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Sunday, August 03, 2008 --- 27 days ago http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/08/02/nsfw-deadly-textual-obsession/
 Filed under: Humor That's "Not Safe For Walking," but you can apply it to driving, jogging, or any other activity that requires any of your attention. Text messaging has become the mode du jour of communication, but it seems to have its downside. As MSNBC reports below, hospital emergency rooms are starting to sound the alarm about text-related injuries, some of them deadly. Distracted text addicts are no match for curbs, lampposts, or oncoming traffic. I wish I could plead "not guilty" here, but I, too, have been seduced by the siren of "1 New Text Mesage: View Now - View Later" while hurtling down the Parkway. After watching this report, maybe I'll wait awhile to see what's coming up on "Hardball." 118 118, a UK business directory company, came up with a novel solution in March, outfitting lampposts in London's East End with protective padding. Injuries to lampposts have greatly decreased. One thing is for sure, if you're too engrossed in your text life, instead of ROTFL, you could end up (cocked eybrow, slight head turn) RIP. My initial reaction to the concept of text messaging was atypically old-mannish. "We had text messaging back in my day. It was called a telegram!" The idea seemed counter-intuitive in this age of cellphones and email. All of that changed when I got a phone with a whole keyboard. Suddenly, I realized that it was the ultimate in message control. No repeating myself over blaring muzak, or being caught off guard by ... |
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