I really want to know why you don't watch TV alone...

Even with an explanation, I still don't get it. Is holding the remote too much responsibility? "Should I switch it during the commercial?" "Is the volume too high?".

Is it hard being fat-phobic in the South? I thought it was like the fattest part of the country or something.

For those of you who are having trouble comprehending my explanation for not watching TV by myself, I'll clarify: it's a waste of time and most of what is on is total commercialism bullshit or fear-inducing media hype. If I watch it by myself, I get sucked into it and will end up vegetating there for hours. So, watching it only when someone else turns it on (and turning it off when they leave) regulates my intake, making me a much happier person. Don't agree with my point of view? Fine. Feel free to express your opinions. Let's keep the belittling comments to a minium, though.

Also, Dub, I am curious about how you came to the conclusion that I'm "fat-phobic." If you can explain without being an ass about it, please do.

Yes, dear. I'm not saying television is a bad thing for everyone; it just happens to be a bad thing for me. :^)

Well, you didn't call American Idol "the worthless waste of space people show", and you didn't call Trading Spaces "the people who decorate each others houses show". I also based it on one of Krak's earlier posts in which a fat woman nearly ran him down in a SUV. He mentioned that she was fat a few times. I haven't heard you guys call anyone the skinny person, or the tall person, or the amputee person (but I'm rather dense, and may have missed something). This is compounded by the fact that you don't eat meat I believe, and the fact that you make Olive Oyl look like Kristie Alley. (Don't get too offended; I'm using this example purely for entertainment value. My ass-ness is for the sake of humor.)

All this leads me to believe that you fear weight gain, and in turn, despise fat people. That's just what I've gathered. Fat-phobic is a stupid term. I meant to accuse you of being guilty of sizeism. Shit, that's a stupid term too. It's a real word though.

Are there people who consider the SW part of the South? I sure don't think of Nevada and Arizona as part of the South. Even Texas doesn't really consider themselves part of what is referred to as the South.

And no, there's no hicks up here in or near Seattle. At the very least, you have to drive an hour on the freeway in any direction to find hick-like folk. I'm sure I probably don't even know what a real hick is. The closest I've come to those is Eastern Washington. Don't feel too bad; my view of Tennessee is about the same as any state that isn't on the West Coast. I figure you take a few steps down the evolutionary ladder when you cross the Rockies. Actually, more like when you cross the Cascades.

That's right, you just got mini-blogged, Sucka!

Man, I should have said Sucka Dogg. Oh well.

I don't think I said I had a problem with your wife. You guys are the sizeists, not me. :p I also didn't mean to imply any eating disorders. I was getting at the fact that a lot of people who don't eat meat go on about how meat makes you fat. And a lot of those folks don't like others who eat meat. Ergo, they don't like fat people. I didn't even say that that's what she is; I was just going on the stereotype.

Yeah, If I was talking about a black guy, I'd probably mention that he was black if I needed to describe him for some reason. Like I said tho, I don't see you describing tall people, short people or bald people. The only adjectives I found on your (krak) posts were psychopathic, tattooed and pierced, and fat.

The only asshole comment I'm going to make is about you assuming I don't like animals. Just because I haven't found a comfortable way to remove meat from my diet doesn't make me not like animals. I love animals, whether they're smothered in barbecue sauce or not. I have a guinea pig that I would kill and die for. If my finances allowed, I'd bankroll all the no-kill and rescue shelters in my area.

To make a long story short, don't take anything I say seriously. Unless I'm being serious.