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  1. Top 10 Norton/Symantec Secrets You Shouldn’t Know (27,377 views, 65 comments)
  2. Sprint Makes Customer Wait 6 Hours For Chat (12,830 views, 28 comments)
  3. Geek Squad Cuts The Cables Inside Your Computer Instead Of Backing Up Your Data? (10,388 views, 67 comments)
  4. Papa John’s Is Taking Your Theft Seriously, And Gets Offended If You Don’t Believe Them (109 comments, 9,751 views)
  5. Getting Nigerian Email Scammed, A First-Person Story (83 comments, 10,339 views)

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