An Uber Challenge (899 hits)
Category: Politics -> IraqRating: 0.88 on 59 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by EVERYBODY PANIC! (View user info) at 2008-02-27 09:19:30 EST
There is a product out there available to the viewing public, a remote control that will turn off generally every television you can aim it at. I implore you all to buy one and the next time you are in an airport, at a bar, at the doctor's office, in your own home...and there is a newscast blaring...use it.
Turn off the fucker and watch in amazement as people start realizing their proximity to one another and their ability to converse once again.
Here is a challenge for you...simple as it is.
Provide me with a logical argument for why I should ever watch a news program again.
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Monitors+Report+Worldwide+Global+Cooling/article10866.htm?ag
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/26/mentalhealth.medicalresearch?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16243
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WaterCooler/story?id=3676562&page=1?D2
http://www.naimark.net/projects/zap/howto.html
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/21/toddlers-elmo-doll-makes-death-threats/
http://www.celsias.com/2008/02/22/why-eating-a-big-mac-is-cheaper-than-eating-a-salad/
User Reviews
Submitted by HellRazer (user info) at 2008-03-20 16:52:33 EDT (#)
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3
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-03-18 13:15:47 EDT (#)
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OH NO JOHNNY STOP....MY RATING THINK OF MY RATING!!!!!
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2008-03-18 13:06:28 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-03-01 11:38:30 EST (#)
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where is calgary? any way Bristol City are winning 2-1 and will go top if it stays that way, fifteen minutes to go.
im a very nervous man.
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2008-02-27 22:24:15 EST (#)
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just got me a Wii (near impossible to find round here)
auto "Me Wii" +2
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2008-02-27 18:25:41 EST (#)
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Back in high school, when the universal remotes first came out, we would turn the classroom TV's on and off all the time.
Submitted by SkullBiter (user info) at 2008-02-27 17:10:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:24:33 EST (#)
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Didn't some comedian do a skit about this on Bob and Tom?
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The song prison bitch is really funny.
along with mr obvious.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-27 16:27:00 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:47:12 EST (#)
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D men like Phanuef are the hardest commodity to come by in the NHL today...in my opinion.
They are, indeed, the rarest breed. Tough as shit..skilled, booming shot...best open ice hitter in the league...23 years old, if that...and not afraid to throw hands.
And Calgary has TWO of them...Regehr, as well.
Now if we could just get that assface to get rid of his "shield" he'd be a total stud.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-02-27 14:26:32 EST (#)
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I agree with the concept of turning off televisions.
.02 = Two cents worth.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 14:13:43 EST (#)
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.02?
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:59:55 EST (#)
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heh.
Seems to me, human nature being what it is and all, that most folks would view that kind of activity as annoying. I mean I think its funny, and an interesting theory - but chances are the communication would involve tracking down and beating the fuck out of the pest who was turning off the TV.
I also agree with Lishy - the problem isn't so much the presentation of information - it lies more in the filtering and processing of it.
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:33:43 EST (#)
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oh ok.
I know that Jim Breuer, has a shown Daily on Sirius...talks about turning the world off all the time...In fact one of his guys on the show mentioned the Remote but i can't for the life of me remember the website its on.
scratch that
http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_tvbg_main.php
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:31:10 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:26:06 CST (#)
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Bob and Tom?
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Comedy/morning radio show based in Ohio, broadcast nationwide: www.bobandtom.com
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:28:23 EST (#)
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I get my news from dlisted.com and cnn.com like everybody else in America under the age of 55.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:26:06 EST (#)
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Bob and Tom?
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-27 13:24:33 EST (#)
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Didn't some comedian do a skit about this on Bob and Tom?
Submitted by SkullBiter (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:51:20 EST (#)
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The news...
ahhaha...
ahahh
hhaha.haha
ahhaa
haha
o fuck.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:47:12 EST (#)
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D men like Phanuef are the hardest commodity to come by in the NHL today...in my opinion.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:46:58 EST (#)
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I dislike people.
Well, that's only partially true. Let's just say that they aren't my favorite creatures.
From what I've seen, Berty doesn't indulge in general misanthropy. In fact, when a post is made poking fun at overweight, anime, LARP addicts, Bert-Bert sticks up for them. He's always got a positive spin.
He's the white knight champion of freaks and the unsavory.
As for me, I just say to let natural selection take care of the problem.
So, here's to Berty. *champagne glasses clink*
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:25:05 EST (#)
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they aren't?
ok, well, um, I guess I don't watch the news then.
