Brainwashing a generation
I am now being forced to watch Children’s Television.
I was addled this morning anyway, but now I’m in a state of complete brain death.
I am being force fed Sponge Bob. He is bad enough with his American accent and slang being pumped into the next generation, but it’s the advertisements that are really bringing me to the melting point of tungsten.
They are obviously winding up for the Big Spend Fest in a couple of month’s time [I refuse to use the ‘C’ word until December]. The stuff they are advertising is the greatest load of sh*te I have ever seen. And the f*cking prices!!!!
I haven’t seen one item yet that requires a concentration span of a goldfish. They are all tacky dolls that talk [providing you with a ‘friend for life’] or dogs that talk and grow, or Barbies that [wait for it….] plug into your own MP3. Every second advertisement seems to be a Barbie this, or a Barbie that, or a Barbie DVD.
To try to make the toys look exciting, the advertisements are full of noxious little brats, all saying “WOW!” in a hushed tone of voice. And the voice-overs are worse.
Will someone please tell me in which dictionary I will find the word ‘awesomest’?
I am now going sedate myself with whatever toxic substance I can find under the kitchen sink.
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Puppychild just raised an eye at me..
“Are you all right, Gwandant?”
No, I’m not, my little precious.
No, I’m not.
I think I’ve changed my mind. Now I hope it is a boy that we have in a couple of weeks. I don’t think I could handle years of Barbie.
I’ve got a secret for you.
And it involves yer pipe.
Sometimes Mommies get really tired of watching Spongebob so we have teenie tiny pipes of our own.
There’s a pretty little plant that grows quite well in Northern California and the buds are lovely in said pipe.
You definitely want to inhale and have plenty of snack foods ready because all of a sudden Spongebob Squarepants is the best thing on TV.
Seriously, the best.
Other than that I’ve got nothin’.
ooh, and as for the commercials, get a tivo like the rest of us.
We haven’t watched a commercial in 9 years.
Nice tip, Sue! I can well imagine Spongebob taking on a new dimension, all right. Probably because the people[?] who write[??] the episodes have little pipes of their own at the time.
Incidentally, the climate of Northern California must be similar to the climate in my garden, because it grows very well here too.
Dogs that talk and grow! I want one!
Caro – You wouldn’t want this one. It’s an irritating little f*cker that would make you want to hurl it out the window. And it costs a fortune.
Sponge Bob really isn’t so bad…but BARBIE is like an invasive weed…once you get one, they TAKE OVER!!!
Aw, come on Olga! “Sponge Bob really isn’t so bad”??? You must be joking…
Barbies are great for target practice! 😉