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nyc-caribbean-ragazza
10/27/09

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How is that possible?!! When do they find time to read or play? #television
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whynotshesaid
10/27/09

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I watch more TV now than I have for nearly a decade, but that's only because premium cable has given us some awesome shit in recent years (Dexter, Californication, True Blood, Mad Men, etc.)

However, my TV watching pales in comparison to my internet surfing, which is bordering on pathological. #television
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jigglyball
10/27/09

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Oh, yeah? Hey researchers, I watch my TV ON THE INTERNET!

I suggest you use this formula: (Willingness to Be Intellectually Inert + Refusal to Watch Constant Loop of Two and 1/2 Men on Actual Television)/(Willingness to Emote - Speed of Internet Connection & Buffering) = TV Consumption of an Only Mildly Intellectually Superior LazyAss American (tm) #television
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Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
10/27/09

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I don't watch television...too cheap to pay for the "Government Tax Box" (converter box) and I'll be damned before I pay way too much for shitty cable. But I "internet" like, WHOA. So, I guess it all balances out. It makes me wonder if this is one of the reasons that we'll have so few geniuses coming from this generation. If I'd have spent less time watching television as a kid, I could have unraveled the mysteries of the world. Instead I spent my formative years trying to get my braids just like Brandy's and dip-dying my jean skirt to look like Brenda Walsh's. #television
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sara.elizabeth.walter
10/27/09

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I think the better question is WHAT are kids watching? I mean, the educational benefits of Sesame Street have been proven, but if they're watching the soaps or whatever other "adult" tv parents leave on, it's useless. My little brother has high-functioning autism, and loves tv, since it lets him see and experience new things, without it being scary. He learns a lot from PBS's programs, and it actually helps him in real life. And some of these programs are super-fun and encourage a lot of moving around (although of course that doesn't mean that the watchers actually DO move around).

Also, there's a whole argument about HOW people watch tv--whether kids have it on while they play for extra stimulation, the same way I keep the History Channel on when I do paperwork.
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midwesternmom
10/27/09

@sara.elizabeth.walter: I use the TV to keep my son happy so I can shower (run and check on him), get dressed (run and change the program), and make myself human for work. Without it, I would take showers with an audience. He does other things (writes his letters, plays with his cars) but he stays near the shiny, safe glow of the TV. #television
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lolabee
10/27/09

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watching tv is bad for you, so i just watch it on my computer #television
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jigglyball
10/27/09

@lolabee: Ha, jinx. #television
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Etoiles
10/27/09

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I wonder if it's watching, or if it's "watching."

I tend to have the TV on almost every moment I'm home after work. It keeps me company -- my husband doesn't get home from work until 11:45 or midnight and I tend to have AIM open and the TV on just so there's some sense of someone alive out there in the world broadcasting something to me. (That said, if there's nothing good on, I'll either pull something up on my TiVo or give up and go internet-only.)

I also have the TV on while I'm getting dressed in the morning, for the news (weather and traffic, mostly) and when I'm cleaning or whatnot. So sure, there are probably 40 hours per week of the TV being on, but maybe 5-10 of me sitting down and actually concentrating intentionally on programming... #television
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Kivrin
10/27/09

@Etoiles: With kids, I suspect they're really watching (unfortunately). I've never met a kid between the ages of 2 and 5 who didn't get ridiculously sucked into TV-watching. They go into a trance-like state.…
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alula
10/27/09

@Kivrin: Interesting. Even when I was little, according to my mom, there was very little on TV I would just "watch," unless I were sick. I liked to color or play with dolls or something at the same time, and to this day, I have trouble just watching TV without doing something else (which occasionally backfires for something like Mad Men.) #television
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Kivrin
10/27/09

@alula: Maybe it's just the particular kids I've known and babysat for, but the wee ones zoned out when Bob the Builder came on screen. I remember being an "Active" watcher myself, though—I have snapshot memories of trying to dance along with characters on TV when I was 3 or 4. So yeah, maybe it's just the kids I babysat. :) #television
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FatLynn
10/27/09

