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by gardenmagik November 19, 2007 7:41 PM PST
When I found out that my 15 yr. old son had a myspace, I made my own account~ mostly just to keep up with what he was doing~ online & offline. I have caught a lot of heck for this from some teens. Some teens seem to view it as their very own secret society. I have advised other parents that they really should check out their childs myspace and they seem afraid~ as if this myspace thing is only for teens. Some act as if their children will be mad at them. Well, I will say that i have enjoyed my myspace AND have gained valuable insight into the thinking of the teens. Bill Cosby even said to get an acct if your kid has one! I think it is extremely important to know what is going on with your own child. I will always view this as smart parenting. I believe that with all the communication resources at their (children/teens) fingertips, parents need to utilize the same means to monitor their childs behavior. Kudos to the parents who are not afraid to stand up and pay attention. Too many parents want to look away and think that ''their child would never''... and those same parents might just get a rude awakening. Dont wait for something bad to happen. ''Head it off at the pass'' if you can~... especially if you care.
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by earlyprophet November 19, 2007 9:18 PM PST
HOPE FOR AMERICA: PRESIDENT RON PAUL

-- No more meddling in other country''s political affairs
-- No more aggressive military actions overseas
-- No more torture prisons
-- No more pseudo-wars like the "War on Drugs"
-- No more IRS and unconstitutional income taxes
-- No more Federal Reserve (the group of private banks which owns our government)
-- No more erosion of Social Security to pay for militarization
-- No more U.N. (one world government) participation
-- No more NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO or GATT (globalist trade cartels)
-- No more North American Union (loss of U.S. sovereignty)
-- No more federal gun control laws
-- No more illegal aliens pouring-in over our country''s borders
-- No more illegal aliens allowed to roam freely in our streets
-- No more national ID cards (Real ID Act)
-- No more government invasion of your privacy
-- No more federal Laws which are not authorized by The Constitution
-- No more federal erosion of State sovereignty
-- No more unlimited federal government

They don''t call him "Dr. No" for no reason. The Doctor is in! Find-out what CBS hides from you, and join us in this 21st Century political revolution at ronpaul2008.com

