ridestrong 1 #1 February 3, 2010 Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv?*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #2 February 3, 2010 Because it's fucking annoying talking to people who only want to talk about whatever bullshit happened on some lame ass reality tv show.Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #3 February 3, 2010 Quote Because it's fucking annoying talking to people who only want to talk about whatever bullshit happened on some lame ass reality tv show. Exactly. They should be talking about LOST. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wormly81 0 #4 February 3, 2010 QuoteWhy do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? Because people that watch TV are too braindead to recognize their own inferiority? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #5 February 3, 2010 Ya, I admit there are a couple of series that I follow. I'm finding it very common lately for people to try and make small talk with me about shows like american idol or whatever other mindless entertainment show is popular.Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,672 #6 February 3, 2010 >Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? So you (and they) won't waste your time in pointless discussions concerning who shot JR or who won American Idol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 February 3, 2010 QuoteWhy do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? Because in the 1840's there was no television. When Karl Marx referred to the opiate of the masses... in his day.. it really was religion. Today that term applies to television...as well as religion. It is very good at distracting the feeble from what is occuring around them in the real world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #8 February 3, 2010 I forget....who shot JR? Edited to add: it was Maggie that shot Mr Burns... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #9 February 3, 2010 QuoteQuoteWhy do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? Because people that watch TV are too braindead to recognize their own inferiority? When I talk to people who only want to talk about tv, celebrity gossip or other pop culture/mass media stuff I makes me wonder what kind of boring life they live. Like they have no good stories to tell and they have to live their life vicariously thru an electronic environment to get any kind of joy from life. I'm generalizing of course but it dose seem that way to me sometimes.Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 February 3, 2010 QuoteToday that term applies to television...as well as religion Television is some people's religion. Their holy sacrament is fast food and their alter is a broken bathroom scale!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #11 February 3, 2010 QuoteQuoteToday that term applies to television...as well as religion Television is some people's religion. Their holy sacrament is fast food and their alter is a broken bathroom scale! And another priceless sigline is born.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #12 February 3, 2010 I knew this would happen. When went to CDs, everyone else got an Ipod. Last Saturday, I had cable installed and it is already out of style. Good thing I didn't pay for the premium package. I love that show The Mentalist. (I hate the commercials, so I rent the season dvds at BB.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,499 #13 February 3, 2010 Quote >Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? So you (and they) won't waste your time in pointless discussions concerning who shot JR or who won American Idol. I would like to thank the people who came up with American Idol and all the "reality" shows. It was thanks to them that I stopped watching TV. I get a *lot* more done in the evenings these days."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #14 February 3, 2010 Life After People anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #15 February 3, 2010 QuoteIt is very good at distracting the feeble from what is occuring around them in the real world. Everything in moderation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #16 February 3, 2010 Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Because in the 1840's there was no television. When Karl Marx referred to the opiate of the masses... in his day.. it really was religion. Today that term applies to television...as well as religion. It is very good at distracting the feeble from what is occuring around them in the real world. And now, endless prattling, on internet forums. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheach 0 #17 February 3, 2010 QuoteLife After People anyone? I like that show!!!!I woke up next to a blowup doll Ash....so what do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #18 February 3, 2010 QuoteI would like to thank the people who came up with American Idol and all the "reality" shows. Add me to the list. Think of all the brainless idiots inside watching TV instead of out on the road driving. Think about how the crime rate goes down when American Idol is on, Think about all the porn channels on......oh wait.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,779 #19 February 3, 2010 I watch TV regularly; once a year, for the Super Bowl.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #21 February 3, 2010 Quote >Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? So you (and they) won't waste your time in pointless discussions concerning who shot JR or who won American Idol. Who shot JR? Wasn't that on some TV show back when they had to watch TV by candle light? In a cave? Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #22 February 3, 2010 QuoteQuoteLife After People anyone? I like that show!!!! Me too. I liked that they used real life situations as examples. Like the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster that turned the nearby town into a ghost town, and they filmed part of it 20 years after the accident. It was interesting."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #23 February 3, 2010 Quote Quote It is very good at distracting the feeble from what is occuring around them in the real world. Everything in moderation. Including moderation... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #24 February 3, 2010 Quote Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Because in the 1840's there was no television. When Karl Marx referred to the opiate of the masses... in his day.. it really was religion. Today that term applies to television...as well as religion. It is very good at distracting the feeble from what is occuring around them in the real world. And now, endless prattling, on internet forums. Hey I have to do SOMETHING at work..... It gets boring waiting for something to break so I can go fix it.... and since I did a VERY good job of setting it up and setting up the monitoring in the first place.... it does not break very often and if it even LOOKS like something is going to start happening.. I know about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #25 February 3, 2010 QuoteQuoteI would like to thank the people who came up with American Idol and all the "reality" shows. Add me to the list. Think of all the brainless idiots inside watching TV instead of out on the road driving. Think about how the crime rate goes down when American Idol is on, Think about all the porn channels on......oh wait. MTV is who you'd be thanking. Anyone remember REAL WORLD...? So now, like radio, TV gives you 3 minutes of "programming" followed by 2-1/2 minutes of advertising & self-promotion. Just what a nation with ADD needs!When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
