Don't be fooled, UV exposure can kill


	Don't be fooled, UV exposure can kill

JohnWaterman

3-29-2009 5:31 AM

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3-29-2009 5:32 AM

JohnWaterman

http://computertan.com/

3-29-2009 7:38 AM

ratcatcher2

Look, these people must be so stupid to believe that it was possible to obtain a tan from a computer screen that ... that... that they need to protected from themselves on an isolated island with no chance of procreation. Ha ha.

3-29-2009 11:52 AM

tanyamm

I stay away from anything that does not give me a natural tan. I had a very bad experience with a tanning booth once and I would not like to go through that again.

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