"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men"
- Samual Adams

"Ron Paul doesn''t represent your Father''s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers."
- Me
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by earlyprophet November 19, 2007 9:22 PM PST
RON PAUL RESPECTS YOUR PRIVACY
Like Ron Paul, I believe the biggest threat to your privacy is the government. We must drastically limit the ability of government to collect and store data regarding a citizens'' personal matters. We must stop the move toward a national ID card system (e.g., The Real ID Act). Under this new Law, states are currently issuing new driver''s licenses embedded with standard identifier data (RFID chips). Although, many states are refusing to comply. A national ID with new tracking technologies means we''re heading into an Orwellian world of no privacy. Ron Paul was one of the few members of Congess who voted against the Real ID Act. Also, under current medical privacy protection rules, which Ron Paul also opposed, insurance companies and other entities have access to your personal medical information. Finally, there''s the so-called Patriot Act, which Congressman, Ron Paul also voted against. As originally proposed, it expanded the federal government''s ability to use wiretaps without judicial oversight; allowed nationwide search warrants non-specific to any given location, nor subject to any local judicial oversight; made it far easier for the government to monitor private Internet usage; authorized sneak and peek warrants enabling federal authorities to search a person''s home, office, or personal property without that person''s knowledge; and required libraries to turn over records of books read by patrons. Ron Paul sponsored a Bill to overturn the Patriot Act.
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by mmales-2009 November 19, 2007 9:50 PM PST
Another very misleading report. Past generations of teens were FAR more at risk of drunken driving, unplanned pregnancy, violence, and other problems than today''s teens are. Why do the media continually try to misrepresent youth today as so dangerous? Further, the worst dangers to teens today derive from poverty, drug and alcohol abuse by parents, and abusive families--not the Internet. These kinds of sensational scare reports (often driven by self-interested nanny software manufacturers and consultants) interfere with getting attention for the real problems young people face.
Mike Males, www.YouthFacts.org
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by earlyprophet November 19, 2007 10:43 PM PST
ARE WE A NATION OF LAWS?
Consider the Patriot Act. The Law is 342 pages long, or 57,000 words, making it a bit longer than Dostoevsky''s "Notes from Underground" or, if you''re partial to pigs, about twice the size of Orwell''s "Animal Farm." The Patriot Act is the reigning champion of our government''s recent un-American activities. When it was first paraded before Congress and the Senate following the 9/11 attacks, few Members, other than Congressman, Ron Paul dared to vote against it. Most in Congress simply gave it their rubber-stamp of approval, without ever reading it. Why bother? It was, after all, named the "USA Patriot Act." It must be a good thing. Right? Now in effect, the Law wrecks a generation''s worth of constitutional protections against government snooping, legalizing police-state tactics in searches and seizures, criminalizing certain forms of speech and political activity, and opening the way for the mistreatment of foreigners in government custody and wholesale expulsions and imprisonment. It is a repugnant, unnecessary Law that goes against the very principles its name wrongly implies. Yet, it remains unchecked and unbalanced by public opinion, Lawmakers or the Courts. So, yes, we''re a nation of Laws. But the Laws aren''t much to speak of when they''re designed to hoodwink the public to win its docility. Neither is public responsibility much to speak of these days when its docility is secured with nothing more than a ploy-riddled play on the word "patriot."
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by earlyprophet November 19, 2007 10:51 PM PST
YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES
America is tipping back way too far in her easy chair. Something BIG is about to happen, and I predict this upcoming 2008 election will be extremely pivotal. I''m not going to name any candidates. You probably already know who my favorite is. But let me make my point absolutely clear: If you think times are boring, think again. If you think the future is predictable, think again. My advice to everyone who reads this is to be thoughtful. Trust only that wisdom which is your own. 90% of mainstream media in this country is controlled by fewer than 20 different organizations. Unfortunately, they, like our sold-out political ****** in Washington, were bought and paid for by the military industrial pharmacutical complex decades ago. Therefore, they will paint pictures they want to paint, and people will open their minds to pictures they want to see. So, be skeptical. Be wise. Research issues and talking points on your own, and share what you learn with those you love. The future of your family tree may lay in the balance.
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by privatecitiz November 19, 2007 11:45 PM PST
Talk about your "sold-out political ****** in Washington." What does "bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10,000,000" have to do with a parent%u2019s effort to protect their child from the dangers facing kids today?
If the internet is so safe, why do so many child molesters get caught in Internet based sting operations?
I think that we need to remain focused on the issues and not be clouded by political lobbyist who will use any venue to further their political candidate''s position.
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by navyretired2 November 20, 2007 12:25 AM PST
Invasion of privacy? Last I checked, I pay the bills...any privacy in my house goes through me.
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by feelfree1 November 20, 2007 1:19 AM PST

It is an invasion of privacy, but it is also sneaky and dishonest. If they want to monitor their daughter, they should be more open about it, and explain their reasoning to her.
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by feelfree1 November 20, 2007 1:21 AM PST

