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Kuchikomi › What do men do with their cell phones all day?

“From morning until night, anytime, everywhere” -- it’s the ubiquitous cell phone that Weekly Playboy (Aug 10) is talking about. An alien visiting our planet… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Aug 01 2009

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