As computing and cable industries attempt to turn the boob tube into the smart box, how _ and how well _ will the channel concept evolve?
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It has been called the " idiot box, " the " boob tube " and a " vast wasteland ."
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But for parents looking to spend quality time with them in front of the boob tube, " Leprechauns " is more work than whimsy.
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Television addiction causes children to become ignorant because they sit passively in front of the boob tube rather than expanding their minds by reading or doing homework.
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And what kinda entertainment they got featured on the ol'boob tube .-- talk ) 23 : 22, 23 January 2009 ( UTC)
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The good news is I'm watching less TV . The bad news is that I've traded that boob tube for another : my computer.
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And now because we have ratings, we can buy boob tubes with a V-chip that will block out shows of heavy lust and spilled guts.
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That isn't such a bad idea either, but it's easier and more important to scrap the boob tubes and waste the vast wasteland.
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At some point during the brief history of television, someone noticed that children stopped all activity when certain images and sounds were played on the boob tube.
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Besides, this is Reading is Fun Week, and by now you should have switched off the boob tube, in the spirit of National TV Turnoff Week.
