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   From: lite12noSPAM@hotmail.NOspam   
      
   Kaycee wrote:   
      
   > Grant wrote:   
   >   
   >> I stopped watching the TV, or as a friend called it, "The Idiot Box",   
   >> many years ago. My decision was influenced by a study that claimed   
   >> watching TV reduced dendrites in the brain significantly faster then   
   >> staring at a blank wall.   
   >   
   >   
   > The study sounds dubious, but, this must be no coincidence, I also call   
   > tv the idiot box .) I find that I simply prefer not to watch it, and if   
   > I sometimes do, like at a friend's place, I become anxious and agitated.   
   > Many people claim to watch tv for relaxation, but for me it just causes   
   > stress.   
   >   
   >   
   > Cheers, KC   
      
   I agree with you. I notice a lot of friends will turn the TV on if   
   conversation slows down. That can become very unnerving, and I usually   
   drop a subtle hint to express my feelings. For example, "TV is the   
   devil-incarnate".   
      
   I can't help but compare it to the kind of autonomous reaction an infant   
   gets to flashing lights and loud noises. It's not a very cerebral   
   experience.   
      
   -Grant   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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