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blue screen of death

Posted By: ER MT on 2006-08-04
In Reply to: that can happen at a perpetrative site....sm - Blue Screen of Death......sm

I'm not sure if he went back to myspace a second time, I'll have to ask him.  Thanks for all the help.  I got it at Best Buy so I think I'll take it back there and see what they have to say also. I just don't want him away at college and have the darn thing crashing all the time.  It's not like you can just keep buying new ones at that price!





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See the blue bar
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Blue ?

 HELP.  Has anybody heard of, or used a transcription platform called "Blue".....  (something...don't know what...).   I heard  somewhere(?) about this  "Blue..." system and apparently it's supposed to be super ?!!   Anybody have a clue?  .   TY in advance. 


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You can *what if* yourself to death--sm
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Great neighborhood though.


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death toll
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Death summary on someone who...
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Dr. dictates:


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death summaries
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The audience would be the blue states,

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It still happens, mostly in blue collar jobs,
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Possibly Wild Blue?....sm
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So the solution is clubbing 50,000 to death?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze. I'm sorry, but that's just an ignorant comment.
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Wild Blue satellite internet

Anybody currently using Wild Blue satellite internet?  Any responses good or bad would be greatly appreciated.


The Forum Subject is missing in the blue box...
don't know what happened with my format. All forum subject is missing. Now, I can't switch from one subject to another without going back to home page
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Blue Cross only pays $25 towards exam. sm
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In my pink rollers and sky blue jammies

Patch of Blue, Chinatown, Gone With the Wind (nm)
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