Re: my so-called life

randy royal (randyr@mailhub.jaxnet.com)
Sat, 13 Sep 1997 18:00:52 +0000

"i hate the tv, i hate the tv. because i know that it is killing me. 
i know that it is killing me."- violent femmes
> Before anyone has a chance to say "But I thought Malcs didn't watch TV. How
> does he know so much about Seinfeld?" Well, I have a friend who is a TVholic
> and I go to his place once a week to watch the Mariners on TV. We have some
> beers and after the game he surfs the channels and keeps me abreast of Voyager
> and Deep Space Nine and the Pretender (which isn't that bad a show) and he's a
> huge Seinfeld fan. He watches everything. EVERYTHING. I couldn't hold a candle
> to his viewing habits even if I tried. As a result he's pretty much become a
> recluse at the age of 35 and is an extremely cynical person. The saddest
> thing, though, is that he has a helluva mind and could easily fit on any city
> council committee because he has a thorough understanding of local civics as
> well as the basic foundational tax structure of what comprises a small
> metropolitan city like Seattle. Unfortunately he only got through two years of
> college. Why? Because he smoked too much pot and just sat around watching soap
> operas when he should have been going to class.
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