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Thursday, March 06, 2008
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How They Won a World War is Beyond Me

The island that stood up to the Nazis through the Battle of Britain, and withstood the trials of food rationing because of the U-Boat scourge, is now padding their light posts because too many people were running into them while texting on their cell phones... seriously:

Padded lampposts are being trialled in a London street to protect inattentive pedestrians.

A pilot scheme has been launched in Brick Lane after it was found to have the highest number of 'walking and texting' injuries in the country.

A study carried out by 118 118 found one in ten people has hurt themselves while focused on their mobile phone screen.

Words escape me.

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Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:55:28 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
They were always more natural in the air and at sea. Plus, a stiff upper lip is a brittle upper lip.
Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:44:33 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Next question; when they discover that walk 'n texters tend to get seriously hurt when they walk into cars as they don't pay attention, will Britain ban walk 'n texting or driving? I say both.
Friday, March 07, 2008 12:44:11 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Who won what World War???
I Like IKE
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