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From: grunwald@uiucdcsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: TV or not TV
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Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 15:42:00 EST
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb!grunwald    Dec  8 14:42:00 1984

As for the "if you want to watch it, o.k., if you don't, don't" attitude, here,
here!

I don't own a telly -- I spend the time I would spend watching it doing some-
thing which is only slightly less a waste of time, reading the NYT. I have to
admit, it's not quit as rauchous as Lavern & Shirly, but they do get their
jabs in and it fits into my budget with slightly less protest.

For example, in a recent Bezerkly city council meeting, Eldrige Cleaver
(ex-black panther cum moonie & general conservative kind of guy) asked if
they were going to sing the national anthem before the meeting started. The
mayor was quoted as saying "Shut up, Eldrige, shut up or we'll have you
removed." Ah yes, only in america can you find such irony.

The only problem is that our socity tends to think that you're an howwid ol'
poofta who quotes stock options at parties and asks people their opinions on
the Moroccan civil war if you don't watch TV. That's the center of conversation
for a lot of people, which is unfortunate. You're pretty much considered a
social pariah if you don't know what's going on in the tee-vee world. So, next
time you meet an un-assuming person who doesn't watch TV, talk about newsprint
for a couple of minutes to make them feel at ease.