/jamican. like a girl. its for this story im writing.. i have 2 characters like this but i cant visualize like what they may look like. the girls are both fraternal twins, and one has dirty blonde hair, blue-grey eyes, and freckles, while the other has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and no freckles (she looks a little more asian than the other girl). and they are about like 13 years old, but the pic of the person can be older if you cant find a younger version. and please no hentai or whatever. thanks!

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hapas.com/people/Olivia.Lufkin-03.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D2834&h=270&w=331&sz=20&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=uN5_c69ElFr_sM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJapanese%2Bcaucasian%2Bpeople%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den

Not sure if thats what you're looking for, but that's a Japanese-Caucasian person! =]

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my friends' birthday is coming up, shes a boxer and i wanted to buy her punching gloves,really not real , ANYTHING

does anyone know where i can find them??and how much they are??

..i live in canada.

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=boxing+gloves&hl=en&btnG=Search+Froogle

Most of those are between 15 and 30 dollars

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I'm going to a party next saturday and buying an outfit next monday.
I havn't been to a party in ages and havn't got anything to wear!
I want to get a casual, fashionable mini dress. I don't want it to be too glam, but casual. And I'd like something that I can put with other casual accessories, like ankle boots, tights and a jacket or something.
I'm short and have a 'skinny hourglass' figure.
Oh and I don't want it to be black.
Do you have any ideas for what I could wear? If you do please just describe something or give me a link to an image. Thanks in advance, xxx

http://www.wetseal.com/product.asp?mi=1300&source=gg&kw=mini_dresses

Hope that helps. You should probably be able to find a Wet Seal in your area =]

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I don't like wearing a lot of makeup. I usually only have time to wear a little eyeliner on my bottom lid because I run late every morning, lol. But I wanted to know some good makeup because I would like to get some good stuff. I don't mind spending a bit, I'll save up if I have to. But I want it to look natural, and I'd like to focus mainly on eyes. People have suggested Clinique? What would you recommend?

I'll tell you what I use, and see if it helps at all. I don't really have the same complexion as you, but most products come in different colors to satisfy different skin tones.
Eyes: I like Maybelline eye shadow, but not the pastel colors as much, because they tend to look like I sprinkled powdered sugar on my eyes. The browns and darker colors are really nice though, and those would probably look better with olive skin. For mascara, I use Avon, which I'm pretty sure you can only get from the website or from suppliers who sell it on their own. Still, I like Covergirl mascara, too. For eye liner, I use Covergirl liguid pemcil, but if you wanted a normal pencil they have those too.
Face: I use Maybelline blush and Maybelline powder. I don't actually wear foundation, because I don't like the way it feels, but I guess any place has okay foundation.
I guess I've covered everything. Lips doesn't really matter, pick something that you like the color of and would look good on you. Hope I helped!

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what are some good toning excerises to do to tone up my lower stomach and thighs?

For my stomach, I like to do crunches. I usually do 100 crunches, and 3 sets each night, but you should definitely not do that many if your just starting out, because as you get tired, each crunch will be less effective. Start out with maybe 50 crunches, and 2 or 3 sets. As you build muscle strength, increase your amount of crunches. Maybe after a week go to 75 crunches and 3 sets, then 100 and 2 sets, and finally work up to 100 and 3 sets. If you feel you can, you can definitely go past 300, that's just about where I am right now =]
As for legs, all I do is run. Running tones your overall body, so it will help your stomach too. Hope I helped! =]

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