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Wednesday, February 1, 2006 12:00 AM

Big Brother, who cares?

The feds may be listening, but nobody in our mad cellphone world is about to stop talking.
By Garrison Keillor

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  • Wednesday, February 1, 2006 12:22 PM

    Drivers beware

    I'm reminded of a recent commute to work where I was tailgated for 20 miles by a young woman in a Honda Civic, one hand holding her cellphone to her ear, mouth agape madly gabbing away. Every so often I would peer back at her to see what she was up to. In one of these instances, and to my horror, I realized that she was a handtalker. One hand plastered to her ear, the other flailing about, and, human anatomy being what it is, obviously nothing on the wheel.

    While I don't begrudge anyone their use of a cellphone, as a courtesy to others, please, at least make it look like you're driving.

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