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2005-04-17 Home Front: Culture Wars

Entertainment Biz: Land of the Freeloaders

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Posted by .com 2005-04-17 9:57:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Drudge had this related story on who foots the bill...

Posted by .com 2005-04-17 10:05:26 AM|| 2005-04-17 10:05:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think I would recognise any of these plastic people if they came up and bit me on the ass, which is about what they would have to do to get me to notice them anway. Besides, in twenty, thirty or fourty years most of them will be living in SRO cold-water apartments on skid row with a tiny pension, a dozen cats, a substance abuse problem and a scrap-book that no one except (maybe!) the staff of "Where Are They Now" will be interested in.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2005-04-17 10:46:05 AM|| [http://www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-04-17 10:46:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hear, hear, Sgt. Mom!

My basic reaction to most of the names listed was "Who?"

(Followed closely by "Who cares?")

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-04-17 11:41:36 AM|| 2005-04-17 11:41:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Perhaps The Queen of Spembles will have a take on this.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-17 11:53:21 AM|| 2005-04-17 11:53:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Reason #5280 to be glad that I have not let the kids watch network TV or Cable, except for occasional viewings of Animal Planet and Nova, for the last 20 years.

Posted by mom 2005-04-17 12:38:04 PM|| 2005-04-17 12:38:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Mom at 18 I could figure out the TeeVee.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-17 1:32:11 PM|| 2005-04-17 1:32:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 didja let em talk to other people, Mom? Or do they have to wait til they're 30?

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-17 1:41:06 PM|| 2005-04-17 1:41:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 TV reception stinks in the basement. We prefered to introduce the kids to the library. I think the results justified our priorities. The kids can and do watch at their friends' homes, but they're less satisfied than their friends to just sit and watch, and they read more. YMMV.

Posted by James 2005-04-17 3:14:18 PM|| [http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-04-17 3:14:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Frank G, we have to wait until we're 30, but I'm using my tinfoil hat and talking bedsprings to connect to the neighbors Wi-Fi.

Posted by Gleaper Cleregum9549 2005-04-17 6:18:57 PM|| 2005-04-17 6:18:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 See James's comment above; he's head of this house. We can get PBS with the TV in the basement; anything else comes in grainy. Since James and I have 4000+ books, and since, yes, our children do have a very active social life, they do just fine; tinfoil beanies not needed:) Our kids tend to have more coherent and enjoyable conversations with adults than some of their peers do, as well.

Posted by mom 2005-04-17 10:46:11 PM|| 2005-04-17 10:46:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 well, if it worked for you, congratulations. I've followed a different track that has also worked well.

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-17 10:52:52 PM|| 2005-04-17 10:52:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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