NavyRetired2,

Your response seems to indicate that you feel that you have the right to violate the privacy of your family members, not that you have any respect for it.
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by earlyprophet November 20, 2007 1:40 AM PST
RON PAUL WINS NATIONAL ZOGBY POLL
The results of a nationwide telephone poll, announced by Zogby on November 19th, reveals that a sizeable majority of Americans are looking to vote for a candidate who protects liberty; who wants to shrink government; and who wants to immediately withdraw our troops from Iraq - all positions taken by Texas Congressman Ron Paul. As part of a blind, spread poll commissioned by Jones Productions, respondents were provided with descriptions of four different candidates and asked to choose who they would vote for based on each one''s attributes and political platform. 32.8% of pollees chose Ron Paul, 18.6% chose Rudy Giuliani, 12.6% chose Fred Thompson, while only 15.1% chose Mitt Romney. The results clearly illustrate that the country is crying out for Ron Paul, which is why mainstream media has launched a PR offensive to marginalize his campaign accomplishments and suppress the Congressman''s name recognition. The sample used for the poll had mainly never or rarely used Web sites popular with Ron Paul supporters, such as You Tube, MySpace and Facebook, showing that if those types of Internet users had been more fairly represented, the numbers would be even more in favor of the Congressman. In a seperate question, over 49% of pollees said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who would begin an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Zogby indicated that, due to the high level of interest in the poll, they will be issuing a press release on Nov 20th.
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by earlyprophet November 20, 2007 1:42 AM PST
RON PAUL RESPECTS YOUR PRIVACY
Like Ron Paul, I believe the biggest threat to your privacy is the government. We must drastically limit the ability of government to collect and store data regarding a citizens'' personal matters. We must stop the move toward a national ID card system (e.g., The Real ID Act). Under this new Law, states are currently issuing new driver''s licenses embedded with standard identifier data (RFID chips). Although, many states are refusing to comply. A national ID with new tracking technologies means we''re heading into an Orwellian world of no privacy. Ron Paul was one of the few members of Congess who voted against the Real ID Act. Also, under current medical privacy protection rules, which Ron Paul also opposed, insurance companies and other entities have access to your personal medical information. Finally, there''s the so-called Patriot Act, which Congressman, Ron Paul also voted against. As originally proposed, it expanded the federal government''s ability to use wiretaps without judicial oversight; allowed nationwide search warrants non-specific to any given location, nor subject to any local judicial oversight; made it far easier for the government to monitor private Internet usage; authorized sneak and peek warrants enabling federal authorities to search a person''s home, office, or personal property without that person''s knowledge; and required libraries to turn over records of books read by patrons. Ron Paul sponsored a Bill to overturn the Patriot Act.
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by earlyprophet November 20, 2007 1:43 AM PST
RON PAUL RESPECTS YOUR PRIVACY
Like Ron Paul, I believe the biggest threat to your privacy is the government. We must drastically limit the ability of government to collect and store data regarding a citizens'' personal matters. We must stop the move toward a national ID card system (e.g., The Real ID Act). Under this new Law, states are currently issuing new driver''s licenses embedded with standard identifier data (RFID chips). Although, many states are refusing to comply. A national ID with new tracking technologies means we''re heading into an Orwellian world of no privacy. Ron Paul was one of the few members of Congess who voted against the Real ID Act. Also, under current medical privacy protection rules, which Ron Paul also opposed, insurance companies and other entities have access to your personal medical information. Finally, there''s the so-called Patriot Act, which Congressman, Ron Paul also voted against. As originally proposed, it expanded the federal government''s ability to use wiretaps without judicial oversight; allowed nationwide search warrants non-specific to any given location, nor subject to any local judicial oversight; made it far easier for the government to monitor private Internet usage; authorized sneak and peek warrants enabling federal authorities to search a person''s home, office, or personal property without that person''s knowledge; and required libraries to turn over records of books read by patrons. Ron Paul sponsored a Bill to overturn the Patriot Act.
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by earlyprophet November 20, 2007 1:56 AM PST
WERE HAVING A TEA PARTY! YOU''RE INVITED
As we all know, freedom isn''t free in this country. Therefore, in the wake of our successful fundraising event of November 5th, in which we all came together to raise $4.2 million dollars for Ron Paul''s campaign, we''ve set yet another date for an even bigger fundraiser. This one will take place during on December 16th: a very important date for people who love freedom and hate tyranny to ring the Liberty Bell, and let our sold-out, globalist, political ****** and their mainstream media enablers know that good Americans are mad as hell, and that we''re not going to take it anymore. December 16th is the 224th aniversary of The Boston Tea Party: an act of protest by the American colonists against the tyranny of Great Britain where the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped crates of tea overboard into Boston Harbor. It was a key event which helped to spark the American Revolution, and we hope this event will, likewise, add additional spark to our own 21st Century political revolution to restore peace, prosperity and freedom to our Republic by helping elect a President whose record of adherance to The Constitution is unmatched by anyone in American politics. Please join us this December 16th for the largest one-day political donation event in history. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10,000,000. The time to act is now. The time for Ron Paul is NOW! TeaParty07.com
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by earlyprophet November 20, 2007 1:56 AM PST
HOPE FOR AMERICA: PRESIDENT RON PAUL

-- No more meddling in other country''s political affairs
-- No more aggressive military actions overseas
-- No more torture prisons
-- No more pseudo-wars like the "War on Drugs"
-- No more IRS and unconstitutional income taxes
-- No more Federal Reserve (the group of private banks which owns our government)
-- No more erosion of Social Security to pay for militarization
-- No more U.N. (one world government) participation
-- No more NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO or GATT (globalist trade cartels)
-- No more North American Union (loss of U.S. sovereignty)
-- No more federal gun control laws
-- No more illegal aliens pouring-in over our country''s borders
-- No more illegal aliens allowed to roam freely in our streets
-- No more national ID cards (Real ID Act)
-- No more government invasion of your privacy
-- No more federal Laws which force you to take unwanted injections
-- No more federal Laws which are not authorized by The Constitution
-- No more federal erosion of State sovereignty
-- No more unlimited federal government

