In Britain we have a lot of mindless stuff, generally of the soap opera variety or bilge involving peoples' pets, however, it seems that stupid homegrown programmes aren't idiotic enough for some viewers as rassling shows are imported from the US
Don McCarthy
-----Original Message-----
From: Spike Jones <spike66@ibm.net>
To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com>
Date: 03 December 1999 12:04
Subject: amurican rassling
>> > Dan Fabulich wrote:
>> > 'What is your name?' 'O'Regan, Emlyn.' 'IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR
NAME
>> >
>> >O'Regan, Emlyn wrote:
>> > 'What is your name?' *plonk* 'NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME
>> > IS!!!'
>
>I was flipping channels in my hotel room and passed the rassling channel
>just in time to hear a rassler shout "IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME
>IS!" Did Dan steal it from him, or did the rassler steal that from Dan?
>
>Those of you outside the US, do you have anything on your local
>television as idiotic as rassling? spike
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