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smstextnews — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:16 -0000

Yeah perfectly fine Anthony. ;-)

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Anthony — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:33:54 -0000

Oh crud, I'm always tapping away at my mobile whilst walking - texting only taking up a fraction of that. Does it mean I'm okay surfing the net, checking my location, and Jaiku-ing, as long as I avoid texting?

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ollysk2 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:05 -0000

HAHA well said -- just like it's not DRIVING that's dangerous, it's HITTING THINGS.

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smstextnews — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:11:19 -0000

approve

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Burak — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:08:27 -0000

Rubbish! I've been walking around my garden texting all afternoon, and I was perfectly safe. Getting hit by a car, now that's dangerous.

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smstextnews — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:03:13 -0000

Flat Earth News is excellent too!

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ollysk2 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:38 -0000

If you haven't, I'd highly recommend the book "It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap as News" by Drew Curtis (the founder of Fark.com). It speaks to this kind of thing exactly, blowing things up to make a story out of it -- very good stuff!

-olly

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surftradon — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:38:20 -0000

Can't say it better than goodygoody2:

"...Pure Gold Ewan!..."

Re: Texting whilst walking is dangerous. Very dangerous.

goodygoody2 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:23:50 -0000

Pure gold Ewan........ :)

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DavidCarrington — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:09:42 -0000

This kind of thing has already hit the UK. I noticed this advert in a magazine yesterday:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thox/2800397512/