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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:14 PM Original message |
Cell, Cordless Phone Disaster: 2 times Malignant Gliomas, 2 1/2 times Acoustic Neuromas! |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. My family texts a lot. Should I worry about finger cancer? Not to poo poo a potential |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Interestingly enough, I have had several hand and finger operations attributed to overuse. |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. You don't think you're overreacting a little? |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You must not have seen the movie "Thank You for Smoking" |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
145. Two orders of magitude difference |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
52. The danger from microwave radiation is real and has been known for years. |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #52 |
94. I think the question here is the Magnitude of the danger |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #94 |
138. Then please explain why the top expert in the field of EMF |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #138 |
157. Caution is probably warranted; panic not so much |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #157 |
158. And that's all I'm sayin' |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #157 |
159. Maybe we are on the same page?? |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #159 |
162. sounds like it |
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Andy Canuck (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
90. It has been known for years that they cause cancer |
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progressive_realist (669 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Seems like this is easily mitigated... |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Not so easily mitigated - Men using cell phones more than 5 hours a day |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Where Do They Store Their Phones? |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. What about cell phone towers' radio emissions? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
147. A fraction of what a hand held at 1mm gives off |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #147 |
173. I wonder how much the voltage matters |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
58. Reduced sperm is wide spread in young men and is believed caused by chemicals in the food and water. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
136. who the hell uses a cell phone 5 hours a day? |
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Truthy Nessy (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. My son and friend both had brain tumors. |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm taking my 19-year old daughter's phone away - she has a thin head. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
118. The sad thing is you can hardly find a landline phone in public. |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. I'm so sorry! My mom died of the same form of cancer. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. My father died of glioblastoma, too |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
73. I agree, and I'm not blaming cell phone use. From all the reading I did at the time |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
148. Sorry for your loss |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. One word........... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Is Bluetooth safer? |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Bluetooth isn't up against your head. I would think it's much safer. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Not against your head? |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Quote of the day, Greyskye: Cellphone or crazy???" |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 03:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
80. Here's how you handle the annoying bluetooth people. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Oh...those. MINE isn't against my head..it's integrated Bluetooth in my car and works through my |
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bedazzled (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
87. isn't that a scary thing to see? these folks who wear phones all day? |
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vickitulsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
127. One of those Borg-men was at my corner convenience store this morning. |
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kisserofsinners (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
135. Blue tooth is worse!!! |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. NO! Bluetooth itself is a RF (radio frequency) emitting device! |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
77. Thanks, DemoTex |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
123. What about an iPhone? |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:46 PM Original message |
I don't have a cell phone. |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Cordless or cell phone? Television, radio, computers, every electronic device on the planet |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Microwaves ovens. nt |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. Now that's scary! I'm glad I rarely use my cell phone and when I do it's hands free in my car. My |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Me too, but its better than going deaf or dying |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
93. use a wired headset or put them on speakerphone (n/t) |
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Felinity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
96. Wire it up! |
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vickitulsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #96 |
133. That's absolutely correct, and it's so damned easy. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. My brother in law was an electronics expert |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. DFW, thanks for posting. That is so sad. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
51. We are coping |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. That is one astounding article, DemsWillWin. Here are some other questions: |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. See my post #21 |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Yes, I understand. There are other body organs that might be affected... |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Lucky for me I'm already too old to die young.... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Pay close attention to this |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. Kicked & recommended. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. K&R |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R n/t |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
28. One part I don't understand- |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #28 |
110. good post! n/t |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. I have always thought this would be so |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I use my cell phone just for emergencies...it is rarely turned on....but |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
116. I once used a rock... |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
37. My husband uses his cell phone all the time |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
38. MANY of your fellow Americans refuse to believe this. It HAS been in the media. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
39. Threads like this give me a headache |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. So your lifetime odds double from 0.001% (per AMA) to 0.002%. Calm down. nt |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Thank you |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Tell that to Truthy Ness (#6), whose son died from cell phones |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. "Died from cell phones" is incorrect. |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. On the side of the head where he used the phone |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #59 |
78. Well, I presume that's where the 0.001% of people who develop Cell-Phone Cancer |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #59 |
112. That's a horrible and false accusation |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #53 |
68. But you're presuming |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
67. This article and countless others are a prime example of the misuse of statistics |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #67 |
113. that would be welcome, please do! |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #67 |
142. you need to post this in every thread that has statistics NT |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:04 AM Response to Reply #48 |
82. Percentages are meaningless UNTIL you are affected.. then it's 100% |
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nvme (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:48 AM Response to Reply #48 |
84. chances are still very low |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes, because a small increased risk of extremely rare cancers... |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I'm not for banning cell phones, but when somebody you love dies from one |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I think it is prudent to minimize use and use a speaker phone whereever possible |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
72. My doctor stated it this way: |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Doctors are part of the problem, because the good science has shown |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:40 AM Response to Reply #75 |
83. People also used to die young (on average) |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #75 |
102. Cancer used to be rare, because people didn't live long enough to get it! |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #102 |
