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11. Sorry, this is one subject being glib about Darwin Awards doesn't cut it-

Sat Apr 26, 2014, 10:54 PM

Apr 2014

all too often those car accidents involve innocent people killed/maimed because of some idiot texting.

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I now beep at people when I see them texting and driving alcibiades_mystery Apr 2014 #1

They are in NJ NJCher Apr 2014 #4

My favorite (ironic) moments enlightenment Apr 2014 #5

No irony in this story, only tragedy: Cooley Hurd Apr 2014 #6

The stories are not ironic, of course. enlightenment Apr 2014 #8

Same here NickB79 Apr 2014 #18

The herd, it thins itself. TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #2

Tragic. NYS has set up texting stops on its Interstates... Cooley Hurd Apr 2014 #3

admittedly, that was a parody I had not thought of hfojvt Apr 2014 #7

Cars are not your living room couch on wheels, people. KittyWampus Apr 2014 #9

New Darwin Award category fortyfeetunder Apr 2014 #10

Sorry, this is one subject being glib about Darwin Awards doesn't cut it- KittyWampus Apr 2014 #11

We could ban the keyboards on cell phones The Straight Story Apr 2014 #12

Why are headphones worse? nt Logical Apr 2014 #14

Probably because they mask out background noises The Straight Story Apr 2014 #15

Yeah. Maybe true. But.....(always a 'but' isn't there?) The Straight Story Apr 2014 #19

Darwin Award nt alp227 Apr 2014 #17