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    Text Messaging Destroying the Thumbs of America's Youth says New York Times

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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    09/10/09

    In reply to Gimmick Blogs To Conquer Television
    I started this comment off railing about Fox and their anti-president stance, but now that they're blocked on my cable box and are APPARENTLY GOING INTO PUBLISHING I just don't care enough to rant.
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    09/10/09

    In reply to Gimmick Blogs To Conquer Television
    How original.
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    Image of NorthernLite NorthernLite
    09/10/09

    In reply to Gimmick Blogs To Conquer Television
    If this is the website where someone posted they got kicked out of a bookstore for putting Bibles in the fiction section, then it is occasionally amusing. And if the show is one that requires WGA writers and SAG actors, etc., then at least a few more people with some modicum of talent will get some work. (As opposed to "reality stars.")ETA: Oh gross, this is the first TFLN that appeared on the site when I looked at it: "I dont wanna date her. I just wanna be able to run a blacklight over her face and prove ownership."
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    Edited by NorthernLite at 09/10/09 2:01 PM NorthernLite was starred NorthernLite was unstarred
    Image of Nick Douglas Nick Douglas
    09/10/09

    In reply to Gimmick Blogs To Conquer Television
    At least these kids are less likely to say "an historic." Apologies in advance, Richard, if you are British and also from the 1800s.
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    Image of nozer nozer
    09/10/09

    In reply to Gimmick Blogs To Conquer Television
    "Fox TV has announced plans to develop the website, "Texts From Last Night" into a book."

    A book? I thought we were talking about a TV show here. I'm confused.
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    Nick Douglas promoted this comment nozer was starred nozer was unstarred
    Image of SeaBassTian SeaBassTian
    05/26/09

    In reply to Text Messaging Destroying the Thumbs of America's Youth says New York Times
    After reading the pull quote from the first paragraph, I am convinced that NYT is describing teenage masturbation: They do it late at night when their parents are asleep. They do it in restaurants and while crossing busy streets. They do it in the classroom with their hands behind their back. They do it so much their thumbs hurt.
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    Image of anyonecanwhistle anyonecanwhistle
    05/26/09

    In reply to Text Messaging Destroying the Thumbs of America's Youth says New York Times
    (Lately, she has been using the iPhone she got for her 15th birthday, and she says texting is slower and less painful.)


    ahh so the NYT article was really a hidden iPhone add - less speed, but less pain!

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    Image of El Matardillo El Matardillo
    05/26/09

    @anyonecanwhistle: That is Apple's entire value proposition summed up nicely. Less speed, less pain! Real men use PCs.
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    05/26/09

    In reply to Text Messaging Destroying the Thumbs of America's Youth says New York Times
    Memo:

    I need someone to find our story from the 1990s when we warned that Playstation, Nintendo, et. al. are ruining kids thumbs. Change it around for texting and get it in the paper for Monday.
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    Image of kimsama kimsama
    05/26/09

    @CaptainFantastic: "And be sure to include at least three anecdotes about parents who let their children text whenever/whatever they want so all the Park Slope Parents will go nuts with condemnation in the comments."
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    05/26/09

    In reply to Text Messaging Destroying the Thumbs of America's Youth says New York Times
    One suspects Jim Cramer had the crazy on him well before texting came around.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    05/26/09

    In reply to Text Messaging Destroying the Thumbs of America's Youth says New York Times
    How long before we just start masturbating in public and slinging our feces all over the place like crazed mongrels?!


    How quaint that you think we aren't already there.

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    Image of Dominant Glee Club Dominant Glee Club
    05/26/09

    @badasscat: I would submit that Cajun's posts are public masturbation.
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    Image of El Matardillo El Matardillo
    05/26/09

    @badasscat: Apparently the Cajun Boy has never visited Second Life or he would know that public masturbation is all the rage.
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    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    05/26/09

    @The Dominant Glee Club: Zing!
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    03/20/09

    In reply to 5 Things We Wish We Could Undo on the Internet
    erm... deleting your own posts on Gawker would be nice ;)
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    Image of pufflehuff pufflehuff
    03/20/09

    In reply to 5 Things We Wish We Could Undo on the Internet
    People should just use weird, J. K. Rowling-inspired handles on the nets and do the silly stuff under that. Where are my homies Ditchitchquid and Mihermone?
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    Image of BaconCat BaconCat
    03/20/09

    In reply to 5 Things We Wish We Could Undo on the Internet
    a way to quietly drop a facebook friend so they wouldn't know unless they looked for you.
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    03/20/09

    In reply to 5 Things We Wish We Could Undo on the Internet
    Un-comment button please!
     Reply
    Cheap Shot was starred Cheap Shot was unstarred
    Image of Nick Douglas Nick Douglas
    03/20/09

    In reply to 5 Things We Wish We Could Undo on the Internet
    The LinkedIn snub is a definite need for every social network. Dodgeball used to have it; they called it the ex-girlfriend feature. Foursquare has half of the same capability: you can add a friend but not get their updates.
     Reply
    Nick Douglas was starred Nick Douglas was unstarred
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