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Anyone know a little girl named Miri?

On the list of reasons to not give junior a cell phone, I think health risks from radio waves are somewhat far down the list anyway.

Not that I’ m saying the risks aren’t present, they might be. I don’t know.

Best way to short-fuse that argument: “You can get a cell phone as long as you can find a cellular service provider that will honor your signature and accept your (cash) payments.” That should do it.

Er – what’s a ‘grup?’

Jason: Refer to the first comment.

Grups=grownups. From Star Trek TOS: Miri memory.../Miri_(episode)

And aren’t you embarassed about your low GQ (geek quotient). 🙂

Not to mention, they’re not allowed to be on in class…

And demand? Yeah, I’m with you. They demand it, I demand they get a job to pay for it.

Ah yes – the beaker of death. I had forgotten that quote.

My mum wanted both my younger sister and I to get phones, and offered them to us a number of times. We both refused.

I didn’t get a mobile until I moved out last year, and Julie still doesn’t have one. I always thought they were unnecesary if you have a land-line.

Of course, no that I have one, I find it useful. But mainly to SMS my friends when I’m running late.

Of course, no that I have one, I find it useful. But mainly to SMS my friends when I’m running late.

There was a great piece a couple of years ago, either in the New Yorker or the Times Sunday magazine, that analyzed the redefinition of “late” in the cell-phone age — in urban areas, anyway, you can now be up to an hour or so late for a social appointment (not business) as long as you’ve called and informed the other party that you’re on the way.

Is someone here a Trekkie?

Probably the more salient question is: Who around here isn’t?

Awesome!

As much as I adore the original series, Picard was clearly a superior captain. (though it always bugged me that he had a English accent)

And if you want a true test of your GQ, tell me how many episodes of the original series there were.

Soixante-dix-neuf.