Television

I was cruising through Suburban Guerilla and Washington Monthly. Susan at SG mentioned something about not paying her cable bill. Kevin Drum at WM made a post about the FOX program 24.

You know the one thing you can always depend on every time the subject of television arises online? Some lefty snot issuing a reprimand for watching it. And, good God on a hamburger bun, those people are irritating to no end.

Their recommendations range from "read a book" to "listen to some music" to "bake a cake" as though TV viewers have never heard of such novel ideas.

Pardon me for asking, but just who the fuck do you think you are to be advising me or anyone else how to spend our time? It's wonderful you think so highly of yourselves, but you are mistaken if you believe your unsolicited suggestion makes you look intelligent. Does the acronym STFU mean anything to you? Because if all you have to say is "Why do you watch that shit?" all you're getting from me is a hearty STFU.

How much you wanna bet these are the same people who actually pay for the privilege of a Modest Mouse ringtone on their phone? Or obsess over maintaining their "six-pack" (or as I call 'em, Fascist Abs)? Or would rather slit their wrists than confess their love of Green Day?

Whatever happened to live and let live. Nobody gets that anymore.