Warning: Men better not read it!!! :-)
Disclaimer: If u still continue..... dont say i didnt warn you!! Whatever is said here in this post is my personal experience and opinion.
There maybe "some exceptions to the rule" but iam not considering them.Yet. ;-)
I typed in the word "Idiot box" on wikipedia.. and lo!! It redirected me to the word "television"explaining its meaning,history,technology,specifications,geographical usage,social aspects blah..blah... Television should be called "idiot-making box"!!!
Heres why.....
What do men do when they get home??!! No prizes for guessing correctly!!! You are right!! The minute they take off their shoes and get comfortable, their hand creeps up to the remote control... without even you knowing it! After switching on the Idiot box do they stop?? Nah!!! They keep switching channels!!( They give the formula 1 cars a run for their money!!!) After finally settling down to watching one channel, do they watch it without changing the channel?? Again nah!!! As soon as the commercial pops up, u can hear the revv of the remote control!!!!!
What happens when you try to say something when they are watching TV? Even if the matter at hand is urgent, it goes in through one ear and out the other one. You have to repeat yourself twice (sometimes more) to get their attention. And whats the excuse they give you?? "I am just back from work! Let me relax"!!!! The only time women get to spend some time with their menfolk is that short period between men coming home and having dinner. That time is being usurped by the television!! So, when do we really talk?!! It all ends up in frustration!! Thats what it does.
I have not written this just because of my personal experience. I brought up this issue wih some friends and relatives of mine. All the wives complained of the same!!! If they think women will put up with this.... men are really from Mars!!!