111. Thank you for that dose of common sense and reason. |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #75 |
175. Unless you have a good background in science... |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
132. Cells have been around for so short a time, this study found double the cancer for 10 yrs |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. store your brain inside a microwave oven - it is best protected from phone radiation there! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. Uh - are you saying we were in a Dark Age several years ago before widespread use of cells? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
46. Never liked the damn things to begin with. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
47. Ah...Boogie Man Radio Waves Are Back |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. ANOTHER WAY CELL PHONES KILL-- CAUSING CAR ACCIDENTS |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. probably a higher death rate then cancer |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
50. No shit—this is why I don't have a cell phone. |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
57. The risks must be credible |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. not to dismiss your point, im sure cell phones are a health hazard |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Agreed |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Keith is a great rhythm guitarist, |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
63. This is not so clear cut actually |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. If a study was paid for or conducted by researchers from a university supported by |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. those AREN't the only studies btw |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 08:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
76. Now what could possibly be "the agenda" of someone who says |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. THis is how they fudge data by the way: |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #65 |
114. That's not a fudge at all but an honest and real effect. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. self-deleted |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. That first link of yours is criticized as "possibly" not of sufficient time length |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. Link to the instant study that birthed this thread? |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #79 |
122. I think so, but not sure what you mean by "instant study" |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
71. This was discussed on 'Ring of Fire' |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 07:47 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. And the telecoms today are where the tobacco companies were in the '60s .. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #74 |
106. This 'device' you speak of |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
81. We only use our cell phone in emergencies |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
85. My cousin died of brain cancer at 40 years old |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:42 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. my head feels "buzzy" inside, where the cell is rested on |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:07 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. that buzzy feeling is tinnitus from noise exposure |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
88. Acoustic neuromas are not cancer, I'm just saying |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #88 |
115. They're benign tumors, yeah. People see "-oma" and think OMG CELL PHONES WANT TO KILL US. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #115 |
121. Study also mentions highly malignant "gliomas", |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #121 |
125. Assuming this study is correct, it raises your odds of malignant glioma from |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #125 |
126. Whatever the "odds", Why should I and others subsidize |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #126 |
128. Because the economic value of cell phones far outstrips the costs of care for 0.0009% of people. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. HR 676 is the solution, some "non-profit" healthcare coverage. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
91. I do not own a cell phone and do not want one. |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
92. Strange... One of the ads here is for a Blackberry! n/t |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
95. I gave up my cell 2 years ago, don't even miss |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
97. OK, well let's say |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
98. Aren't you worried about the electromagnetic radiation from the computer monitor in front of you? |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
99. Not at all surprising....What is horrible is that this info is being kept from the public. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
100. More likely to get knocked over by a bus |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
101. Anyway some newspaper can condense this and make it easier for |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
103. I've noticed a mini-epidemic of super-powered Wall Street types dying young of brain cancer. |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #103 |
131. If it was on the side of the head where they phoned, most likely |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
104. and people worry about cell towers |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
105. I wonder how WIFI fits into this equation. Should we limit kids using laptops |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
107. Bedpan, Remote Flatulence Disaster: 100 times more likely to die after continual usage! |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #107 |
155. Oh, you are an evil person |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #155 |
171. Must have been something I ate... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
108. Off topic, but I was watching "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" yesterday, the 1978 version.. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
109. Run for the hills! |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
117. That dude is chiseled! |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
119. I read a british study once |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
120. I happen to hate the cell phone addiction that has taken over our culture. |
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5446 (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
124. You needed a super-science report to fill you in... |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
130. Some of you worry about some silly shit |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
134. Sorry guys....this is my fault. |
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California Griz (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
137. I'll try and make this simple |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. One ringie-gingie! |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #137 |
152. FCC reduced power to accomodate more phones. |
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California Griz (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #152 |
160. I would refer you to the 1999 FCC OET bulletin 56 |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
140. kick |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
141. I'm one of the 'corded' phone gang |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. Two ringie-dingies! |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #141 |
163. Corded here, too. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
144. Scary. Cordless phones? |
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California Griz (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #144 |
149. They keep raising the frequency |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. Thanks for the info. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
146. Cordless phones have been around for decades, haven't they? |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #146 |
169. I don't remember cell phones prior to the mid 80s. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
151. Anyone? Would listening to satellite radio on headphones cause any |
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California Griz (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. You should be ok with the headphones |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #153 |
154. You know a lot about this stuff. Glad you are here. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #151 |
156. You really think you're going to get an answer |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #156 |
161. Who knows? |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #151 |
164. Are you using wireless headphones? |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #151 |
166. has to have an antenna to be dangerous |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
165. But can you get out of your cell phone contract if you die? |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #165 |
167. Legally, that's the only way out of your cell phone contract! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:06 PM Response to Reply #167 |
168. Three Ringie-Dingies!! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #168 |
170. 4 Ringie-Dingies! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #170 |
172. 5 Ringie-Dingies!! Kick for Nokia! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #172 |
174. 6 Ringie Dingies! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #174 |
176. 7 Ringie Dingies! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 08:48 AM Response to Reply #176 |
177. 8 Ringie Dingies! |
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Dems Will Win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #177 |
178. Will someone please get the toxic phone???? |
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