It is becoming increacingly obvious to those of us with a modicum of
intelligence that television is an almost total waste of the precious
hours we are lucky to have in our short lives.

On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, William H. Stirrat wrote:

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> I've become particularly
> >aware recently of how foolish, incompetent, and just plain stupid people
> >are made to look in commercials.  (Is there a media plot afoot?)
> >
>
> I've noticed this too.  It seems that programs and commercials think they
> have found a niche in making adults (especially parents and the elderly)
> look stupid.  It may seem funny on the outside, but it's indicative of a
> growing problem with respect of others.  TV has been showing kids that they
> don't need to respect their parents, adults, authority, laws, etc.  But I
> could go on about this for awhile, so I better quit.
>
> standing on my box of Dial,
> Bill
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