I've tried...

[Goldfish]

Do you guys ever wonder how much of your life is spent watching TV?

Do you think anybody has ever said, on their deathbed...'Geeze, I wish I would have watched more television shows!'?

Shut it off, walk away. Go a month without it and your life will ne better. So will your children's.

You ever wonder how much time you spend in forums?

sent from a phancy fone

[assateague]

I'd rather not think about it.

[rebelp74]

I'd rather not think about it.

X2

[Redbeard]

Red you know a lot about tv and movies.
How do you have time for anything else?


All better now!

you know a lot about everything. How do you have the time for it all?

I have been on earth twice as long as you have.

You're 71 years old?

I forgot The fountain of youth also rests in Kansas

[Redbeard]

Don, you're wasting your breath. I've already told them they're wasting precious time they can't get back.
I can't say I never watch TV or movies but, I don't recite the lines from hundreds of flicks that I've watched tens of times.
You kids go outside and play right now!

just for that I'm bringing the DVD player into the garage for the WCH. We'll watch Anchorman and Tombstone back to back while we drink

[Bootlipkiller]

Do you guys ever wonder how much of your life is spent watching TV?

Do you think anybody has ever said, on their deathbed...'Geeze, I wish I would have watched more television shows!'?

Shut it off, walk away. Go a month without it and your life will ne better. So will your children's.

You ever wonder how much time you spend in forums?

sent from a phancy fone

boom!!!

[Bootlipkiller]

Don, you're wasting your breath. I've already told them they're wasting precious time they can't get back.
I can't say I never watch TV or movies but, I don't recite the lines from hundreds of flicks that I've watched tens of times.
You kids go outside and play right now!

just for that I'm bringing the DVD player into the garage for the WCH. We'll watch Anchorman and Tombstone back to back while we drink

Sounds like a hell of an idea.

[waterfowlman]

I'm kinda proud that I haven't even heard of most of the shows y'all are talking about.

[NORTH]

I've been watching reruns of "24" here lately. It's coming back spring of '14.

Great show, just finished all the seasons about a month ago...can't wait for it to start up again

[Olly]

People that think they're better or smarter because they don't watch as much TV as some others has always crack me up. Anyone that says the phrase (I haven't owned a TV in X amount of years) in a bragging manner just look like an asshat to me.

Sent from my phone.

[Redbeard]

I'm kinda proud that I haven't even heard of most of the shows y'all are talking about.

shall we start talking bout Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy?

[waterfowlman]

I'm kinda proud that I haven't even heard of most of the shows y'all are talking about.

shall we start talking bout Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy?

What are those? I obviously watch less TV than a lot of other people. Just the way it is.

[Redbeard]

People that think they're better or smarter because they don't watch as much TV as some others has always crack me up. Anyone that says the phrase (I haven't owned a TV in X amount of years) in a bragging manner just look like an asshat to me.

Sent from my phone.

"in a lot of ways I think that movies are the new books"

[Redbeard]

I'm kinda proud that I haven't even heard of most of the shows y'all are talking about.

shall we start talking bout Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy?

What are those? I obviously watch less TV than a lot of other people. Just the way it is.

oh come on Rick you weren't sleeping in a jungle yet were ya

[waterfowlman]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

[Redbeard]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

those the channels with the hot, half naked news anchors?

[waterfowlman]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

those the channels with the hot, half naked news anchors?

HaHaHa. Now you're talking about RT...Russian English news TV. They've got some hot bitches on their news shows.

[Redbeard]

I can imagine an international man of mystery such as yourself would be more in tune with international news than some of us ignorant okies who rarely make it outta our own counties

[MuddyWaterWarlock]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

Sorry WFM, with all due respect, I can't watch the news. I get so wound up and pissed off at the ignorance of society and world functions I can't control myself. I just don't see how people can watch the news and not want to go kill half the world! I beg the newspeople to post a few Positive thoughts and moments every once in a while.

[waterfowlman]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

Sorry WFM, with all due respect, I can't watch the news. I get so wound up and pissed off at the ignorance of society and world functions I can't control myself. I just don't see how people can watch the news and not want to go kill half the world! I beg the newspeople to post a few Positive thoughts and moments every once in a while.

