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Some Friendly Texting Advice From James Lipton's Beard
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Holy shit. The initial accident is bad enough, but the creators of this texting PSA, not content with the usual scare tactics, add in some flying glass and a neck crunch to hammer things home. Then the second car appears. More »China Threatens Jail Time For Sexy Texting
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A study published in the Journal of Bioelectromagnetics, says that children aged 11 to 14 abusing predictive texting in cellphones are turning into fast-thinking idiots. Sounds about right. Of course, lead researcher Professor Abramson doesn't say it exactly that way: More »You Can Now Text Message 911...In Parts of Iowa...With Some Risk
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