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Old 17 April 2007, 01:12 PM
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AP) Worried Afghans switched off their mobile phones Monday as rumors spread that a deadly virus could be contracted by answering calls from "strange numbers."

An official with Afghan Wireless Communication Company, Abdullah, said hundreds of calls were received Monday from worried customers who had heard the rumor.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2687791.shtml
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Old 17 April 2007, 02:19 PM
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Guess someone read Stephen King's book "Cell" one to many times
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Old 17 April 2007, 03:02 PM
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Or maybe Mr. King has some inside information that we're not aware of...
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Well, we'll find out when people talking on cell phones go mad and start killing each other
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Old 17 April 2007, 05:15 PM
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Oh no, it is the end of the world! We will all be wiped out by a virulent disease contracted through dirty telephones! Guess we shouldn't have sent away all our hairdressers and telephone sanitizers.
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geminilee, make sure you have your towel!
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Old 17 April 2007, 06:08 PM
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I always know where my towel is; I am one hoopy frood.
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