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Is there life outside CNN?

#1 Postby azsnowman » Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:26 pm

I don't know about the rest of you but our TV has been on CNN for the last 2 days, nuthin' else, is there life outside CNN? "LOL!" Geeeesh, I turned the channels and YES, I had to watch Leave It To Beaver for a touch of unreality 8)

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#2 Postby wx247 » Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:28 pm

Dennis... I know what you mean. I leave it on one of the news networks, mainly CNN because they have people still inside Iraq, because I am afraid I will miss something.
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#3 Postby chadtm80 » Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:34 pm

I have to have a constant news feed one way or another....
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#4 Postby mf_dolphin » Wed Mar 19, 2003 7:14 pm

Foxnews in a browser window and CNN on the TV! :D
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#5 Postby JQ Public » Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:03 pm

lol...this is the same situation with me...but right now i have to watch "8 Mile" its coming on the local NCSU dvd channel :) :)
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#6 Postby chadtm80 » Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:06 pm

LOL... not a bad movie JQ... I expected it to be lame, but was pretty happy with it : ) Enjoy
I watched ring last night.... STINKS IMO hated it
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#7 Postby JQ Public » Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:08 pm

hahah yeh the ring was kinda weak but at least there is that generic pretty blonde to make the movie bearable. Oh well 8 Mile is pretty good...never watched it yet tho. Oh well....back to cnn or movie.
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#8 Postby southerngale » Thu Mar 20, 2003 12:30 am

azsnowman wrote:I don't know about the rest of you but our TV has been on CNN for the last 2 days, nuthin' else, is there life outside CNN? "LOL!" Geeeesh, I turned the channels and YES, I had to watch Leave It To Beaver for a touch of unreality 8)

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Mine has been on Fox News!! :roll: It's almost always on even when I can't watch so I can hear when there's breaking news. I'll flip it around sometimes to see what everyone else is saying. Btw, Fox News has people in Iraq too. That's one job I wouldn't want! :o
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#9 Postby streetsoldier » Thu Mar 20, 2003 1:37 am

It is good that so many of us ARE so interested in what's happening, and stay informed; but, let's not be SO "tuned in" that we end up suffering from "CNN Syndrome" (or, in my case "FoxNews Syndrome" :wink: )...first noted during Gulf War I, psychologists and counselors nationwide had to treat people for anxiety and "rule-out" DSS, just from being glued to their tubes 24/7/365. :cry:

Personally, I place my trust in our military planners...they know exactly what they're doing, as witness the "decaptitation strikes" this early evening/morning, and it won't add one hour to my life to PERMIT myself to get sick or over-stressed by giving in to compulsive viewing. :o

"Be calm...be still...relax...rest in the arms of the Dragon...sleep...DREEEAM..." (this last quoting Nicol Williamson in his role of Merlin in "Excalibur", and wise advice it is!) 8)
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#10 Postby bfez1 » Thu Mar 20, 2003 6:50 am

I watch CNN and Fox news all night long every night. I hardly ever watch prime time tv. To much going on in the world right now. Don't want to miss a thing. Hey, isn't that a song title? :lol: And at work I am on the internet checking things out and my radio is on.
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#11 Postby Miss Mary » Thu Mar 20, 2003 8:29 am

Dennis - I find myself having CNN on a lot too. Then it's just too much and you find yourself checking in on TV Land, just for a touch unreality as you say. I would love to watch an old Doris Day movie right now, for example. Just a 2 hour escape. But I won't, too much is going on. It's addictive - you can't turn it off but sometimes you should. Just for sanity reasons. Then you feel guilty wanting an escape. Our troops can't have an escape right now.
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#12 Postby azsnowman » Thu Mar 20, 2003 6:59 pm

WHEW! O'TAY....after 11.5 hours STRAIGHT, it's BREAK time LOL, no, I'll take that back, I posted about an hour ago, THAT was the first break! Being laid up STILL, that's ALL I've been doing, watching CNN and eating bon bons LOL! "NOT!" on the bon bons!

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#13 Postby mf_dolphin » Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:21 pm

I pulled the TV out of my workshop this morning and took it to work. Had to use an old set of rabbit ears but at least I wasn't totally out of touch. :D
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#14 Postby azsnowman » Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:24 pm

RABBIT EARS??? "LOL!" I didn't think they made those anymore, geeesh, am I REALLY that old???

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#15 Postby mf_dolphin » Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:26 pm

Actually the TV is only 5 months old (had to have something on the woodshop) and came with a set! :D Only had 2 channels today but it was better than nothing :D
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Re: Is there life outside CNN?

#16 Postby al » Fri Mar 21, 2003 8:14 am

azsnowman wrote:I don't know about the rest of you but our TV has been on CNN for the last 2 days, nuthin' else, is there life outside CNN? "LOL!" Geeeesh, I turned the channels and YES, I had to watch Leave It To Beaver for a touch of unreality 8)

Dennis 8)




Hi Dennis

Yes there is life outside CNN, They are called SKY NEWS, BBC NEWS 24,
ITV NEWS 24, EURO NEWS, FOXS NEWS, CCTV-9 ( chinese news channel
in english ) and of course CNN NEWS!, and there is the radio with some
classic 60's music to listen too, I'ts all riveting stuff!! :o :o :o

cheers alan :wink:
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#17 Postby wx247 » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:31 am

My mom called me last night and said she was going to add some channels today to her satellite and asked if I would want to come over because she was going to get Al Jazeera. I then reminded her that it would not be in English and she said, "Oh!". Gee Maw... :roll: :lol:
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