Uninvention

[RED-DOG]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

[tikay]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

OK, then we should have a law, or a clever timing device, that limits watching TV to 1 hour per day. 

[Junior Senior]

Religion.

Absolutely this.
Root of all evil.
Pointless
Its the one thing i just see no good coming from. Those that think it brings good are simply fooling themselves and should look formtheir strength and answers elsewhere. It amazes me that even rational and intelligent people can be so religous.

[RED-DOG]

Religion.

Absolutely this.
Root of all evil.
Pointless
Its the one thing i just see no good coming from. Those that think it brings good are simply fooling themselves and should look formtheir strength and answers elsewhere. It amazes me that even rational and intelligent people can be so religous.

Amen to that.

[Jon MW]

Religion.

Absolutely this.
Root of all evil.
Pointless
Its the one thing i just see no good coming from. Those that think it brings good are simply fooling themselves and should look formtheir strength and answers elsewhere. It amazes me that even rational and intelligent people can be so religous.

I would probably specify organised religion; generally the problem isn't down to faith. The problem comes from the institutions of religion getting subverted into Worldly problems and prejudices.

But if banning religion as a whole did the trick I wouldn't see any harm in that either.

[Junior Senior]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

I spent 3 hours yesterday lookng for a green sandpiper that i saw fleetingly in the same spot a week ago. I couldnt find it. I did however happen upon a kingfisher that i sat watching for an hour and i think i saw a rough-legged buzzard but need someone to help me confirm that and find that again.

No phone
No computer
No stress

Blissful.

[RED-DOG]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

OK, then we should have a law, or a clever timing device, that limits watching TV to 1 hour per day. 

Now I think you're on to something. Perhaps a retina chip that your smart TV recognises.  

It could be programmed to allow like, 2 hours of Life on Earth but only 15 mins of Game of Thrones.

[RED-DOG]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

I spent 3 hours yesterday lookng for a green sandpiper that i saw fleetingly in the same spot a week ago. I couldnt find it. I sid however happen upon a kingfisher that i sat watching for an hour and i think i saw a rough-legged buzzard but need someone to help me confirm that and find that again.

No phone
No computer
No stress

Blissful.

You are the man though Greg. If I wasn't me I would consider being you.

[tikay]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

OK, then we should have a law, or a clever timing device, that limits watching TV to 1 hour per day. 

Now I think you're on to something. Perhaps a retina chip that your smart TV recognises.  

It could be programmed to allow like, 2 hours of Life on Earth but only 15 mins of Game of Thrones.

No no, shit like Game of Thrones would be banned.

[RED-DOG]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

OK, then we should have a law, or a clever timing device, that limits watching TV to 1 hour per day. 

Now I think you're on to something. Perhaps a retina chip that your smart TV recognises.  

It could be programmed to allow like, 2 hours of Life on Earth but only 15 mins of Game of Thrones.

No no, shit like Game of Thrones would be banned.

You mean uninvented?

[david3103]

I think Blonde needs a new version of Godwin's Law, as follows

"As a Blonde thread grows longer, the probability of Religion being blamed approaches 1"

Perhaps it could be called Kinboshi's Law?

[DaveShoelace]

Television.

Computer games.

Automatic doors on main line railway carriages.

TV? You're avin a larf aincha?

What would we watch Sir David on?

Maybe we would actually step outside more often, & investigate nature's beauty first hand instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

I think TV, & computer games, have had, overall, a dreadfully corrosive effect upon our lives. It's all too easy.

A survey recently (& we could argue until we are blue in the face as to it's merit or accuracy) suggested that on average, under 15's spend 8 hours per day in front of either TV or a computer. Might be 6 hours, might be 4, or 10. It's a frightening thought whatever.

Little wonder we interact face to face so badly these days.    

Capish?

Good points, but TV is a great shop window for the world and it broadens your interests.

Before we had a telly I spent 8 hours a day chasing rabbits and looking for goldfinch nests.

OK, then we should have a law, or a clever timing device, that limits watching TV to 1 hour per day. 

After 35 years of it constantly being on in the background, I made the conscious effort last week to not watch TV. I have watched two hours of telly (Walking Dead and Better Call Saul) in the last seven days and I have been so much happier. I've read more, my energy levels are up and its nice not to have the constant fear mongering of 24 hour news.

Really hoping I can stick to it and reserve my telly to just the great box set type shows, and of course, shows about dogs (Supervet, Paul O'Gradys for the Love of Dogs etc)

[DaveShoelace]

Religion.

Absolutely this.
Root of all evil.
Pointless
Its the one thing i just see no good coming from. Those that think it brings good are simply fooling themselves and should look formtheir strength and answers elsewhere. It amazes me that even rational and intelligent people can be so religous.

It seems to help a lot of rappers win music awards.

[kinboshi]

Religion.

Absolutely this.
Root of all evil.
Pointless
Its the one thing i just see no good coming from. Those that think it brings good are simply fooling themselves and should look formtheir strength and answers elsewhere. It amazes me that even rational and intelligent people can be so religous.

It seems to help a lot of rappers win music awards.

..and sportsmen beat other sportsmen (my god's better than your god).

[kinboshi]

I think Blonde needs a new version of Godwin's Law, as follows

"As a Blonde thread grows longer, the probability of Religion being blamed approaches 1"

Perhaps it could be called Kinboshi's Law?

We could also have Kinboshi's Second Law, where when someone mentions religion (be it me or someone else), I get mentioned immediately after