Survey Asks: Internet Access or Sex?


	Survey Asks: Internet Access or Sex?

balthazarus

12-13-2008 6:56 AM

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balthazarus says:

It is a small sign of the new era, where connectivity to the web is perceived essential as one of the physiological functions. A virtual breathing.

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12-14-2008 4:37 PM

malaika99

Wow! TV, yes. Sex, no ways.

12-14-2008 5:09 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTMfbtCJ_-I

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