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So all cars should be limited to 45 MPH?
Or, since most accidents actually occur at under 30 in residential areas, maybe we should make the speed limit in front of your house 65, to beat that statistic?
I agree with most of your stuff here, the cigarette folks OWN Washington. Though I'd much rather have cigarette smokers driving next to me on the freeway than pot smokers, so don't get that started.

But limiting the max of things is silly. No ladders over three feet tall to eliminate falling off? No stoves able to produce a flame, or heat over 102 degrees to avoid burns in the home? Losing one's hearing doesn't happen because the machine has the ability to get loud, it happens because the user has an INability to determine when it is too loud, and turn it down. And I say tough. I have loved loud music my whole life, I own over 10K in home stereo equipment, and I will turn it up when I want to. But I am not stupid enough to do it long enough or loud enough to hurt my ears. And if they ARE stupid enough, then that is their problem. They caused the damage by turning the knob to the right, as we used to say when all stereos had a knob. They can deal with the results.

BTW, love the "shouting in the courtroom!" Hearing loss, shouting, too funny!
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Try this  Michael Kelly | 03/14/06
Baloney, try this then...  ajole | 03/15/06
Answers  Michael Kelly | 03/15/06
Ridiculous  CalebAndCo | 03/15/06
Are headphones new?  nomorems | 03/14/06
This is new because....  jinko | 03/14/06
Who says the "background" noise would not have damaged  Laff | 03/14/06
This is new?  tic swayback | 03/14/06
True enough but one exception  voska | 03/15/06
In the end it's called choice....:)  Laff | 03/15/06
How do you inform them?  voska | 03/15/06
Yes I agree...A standard would be usefull to know where the line is.  Laff | 03/15/06
They've already BEEN informed  ajole | 03/15/06
Huh?  Rick_K | 03/14/06
Greedy lawyers  bahamude | 03/14/06
Suggestions for good earphones?  NonZealot | 03/14/06
Headphones  bahamude | 03/14/06
Thanks bahamude  NonZealot | 03/14/06
Headphones, Bass, and a Cheap Tweak  panzrwagn | 03/15/06
Good but expensive  dduke@... | 03/14/06
I used to have a pair of sony's  ajole | 03/15/06
Article is incorrect  tic swayback | 03/14/06
It's MS suing Apple  Rick_K | 03/14/06
While I agree a little  ajole | 03/15/06
What does MS make to compete with the iPod?  Rick_K | 03/15/06
Yeah, OK  ajole | 03/15/06
In other news  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/14/06
Isn't it nice to know.  Rick_K | 03/14/06
What about...  dduke@... | 03/14/06
This is like suing McDonalds  crash89 | 03/14/06
No, it's worse  tic swayback | 03/14/06
the saddest part of it all  5th Limb in the Kisser | 03/14/06
INFORM.....YES! Legislate......NO!  Laff | 03/15/06
My view  voska | 03/15/06
So all cars should be limited to 45 MPH?  ajole | 03/15/06
If it were possible  Michael Kelly | 03/15/06
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I still say it's a dangerous precident for the government  Laff | 03/15/06
Agree in part  voska | 03/15/06
Ah I agree on safety to a point.  Laff | 03/15/06
Knee jerk reaction  voska | 03/15/06
Who should I sue?  zaphod@... | 03/14/06
Same old song  csbarri | 03/14/06
Slight difference  Rick_K | 03/15/06
They should sue their parents...  dp@... | 03/14/06
YYYYEEESSSS!  ajole | 03/15/06
I Blame them  kevsan | 03/14/06
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This is absolutely STUPID!  ajole | 03/15/06
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OOOHHH! I think I like that!  ajole | 03/15/06
Interesting isn't it?  Rick_K | 03/15/06
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Probably Gov't funded too.  ajole | 03/15/06
Count me in  Rick_K | 03/15/06
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