9 May 2004 - Sunday

Domestic culture shock

It happened at Christmas break, and it has happened again.

I realized it when ABC aired the first Harry Potter movie this evening. I have not seen it; I wanted to watch it. Unfortunately, the only television in the house at the moment sits in the middle of the family room. So I am limited to what the other members of the family will tolerate. And they will not tolerate the obvious wickedness of Harry Potter -- so obvious that they need not read any of the books or see any of the movies in order to pass judgment. I did not even need to ask. I knew.

This television set, by the way, has a V-chip installed. This V-chip is set to block anything with a rating higher than TV-PG. It is protected by a password that was probably forgotten years ago. Sometimes it randomly blocks sporting events and news programs.

| Posted by Wilson at 23:59 Central | TrackBack
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Clearly you need a good friend who lives close by.

The thoughts of Moore on 10 May 2004 - 10:36 Central
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*sighs*

*can't think of anything to say*

*sighs again*

The thoughts of Martinez on 10 May 2004 - 11:13 Central
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Uh, Moore . . . thanks for the advice. It isn't as if I've had ten years to find one, or anything.

The thoughts of Wilson on 10 May 2004 - 14:12 Central
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