Why I Don't Watch The News...
wingnut4772
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Today I have my first day off in two weeks so tonight I sit down and watch the news. Something I never do and tonight I was reminded why because in the half hour I learned:
Salt is killing us all and there is too much of it in our diets!:eek:
Working the night shift causes cancer.:eek:
The economy will get worse in 2008.:eek:
Black women do not get the same treatent as white women when in the ER.:eek:
and on and on....
To think they fill every night of the week with these types of shocking revelations. No wonder everyone is worried and panicked and stressed.
Salt is killing us all and there is too much of it in our diets!:eek:
Working the night shift causes cancer.:eek:
The economy will get worse in 2008.:eek:
Black women do not get the same treatent as white women when in the ER.:eek:
and on and on....
To think they fill every night of the week with these types of shocking revelations. No wonder everyone is worried and panicked and stressed.
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Yup, time to put the music on or watch a good movie.Michael
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Yup.
Everything is killing us, everybody is killing each other and the poor and minorities are hardest hit. The usual lineup of news stories.
I stay away from the news myself. I prefer to enjoy life rather than be depressed over the end of the world which is apparently right around the corner.polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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Well if the Law of Attraction is valid, the news media will cause the planet to explode any day now!:eek::pSharp Elite 70
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I learned (on this forum) that the same group of people who own the media also own the banks and also own a little sliver of democracy in the Middle East. And, it is impossible to get elected (or, maintain your elected position) without the backing of the banks and the media. And, lastly, all news is subjective to both interpretation and presentation.
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I never turn on the TV or watch the news...
My Mom is all about it man
She thinks my stereo is going to cause the house to blow up, plastic bowls cause cancer if used in the microwave -- all kinds of weird BS...- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »I never turn on the TV or watch the news...
My Mom is all about it man
She thinks my stereo is going to cause the house to blow up, plastic bowls cause cancer if used in the microwave -- all kinds of weird BS...
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If I die of cancer caused by plastic bowls in the microwave --
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If I die of cancer caused by plastic bowls in the microwave --
I'll let you know
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And hairdryers cause cancer as well. I guess I will never have to worry about that one.
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My He-Man Rig sounds better to me if I have a mouthful of salt.
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You're on a roll today George. "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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I haven't watched the news in several years, I never plan to ever watch it again, it's pointless and uninformative, a waste of time.
Heck it's been almost 2 years since I've had a TV. No news, no good TV shows = no TV.If...
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Eff the news!
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I haven't watched the news in several years, I never plan to ever watch it again, it's pointless and uninformative, a waste of time.
Heck it's been almost 2 years since I've had a TV. No news, no good TV shows = no TV.
Nice man. I have never had TV in five years of marriage, until this past few months, Cable offered me free cable for a year. I said, what the heck... why not. Man, I haven't missed a thing. I don't watch movie's on TV, because I HATE commercials, News is so biased and lame, what's the point? Really, the only good thing about TV is sports.. and even that is shadowed sometimes. Crazy.
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Yep, same here, I'm in the NO T.V. camp....I never watch t.v. My wife does, but not much. I'll be calling the cable company to cut t.v. service completely, I'm not sure why I still have it and wasted so much money for it, but enough is enough, and my wife is cool about that. All I need is my internet and some DVD movies and music videos. But I do listen to the news when driving to work in the morning.
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Plastic bowls are carcinogenic when put in the microwave, that's a scientific study, not weird BS...
Nearly everything is carcinogenic, it's all about quantity. Like that story about the butter flavor from microwave popcorn being carcinogenic. Seriously, aside from workers in the factory where they make the stuff, you'd choke on eating too much popcorn before you'd get cancer from it.If you will it, dude, it is no dream. -
I thought the news was just made up stories for kids to watch? You mean some of what they say is real?
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I was a big Bloom County fan (old, not the new one) and there was one strip with the TV on announcing there was no news today followed by continuing report later about why there wasn't any news. That cracked me up.
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If you think that's bad, try watchin the international news!