Understand exactly what you mean Muddy. I already want to go kill half the world so might as well use the news to help figure out where to start.

[MuddyWaterWarlock]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

Sorry WFM, with all due respect, I can't watch the news. I get so wound up and pissed off at the ignorance of society and world functions I can't control myself. I just don't see how people can watch the news and not want to go kill half the world! I beg the newspeople to post a few Positive thoughts and moments every once in a while.

Understand exactly what you mean Muddy. I already want to go kill half the world so might as well use the news to help figure out where to start.

Hmmmmm......might make a good team!

[Tomkat]

People that think they're better or smarter because they don't watch as much TV as some others has always crack me up. Anyone that says the phrase (I haven't owned a TV in X amount of years) in a bragging manner just look like an asshat to me.

Sent from my phone.

Did you see that on TV?

[Tomkat]

Red you know a lot about tv and movies.
How do you have time for anything else?


All better now!

you know a lot about everything. How do you have the time for it all?

I have been on earth twice as long as you have.

You're 71 years old?

I forgot The fountain of youth also rests in Kansas

I had the life experience of two 71 year old men by the time I was 26. Do you know what I mean?

I think you are taking this wrong. I just asked a question.
The truth is, I know a lot about tv and movies too....OLD tv and movies.

[3legged_lab]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

Sorry WFM, with all due respect, I can't watch the news. I get so wound up and pissed off at the ignorance of society and world functions I can't control myself. I just don't see how people can watch the news and not want to go kill half the world! I beg the newspeople to post a few Positive thoughts and moments every once in a while.

Understand exactly what you mean Muddy. I already want to go kill half the world so might as well use the news to help figure out where to start.

If you're at half the world yet you must be damn close.

[Redbeard]

Red you know a lot about tv and movies.
How do you have time for anything else?


All better now!

you know a lot about everything. How do you have the time for it all?

I have been on earth twice as long as you have.

You're 71 years old?

I forgot The fountain of youth also rests in Kansas

I had the life experience of two 71 year old men by the time I was 26. Do you know what I mean?

I don't

[waterfowlman]

Always been an international news junky. BBC ITN Fox etc. Is usually what the TV is tuned to if it's on.

Sorry WFM, with all due respect, I can't watch the news. I get so wound up and pissed off at the ignorance of society and world functions I can't control myself. I just don't see how people can watch the news and not want to go kill half the world! I beg the newspeople to post a few Positive thoughts and moments every once in a while.

Understand exactly what you mean Muddy. I already want to go kill half the world so might as well use the news to help figure out where to start.

If you're at half the world yet you must be damn close.

There's a bunch of commies and diaper heads who should be very glad I don't own a stealth bomber. Not to mention a few of our own dirtbag politicians.

[one2many]

did Don grace us with his presence and go all douche bag? did he tell us how to raise our kids????

[Redbeard]

No he just told us we're all fucked up cause we occasionally turn on the tv

[one2many]

No he just told us we're all fucked up cause we occasionally turn on the tv

tv is the least fucked up thing i did today his high and mighty can look down his nose at me all he wants as long it helps him sleep at night

[don taylor]

Usually, at some point in a man's life, he realizes how precious and fragile life is. When you watch your buddy's 3 year old son die of cancer, when you get a call that your father, who you were fighting with and haven't spoken to in years, dies. Sometimes it's not so traumatic, but most guys do wake up one day and wonder what they could have done to have lead a different life in some regards. I'm not better, smarter or more educated than any of you. I'm just saying that you never know how long you or someone you love has on this planet. Make the most of it. I'm not telling anybody how to raise their kids, either. I'm just saying spend as much real quality time with them as you can. My kids are all very smart, high honor roll, straight A students who can pick out the grackle in the flock of starlings. I'm very proud of my children, but I'm not telling anybody that what I've done is solely responsibe for what my kids are. Them not watching TV is a small part of it all. We play Apples to Apples and monopoly a lot. We play cards when we can't go outside. There are so many more things that challenge and stimulate kid's minds, TV just seems like a waste.


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