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	Smile, Dammit!

chestnut501

8-20-2009 7:26 PM

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chestnut501 says:

If they can't force us to be happy, they now have the technology to help them force us to look like we're happy. Are we happy?

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8-21-2009 8:46 PM

lollipop10

That's just stupid. I'm all for smiling, but they're carrying it too far.

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