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   Message 53,200 of 54,497   
   keithr to Bert   
   Re: Boston Bombing, more people died tha   
   28 May 13 19:56:50   
   
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   From: user@domain.invalid   
      
   On 26/05/2013 1:55 AM, Bert wrote:   
   > In news:b08t83FghsiU1@mid.individual.net keithr    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> The danger is overstated by most Americans, while in the States I was   
   >> warned several times that places the I was planning to go to were   
   >> dangerous, but in the event, the places proved to be perfectly safe.   
   >   
   > Can I take it that you don't wear a seat belt when driving and have no   
   > smoke detectors or fire extinguishers in your home?   
   >   
   > Since you haven't been killed in an car accident or house fire, these   
   > dangers are obviously overstated, and they're prefectly safe.   
   >   
   The chances of being hit by an incompetent driver or a frying pan   
   catching fire are much higher than being attacked. I have been involved   
   in accidents when some-one else screwed up, but so far, in a long life,   
   I have yet to be attacked or have the kitchen catch fire.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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