BUT THEY KEEP ME INFORMED! WITHOUT COLBERT I WOULDN'T KNOW WHO LOST WHICH CAUCUS, AND WITHOUT STEWART I WOULDN'T KNOW THAT A BUNCH OF EUROPEANS WON OSCARS!!
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:19:27 EST (#)
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I am glad you asked.
As a former upstate New Yorker who knows how much the Buffalo area loves their Sabres but has to deal with cheap owners (see: Briere, Biron, Drury, etc.)in a very small market...Well, that has no bearing on my opinion on this trade.
But I did spend like 4 hours on NHL.com tracking the action yesterday afternoon.
Here's what I think.
I'm glad to see that they did SOMETHING.
Bernier hasn't ever improved in his first three years- he's a big guy but kind of soft - like pretty much ALL of the Shraks forwards, with the exception of Clowe, who's been out for three months. He's close to coming back so that neutralizes the loss of Bernier. I am a Bernier fan but I kept waiting for him to turn into Cam Neely...Hell, at this point I would have settled for Bill Guerin, for shittsake.
Now Campbell, if they can sign him, is a great addition- obviously an All Star - but still, another "finesse" player on the blue line. But this team DID need some offensive help from the blueline. Carle hasn't had the year that he had last year, nor has Erhoff. Of course, it doesn't help that this team has very few forwards that can find the net.
The Rivet deal at last year's deadline has worked out well so I hope this one will too, but I really think the Sharks need two things- a physical defenseman like a Phaneuf and a physical forward like a Lucic.
Shelley will help but you KNOW he'll never dress during the playoffs.
I'm happy for Rob Davison...if he gets to dress for the Isles. The fans will like him.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:10:24 EST (#)
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Oh by the way....how did you feel about losing Bernier for Campbell?
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:09:07 EST (#)
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Don't worry pops, I don't expect you to be too quick on the uptake.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:06:36 EST (#)
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Jesus...This was YOU?
Shlongy has not been keeping up on the latest name changes around here.
1000 Apologies.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 12:01:35 EST (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:53:29 EST (#)
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I challenge you to shut the fuck up.
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it'll cost you more than a -2, Grampy
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:56:34 EST (#)
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Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:52:17 EST (#)
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Because John Stewart and Stephan Colbert kick ass.
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parody and satire are not news
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:53:29 EST (#)
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I challenge you to shut the fuck up.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:52:17 EST (#)
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Because John Stewart and Stephan Colbert kick ass.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:47:19 EST (#)
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all the fancy wording in the world won't hide the simple fact that you view the rest of humans as less than youself Berty.
I hate to say it and wish it were a joke but look deep down...while people may entertain you....the thought that they are there to serve that purpose is proof positive to what I'm saying here.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:37:40 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:12:08 EST (#)
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BERTY WORKS IN HR?!
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Of COURSE I work in HR. What else would I do?
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:36:55 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:05:53 EST (#)
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You work in HR because you do hate people. As humans we have to surround ourselves with the things we hate. HR provides you with a constant litany of targets.
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You make me sound like a monster. Referring to the people I help out in my job as 'targets' is abhorrent. Occaisonally the Company does require the back of a firm hand to be administered to wayward souls and the needs of the Company do occaisonally require us to part ways with people perhaps before we would mutually like to do so, but I do not enjoy these aspects of my work. Of course it is vital to remember that in every adversity lies oppurtunity: restructuring of departments has enabled many employees to persue career options they may not have otherwise considered.
Anyway, enough apologising for my work. I like people. They're hilarious. Did I ever tell you about the time they employed this schizophrenic in the assembly line? He hated being touched but the mad things he'd say and do were hysterical.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:31:39 EST (#)
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to one another, of course
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:27:39 EST (#)
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like stapling them to one another or to the side of your leg or like individually to the wall?
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-02-27 11:02:21 EST (#)
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i cannot present such an argument.
i get 99% of my news from the net or the few papers i flip through at work. the idea of sitting down to watch television news is about as appealing to me as the idea of stapling my balls together.
Submitted by BeforeEmily (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:56:35 EST (#)
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TV is poison.
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:32:58 EST (#)
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HR reminds me of Catbert... you know who I mean.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:26:24 EST (#)
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Yes but we have the internet...for porn or something
and we also have avenues such as youtube and what not where people can say 'look at this funny news clip' and we can watch it there and skip watching a full broadcast (broadcast) of adverts and politically driven bullshit...just to catch the 20 second clip of boobies
OMG BOOBIES!!!
