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Apr. 3rd, 2005 08:43 amGrump grump grump.
Shut the fuck up about dead people. I really enjoyed watching the news, even all the bad news, over breakfast every morning. I finally had to stop when I couldn't take any more "Terri" news - it was just too annoying, too unimportant, and too repetitive. Now they struck the magic man with the funny hat in the forehead three times with a silver hammer, confirming the medical diagnosis that some old guy who told married people in Africa that condoms still spread AIDS is dead. This is the second time in two weeks that the country (and in this case the world) is freaking out over someone THEY NEVER MET. There was a pervasive story before this one. Instead of news we get the latest insanity, the latest fixation, and hear nothing but people riding in the wake of tragedy to try and garner their own fame with crying and candles. Shut up, shut up, shut the fuck up.
Is anyone else hearing the weird things and rituals the catholic church does finding that the South Park episode was more accurate than they realized? I mean I hated the religion based on its current statements, policies, and practices...but I had no idea how fucking spooky they were. Satanic cults act less bizarre. "Bang bang Maxwell Silver Hammer came down, on his head..." Now they await the magic smoke to come from the special smokestack that shows a new leader...what, the mike is broken? Trying to save paper?
All I want to do is watch the NEWS while I eat my damn bagel. I want to hear the weather, the price of oil, who blew up, what crimes took place in SE DC and PG County, and what leader said what yesterday. That's all - just things that might effect my life. I'll concede that the pope dying is news, however the constant stream of mourners, local, national, and international pictures of people whining about the event is NOT NEWS. I guess the answer is TV is only to be watched for entertainment, and my talking head fix will have to step aside for internet sites and headlines. But, I live alone and like to hear voices when I eat my food.
Shut the fuck up about dead people. I really enjoyed watching the news, even all the bad news, over breakfast every morning. I finally had to stop when I couldn't take any more "Terri" news - it was just too annoying, too unimportant, and too repetitive. Now they struck the magic man with the funny hat in the forehead three times with a silver hammer, confirming the medical diagnosis that some old guy who told married people in Africa that condoms still spread AIDS is dead. This is the second time in two weeks that the country (and in this case the world) is freaking out over someone THEY NEVER MET. There was a pervasive story before this one. Instead of news we get the latest insanity, the latest fixation, and hear nothing but people riding in the wake of tragedy to try and garner their own fame with crying and candles. Shut up, shut up, shut the fuck up.
Is anyone else hearing the weird things and rituals the catholic church does finding that the South Park episode was more accurate than they realized? I mean I hated the religion based on its current statements, policies, and practices...but I had no idea how fucking spooky they were. Satanic cults act less bizarre. "Bang bang Maxwell Silver Hammer came down, on his head..." Now they await the magic smoke to come from the special smokestack that shows a new leader...what, the mike is broken? Trying to save paper?
All I want to do is watch the NEWS while I eat my damn bagel. I want to hear the weather, the price of oil, who blew up, what crimes took place in SE DC and PG County, and what leader said what yesterday. That's all - just things that might effect my life. I'll concede that the pope dying is news, however the constant stream of mourners, local, national, and international pictures of people whining about the event is NOT NEWS. I guess the answer is TV is only to be watched for entertainment, and my talking head fix will have to step aside for internet sites and headlines. But, I live alone and like to hear voices when I eat my food.
