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    Study Says Most Cellphone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A Unicycle

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    10/20/09

    In reply to Study Says Most Cellphone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A Unicycle
    Um, they did the experiment at Western and asked if they'd seen anything unusual... a clown riding a unicycle wouldn't really be that unusual there... it's a weird place. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Study Says Most Cellphone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A Unicycle
    Can't look... clowns will tweet me...
    Can't look... clowns will tweet me...
    Can't look... clowns will tweet me... #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Study Says Most Cellphone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A Unicycle

    Maybe they hate clowns, and this is like repressed memory?

    But, I can attest that cell phones distract. For over a week now, I have been riding with the above cup stuck to my car roof with magnets. I have yet to have a person on a cell phone either wave at me, honk at me, flash their lights, or the ultimate, actually get out and attempt to remove it at stoplights. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: AWESOME. Sounds like a PLAN!
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: That is freaking awesome. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: LeBaron? #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @rocketbear79: 85 Cutlass Ciera. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: LMFAO!!! That is genius! #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @TheGeekMeister: It has 4 coats of spray varnish on it to stop it from getting wet and getting soft. It also has 3 hard drive magnets glued to the bottom, and are set up in a manner to combine their force. Hot glue holds the lid and cup condom on. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: Thanks for the tips, I'm going to the home depot and starbucks now. I don't like coffee so does someone want a free cup? #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: lol@ cup condom. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @TheGeekMeister: @OMG!Ponies! told me I needed to include one to make it recognizable as Starbucks. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Study Says Most Cellphone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A Unicycle
    "Hyman speculates that it may not be the technology itself which distracts them, but instead the concentration required to maintain a conversation."

    Ah, I see Hyman works for the Department of Durrrrrrrrrr. Did he actually think that the glowing screen somehow reduces peripheral vision?

    Also in the "Durrr" category: the best way to deal with an unwanted clown presence is to ignore it, hope to God it goes away, and repress the memory immediately. They noticed, they were just cooping. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @OCEntertainment: Actually, what he wrote in the paper is that people having conversations (walking in pairs) AND people using electronics (ipods/mp3) are more likely to notice the clown than people talking on a cellphone. Since the device itself is pretty brainless, and conversations alone don't seem to drastically affect how many people notice the clown, it's something specific about having a conversation on a cellphone. He had to test the electronics bit in order to make it a valid experiment, whether he believed it had an effect or not. #cellphoneclownstudy
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    10/20/09

    @Dogen: I accept this explanation, even if it totally ruins my joke. #cellphoneclownstudy
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