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:24:26 EST (#)
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I mean - WINNAR!
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:24:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:19:47 EST (#)
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If you stop watching the news you'll miss Russian chicks taking their clothes off during weather reports.
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Wiener!
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:19:47 EST (#)
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If you stop watching the news you'll miss Russian chicks taking their clothes off during weather reports.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:12:08 EST (#)
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BERTY WORKS IN HR?!
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:05:53 EST (#)
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You work in HR because you do hate people. As humans we have to surround ourselves with the things we hate. HR provides you with a constant litany of targets.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:03:55 EST (#)
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I love people! I work in HR for God's sake! Surely if I hated people I'd work in accounting or as a train driver or something equally full of weirdos.
Now I don't like beggers or charity or birthdays or christmas or people who turn right on busy days or people who wave their hands in the air like they just don't care, but I think you'll find that that actually leaves a pretty darn sizable remainder of human beings whom I can confidently claim to like. It may even be a majority.
As for my mannerisms, well...
Psychology is just bullshit and wrong. So there.
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:03:55 EST (#)
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The sheer entertainment value of being lied to at all angles, knowing the general public accepts it as truth and fact.
You can't tell me "Man tries to (Insert form of interaction) with (Insert zoo animal) is (Insert violent or himiliating death), more at 11!" isn't great.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2008-02-27 10:03:07 EST (#)
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"I am Jack's complete lack of surprise."
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:58:20 EST (#)
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Sorry Berty but your disdain for people is apparent in your words and demeanor.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:56:15 EST (#)
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I wouldn't really laugh that hard. I would be very concerned for your well-being. And then I would maybe laugh a little bit after I found out you were OK.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:54:15 EST (#)
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I love people! I think people are A-OK!
I resent the implication that I am some sort of crotchety, cat-loving, agrophobe. Granted I may always look at people's flaws before their strengths, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the company of humans.
Now you take back what you said about me viewing people as a bother, you motherfucker!
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:51:23 EST (#)
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Fair enough. Though isn't it true that only part of the filtering goes on as you watch/read? There are the immediate, mental cues you may have, and then there is the retrospective part when you acquire info from other sources, start a dialogue with others, etc. But you do have a point.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:51:20 EST (#)
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Jeanneee - I'd laugh too. I mean getting beat up is no big thing but I'd have to laugh at someone that would get that bent out of shape over something like this.
Brando - I live in your society....find me a bar without a TV.
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:48:39 EST (#)
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If you live in a society where the TV is on at the doctors or a bar you're living at the wrong place.
GTFO.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:47:28 EST (#)
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I will laugh so hard when I find out you got beat down by some pent-up businessman in an airport bar for turning off Fox News.
Submitted by Socialist_Joe (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:46:13 EST (#)
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why would i try ta get you to do something i wouldnt wish on me worst
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:41:27 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:33:39 EST (#)
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You shouldn't have to significantly exercise your brain to absorb the information, passive is fine. The real exercise should come when you consider/interpret/act on the information you just received.
I'm the wrong person to ask though. My schedule doesn't allow for much TV news. I have to read it all online. The Daily Show is the closest I usually get these days. I do miss Action News and WNN with Peter Jennings.
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The exercise is not in the absorbing it is in the filtering isn't?
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:39:13 EST (#)
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I think this is fundamentally where you and I come to heads all the time Berty....I believe in the idea of a generally Utopian society and you just view people as a bother.
Thats cool though...to each his own.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:33:57 EST (#)
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The last thing uber users need is someone persuading them to be even more cuntish than they already are. I don't know about you but when I walk into a bar and sit down to watch TV it is because I can no longer be bothered with human communication.
Why? Because I'm tired. Why? Because some of us work for a living.
Now STFU, put the news back on, and GTFO with your saft tv remote.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:33:39 EST (#)
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You shouldn't have to significantly exercise your brain to absorb the information, passive is fine. The real exercise should come when you consider/interpret/act on the information you just received.
I'm the wrong person to ask though. My schedule doesn't allow for much TV news. I have to read it all online. The Daily Show is the closest I usually get these days. I do miss Action News and WNN with Peter Jennings.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:26:55 EST (#)
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easier....meaning requires less brain function....means you're not exercising your head muscle
next argument please
(thank you for your participation)
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-27 09:25:10 EST (#)
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Because it's easier than reading and slightly more accurate than just listening to the voices in my head for current events?