Iran acts like a spoiled red-headed stepchild.
The US system of government is failing.
The Dollar is dead, dude.
N. Korea is really really sorry that they were naughty. They won't do it again, they promise.
There will be peace in the middle east... again... someday.. wait.. ZOMFGWTFBBQ LEBANON AGAIN?
China kicks the US in the balls, US tries to walk it off. China points and laughs.
More extremists blew themselves up today.
They pissed off another group, who will blow themselves up tomorrow.
Woah, Pakistan WHAT? They have NUKES too?
Binladen is STILL alive.
Global catastrophic financial meltdown, coming your way soon!
Australians hate W. so much they voted out their own president!
France is burning, AGAIN!
The collapse of the USSR was just a ploy to allow Russia to regroup and reorganize.
Another coup attempt failed/succeeded in some small country that nobody really cares about anyway.
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wingnut4772 wrote: »Today I have my first day off in two weeks so tonight I sit down and watch the news. Something I never do and tonight I was reminded why because in the half hour I learned:
Salt is killing us all and there is too much of it in our diets!:eek:
Working the night shift causes cancer.:eek:
The economy will get worse in 2008.:eek:
Black women do not get the same treatent as white women when in the ER.:eek:
and on and on....
To think they fill every night of the week with these types of shocking revelations. No wonder everyone is worried and panicked and stressed.
easy solution..
don't eat salt, it will kill you
only work dayshift or it will kill you
the economy won't be any worse in 2008 than it was in 2007, which was a pretty good year IMHO
I can't speak for black or white women in the ER. Just avoid the ER all together.
see, don't you feel better knowing that?
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eh, I mute the tV volume, kick the tunes on and watch the bubble headed bleach on,,,,,,she's on at five......she can tell you about the..............with a wink in her eye.
I think the weather girl should wear a bikini when she does her stick.
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reeltrouble1 wrote: »eh, I mute the tV volume, kick the tunes on and watch the bubble headed bleach on,,,,,,she's on at five......she can tell you about the..............with a wink in her eye.
I think the weather girl should wear a bikini when she does her stick.
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wingnut4772 wrote: »Today I have my first day off in two weeks so tonight I sit down and watch the news. Something I never do and tonight I was reminded why because in the half hour I learned:
Salt is killing us all and there is too much of it in our diets!:eek:
Working the night shift causes cancer.:eek:
The economy will get worse in 2008.:eek:
Black women do not get the same treatent as white women when in the ER.:eek:
and on and on....
To think they fill every night of the week with these types of shocking revelations. No wonder everyone is worried and panicked and stressed.
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Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »She thinks my stereo is going to cause the house to blow up
Your mom as good sense, I also think your stereo is going to cause your house to blow up
Or least glow at night. :eek:
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What ever happened to the news being the news? 90% of it
anymore is fluff. Either stuff you already know(common sense)
or cheap WTF filler about someone doing something stupid.
Cable news networks left the big three trying to hard for ratings.
A dumb college girl goes on a drinking bindge and ends up murdered.
Sad, but not earth shattering. Six months later, It's still in the damn news.
They blow the smallest thing up to fill time. Who cares. If it was really important,
they'd bury it on page 4 of the newspaper. Spears's
custody battle ends up front page."The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
That's why I like talk radio, I can imagine them any way I like. Cloth unclothed whatever.
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sucks2beme wrote: »What ever happened to the news being the news? 90% of it
anymore is fluff. Either stuff you already know(common sense)
or cheap WTF filler about someone doing something stupid.
Cable news networks left the big three trying to hard for ratings.
A dumb college girl goes on a drinking bindge and ends up murdered.
Sad, but not earth shattering. Six months later, It's still in the damn news.
They blow the smallest thing up to fill time. Who cares. If it was really important,
they'd bury it on page 4 of the newspaper. Spears's
custody battle ends up front page.
All the news shows that showed (a few still kinda do) "real" news didn't get good ratings. It's still a business, and the people have spoken - they don't care about real news. Sad.If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
