The Idiot Box...
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!!!
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!!!
posted by Swetha at 2:54 PM
4 Comments:
Hey, you first say that this post is based on your personal experience, then right at the end you say that this is not your personal experience. Make up your mind. Do you want to bash up Harish publicly on the internet or not? :-)
Read the last line properly dear aravind...! ;-)
"I have 'not' written this just because of my personal experience"
all this is before kids.. after kids,, the guy comes home has to take the kid for a bath, try to feed the kid while the mom takes care of the other one.. and then she sits down to watch kolangal, selvi, anni, akka, thangachchi and god knows what while the poor guy is confined to a room with the toddler because if she makes too much noise the infant will wake up..
you have no idea !!!
first of all sundar, u r generalising! :-) Not "all" guys do that.. and secondly when the woman is with the imp the whole day (read as 12 hrs), the "guys" can afford to take care for 2-3 hrs!! After all, this work is more tiring than the work at the office! ;-) This is not out of personal experience but once again my cousins! hahahaha
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