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		monochromatic on June 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users an... Google surely must have anticipated that some people would react this way. Good on them for going ahead with this reminder anyway.

RexRollman on June 19, 2011 [–]

I disagree but not because it caused offense. I just see no reason why Google should be adding reminders when only the end user should be doing that.

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