Fear Your Television
Ever find yourself watching TV and you’re really into a show and then all the sudden you get embarrassed because of the commercials that are coming on?
Because you realize that you must fit into the demographics the advertiser is going for?
And it makes you sad?
There I’ll be- watching America’s Most Grizzly Construction Accidents- In Space! or something… minding my own bees wax. And then everything gets quiet… and I say to myself, “wait- wasn’t that like the sixth Viagra commercial in a row?”
CRAP!
“Get it off me! Get it off!”
So I never go to that channel again.
Heidi finds me curled up in the shower and is all, “honey, how come Spike TV, USA and FX are all blocked?”
“Hush it. You still have your Golden Girls reruns.”
It’s got me paranoid. It doesn’t stop there either. It seems I can’t let my guard down no matter what I’m watching.
Last night I’m watching some documentary on the royal family or something and Heidi hears me call out from the couch, “Honey- have you noticed any feminine dryness on me lately?”
I’m actually considering switching to PBS or reading. It’s that serious.
December 7th, 2004 at 12:58 pm
It’s pledge time for PBS. Support your local PBS station!
December 7th, 2004 at 1:29 pm
Hubby loves the “monthly flow” gear they advertise on just about EVERY freakin station. He commented once “How many different kinds of those things do you gals need? Just take some masking tape and tissue and there you go!” I think after about 3 in a row he just got up and busied himself in another part of the house. LOL
December 8th, 2004 at 8:17 am
PBS PBS! Sesame Street!
Or, you could just watch the reruns of Josh Groban Live at the Greek and see me during the pledge breaks.
December 8th, 2004 at 10:10 am
lol - too funny! I miss PBS so much! We’ve been living in Germany on a US Army base since June and we get Armed Forces Network TV which replaces all the commercials with super-shitty infomercials and some nice public service announcements. At least I dont have to worry about what demographic I belong to. =p
December 8th, 2004 at 1:55 pm
I don’t have this problem. I’m a compulsive channel-surfer during commercial breaks. Actually I’m a compulsive channel-surfer pretty much all the time.
December 9th, 2004 at 9:42 am
What’s feminine dryness?
js
December 9th, 2004 at 5:11 pm
I’m not completely sure, but from what I understand, feminine dryness is an acute infection of the inner lining of the nostrils. So far I’ve been unsuccessful in determining why it only affects women, but I’ll keep you posted on my research.