# Teen girl falls in open manhole while texting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-girl-falls-in-open-manhole-while-texting/502890>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 13, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-girl-falls-in-open-manhole-while-texting/502890 "2009-07-13T19:15:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-girl-falls-in-open-manhole-while-texting/502890/1 "2009-07-13T19:15:52Z")

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_slaps forehead_

[http://wcbstv.com/local/texting.manhole.raw.2.1081403.html](http://wcbstv.com/local/texting.manhole.raw.2.1081403.html)

Do you think she hung in the air for a second, looked down, and texted “EEP!” before she fell?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-girl-falls-in-open-manhole-while-texting/502890/2 "2009-07-13T19:19:18Z")

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> [@MOIDALIZE](#):
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> _slaps forehead_
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> [http://wcbstv.com/local/texting.manhole.raw.2.1081403.html](http://wcbstv.com/local/texting.manhole.raw.2.1081403.html)
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> Do you think she hung in the air for a second, looked down, and texted “EEP!” before she fell?

[“In mnhol hlp”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=524258)

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-girl-falls-in-open-manhole-while-texting/502890/3 "2009-07-13T19:19:20Z")

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CRAP! There’s already a thread, and it’s better than this one.

Mods, go ahead and close.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-girl-falls-in-open-manhole-while-texting/502890/4 "2009-07-13T19:20:56Z")

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