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POLL: Could You Live Without a TV?

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Mathetais, Mar 13, 2003.

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  1. Mathetais Gems: 28/31
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    I got a shocked response from reepnorp when I mentioned in the M*A*S*H thread that my family doesn't have a TV.

    That made me think ... how many of us here could live without the "Idiot Box" (as we call it)?

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    This poll contains 2 question(s). 43 user(s) have voted.
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    Poll Results: Could You Live Without a TV? (43 votes.)

    Could You Live Without a TV? (Choose 1)
    * No Way! :eek: - 7% (3)
    * Not A Problem. :good: - 49% (21)
    * I Could, but Would Never Choose To. :spin: - 44% (19)

    What Would You Miss Most About the TV (Choose 1)
    * Reality Television (aka Survivor, the Bachelor, etc.) - 2% (1)
    * The News - 23% (10)
    * Cartoons - 9% (4)
    * Favorite Sit-Coms - 26% (11)
    * Movies - 40% (17)
     
    Mathetais, Mar 13, 2003
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    I could, but wouldn't want to.
    You left off a big one in the "what would you miss" question. Sports. That is all that I would miss.
     
    Jack Funk, Mar 13, 2003
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    Weird people.

    Rolls eyes

    Of course I can't. But my PC is my king, cause with out it I'd be dead. I have only one friend in RL and others are here.
     
    Eze, Mar 13, 2003
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    I could but I dont see the point of it. I dont watch much TV as it is but now and then it is nice to relax infront of the can. I also prefer to watch news and such on TV than find stuff on the net.
     
    joacqin, Mar 13, 2003
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    Sports .. oh yeah. Just include that in the "NEWS" category.

    They only sports I watch are Fitness Competitions on ESPN2 ;) :good:

    (I can't edit the poll, can I?)
     
    Mathetais, Mar 13, 2003
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    I could live without a tv, no problem, but I would sorely miss all of my games that I can't play on here. But I hardly ever watch the thing anyway, and it's in my room, and we have something close to 400 channels. There's still never anything on.
     
    Dragon's Jewel, Mar 13, 2003
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    I could easily live without TV. I barely ever watch it anyway. The only thing I ever watch is the occational movie.
     
    Frostmage, Mar 13, 2003
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    Yeah...
    Guess I could...
    Though living thou...

    I really don't watch TV that much...
    But I use the puter' to much,
    not good that either...

    BTW...
    Why the #¤%& did you use The Bachelor as an example??

    **** TV at it's worst... :nono:
     
    Istari of Thay, Mar 13, 2003
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    I sold my TV 5 years ago, and haven't missed it at all. :D
     
    Yochimbo, Mar 13, 2003
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    My point exactly! The Bachelor is one of the reasons my TV was carried away by a homeless guy.
     
    Mathetais, Mar 13, 2003
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    I probably could, for I watch TV EXTREMELY rarely. I could easily do without. When I DO watch it, it is for movies, or for the news. Rarely, I watch TV shows, but I SUCK at remembering to watch them regularily.
    But, I wouldn't want to, for it is good every now and then when I am feeling generous to watch some of the mindless drivel on, if only to mock it mercilessly... heck, I have even watched one episode of Survivor, if only to laugh my *** off!

    And Math, you left one gategory completely away... Discovery channel type of programs! My mom's "boy" friend wathes mostly the kind ofstuff that is about lions in Africa or Kangaroos in Australia... That has to figure in the equation, too.

    (Elrond, what are you doing? No, not the cream!)
     
    Arabwel, Mar 13, 2003
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    I probably couldn't... Unless I could sit behind my comp as much as I wanted.
     
    Ancalìmon, Mar 13, 2003
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    Ahh...
    Thank God...

    I'm proud of you Mat... Can I call you Mat?
     
    Istari of Thay, Mar 13, 2003
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    Mat is fine!

    On the Discovery Channel .. my wife is missing "Trading Spaces" pretty badly now. I'll miss "Breed All About It" ;) j/k
     
    Mathetais, Mar 13, 2003
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    Since I live on my own I haven't got a TV set anymore. I don't miss it too much. The only things I miss is watching movies and the discovery channel.
    :wave:
     
    aegron, Mar 13, 2003
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    I did without TV for 2 years while I was a missionary in Japan. I could do it again, but what I would miss would be the documentaries like "Investigative Reports", "Cold Case Files", "American Justice", "City Confidential", and stuff like that. One qualifier to this discussion would be are you talking no TV set period, or simply no hookup to external material (ie -- you could still watch videos and DVDs but you wouldn't even have Peasantvision, let alone Cable or Satellite). I'd have a tough time with no videos.
     
    LKD, Mar 13, 2003
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  17. Master of Nuhn

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    I could live without a telly. Easily.
    As long as they broadcast crap like Idols, Big Brother, Temptation Island, I would be even glad!
    I think I would most miss the journal. The journal gives me an idea of how happy I should be.
     
    Master of Nuhn, Mar 13, 2003
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    for that you got Internet and newspapers

    I have a tv in my room, but since the batteries of the remote died, and I´m to lazy to get new ones, I havent touched it anymore, which is over 2 months
     
    Morgoth, Mar 13, 2003
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    [​IMG] I don't watch TV that much - when I'm rounf my friends house, because one hogs the computer so I am stuck with watching TV with his sister and playing with the Molly-dog
     
    8people, Mar 13, 2003
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    I really don't get to watch TV beacuse I'm always out of the house. But it helps me unwind. I watch documentaries, sports, sitcoms and movies.
     
    Charlie, Mar 14, 2003
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