They don''t call him "Dr. No" for no reason. The Doctor is in! Find-out what CBS hides from you, and join us in this 21st Century political revolution at ronpaul2008.com

"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine

"Ron Paul doesn''t represent your Father''s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers."
- Me
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by likeablunchs November 20, 2007 2:18 AM PST
'' .. listen, you little rich sick girl, attract business by paying me & 3 other to hob nob at your sick bed for 22.04 each per night ($0.92 each hour) & sleep in ur guest beds at your 1700 square foot, 1/4 plus acre subsistence farm drifing swimming spore bloom weed dragon trail fickle first aid lunch farm cottage studio trail crossing yseedsberry trail groups as we pretend to be your inept competition & together play song dance skit kit you are here why why why first aid on the trail & dance get well feed world get sick tax world hike naked dance dressed porn songs (or 11.08 per night / $0.46 per hour if you expect your crops eaten) .. ''

'' .. the bed & breakfast / lunch / dinner that pays you to sleep with them .. ''

'' .. school teachets paid by sick little kids to rally round their sick beds & cure their own school teachet cancers & other diseases .. ''

'' .. have you hugged a lazy naked ignorant profane blemished promiscuous kid today? .. ''

'' .. she builds prisons, not paradises; but, she swears wishes don''t come true .. ''

'' .. at $.20 per gift, 330 shared @ $.30 each / 3300 @ $.21 each .. ''

'' .. if avg 90,000 countys 90,000 folk, each is visited in 60 years at 1 sick bed at each of 33 villages across 4.5 countys per day .. ''

'' .. is it so that light paints the world in visibility spray, or that people imagineered such an explanation thereby bending reality to suit their expectations .. ''
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by navyretired2 November 20, 2007 8:00 AM PST
"NavyRetired2,

Your response seems to indicate that you feel that you have the right to violate the privacy of your family members, not that you have any respect for it.

Posted by FeelFree1 at 01:21 AM : Nov 20, 2007"

And your continued posts seem to indicate that your bed is still wet. Shouldn''t drink so much koolaid right before bed. That''s what I tell the kids ya know.
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by feedback3-2009 November 20, 2007 8:03 AM PST
Smart parenting? No, this would be crappy parenting at its worst. They were incapable of raising a daughter they can trust and so now they are trying to destroy whatever trust remains.
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by mike71067 November 20, 2007 8:15 AM PST
"Invasion of privacy"?? Sorry, but we do not allow privacy at the expense of their safety. They can have all the privacy they want when they turn 18.
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by johnlarlee November 20, 2007 10:38 AM PST
I am 59. my mom used to snoop into my life till I left home, it seemed that was her job.? when I asked how she knew, she would say "a little bird told me". man, did I wish I could get my hands around that "little birds" neck. John
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 11:44 AM PST
It''s not a matter of raising a daughter they can trust. Something that many of you commenting on this story do not account for is the vulnerable and volitile nature of the emotions of any child, particularly adolescents. If you rewind your own tapes back to your adolescent childhood, you will probably find that you wished that there had been somebody there to love you enough to protect you from some of the crazy things you did either because someone talked you into it, lured you into doing it, or made a fool of you in the presence of witnesses. A child is under the jurisdiction of the parents. The parents are the providers, the caregivers, the police, the judge, the jury, the executioner, the protector, and the eyes and ears of the child. It is the parents'' responsibility to see things the child does not see, and protect them long before they are confronted by tragedy due to a bad decision.
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 11:55 AM PST
The highest duty of a parent is to love their children. Love is not a fleeting emotion that comes and goes. It is, simply, "I''m going to do everything in my power to protect you from what you''re not ready to deal with. I''m going to everything in my power to prepare you for what you are ready to deal with. I will be there with you while you''re dealing with it. If it becomes too much for you to handle, I will put a stop to it." There was a time when all it took was a glance, a swat, a spanking, or a restriction. With all the intervention of technology (not computers .. the internet), none of those are enough. We are in the age of information, and teenagers learn quickly, and too often, they don''t have a clue what they''re learning. Then, they get caught in adult games that have disasterous effects such as what the story talks about. The suicide of a daughter who had a falling out with a friend. Or a teenage girl somehow acquiring plane tickets to the middle east to become an unwilling wife to a radical moslem (which was told a few years back). Or, gee, not too long ago, last year, there was an FBI sting on several child molestors who used the internet to talk teenage children into sexual activities with them, meeting them in their own homes (last year).
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 11:56 AM PST
Gee, the Early Prophet finally speaks! There are more of you. Where?
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by likeablunchs November 20, 2007 12:00 PM PST