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Well, I hope they are at least watching something educational, like Baby Einstein videos. #television
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small-fox
10/27/09

@FatLynn: educational TV for toddlers and preschoolers is sort of an oxymoron. #television
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Ruby_de_la_Booby
10/27/09

@FatLynn: Disney is actually sending out refunds for Baby Einsteins, since it does nothing educational. That being said, it is great for occupying Lil Ruby's attention while I try to take a shower and wash my butt.
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whynotshesaid
10/27/09

@small-fox: Educational TV is an oxymoron, period.

Yes, I've read Neal Postman, why do you ask? #television
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FatLynn
10/27/09

@Ruby_de_la_Booby: Turn up your sarcasm meter. #television
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small-fox
10/27/09

@whynotshesaid: Oh, I've found plenty of TV educational, just not in the academic sense. #television
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Ruby_de_la_Booby
10/27/09

@FatLynn: Sorry! I have a 10 month old. I'm too tired to pick up on snark ;) #television
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madeofawesome
10/27/09

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I attribute it to the fact that House is really good this season. #television
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keldo
10/27/09

@madeofawesome: Yes! House is my guilty pleasure. #television
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madeofawesome
10/27/09

@keldo: Be not ashamed! Gregory House is the smart girl's lustboy. #television
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BetteD
10/13/09

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Two things: Aren't all beauty pagaents plastic?

And did they just say Alexandra WHOREBATH? I know they didn't, but if they did, BEST. NAME. EVER.
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PhillyLass
10/08/09

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Anyone know how doctors treat a broken implant? Do they have to operate? Is there a way to remove the implant goo from the body once the casing is broken?
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ebm5750
10/08/09

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As a person who has implants and loves them, I get really sick of women who call me an idiot or look down on me for it. It's my body and I made a decision that I am happy about. It's funny to me that implants always bring out the vitriol more than all the other things women do to themselves.
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woodsey
10/08/09

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I am an asshole. I have no sympathy for this girl or her type. If you want to get surgery to look more appealing to men so you can go on a reality show for your fifteen minutes of fame, you pretty much deserve whatever comes your way.
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JoaquinPhoenix's Hairstylist
10/08/09

@woodsey: Yes, you are an asshole.
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Stephanie wishes to kill Tucker Max
10/08/09

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I may be in the minority here but I think that going on reality shows is just as idiotic as getting implants. It's all just stupid. America has serious problems.

Ok I'm full of vitriol today.
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YankBoffin
10/08/09

@Stephanie wishes to kill Tucker Max: Just to be clear, I think The Real World is just about the only American reality tv show that isn't a rip-off of some other country's reality tv show (usually the UK). I'm with you on hating them all, though.
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thatgirlinnewyork
10/08/09

@Stephanie wishes to kill Tucker Max: no--you're right. both are idiotic. and now these shows have to think twice before employing people with fake parts, lest they get sued for "injuries" sustained by possession of said fake parts. "muscle damage, nerve damage..." blah blah. i can't be too sympathetic about this. joining you in the vitriol. does it come in a 300mg tab?
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Stephanie wishes to kill Tucker Max
10/28/09

@YankBoffin: That's true, I remember spending sophomore year of college in England the year Jade Goody won big brother and thinking it was bizarre and creepy. #realworldroadrulesbustedimplant...
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/08/09

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when will women stop having this body destroying surgery?
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TurtleWexlerKickedMe
10/08/09

@if_i_only_had_a_heart: Word. I get that it's looked at as no big deal, but I consider it such a huge deal, and considering the care you have to take post-surgery, it's life-altering in more ways than one.
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KikiCanuck
10/08/09

@BadenBaden: Exactly! I don't understand how we've come to a point where we regard any surgical procedure as being "no big deal." You know what isn't a big deal? Having small tits!
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