The Effects of Too Much Television
See what a week without any television would do in your own life.
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Lyrics
'Cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavor it happens to be, like...
"Killed by the husband"
"Drowned by the ocean"
"Shot by his own son"
"She used a poison
in his tea...kissed him goodbye"
That's my kind of story
It's no fun 'til someone dies
Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother holds her child
Watches them die
Hands to the sky crying,
"Why, oh why?"
Cause I need to watch things die... from a distance
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
YOU ALL NEED IT TOO, DON'T LIE
Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
Will write as the story's told
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
I need to watch things die... from a good safe distance
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same, so...
Why can't we just admit it?
Blood like rain come down
Drown my grave and ground
Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and Voyeur
Stare at the transmittal
Sing to the death rattle
La, la, la, la, la, la-la-lie (x4)
Credulous at best
Your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men
Pull your head on out your hippy
Haze and give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile, so impersonal
Devour to survive... so it is, so it's always been
We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I
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The Berenstain Bears Book
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV (First Time Books(R))
Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 12/07/2009)
When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is allowed again - and they don't even miss it.
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Turn Off the Television
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Evidence
Do you limit your TV time?
My husband and I had no TV programming available to us for more than 5 years. When we moved, we decided to get HD cable - after a few months of television abuse we decided to cut the cable.
It is a bit hard to get used to at first, but when you realize just how much more time in the day you have and how much more actual fun you can have it's totally worth it.
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- shajo shajo Jun 3, 2009 @ 11:33 am
- Great lens on NOT watching TV! My husband for some reason likes to have a TV on in the house. He turns it on as soon as he gets up in the morning! As for me, I enjoy the quiet when the TV is turned off!
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- susannaduffy susannaduffy Jun 2, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
- I don't look at the TV, - it's in a back room and for use as a large screen to watch DVDs on. I read news and check weather online. There's nothing on the TV that I care to watch
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- Cari_Kay Cari_Kay Jun 2, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
- Okay, 25 stars from me (if only it were possible). I think tv really dumbs people down (and don't even get me started on daytime television). I truly see that families that watch little to no television are closer families. It's funny but the more television a family watches, the more distant they seem to be...so sad...
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Jun 2, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
- We don't have cable or satellite so there is nothing to watch. It makes it very easy to limit TV. Instead of TV we take walks, go to the beach, read books, play games, cook and eat together as a family.
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