Tuesday, March 3, 2009

TV made me do it




There are two people in this world. Those who watch tv and those who don't. There's this smugness about the latter category though, that can be likened to the debate between omnivores and vegetarians.

I think comedian Jim Gaffigan hit this weird attitude right on the money:
person 1:"I haven't eaten meat in 4 years!"
person 2:"Well, I haven't eaten a banana in 3 months, but you don't see me bragging about it." Anyway, non-tv watchers are like the vegetarians. People who revel in their sacrifices.

It's a two-edged sword. Too much tv makes you lazy, apethetic, and an irritating pop-culture parrot, whereas finding other stuff to fill your time can make you smug and pompous, and perhaps make you do things you'd rather not admit to doing (like making crocheted sea-creatures).