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Handsets get taken to the grave
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More people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones when they die, say researchers.
The trend, which began in South Africa, has now spread to a number of countries, including Ireland, Australia, Ghana, and the US.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4853548.stm
But what if reception in the grave suxx ? 
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only sprint sucks in the grave.
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People have asked to be buried with items of importance to them for centuries. Many people believe that being buried with a personal item means it passes with them into the after life. This isn't exactly a new practice - it's what gave grave robbers a market.
When I get close to death, I hope I choose something a little more worth while than a cell phone to be buried with.
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They will have to pry my PowerBook from my cold dead hands!
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It's from fear of being buried alive. It used to be bells on the surface with strings into the coffin. Now it phones.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
It's from fear of being buried alive.
I understand.
I'll take an espresso machine as well, gotta keep myself awake while waiting 
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I wonder what kind of signal you'd get ...
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Sprint will continue to bill them.
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I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
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I hear that underground is considered "roaming"
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Originally Posted by Railroader
It's from fear of being buried alive. It used to be bells on the surface with strings into the coffin.
...hence the phrase "saved by the bell". Yes, really.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Eriamjh
Sprint will continue to bill them.
And their signal strength will still suck.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
...hence the phrase "saved by the bell". Yes, really.
This brings to mind another phrase that people have no idea where it comes from: "Rule of thumb". Without googling it, does any one know it? I'll give you a hint, it's very sexist.
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You can beat your wife with anything as long as the diameter is less than that of a thumb.
What do I win?
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Good job. Your prize is a Simpsons movie to be released July 2007.
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