From: thssapk@iitmax.iit.edu (([<{\_/}>]))
Subject: WHAT I LEARNED FROM TV
Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 20:12:56 GMT

In article <1992Dec9.182341.4157@ncsu.edu> mgtaylor@eos.ncsu.edu (Mary Molly G Taylor) writes:
>In article <1992Dec9.054604.2664@alw.nih.gov> gooey@helix.nih.gov (Sean Graham) writes:
>>In article <1992Dec8.215906.3943@ncsu.edu> mgtaylor@eos.ncsu.edu (Mary Molly G Taylor) writes:
>>>In article <18238@mindlink.bc.ca> Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong) writes:
>>>>This sounds like an interesting topic ... anyone else have any others?
>>>>What valuable lessons do we learn from watching TV?
>>>
>>>No one ever cooks meals, goes to the bathroom, watches TV, washes clothes,
>>>or any of the same 'ol stuff I do every week. ;-)
>>
>>  * The _real_ killer cannot dies unless there is less than 5 minutes
>>  left on the show.
>>
>>  * It takes an average of 5-6 shots to kill a villain, whereas 1 shot
>>  will usually do for the average good guy (who's contract is up).
>
>How could I forget this one? This one changes depending upon how much
>time is left in the show.  At the beginning, it takes only one bullet
>to kill the good guy while the villain is bulletproof.  As the show
>nears the end, the reverse is true.
>
---   No good guy EVER gets killed right away...even if he's riddled
      with bullets, he'll still have 1 or 2 minutes to say his last
      respects to his friends before he dies.

----  Babies never get born in hospitals.

----  If you and a companion are in a dangerous situation and you
      split up, the best way to meet up with them is to sneak up
      on them, preferably from behind, and place a hand on their
      shoulder.

----  Kids are smarter than adults, or at least wiser.  
      (I call this Hughes' rule, after John Hughes of _Home Alone_ 
      fame. 8)

----  All police cases are solved on the 'hunches' of the police
      officers, whose instincts are never wrong, so they don't
      have to actually investigate anything.

----  If you live in an apartment, the neighboring apartments
      are full of friendly, wacky people.  They probably don't
      even have their door locked, even in New York.
      (The _Sienfeld_ syndrome)

----  The biggest event of 1992 is the seperation of Prince Charles
      no Lady Diana.  (I got this from the news 8)

----  It's not what you show, it's where you show it. 
      (Tom Arnold's rule).

----  In every group of three or more people, one of them must 
      be extremely dumb/airheaded/silly.

----  No one ever tells a joke to his friends or associates, 
      because......

----  The only time people will laugh is at your or someone elses
      expense.

----  Turn that TV on right now!!!  You will only have to wait 15
      seconds before some valuable information appears on it for
      you (and you don't even have to change the channel).

>>  * When two leading romantic characters finally kiss for the first
>>  time, it is always a dream.
>>
>>  * Characters whose jobs pay much less than yours will live in places
>>  that you couldn't afford if you won the lottery. Not to mention
>>  their cars...
>>
>>  * There are only 2 types of computers in the world: IBM (Doogie
>>  Howser) and Apple (Night Court).
>>
>>  * The average car chase MUST crash through at least one vendor push
>>  cart (is it just me?  there are none of these in DC!).
>
>Great additions!  I have another one.  All adult female characters in
>dramas who are not vamps will either (1) get raped at least once during
>the series or (2) reveal that they have been raped at one time.
>
>
Chuckle......_Hunter_ did this TWICE!

Later!!!

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