'' .. after 10s thousands and 100s thousands years of raped dead babies, the war lords are still afraid to fill front pages with expressive healthy babys and to tell them ''i love you'', and too refuse on the front pages to tell them ''i dare you'', sending someones elses to do so in their stead .. ''



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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 12:10 PM PST
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With the intervention of the internet, if children are allowed to access it, there is NO protection short of spying available. People use the internet to hurt children, break up marriages, have affairs, set up drug deals, buy prostitutes from abroad, and plan terrorist activities. In Austin, a man was prosecuted for using spyware on his estranged wife to monitor her cheating activities. He did it in order to provide evidence that she was cheating and also to protect himself from her and her boyfriends. He was fined $1000 and sentenced to jail for invasion of privacy (!?) Excuse me! Who was the estranged wife? And who was the victim? I understand why he did it, because I fell victim to my second wife, who had another man use my social security numbers, pin numbers, and bank numbers to have my address changed, money transferred, and money spent in my name. While we were still married. How did they do it? By phone and OVER THE INTERNET. I filed a police report and recovered the stolen funds, but had I had some kind of protective measure, I could have prevented all that. You can''t even trust you''re own wife nowadays, and some of you are talking about trusting your kids? You GOT TO BE KIDDING!
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 12:12 PM PST
Nowadays, kids are plotting the murders of their own parents.
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 12:25 PM PST
Dont''s teach your kids how to rap don''t teach your kids to talk that c.r.a.p. Teach them to walk with pride when they walk down the street. To take the bull by the horns and when they pick the rose to mind the thorns. Teach them to do the best they can in everything they do. To wear a slip beneath that dress and a blouse that covers their breasts. Teach them to tuck in that shirt and to wear a belt ''round those pants so you don''t have to wonder "What did I do wrong!"
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 12:58 PM PST
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So, what? You call the TRUTH harrassment? The truth is NOT nor EVER will be politically correct.
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 1:12 PM PST
Gee, someone who knows about Radio Frequency Identifiers. And that they cause cancer.
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by bennyblack1 November 20, 2007 1:26 PM PST
And, well, she''s still doing mischevious things to me that I have to put up with. They don''t really do to much harm to me, and she no longer has access to any of my info. Let''s just say though, that I''m legally prepared in the event that she DOES try something.
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by shadyshall November 20, 2007 3:37 PM PST
Parents absolutely need to monitor their kids internet usage. i use a program like the we they showed called PC Pandora. I love it. But to each his own... bottom line is kids aren''t nearly as tame as they were even 10 years ago. if you don''t protect them by any means possible, you could very well lose them.
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by likeablunchs November 21, 2007 1:29 AM PST


'' .. major media refuses market share to those what grow their own lunch, major banks forclose on small farms, while big farms refuse to feed anyone what has no money, while inflated companys pay fortunes to give themselves away to third world countrys to reduce their own cost of living, while folk scream and starve, and armys wage trillion dollar baby raping wars on disgruntled vagrants, while major media ignores starved raped tortured mangled slaughtered kids opting instead to talk about big companys and big armys winning big wars on little filth .. ''

'' .. few civilizations past said: ''close the war, and bring those men back home, we''re go''n to turn the school houses to dare houses''

'' .. i got a great idea: let''s feed the world by taxing and free the world by waring .. with our resources and technology, we can make more progress more quickly than every prior and contemporary culture combined .. ''

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by likeablunchs November 21, 2007 2:07 AM PST
'' .. as an immortal, i can wish to be a mortal with few wishes come true, but: just as a programmet or a cartoonit can rewrite the story, as an immortal, so too can i .. ''

'' .. from one, infinity .. ''
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by Wookiee-1138 November 21, 2007 5:15 PM PST
You can be sure kids will find a way around such measures if they wish. I was breaking into my dad''s restricted DOS directories to play DOOM even before the internet.
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