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Jeebo

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49. Saying you're "filming" with your cell phone.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:01 PM
11 hrs ago

I always want to ask, "What kind of 'film' did you have in your cell phone? 8mm? 16mm? 32mm?" If you recorded the scene with your cell phone, you did not "film" it.

-- Ron

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