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From the page: "This is an amazing idea..and damn it would come in helpful if I was single!

Have you ever been on a blind date that you really wanted to get out of? How about participating in the worldâ€s most boring meeting or wanting to get away from the in-laws?

iPhone owners now have a great tool available for making that quick exit, and itâ€s called Fake Calls. From iPhone startup Magic Tap, Fake Calls sells in the App Store (click opens iTunes) for just US$0.99. In order to make it appear that you have just received a phone call from someone important, you can change the wallpaper for the Caller ID, set the phone to ring or vibrate, and customize the caller number or name. You set a time for the fake call (i.e., 15 minutes into that really dull date), and at that predefined time the fake call comes in. Voila! Instant excuse!"

They are the stuff of legend - signifying mystery and traditionally believed to be able to grant the owner youth.Now for the first time, thanks to genetic engineering, blue roses finally exist.