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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I haven’t watched TV in any form for decades, so these comedians or whatever they are are unknown to me. 😁


17 posted on 05/29/2026 12:05:37 PM PDT by little jeremiah (SCARE: Social Chaos And Response Emergency)
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To: little jeremiah

Our lives are SO much better for that. I still remember my Opa (German grandfather) calling it the “Idiot Box” around 1959 when I was 8 years old! I never appreciated that until much later.

Of course, I still remember his huge console tv with the electromechanical remote channel changer. “Ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk.” A relay and motor would move the channel selector knob mechanically via remote control! So even Opa snuck in viewing now and then.


18 posted on 05/29/2026 12:14:23 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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